Purpose of the project: To increase the environmental sustainability of the communities of Sumner, Redcliffs, Mt Pleasant and Heathcote Valley by:

• Enhancing and encouraging participation in community gardening/food forests and other food related initiatives.
• Reducing waste (e.g. reducing the use of plastic, community composting etc.)
• Supporting predator-free initiatives (both existing and new)
• Supporting other local environmental initiatives where appropriate
• Developing capacity within existing volunteer and TimeBanking networks to run a programme on a long term basis.

Outcomes

• Increased community participation in local food-related projects
  – Food forests
  – Community gardens
• Reduced waste – e.g. fewer plastic bags being used, community composting
• A reduction in predator species and pests (possums, feral cats, rabbits etc.)
• An increase in native birdlife
• An even stronger sense of community.

Contact Robin Arnold on 021 188 4494 or email sustainability@sumnerbays.org.nz