Flame Tree Relocation Campaign
10% Discount Voucher
Get a 10% discount vouchers (in addition to any existing discounts) up to a maximum total discount of 25%.
Permaculture Calendar 2018
Support the campaign and take home this great calendar with lovely photos and useful information.
Mr Kombucha Tour and Tasting
Meet the maker Marcel and tour his micro-brewery in Campbelltown at 11am on Saturday 13 January 2018. We'll see the booch making process with mega-scoby's and taste the 6 probiotic brews made on site. Plus get a bottle of your fave flavoured kombucha to take home with your.
The Illawarra Cookbook
Go behind-the-scenes of the Illawarra’s vibrant culinary industry with The Illawarra Cookbook (2017), a hard-cover, coffee table-style cookbook featuring 55 recipes from the region’s best cafes, restaurants and bars.
10-pass Wollongong Yoga Studio
Hot bikram, aerial, yin, vinyasa flow or beginners - try them all. Use before 10th February.
Haircut by Just Cuts
Just Cuts in Corrimal has generously donated these vouchers for a free standard haircut.
Organic Cotton Shopping Bag
Thanks so much for your pledge! We'd love you to have one of these shopping bags with a print commemorating the big move in 2017.
1 year Membership or Renewal
For yourself - or as a gift! New membership of Flame Tree Co-op or renewed subscription for one year with a donation.
Massage with Nandi Hollo
1 hr massage. Full Circle Movement Therapy is a fusion of massage and bodywork methods. The treatment draws upon a range of techniques, including remedial, shiatsu, thai, swedish, sport, myofascial release, deep relaxation and trigger point massage therapy.
Workshop - Drawing in the Landscape
With Naomi Ullmann, artist teacher and Flame Tree volunteer. Workshop with up to 15 people drawing in the Illawarra landscape.
Neuro-Training Kinesiology Session
Valued at $150. A profound, safe and effective approach to identify and resolve the root-cause of symptoms via Neurological Response Testing (NRT). More info at www.doctorverena.com
2 year membership or renewal
For yourself - or as a gift! New membership of Flame Tree Co-op or renewed subscription for 2 years, along with a donation.
Dietitian Consultation
1 x initial consultation (60min) + 2 x reviews (30min), as a package. Candice Ashton, BNutrDiet, Hons, Accredited Practising Dietitian in Balgownie.
Sponsor a Dispenser
These dispensers are food-service grade but much more convenient for shoppers than our current screw-top barrels. We will add a card acknowledging the donor who made this purchase possible.
Permaculture Consultation
Consultation with champion garden instigator Paddy Lane. A permaculture consultation can give you the information you need to get started in planning a functioning and productive garden. Available from mid-January.
5 year membership or renewal
For yourself - or as a gift! New membership of Flame Tree Co-op or renewed subscription for 5 years, along with a donation.
5-Week Block of Yoga
Your pledge will help support the Co-op and you will be rewarded with Summer Sunrise yoga practice with Bec Cook from rebeccacooknaturopathy.com. Thirroul - grassy area overlooking the ocean at the end of Surfers Pde. 1hr 15min, 5 week block from Tue January 9th - February 6th.
Celebration Dinner
Celebrate in style with the Flame Tree community as we get together for dinner featuring the best produce from our local suppliers and the top cooking talents of our members and supporters. Date to be determined, expected to be in February. Tickets transferrable if you can't attend.
Get member number 14
Member number 14 is vacant and could be yours! Existing members can switch to this number, or new members can join and nab it.
Love and Treats
You're obviously doing it for the love, but we will make you a gift bag of delicious treats, of course!
Illawarra Co-ops Book
A history of co-ops in the region, from the dairy co-ops in the 19th century to our own community co-op now! Written by two Wollongong writers.
Nichols Pickles Small Gift Pack
Contains 2 x small jars, or 1 x small jar and 2 x pastes. I have made up some combinations for breakfast, BBQ, savoury or sweet or mixed, cheese board, ploughmans lunch or Christmas table. But anything in small size from our range is fine.
$30 Voucher!
Wild Rumpus exists to inspire adults to play. Play releases stress, helps us relax, improves creative thinking and problem solving skills, and makes us FEEL GOOD!
Voucher - Tally Ho Cafe
98 Crown St, Wollongong. Seasonal menu with a focus on delicious dishes as well as house baked sweet and savoury treats that pair perfectly with Ona coffee. Open Mon - Fri. Vouchers cannot be used on public holidays or for catering. Vouchers valid until 1st Feb 2018
Popes Produce Tour and Tea
Visit our salad grower Sarah Anderson in Woonona, and enjoy morning tea together in her market garden. This will be held on Saturday 9th December at 10am-12noon.
