Ottie Merino | Shelter Restaurant Lennox | The 2nd Life Project | Paracombe Wines | WheatBags Love | SoilCyclers | Kauri Kid | Amber Drop Honey | WillowZen - Authentic Free Range Eggs | Impact Boom
Ottie Merino is an Australian clothing brand specialising in merino wool t-shirts designed by hikers, for hikers. Australia (ECA) accredited, their wool is traceable and 100% mulesing-free. All pieces are ethically made from 100% Australian superfine merino wool, in Melbourne.
Shelter is a modern Australian restaurant set in the idyllic beachside town of Lennox Head, North focusing on local and seasonal produce. The restaurant endeavors to use ethically sustainable, seasonal products sourced from local producers and suppliers. Shelter Restaurant is passionate about cultivating and creating awareness of the importance of supporting local growers and appreciating where food comes from and how it is produced.
The 2nd Life Project collects unused camping equipment such as mattresses, sleeping bags and rain jackets to rehome across Melbourne to those programs and people in need. Their aim is simple - to find the gear you no longer need a new home and avoid it filling up landfill!
Paracombe Wines is a maker of premium wines from Adelaide, South Australia. Their wines are made from grapes grown and pruned by hand from their own sustainably managed vineyard. Visit them for their annual cellar door events, or arrange a private tasting directly from their cellar door. Paracombe Wines cares for our planet. They use energy efficient eco wall panels in their office and function facility, practice water recycling, and try to minimize their environmental impact in every possible way.
Wheatbags Love are designed to soothe sore muscles, keep you warm, and bring comfort to your life. Each wheatbag is made using all natural and organic materials. All their products are 100% made by hand in their studio in Northcote, Melbourne.
SoilCyclers provides innovative, cost-effective, planet-saving solutions to reduce the use of virgin resources, avoid the risk of importing contamination to sites and transform onsite waste into reusable materials. SoilCyclers own and operate some of the largest road-registered mobile trommel screens available for general hire in Australia. Each year, they recycle almost half a million cubic metres of soil, making them one of the largest soil recyclers in Queensland. SoilCyclers is a proud member of Waste Recycling Industry Association of Queensland (WRIQ), Austmine, the Infrastructure Sustainability Council (I-S-C) and the Queensland Major Contractors Association (QMCA).
Kauri Kid is an online shop focusing on locally made products for mothers and kids, supporting local businesses across Australia and New Zealand. Their range includes clothing, body care, and accessories for mums and bubs, along with giftable items and sets.
Amber Drop Honey offers 100 % raw honey, cold extracted and strained, then whipped and bottled. Currently, Amber Drop has over 200 hives and growing. They have also taken their business from just a casual market stall up to 10 markets a month and 27 regular stockists. Five per cent of all their sales go to fund bee-friendly projects as their way to contribute to a better future for bees and beekeepers in Australia. You will also find them doing talks at schools, garden centres and other events as a way to educate people and to give back.
WillowZen is a supplier of premium, authentic, free range eggs produced from Willow Grove farm in Gippsland. Their hens are free to roam in a 23-hectare farm, protected by Maremma dogs and alpacas. Their chickens do not need to be debeaked, and they do not use hormones, artificial additives or colours. WillowZen is a family business run by husband and wife team Kelvin and Kumi Slade, with the help of their children. They are also able to produce high quality vegetables through regenerative and ethical farming, without using herbicides, pesticides, or fungicides.
Impact Boom is a certified social enterprise providing you with ideas, initiatives & inspiration to help you create positive social impact. Impact Boom helps people and organisations unleash their greatest potential to create positive social impact. They work across the ecosystem to create the right conditions, resources, tools and programs to help people tackle social and environmental challenges, changing the world for the better.