Saturday 19 March 2022

TASNG active in Toronto

The Toronto Area Sustainable Neighbourhood Group (TASNG) is one of 12 such active groups in the City of Lake Macquarie under the Sustainable Neighbourhood Alliance (www.sustainableneighbourhoods.org.au/) which is a Council supported community organisation. TASNG includes the areas of Coal Point, Carey Bay, Kilaben Bay and Toronto. This year marks our 10th anniversary. We work closely with the Coal Point Progress Association.

TASNG members are all volunteers and committed to reducing resource consumption and increasing community involvement in protecting and caring for the environment and place, the community’s capacity to respond effectively to environmental threats and citizen involvement in public life and decision-making. 

Our interests include waste and recycling (e.g. plastic free cafes and publicising single use plastic bans), improving walking and cycling infrastructure, community assistance and events (e.g. planned car boot sale/community get-together), urban revegetation and beautification (e.g. west entry to Toronto) and landcare.

We warmly welcome new members, including from outside the TASNG area, and gratefully accept donations. New members will need to complete a once off membership form and pay an annual fee of $5. Please contact the Secretary at torontoareasng@gmail.com or on 0418 967 158 for further information or submit an enquiry at www.sustainableneighbourhoods.org.au/toronto-area.html. TASNG meets monthly at The Hub, 97 The Boulevarde or online if required.

TASNG will join in the Plastic Free Cafes/Coffee Vans campaign over April/May to provide over 600 more bamboo reusable coffee cups to cut down on the huge number of non-reusable coffee cups going to landfill. Keep an eye out for them at selected cafes/coffee vans…only $2 donation. In June when the single-use plastic ban comes into effect in NSW, we will operate a shopping centre booth to help businesses and the public move away from these types of plastics! We are also endeavouring to get more signage around Toronto about the rich heritage of Toronto’s history. We have other projects to make Toronto a better town! http://www.sustainableneighbourhoods.org.au/plastic-free-cafes.html

Toronto's Plastic free coffee shops

  • Bellunos
  • The Boulevarde Coffee Hub
  • Casa-Nova Italian Restaurant & Bar
  • Greg and Audreys
  • Tinto Espresso Bar & Infuzion Cafe
  • King and Co

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