By Hollie Harris
Boomerang Bags Noosa has finally moved into its new home at Wallace House, Noosaville.
Project Co-ordinator Desiree Gralton said she was delighted that they had found a more permanent home and an opportunity to form a great new alliance with the Noosa Arts and Crafts Association.
“Operating from Wallace House is a perfect match for Boomerang Bags Noosa as we all share the principle of creativity and community connection. Not only will our volunteers benefit from the other great workshops on offer in this creative hub, but we are hoping that other NACA members will also benefit from us being there,” Desiree said.
NACA President Jan Bentley is inspired by the Boomerang Bags team.
“Their commitment and enthusiasm is infectious! Our ground floor Pandanus room is a relatively small area but we have managed to accommodate everyone and their equipment! We welcome our new BB members and wish them a long and happy association with NACA – it’s a pleasure to see Pandanus a hive of industry and lively chatter on Monday and Wednesday mornings,” Jan said.
Boomerang Bags is a social enterprise that aims to provide an innovative alternative to plastic bags that is socially, environmentally and economically sustainable.
Each bag is hand-made by volunteers from the local community using donated, secondhand materials, keeping the initiative local and sustainable.
Regular working bees provide a platform to engage all demographics of the community in a positive environmental initiative, raise awareness about current sustainability issues as well as promoting and encouraging community connectedness and socialisation.
They also provide a hands-on learning environment, allowing volunteers, community groups and school students to gain practical skills, giving them independence and benefitting the community in the long-term.
The initiative is implemented in a way that connects and engages with local communities, reduces waste, fosters sustainable behaviour, raises awareness, and creates a sense of purpose and community ownership.
Over the past year, bag making workshops operated from three different pop up shops in Noosa Junction and many private homes from where volunteers produced more than 2500 Boomerang Bags. This great effort reduced the use of thousands of plastic bags while also diverting fabrics from landfill.
More importantly, it brought together people from all walks of life to show their care and respect for our beautiful planet by doing something positive to make a change.
So if one of your new year’s resolutions was to ditch the plastic bags – and all single serve plastics for that matter – then the time is right for you to join the Boomerang Bags Noosa revolution.
Join the Boomerang Bags Noosa Facebook group to keep up to date with the latest news and watch this space for a new Boomerang Bag community starting up in Pomona soon.
There will be some beautiful Boomerang Bags for sale at the Wallace House Artastic Sale on 21 and 22 January.
Contact Desiree Gralton on 0427 596 478 for more information.
