Cool Seats

14/05/2025

Testing some compost options

Two of four interns developing marketing plans for coolseats learn how different compost options work then harvest some compost to give away at Cafe Guilia in recycled coffee bean bags.

12/05/2025

"Extinction is not a moment in time but rather a consequence of thousands of small and piecemeal decisions over many years. A bitter harvest of large-scale extinction has been hard baked into our nation’s future. Without urgent change, including large scale restoration and reforestation of previously cleared country, we are leaving the future a landscape devoid of birdsong and wonder."

Long-term reform is not going to be easy, but we have now wasted 15 years and everyone has lost, especially the natural world

21/04/2025

Ensuring compost quality

By Virginia Brunton This report is general in nature and readers should not rely on it for compliance in any particular jurisdiction  This post is a copy of a report Virginia Brunto provided in April 2025 to LOccal and will be published on that website soon. LOccal is a national

18/04/2025

For gardeners who clean their teeth: most toothpaste contains lead:

Most of 51 brands tested, including those for children, contained dangerous heavy metal

16/04/2025

Council pauses FOGO.

The City of Swan in Western Australia has paused the rollout of food organics garden organics (FOGO) collections.

14/04/2025

Coolseat goes into Melbourne apartment.

Coolseat goes into Melbourne apartment

12/04/2025

To garden is to administer one's own medicine:

As cost-of-living soars, wars rage and stock markets fluctuate, we could all use a respite. The natural world has been proven to have a healing effect.

06/04/2025

Coffee cups that truly, really, actually compost? Here's our trial.

“Imagine a world where you could put your coffee cup in your home composter and help to continue to grow soil for your garden and create a more sustainable planet and way of life?” Lucy Bamford describes the trial she and fellow interns are running.

03/04/2025

shepherd st. in chippendale got a sustainable face lift!! interns and with worked this week to update outdated coolseats along shepherd st. for more easy composting for the community!!

these coolseats are now ready to be used and enjoyed by the community! for those who are interested, you can find one on the corner of shepherd and daniel and the other at the end of shepherd near where it meets broadway. enjoy the new look and ease of composting!

interested in getting a coolseat for your community? contact us via DM or click the link in our bio to order today!

26/03/2025

Two new compost options installed by interns in our Chippendale footpath gardens today, with new plants and an additional >150 litres of food waste composting capacity for the local businesses and residents.
And Peppermint plants were planted by the interns to repel rats. Grown by Greenpatch Organic Seeds & Plants. Thank you, interns.
One is at: corner of Myrtle and Shepherd.
One is in the car park - local households can use, too - at Turpin Crawford studios, 17 - 19 O'Connor Street.

23/03/2025

Coolseats reduced in price and details about price reductions plus video showing how and why to use the seat that is a compost and garden bed.

BIG price drop By Intern with Sustainable House, Lucy Bamford   The rumours are true. Coolseats are now cheaper than ever! Same design and function, just at a lower cost. We wish to make the iconic garden, seat, and composter all in one more affordable and thus more accessi

17/03/2025

New website for the melbourne city council composting project fyi:

Transforming food waste into fresh growth by integrating street furniture with public worm-farming and composting.