Sustainable You

Sustainable You

A podcast that teaches you practical and easy ways to become more sustainable and empowers you to take ownership of your impact and that of your community.

Episodes

The Humble Little Breadtag

August 9, 2021 • 29 mins
This week we share an interview with Shani Nottingham, the founder of The Breadtag Project. Shani took a simple everyday item and decided to make art with it. But in a bid to discover more, she found opportunities to do better in education, awareness building, campaigning, activism and closing the waste loop.   This simple creative project has helped to implement change right across the world. Find out more about The Breadtag...
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Episode 49: Sustainability, Inspiration and Innovation with Michael Wheatland

June 21, 2021 • 41 mins
An Internationally Chartered Engineer turned commercial manager who is passionate about sustainable outcomes through carbon reduction technology, calcination technology, waste to energy projects, community energy, battery manufacturing and clean energy projects. We aren’t sure how one person has so much knowledge and passion to find ways to do things better but what we do know is that he totally inspired Jacqui and Lisa.  To ...
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Episode 48: Naturally Inspired with Krissy Ballinger

May 19, 2021 • 33 mins
Krissy Ballinger has always been passionate about health, the human body and the planet. When she learned about the crazy number of ingredients in her cleaning and body care products, she decided to use this ‘universal nudge’ to do something about it. Valuing simplicity over convenience, she created her own products using natural and simple ingredients. She started on this journey with the intention of changing her family’s lives f...
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Episode 47: Give Where You Live

April 26, 2021 • 15 mins
Gifting, receiving, sharing, lending and expressing gratitude are the simple things that don’t seem to happen that often anymore.  In this week’s episode, Jacqui shares her experience of the Buy Nothing Project and how a hyper-local gifting group not only minimises the amount of items that could potentially end up in landfill but helps acquaint people to others living nearby. In an age where people rarely know their neighbours, ...
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Episode 46: Stride into slow fashion with Jordan Wilkes

April 9, 2021 • 22 mins
When professional soccer player Jordan Wilkes was 20 years old, he asked himself if his wardrobe reflected his personal values - and his answer was a resounding ‘no’! He refers to it as “giving passive consent to the ill’s of the world through your personal consumption”.  What followed is a quite remarkable story. We chat to this young and inspiring entrepreneur about his journey into ‘slow fashion’ and how he’s turned it into a...
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Episode 45: Confident Conversations

March 16, 2021 • 31 mins
Have you ever talked about climate change with someone and felt like the conversation didn’t go as well as you planned? Or have you avoided having these conversations because you don’t feel well equipped? In 2020, Climate Compass conducted research that identified seven segments in the Australian community according to attitudes and behaviours toward climate change. Although the research found 82% of Australians understand clima...
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Episode 44: What is a Healthy Home?

March 1, 2021 • 27 mins
Creating an energy-efficient home doesn’t necessarily equate to creating a healthy home. What are the principles of a healthy home? And what are some of the most common mistakes to avoid when building or renovating, to ensure the home you create is healthy for both you and the environment? Zara D’Cotta is a healthy home coach and keynote speaker on a mission to empower 1 million people to take steps towards a healthier home. Zar...
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Episode 43: Clean and green (in your laundry!)

February 13, 2021 • 24 mins
If you are looking for a good place to start making your home a bit ‘greener’ then your laundry is an excellent place to start. Washing and drying clothes has a bigger impact on the planet than you might think  - so we decided to explore the different ways we can reduce our impact by simply greening up our laundry habits without sacrificing our hygiene and appearance! Sustainable You is a proud member of the Climactive Network. ...
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Episode 42: Preserving the right to witness nature’s beauty

January 28, 2021 • 30 mins
In a world where we are losing so many natural wonders, it’s so important for communities to stand up and protect our natural environment when given the opportunity. Mandy Robertson is a member of the Spider Crab Alliance – who are fighting to protect the yearly aggregation of spider crabs in the shallows of Port Phillip Bay. This group advocates to preserve this spectacle so that people of any age and ability can come to the shore...
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Episode 41: Goodbye 2020, Hello 2021

December 20, 2020 • 18 mins
As 2020 draws to a close, once again Jacqui and Lisa take some time to chat about the year that was. They reflect on the episodes that they are most proud of, the things that they learnt and what they have achieved in a year like no other. This is the final episode of the year - but they will be back with more inspiring episodes in 2021! Thank you to everyone for your support - please get in touch if you have something to share! ...
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Episode 40: Turning Resolutions into Actions with Banish

December 1, 2020 • 25 mins
Lottie Dalziel, the founder of Banish, has established herself as a reputable Environmental Educator. A 2018 new year’s resolution ‘to do better’ when it came to her personal environmental impact, highlighted the need to help Australians reduce their waste with the right products and even better information. Two years later, and her business banish.com.au has established itself as a one stop shop to source sustainable products a...
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Episode 39: 1200 chickens!