Spotlight Walk in the Escarpment
Join the co-op's resident field ecologist for a night time spotlighting walk in the Illawarra Escarpment. Two participants per voucher. It will be held on Friday 1st Dec. Bring a torch. Image by Kristen Hardy.
Voucher - Lower East Cafe
70 Crown St, Wollongong. Warm and welcoming service, exceptional Single O coffee and a menu with seasonal and creative dishes. Open 7 days. Vouchers cannot be used on public holidays or for catering. Vouchers valid until 1st Feb 2018.
Nichols Pickles Large Gift Pack
Contains 1 x large, 1 x medium and 3 x small. Choose from savoury, sweet or mixed.
Steel drinking straw set
Straws and cleaning brush, with a cloth carry case. Cases made, and everything donated, by Tessha Mearing.
1 hr Remedial Massage
Remedial massage with Leanne Stephens of Botanical Living in Farmborough Heights. Redeem by 30 April, 2018.
Deep Tissue Massage
One hour massage with Paddy Lane, trained in Shiatsu, Swedish and Deep Tissue Massage. Available from mid January. One person can pick up multiple sessions.
Holistic Nutrition Consultation
Vouchers valued at $100 each for a 60 minute Holistic Nutrition Consultation with Dr Verena including an Individualised Food and Micro- & Macro Nutrient Testing. (Bookings available for February 2018)
Facebook skills
Getting up and running on Facebook: a 2-hour session to create, tweak, or learn more about how you can use Facebook either personally or for your business or community group. Offered by our very own facebook volunteer Kylie Flament.
Stories of Co-operation
Book on Australian co-ops published and donated by the Business Council of Co-ops and Mutuals.
One hour Ka Huna Massage
By Li Lin Cheah at Thirroul Natural Healing. Valued at $100. Valid until 31 May 2018. Ka Huna bodywork originated in the South Pacific. This beautiful form of bodywork provides a holistic approach to healing by balancing the body-mind in its physical, emotional and spiritual dimension. http://lilincheah.com/ka-huna-bodywork-massage/
Three hours textile class
"Artist, teacher and Flametree volunteer, Michele Elliot will be running an afternoon Kantha embroidery class in February 2018. She will introduce you to this simple and meditative stitching technique to produce a sample square. It comes out of the traditions of Bengal, where it is used for intricate embroideries, quilt making and mending. Similar to ‘boro' in Japan, it is one of the easiest stitches to learn.
Holistic Health Voucher
A voucher for $150 at Holistic Health for your $100 contribution!
Balinese Cooking Workshop
Run by the amazing Balinese Spice Magic kitchen in Wollongong! Some of the secrets are revealed in these courses.
Clothing Alterations or Sewing Lesson
Repairing and altering clothing is a simple way to update your wardrobe, inspire a bit of new season styling and ultimately stop textile waste from going to landfill. Choose from a 3-hour sewing lesson or the same value in alteration work.
Sourdough Bread Class
Bake a loaf in the bakery and taste it. Take home some dough you've shaped to bake at home. Take home some sourdough culture & recipe.
Sourdough Bread Class 2
The first one sold out in hours, and Dan has amazingly offered a second one! Bake a loaf in the bakery and taste it. Take home some dough you've shaped to bake at home. Take home some sourdough culture & recipe. Workshop runs 2-4pm, Saturday 20 Jan, Austinmer.
Fire Bath Experience
A luxurious outdoor fire bath in a secret Thirroul location. Wine and cheese and hot water attendant included!
Silver Necklace
Sterling silver necklace with pigmented resin, beads and chain. The triangles represent the Kali Yantra, a symbol of female creativity. Donated by Sam Karpin.
Make Your Own Silver Ring class
Join Northern Suburbs Sculptor Al Wetten for a three hour class inside Scarborough's converted old Post Office where he will guide you through the steps to make your own silver ring. Class to take place mid-January 2018.
Passata Night -Mahbrook Organics & Hidden Harvest
Roll up your sleeves and (learn how to) preserve Mahbrook Organics end-of-summer tomatoes into a traditional Italian passata to be enjoyed during the autumn/winter months. This hands-on passata workshop from 5-9pm on Thursday 1st February will include a simple Italian Dinner, a cheeky glass of red wine and a bottle of passata to take home.
