Green Living Centre at Newtown under threat as City of Sydney reconsiders funding
A POPULAR community drop-in centre handing out free advice on protecting the environment is under threat as the City of Sydney reconsiders its funding.
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A COMMUNITY drop-in centre handing out free advice on protecting the environment is under threat after the City of Sydney could not confirm its funding for another year.
There have been rumours the popular Green Living Centre in Newtown, which has opened five days a week since it began in 2003, may have to close its doors.
The centre, run in partnership between the City of Sydney and Inner West Council, runs free workshops and talks on topics including worm farming, composting and saving power.
It has recycling and re-use stations for batteries, printer cartridges, cork and stationery; sells compost bins, energy saving devices and; organises solar power assessments for homes.
This financial year, City of Sydney is providing more than $181,000 in cash and a rent-free shop in King St.
The agreement between the two councils is due to end on June 30.
Inner West Council administrator Richard Pearson has written to Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore requesting a 12-month extension to the agreement.
“Inner West Council is awaiting a response,” a spokesman said.
Ms Moore said any future funding for the centre would be considered in the City’s 2017-18 budget to be released next month.
“The City has dramatically scaled up its sustainability programs and now offers a wide range of programs that go direct to people’s apartments and homes, offices and businesses without waiting for them to come in to a shopfront for information,” Ms Moore said.
City of Sydney Labor councillor Linda Scott, said the mayor should be doing more to address dangerous climate change, not less.
“As a result of Green Living Centre, our residents and businesses can learn to be more sustainable,” Ms Scott said.
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