November 7, 2020 • 26 mins
Imagine buying some land in regional Victoria, figuring out how to work with it instead of changing it, and ending up farming over 1000 chickens, maintaining sheep, a jersey cow and growing your own food supply. Not only that, but achieving carbon positivity - drawing more carbon out of the atmosphere than you produce. Our guest Phil Westwood and his wife Jill have done exactly that. We spoke to Phil about how he started, what he h...
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Episode 38 - The Swag

October 17, 2020 • 28 mins
We’ve all felt guilt around how much rotting fruit and veggies we throw out every week from the depths of our fridges. Recent stats actually show that the average Aussie throws out 126kgs of food each year. That’s a lot of waste! But what can we do? Where do we start? Introducing - The Swag! Our guest this week has created an innovative product that extends the life of our vegetables in the crisper. But not only that - the Swag’s f...
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Episode 37 - TedX Darlinghurst

October 3, 2020 • 28 mins
These days, almost everyone will have heard of Ted talks - they are short, powerful public talks, known for the communication of good ideas and feature inspiring and motivational speakers. Our guest today, Juan Beijani - has blended his skills in problem solving and mentoring with his personal focus in climate solutions and creating positive impacts to create the upcoming TedX Darlinghurst event on 15 October 2020. We chat with ...
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Episode 36: Sustainable Sally

September 19, 2020 • 43 mins
For more than 2 decades, Australian families watched as Sally Williams talked us through many different household products and brands. With a voice for radio and a face for TV, Sally was synonomous with the Brand Power tagline “helping you buy better”. So what made her say “no more” to promoting these brands? And who is this new character popping up on the socials these days? We chat to Sustainable Sally herself, about her decision...
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Episode 35: Swapsies

August 29, 2020 • 31 mins
There are tons of easy swaps that we can make in our lives to be more environmentally friendly. Waste is a crucial problem for today’s environment, but there are plenty of eco-friendly substitutes for single-use products that we use every day. Lisa and Jacqui troubleshoot some ways to help you focus on reusing products again, rather than using them once and then sending them to landfill. Remember there is no such thing as throwi...
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Episode 34: Active citizenship with Mike McEvoy

July 28, 2020 • 24 mins

How did Mike McEvoy deal with his internal panic about "the elephant in the room" that is climate change? Lisa has a chat with Climate for Change's National Program Manager about how his journey from a child looking at a poster of a pygmy possum led him to (as an adult) putting his hand up to run for Local Council. After he was elected he realised that change needs to be social in order to create higher-level action, and he has bee...

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Episode 33: Single Use Ain't Sexy!

July 4, 2020 • 31 mins

How much are we all washing our hands these days?! A lot! But now, practicing good hand hygiene doesn't have to mean excessive plastic waste. Today we chat with Josh Howard, the founder of Single Use Ain't Sexy. He started the business because he loves this planet of ours and he couldn't get his head around, how many single-use plastic bottles we all use!

With over 60 million single-use plastic bottles ending up in landfill everyda...

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Episode 32: Watch, Listen, Read

June 20, 2020 • 30 mins

What have you been up to during "Iso"? Jacqui and Lisa have been going through the ups and downs of home-schooling, getting out into nature, kids on devices, and honing vegetable gardening skills. Here they share some sustainable-focussed gems that they have found in recent times.

Watching

The Biggest Little Farm film - https://www.madmanfilms.com.au/the-biggest-little-farm/

The Story of Plastic - https://www.storyofplast...

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Episode 31: Flora and Fauna

May 30, 2020 • 29 mins

Today we chat with Julie - the founder of Flora & Fauna, an Australian online business who sources and sells ethical, eco-friendly and sustainable products direct to you.  Having spent 20+ years working in retail, Julie wanted to create a better business. A business that was conscious of its impact on the world and one that contributes positively to society and drives change for the better. For too long we haven't known en...

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