Pandemic Portraits is a photography project documenting people and their everyday experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chris from Merri CERC got involved to keep his creative brain active and to meet some other adults during stage 3 lockdown. He's taken photos of a number of co-op members who have shared their experience so far.
Mikoto of Earth Co-op has shared her lockdown experience.
I live at Murundaka Cohousing Community (Earth CERC). I’m a zero waste community cook and permaculturist. I have been very busy since the lockdown shopping and cooking over 200 frozen healthy vegetarian meals for the people in our co-op. My supermarket is our garden. I love cooking using fresh seasonal produce. We had time to reinvent our lives during the pandemic. I recently did an online business course. I also do a loving kindness meditation every morning. Breathing helps me stay grounded.
Welcome to the Spring edition. This issue contains lots of the usual great articles and information about living well in a co-operative around Victoria.
Welcome to Member Voices. Learn more about other members and their stories from within the co-op. Sarah interviews Liza from Liberty CERC and talks about how she became involved and what it means to her.
A group of young champions of co-op housing have taken up the call for leadership, and are connecting with one-another, and the Co-op Housing Federation in Canada to lead the next generation of co-op leaders.
Can you believe it is 2020 already? CEHL will be looking back on achievements of the 2020 plan and will start developing the next plan as we head towards 2025.
Mark gives an insight into his garden exploits over the lockdown period and he has heaps of great tips in getting your garden ready for the spring, which is just around the corner.
Inspired by the stories of resilience, photographer and director Jay Hynes decided to profile three business owners who were responding in different ways to the government restrictions.
I hope you have all come through this unusually cold and wet winter, staying well and connected during the current COVID-19 restrictions. These are unprecedented conditions in our life-time, while challenging, it is wonderful to see the co-op housing community coming together and supporting one-another.
We hope that you have had a chance to read July’s Co-operativley Speaking in the new online format. We are now able to see what you have been reading and what stories really interest you.
The Good Box is a social enterprise that creates beautifully packaged gift boxes for people experiencing homelessness in Australia. We’re on a mission to abolish misconceptions surrounding homelessness to prevent isolation and increase communication.
A raft of Asset policies have been updated and approved by the CEHL Board. The changes help to provide greater clarity around the purpose, context and definitions of these policies.
Smiling Mind is a non-for-profit web and app-based meditation program developed by psychologists and educators to help bring mindfulness into your life. New Digital care packs available to support kids mental health throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
