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Be kind to yourself

Take a break, get outside and be among nature. Enjoy fresh air, a quiet moment, or turn up the volume of your favourite Spotify playlist. Have a virtual coffee date with a friend, potter in your garden, chat over the fence with your neighbour. Lay under the warm wintery sun in your backyard and soak up some vitamin D. Do something every day that makes you smile!

How to be kind to yourself in NPSP:

• get out and about on two wheels and take in the autumn hues on your bicycle
• there's plenty of on and off-road cycling paths to follow
• take a walk in one of our beautiful parks
• explore some art installations by following the public art trail
• there's plenty of heritage walks and trails to follow so you can learn while you exercise!
• all doggos are no doubt enjoying the extra walks so why not take advantage of our off-leash dog areas.

Be kind to others

We know that some people might be feeling a little alone right now; many are feeling the isolation that COVID-19 has forced upon us. With that in mind, there’s no time like the present to show some neighbourly love. By calling over the fence, knocking on a neighbour’s door or checking in over the phone, we can make sure that every household maintains some much needed social interaction.

How to be kind to others:

• smile
• check in on an elderly neighbour
• find the time to make two calls (not texts!) a day to people you love
• do a grocery shop for someone who can’t
• ask the person who’s serving you how their day is going—and listen to their response
• drop off a home-cooked meal to someone doing it tough
• be a good listener
• treat the kids to a movie night at home
• cook a special meal together.

Be kind to business

Businesses in the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters come in all shapes and sizes and many have been significantly impacted by COVID-19.

We’re proud of the numerous local businesses that pivoted as the crisis unfolded, responding to the changing guidelines so they could continue operating to serve our community and employ their staff.

Still Here

Still Here is a great locally designed platform that lists some of the businesses that are open and offering services.

Eastside Wine & Ale Trail

See what’s happening along the Eastside Wine & Ale Trail

The Parade, Norwood

Contact your favourite traders on The Parade to see what they’re offering online and instore.

Magill Road

There’s still loads on offer along Magill Road

Explore the Food Secrets of Stepney and Glynde

Visit: Food Secrets of Stepney

Visit: Food Secrets of Glynde

You can also check directly with your favourites to see what they are offering online, or by delivery and takeaway.

For business

If you’re a business owner in need of help visit our COVID-19 hub for information

Online Growth Workshops supporting local businesses

Download our Be Kind postcard and drop it in a neighbour’s letterbox

Download Be Kind Postcard

Donate or sell (good quality reusable items)

PLEASE NOTE: All charity stores are temporarily closed. If you have items to donate to charity please hold onto them for now. All items left in the overflowing bins or out the front of stores will only end up in landfill.

Alternatively you may wish to giveaway or sell items through the following options as items could be left for collection on your doorstep:

• Facebook Marketplace
• Gumtree
• Ebay
• Freecycle
• Freally
• Ziilch

Repair and restore

With more time at home we may be more inclined to repair and restore household items (for example electronics, bicycles, clothes, knitted items). There are lots of “how to” videos online with easy to follow instructions.

 Alternatively, you could take common household items to the monthly Payneham Repair Café once the COVID-19 pandemic is over. The Repair Café is currently closed due to the pandemic so please hold onto your fixable items until then.

Recycle

Place paper, cardboard, rigid plastic, metal and glass containers into your yellow bin. For a fill list view our Waste and Recycling Guide.

What to do with items from my…

Bedroom

Clothes can be sold, given away or donated. However due to corona virus, you will need to hold onto your donations for charity stores until they reopen. 

Bedding can be cleaned and aired to dry at home. Good quality sheets and blankets may be sold, given away or donated. Items could also be used for your pet’s beddings, cleaning rags, drop sheets etc.

Quilts and pillows can be cleaned and refilled through Supreme Quilts

Animal shelters will accept sheets, towels and blankets, but cannot accept anything with stuffing (pillows, doonas etc.) Unfortunately, these pose a chocking and health hazard for animals.

Shed and garage

Batteries, building materials, electronic waste (e-waste), paint, scrape metal, tyres and more can be taken to Household Chemicals and Paint Drop-off Centre and disposed of for free.

The closest is:

Campbelltown Depot
6 Newton Road, Campbelltown.

Opening hours: Monday-Friday 8.00am-3.00pm.

A complete list of accepted items and other centres found on the Green Industries website

Light globes can be dropped off at any Mitre 10, Banner Hardware and Ikea.

Home Office

With more people working from home offices, households are creating more typical office waste.

Paper files, paperwork and writing paper can be recycled in the yellow recycling bin.

Confidential documents, post-it-notes and other small pieces of paper can be placed in the green organics bin.

Unwanted books can be donated to second-hand book stores such as: Oxfam, Glenside Lions Club Bookmark, Rotary Book Exchange, Rotary Club of Mitcham Bookshop, and Magill Book Exchange.

Street Libraries have become popular and books can be placed in these.

To find your nearest location, visit: Street Libraries.Org

Your local Officeworks store may have recycling options for:

• printer and ink cartridges
• mobile phones
• batteries
• pens and markets
• electronic waste

Writing Instruments can be dropped off at Ecolateral Magill, 411 Magill Road, St Morris and other locations can be found at TerraCycle website

Old mobile phones and household batteries can also be recycled at the Councils Works Depot and Town Hall

Bathroom

Empty hair care, body wash and deodorant bottles and aerosol cans can be placed in the yellow recycling bin.

Plastic toothpaste tubes, floss containers and old toothbrushes can be recycled at:

• Ecolateral Magill, 411 Magill Road, St Morris
• Northside Dental Soloutions, 72 Nelson Street Stepney
• St Peters Dental Clinic, 1/51 Stephen Terrace, St Peters

More locations can be found at TerraCycle website

Cosmetic containers made from rigid plastic or glass and are clean and empty can be placed in the yellow recycling bin. Other items and containers must be placed in the red lid bin.

Medications that have expired should be taken to your local chemist for correct disposal.

Hair dryers, straighteners and bed lamps that no longer work can be taken to electronic recycling drop off Unplug N’ Drop

Laundry

Empty cleaning product bottles and aerosols cans can be placed in the yellow recycling bin.

Broken plastic laundry baskets and buckets can be cut up into smaller pieces and placed into the yellow recycling bin.

Fridge, freezer and pantry

All food waste can be placed in a kitchen caddy ready for the green organics bin or straight in the green organics bin. If you do not have a kitchen caddy or haven’t collected your annual supply of compostable bags the council is providing a delivery service due to Covid-19. Request a delivery here.

Soft plastic can be REDcycle Bin at Coles and Woolworth stores. Full list of accepted items found here

Pruning and weeding the garden

Weeds, flowers, garden prunings and unwanted plants can be placed in the green organics bin. Larger logs and amounts of garden waste can be taken to your local transfer station that accepted garden materials:

• City of Adelaide Waste and Mulch Depot
• Adelaide Hills – Gumeracha, Woodside and Healthfield
• Adelaide Waste and Recycling Centre
• Metro Waste
• Newton Transfer Staion

Make landfill the last option

For items that cannot be salvaged, sold, given away, repaired, recycled and composted, then landfill may be the only option.

Hard waste collection

If your items are too large for the red kerbside bin (general waste) then book a free hard waste collection with East Waste. For information on what is accepted and how to book, visit: Hard Waste & E-waste