Fusion Canberra first time at Floriade

Fusion Canberra first time at Floriade

by | Oct 10, 2013 | Business partnerships, Business Sponsorship, Community Building, Community Development, Food Security, FusionCanb, Holistic Sustainability, Horticulture, Kambah Youth and Community Hub, National Support & Development, Recycling, Social Capital, Social Enterprise, Sustainability Education Centre, Upcycling

Fusion Canberra is proud to be part of the Urban Agriculture Australia (UAA) site at Floriade this year. Made up of a partnership of more than 20 organisations and businesses, this is a great story of working together for the common goal of promoting sustainable food...
Get a serving of food security tonight

Get a serving of food security tonight

by | Aug 21, 2013 | Business partnerships, Business Sponsorship, Church Partnerships, Community Building, Community Development, Family Sustainability, Food Security, FusionCanb, Hand to Hand, Holistic Sustainability, Horticulture, Kambah Youth and Community Hub, Knowledge Base, Recycling, Social Capital, Social Enterprise, Sustainability Education Centre, Upcycling

MEDIA ALERT 21st August, 2013 No matter who you are, you share one thing in common with everyone else – and that’s your need for food. Before the people of the ACT vote at the next election, they can find out for themselves where their local candidates stand on food...
Fusion Canberra connects generations through mutual mentoring

Fusion Canberra connects generations through mutual mentoring

by | Aug 7, 2013 | Community Building, Community Development, Office Administration, Social Capital, Social Enterprise, Sustainability Education Centre, Wombat Wardrobe, Youth Mentoring

Today was week one of our Term 3 Community Education Program (CEP). Held at Fusion Canberra’s youth and community hub at the Carleton St Shops,  three high school students from our partner school,  Melrose High School,  got to know and work with five adult...
Hand to Hand volunteer recruitment drive launched by Fusion Canberra

Hand to Hand volunteer recruitment drive launched by Fusion Canberra

by | Jun 21, 2013 | Church Partnerships, Community Building, Community Development, Hand to Hand, Mentoring, Recycling, Social Capital, Social Enterprise, Sustainability Education Centre, Upcycling

Last week Bryan Babyack, the Manager of Fusion Canberra’s largest social enterprise, Hand to Hand, a second hand clothing store in Kippax Fair Shopping Centre, launched a volunteer recruitment drive. “We have a fantastic team of volunteers who keep the...
Canberra Times story describes aquaponics as a “burgening movement in Canberra”

Canberra Times story describes aquaponics as a “burgening movement in Canberra”

by | Jun 14, 2013 | Business partnerships, Community Building, Community Development, Food Security, FusionCanb, Holistic Sustainability, Horticulture, Recycling, Social Capital, Social Enterprise, Sustainability Education Centre

The Canberra Times published a story on May 19, 2013 entitled “From backyard to food bowl – A burgeoning movement in Canberra is aiming to be one step ahead of the looming world food crisis”. In it the report, Phillip Thomson, refers to the...