An Ortho-Bionomy Treatment
With Hugh Churchward from Thirroul Natural Healing. Redeem by 31 March, 2018. A non-invasive system of healing that is useful in addressing many pain and stress conditions. Developed by a British osteopath, Ortho-Bionomy supports the self-correcting capacity of the person through the use of gentle movement and positioning of the body combined with light compression into the joints. This engages the proprioceptive reflexes that are embedded deep within our muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints.
Osteopathy and Acupuncture Session
With Beau Edwards and Marita Vandermeys from Thirroul Natural Healing. Redeem by 30 April, 2018.
Naturopathic Consultation
With Kellie Ellington ND BHSc from Thirroul Natural Healing. Redeem by 28 Feb, 2018.
Kinesiology Consultation
A Kinesiology or Energy-Healing Consultation with Lin Lin Cheah from Thirroul Natural Healing.
Tai Chi and Qi Gong Lessons
A 10 week block of Tai Chi and Qi Gong lessons, enjoy an hour of relaxation meditation, strengthening body, mind and spirit. From Silk Dragon Chinese Martial Arts. Held in Thirroul Railway Hall 7:30pm from Tue February 6th 2018 to April 10th 2018
Flame tree sterling silver ear-rings
Sterling silver earrings with red pigmented resin. Inspired by the Illawarra Flame tree (Brachychiton acerifolius).
Nutrition Consultation & Co-op Tour
Join Bec from rebeccacooknaturopathy.com at the Thirroul Natural Healing Centre for a short nutrition consultation to discuss any dietary changes you would like to make. Bec will then come along with you to the Flame-tree Co-op and happily de-mystify any questions or queries you may have around certain food groups eg. protein, carbohydrates, fats and fibre, show you where you can find ethical, organic, locally grown and seasonal produce, and how to shop and find your way around the co-op.
Piano + Vocal Concert
Kelvin Haisman (piano, ex-Sydney Con, recently featured at Vivid), Karen Cummings (vocal, ex-Newcastle Uni, taught at Wollongong Con) will provide an hour's concert at your home for you and your guests.
Get member number 13
Member number 13 is vacant and could be yours! Existing members can switch to this number or new members can nab it.
Mural by Mara Quinn
Mural artist Mara Quinn will paint a mural on a wall up to 3m x 3m.
10% Discount Voucher
Get a 10% discount vouchers (in addition to any existing discounts) up to a maximum total discount of 25%.
Permaculture Calendar 2018
Support the campaign and take home this great calendar with lovely photos and useful information.
Mr Kombucha Tour and Tasting
Meet the maker Marcel and tour his micro-brewery in Campbelltown at 11am on Saturday 13 January 2018. We'll see the booch making process with mega-scoby's and taste the 6 probiotic brews made on site. Plus get a bottle of your fave flavoured kombucha to take home with your.
The Illawarra Cookbook
Go behind-the-scenes of the Illawarra’s vibrant culinary industry with The Illawarra Cookbook (2017), a hard-cover, coffee table-style cookbook featuring 55 recipes from the region’s best cafes, restaurants and bars.
10-pass Wollongong Yoga Studio
Hot bikram, aerial, yin, vinyasa flow or beginners - try them all. Use before 10th February.
Haircut by Just Cuts
Just Cuts in Corrimal has generously donated these vouchers for a free standard haircut.
Organic Cotton Shopping Bag
Thanks so much for your pledge! We'd love you to have one of these shopping bags with a print commemorating the big move in 2017.
1 year Membership or Renewal
For yourself - or as a gift! New membership of Flame Tree Co-op or renewed subscription for one year with a donation.
Massage with Nandi Hollo
1 hr massage. Full Circle Movement Therapy is a fusion of massage and bodywork methods. The treatment draws upon a range of techniques, including remedial, shiatsu, thai, swedish, sport, myofascial release, deep relaxation and trigger point massage therapy.
Workshop - Drawing in the Landscape
With Naomi Ullmann, artist teacher and Flame Tree volunteer. Workshop with up to 15 people drawing in the Illawarra landscape.
Neuro-Training Kinesiology Session
Valued at $150. A profound, safe and effective approach to identify and resolve the root-cause of symptoms via Neurological Response Testing (NRT). More info at www.doctorverena.com
2 year membership or renewal
For yourself - or as a gift! New membership of Flame Tree Co-op or renewed subscription for 2 years, along with a donation.
Dietitian Consultation
1 x initial consultation (60min) + 2 x reviews (30min), as a package. Candice Ashton, BNutrDiet, Hons, Accredited Practising Dietitian in Balgownie.
