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10 Ways You Can Help to Protect Our Blue Planet
01 Make Sure Your money isn’t supporting pollution
Choose an ethical super fund – Market Forces guide
Switch to an ethical bank – Bank Australia is worth a look
Donate to a grassroots charity or run a fundraiser
Ask your employer to support a workplace giving program.
02 Choose Green Power
Choose a green electricity provider – Greenpeace Guide
Get Solar Panels
Ditch Gas
Ask your employer to purchase green energy or get solar panels
03 Support Healthy
Food Systems
Volunteer at a Community Garden
Grow your own food and compost your waste
Avoid consuming industrially farmed animals
Refer to the Sustainable Seafood Guide
Switch to an electric car, ride your bike, carpool, take the train, reduce flights, join a car share network
Lobby leaders for better public transport option
Ask your employer to switch their fleet to electric
Buy locally produced goods
04 Use Sustainable Transport
05 Participate in our Democracy
Vote for Politicians that care about the ocean and the climate
Write to your local member of parliament or council
Attend Rallies for causes you believe in
Sign petitions to stop exploitation of the land and ocean
06 Donate Reusable Items
Give old things away on local FB groups (e.g Surf Coast Free Stuff)
OutPost – toiletries, sleeping bags, blankets, warm clothes, books
Geelong Mums – listed on their website
Towels – GAWS, Wildlife rescues, local vets
Mugs – Ocean Grind or Feast Geelong mug libraries
Lazarus Community Centre & Op shops
07 Drop Off Recyclable Items
Sheridan stores – towels, quilt covers and sheets
Rebel – shoes
3216 Connect – old clothes
Officeworks – e-waste, printer cartridges, batteries, mobiles, pens
Geelong Resource Recovery Centre – batteries, e-waste, polystyrene
Terracycle
PonUp – e-waste collection, recycling and safe disposal service
UPAREL textile recycle collection for a fee
Soy sauce fish can be recycled if in a tub
Sea Shepherd Beach Clean-up events
Surfers for Climate Trivia Nights
Plastic Free July
Meat Free Monday
08 Join Challenges or Events
09 Respect the Ocean
Eco surf wax brands: Sunbutter & Greengrip
Reef safe sunscreen brand: Sunbutter
Ocean Hair ties and Hair care products: Eco Ocean Hair
Take old wetsuits to Ripcurl
10 Help Build the Movement
Join a local community group – Surf Coast Directory
Australian Marine Conservation Society – Stop Ocean Plastic Pollution
Greenpeace – Stop new gas drilling off WA’s precious coastline
Wilderness Society – World Heritage for the Great Australian Bight
Surfrider – Save Southern Sea Country from gas expansion
Bob Brown Foundation – Get Toxic Salmon Farms out of Tassie’s bays
Take 3 for the Sea – Reduce Ocean Plastics Locally