"Our dream is to become plastic bag free in Woodend"
On the 21st of February 2017 this group started,
We meet at Woodend Neighbourhood House
47 Forest St
Woodend, Victoria 3442 Inspired by the Boomerang Bag initiative, Woodend Community Bags have taken the town by storm in a positive step towards making Woodend plastic bag free. Volunteers from all walks of life are getting together at the Wood
end Neighbourhood House to make reusable Woodend Community Bags from recycled materials. Once the bags are made they are dropped off at various outlets in Woodend including:
The Information Centre, Endangered, Woodend Produce Store (31 Brooke street), Allure hairdressers, Plant Nursery and the newsagents. We also regularly hold a stall at the monthly Woodend farmers’ market. The response from the Woodend community has been resoundingly positive … since 2017 our group has worked towards a plastic free town and we are grateful and excited to see local businesses taking a stand to go plastic free as well. The Woodend Community Bags are about starting a conversation. We want people to have a voice and the opportunity to make a positive change in our community. There are many ways to be involved and sewing skills aren’t necessary! Over a cuppa and a chat we have learned how to sew, cut, pin, bundle, and iron. Sewing bees are taking place weekly at the Woodend Neighbourhood House 9.30-1230 on Thursdays. You can find more information on the upcoming events on the Woodend Neighbourhood House website and Woodend Community Bags page. Australians use almost four billion plastic shopping bags every year, and they take as long as 1000 years to disintegrate. Woodend Community Bags is an important first step in creating a more sustainable future, one needle and thread at a time!