Sponsor a Dispenser
These dispensers are food-service grade but much more convenient for shoppers than our current screw-top barrels. We will add a card acknowledging the donor who made this purchase possible.
Permaculture Consultation
Consultation with champion garden instigator Paddy Lane. A permaculture consultation can give you the information you need to get started in planning a functioning and productive garden. Available from mid-January.
5 year membership or renewal
For yourself - or as a gift! New membership of Flame Tree Co-op or renewed subscription for 5 years, along with a donation.
5-Week Block of Yoga
Your pledge will help support the Co-op and you will be rewarded with Summer Sunrise yoga practice with Bec Cook from rebeccacooknaturopathy.com. Thirroul - grassy area overlooking the ocean at the end of Surfers Pde. 1hr 15min, 5 week block from Tue January 9th - February 6th.
Celebration Dinner
Celebrate in style with the Flame Tree community as we get together for dinner featuring the best produce from our local suppliers and the top cooking talents of our members and supporters. Date to be determined, expected to be in February. Tickets transferrable if you can't attend.
Get member number 14
Member number 14 is vacant and could be yours! Existing members can switch to this number, or new members can join and nab it.
Love and Treats
You're obviously doing it for the love, but we will make you a gift bag of delicious treats, of course!
Illawarra Co-ops Book
A history of co-ops in the region, from the dairy co-ops in the 19th century to our own community co-op now! Written by two Wollongong writers.
Nichols Pickles Small Gift Pack
Contains 2 x small jars, or 1 x small jar and 2 x pastes. I have made up some combinations for breakfast, BBQ, savoury or sweet or mixed, cheese board, ploughmans lunch or Christmas table. But anything in small size from our range is fine.
$30 Voucher!
Wild Rumpus exists to inspire adults to play. Play releases stress, helps us relax, improves creative thinking and problem solving skills, and makes us FEEL GOOD!
Voucher - Tally Ho Cafe
98 Crown St, Wollongong. Seasonal menu with a focus on delicious dishes as well as house baked sweet and savoury treats that pair perfectly with Ona coffee. Open Mon - Fri. Vouchers cannot be used on public holidays or for catering. Vouchers valid until 1st Feb 2018
Popes Produce Tour and Tea
Visit our salad grower Sarah Anderson in Woonona, and enjoy morning tea together in her market garden. This will be held on Saturday 9th December at 10am-12noon.
Spotlight Walk in the Escarpment
Join the co-op's resident field ecologist for a night time spotlighting walk in the Illawarra Escarpment. Two participants per voucher. It will be held on Friday 1st Dec. Bring a torch. Image by Kristen Hardy.
Voucher - Lower East Cafe
70 Crown St, Wollongong. Warm and welcoming service, exceptional Single O coffee and a menu with seasonal and creative dishes. Open 7 days. Vouchers cannot be used on public holidays or for catering. Vouchers valid until 1st Feb 2018.
Nichols Pickles Large Gift Pack
Contains 1 x large, 1 x medium and 3 x small. Choose from savoury, sweet or mixed.
Steel drinking straw set
Straws and cleaning brush, with a cloth carry case. Cases made, and everything donated, by Tessha Mearing.
1 hr Remedial Massage
Remedial massage with Leanne Stephens of Botanical Living in Farmborough Heights. Redeem by 30 April, 2018.
Deep Tissue Massage
One hour massage with Paddy Lane, trained in Shiatsu, Swedish and Deep Tissue Massage. Available from mid January. One person can pick up multiple sessions.
Holistic Nutrition Consultation
Vouchers valued at $100 each for a 60 minute Holistic Nutrition Consultation with Dr Verena including an Individualised Food and Micro- & Macro Nutrient Testing. (Bookings available for February 2018)
Facebook skills
Getting up and running on Facebook: a 2-hour session to create, tweak, or learn more about how you can use Facebook either personally or for your business or community group. Offered by our very own facebook volunteer Kylie Flament.
Stories of Co-operation
Book on Australian co-ops published and donated by the Business Council of Co-ops and Mutuals.
One hour Ka Huna Massage
By Li Lin Cheah at Thirroul Natural Healing. Valued at $100. Valid until 31 May 2018. Ka Huna bodywork originated in the South Pacific. This beautiful form of bodywork provides a holistic approach to healing by balancing the body-mind in its physical, emotional and spiritual dimension. http://lilincheah.com/ka-huna-bodywork-massage/
Three hours textile class
"Artist, teacher and Flametree volunteer, Michele Elliot will be running an afternoon Kantha embroidery class in February 2018. She will introduce you to this simple and meditative stitching technique to produce a sample square. It comes out of the traditions of Bengal, where it is used for intricate embroideries, quilt making and mending. Similar to ‘boro' in Japan, it is one of the easiest stitches to learn.
