The 27-year-old based in Port Macquarie has spent almost a decade teaching the community about sustainability.

Her workshops include everything from how to sew and knit your own clothes, upcycling (breathing new life into old clothes) eco cleaning and making your own beauty products. 

"I've always been curious about the environment and as I got older I became passionate about protecting it," Ms Simmonds said.

She has spent countless hours researching her methods. 

In the past Ms Simmonds has struggled with her mental health due to anxiety about the future of the planet so she finds it particularly rewarding to teach people how to tangibly make a difference.  

"My biggest passion is educating people about their daily routines, rituals and how to make those things more environmentally friendly.

"A lot of people bring up climate change and people just close off so to be able to teach people to make positive choices every day, that the little things they do equates to this really massive thing is rewarding."

Ms Simmonds said her upbringing influenced her passion. 

She grew up on a turf farm in Kendall, the eldest of five brothers and sisters.

"My parents had animals and my mum always gardened and we always grew our own food.

"We lived right on a creek and there was always just amazing wildlife down there.

"As a child I loved woodworking and building things.

"I was always crafting."

Her great-grandmother Irene taught her how to sew and knit when she was six.

"She was a very patient lady," she said fondly.

On Saturday (March 23) Ms Simmonds will be hosting her first clothing exchange for the year.

Ms Simmonds said she has only ever had one male in the community donate clothes for a clothing exchange. 

Not that she minds.

"If you want to ever change a community, women are the way to do it."

At present, Ms Simmonds works 7 days a week, often 10 hours a day.

She has no plans of slowing down, with big dreams for her future.  

"I hope I am living on a beautiful property surrounded by my own food and I hope to establish an upcycling factory.

For more information on Rhiannon's clothing exchange and workshops click here

1 - Invest in reusable: take your own water bottle, keep cup, grocery bag and cutlery kit with you

2 - Use what you have, before buying something new.

3 - Borrow/share: borrow that item you don't have from a friend in return share something you have.

4 - Compost!

5 - Make, before buying an item eg beeswax wrap, find a workshop or tutorial on how to make them at home