Holistic Health Voucher
A voucher for $150 at Holistic Health for your $100 contribution!
Balinese Cooking Workshop
Run by the amazing Balinese Spice Magic kitchen in Wollongong! Some of the secrets are revealed in these courses.
Clothing Alterations or Sewing Lesson
Repairing and altering clothing is a simple way to update your wardrobe, inspire a bit of new season styling and ultimately stop textile waste from going to landfill. Choose from a 3-hour sewing lesson or the same value in alteration work.
Sourdough Bread Class
Bake a loaf in the bakery and taste it. Take home some dough you've shaped to bake at home. Take home some sourdough culture & recipe.
Sourdough Bread Class 2
The first one sold out in hours, and Dan has amazingly offered a second one! Bake a loaf in the bakery and taste it. Take home some dough you've shaped to bake at home. Take home some sourdough culture & recipe. Workshop runs 2-4pm, Saturday 20 Jan, Austinmer.
Fire Bath Experience
A luxurious outdoor fire bath in a secret Thirroul location. Wine and cheese and hot water attendant included!
Silver Necklace
Sterling silver necklace with pigmented resin, beads and chain. The triangles represent the Kali Yantra, a symbol of female creativity. Donated by Sam Karpin.
Make Your Own Silver Ring class
Join Northern Suburbs Sculptor Al Wetten for a three hour class inside Scarborough's converted old Post Office where he will guide you through the steps to make your own silver ring. Class to take place mid-January 2018.
Passata Night -Mahbrook Organics & Hidden Harvest
Roll up your sleeves and (learn how to) preserve Mahbrook Organics end-of-summer tomatoes into a traditional Italian passata to be enjoyed during the autumn/winter months. This hands-on passata workshop from 5-9pm on Thursday 1st February will include a simple Italian Dinner, a cheeky glass of red wine and a bottle of passata to take home.
An Ortho-Bionomy Treatment
With Hugh Churchward from Thirroul Natural Healing. Redeem by 31 March, 2018. A non-invasive system of healing that is useful in addressing many pain and stress conditions. Developed by a British osteopath, Ortho-Bionomy supports the self-correcting capacity of the person through the use of gentle movement and positioning of the body combined with light compression into the joints. This engages the proprioceptive reflexes that are embedded deep within our muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints.
Osteopathy and Acupuncture Session
With Beau Edwards and Marita Vandermeys from Thirroul Natural Healing. Redeem by 30 April, 2018.
Naturopathic Consultation
With Kellie Ellington ND BHSc from Thirroul Natural Healing. Redeem by 28 Feb, 2018.
Kinesiology Consultation
A Kinesiology or Energy-Healing Consultation with Lin Lin Cheah from Thirroul Natural Healing.
Tai Chi and Qi Gong Lessons
A 10 week block of Tai Chi and Qi Gong lessons, enjoy an hour of relaxation meditation, strengthening body, mind and spirit. From Silk Dragon Chinese Martial Arts. Held in Thirroul Railway Hall 7:30pm from Tue February 6th 2018 to April 10th 2018
Flame tree sterling silver ear-rings
Sterling silver earrings with red pigmented resin. Inspired by the Illawarra Flame tree (Brachychiton acerifolius).
Nutrition Consultation & Co-op Tour
Join Bec from rebeccacooknaturopathy.com at the Thirroul Natural Healing Centre for a short nutrition consultation to discuss any dietary changes you would like to make. Bec will then come along with you to the Flame-tree Co-op and happily de-mystify any questions or queries you may have around certain food groups eg. protein, carbohydrates, fats and fibre, show you where you can find ethical, organic, locally grown and seasonal produce, and how to shop and find your way around the co-op.
Piano + Vocal Concert
Kelvin Haisman (piano, ex-Sydney Con, recently featured at Vivid), Karen Cummings (vocal, ex-Newcastle Uni, taught at Wollongong Con) will provide an hour's concert at your home for you and your guests.
Get member number 13
Member number 13 is vacant and could be yours! Existing members can switch to this number or new members can nab it.
Mural by Mara Quinn
Mural artist Mara Quinn will paint a mural on a wall up to 3m x 3m.