A community at work
June 28th, 2008 — community organising
In Britain the name for it is Transition Towns – communities that have decided to break away from consumer culture and ecological decay. Or, more to the point, towards much more wholesome, vibrant, sustainable ways of living.
Well, that’s roughly what we are on about, so their experiences are well worth reading about – and learning from.
Click HERE to read all about it.
Click HERE to download the Transition Towns Primer – a manual on how to do it.
June 25th, 2008 — uncategorized
A good read if you’re history minded. From Scottish bigamy to freedom of the press in Tas.
(Thanks to Philip at 136 for this)
June 17th, 2008 — classifieds, for sale
Green manure crop seed – free
A dodgy looking tromb wall – about 2, by 1.5 m – free
Am willing to prune fruit trees – in return for some of the fruit.
See Ian at 183
Ph 6223 3628
June 16th, 2008 — energy saving, events
Here is an opportunity to learn how to simply modify your home to make it more sustainable.
Home energy auditor Arthur Master will go through the basics. This is a free workshop, but limited to 35 people, so please add your name in ‘comments’ box below or send email to: wwvalley@dodo.com.au
7pm
Tuesday evening, 24th June
At Trish and Stu’s
131 Waterworks Rd
June 14th, 2008 — landcare + faunacare
After several years of on-and-off again negotiation with Hobart Council, here is a draft plan for the Waterworks quarry site.
In order to see full scale simply click on the picture. Or you can download it onto your desktop (right click on the image).
The Council’s plans appear fairly minimalist and do not interfere with activities that have been mooted by various community members, but what do you think? Please click on ‘comments’ below if you would like to give feedback or if you would like to participate in any future planning for this community resource.
Or you can email Robert at 60.
June 14th, 2008 — transport
Car pooling is one sustainability activity that is best facilitated via the Internet.
There are fantastic carpooling sites in various places in the world, and Tasmania now has its own — thanks to the energy of Georgi from ‘Off The Grid’.
The online carpooling site offers an easy-to-use search engine that can automatically connect frequent commuters but also caters for transport when special events are on — such as festivals and sporting events.
The ‘Off The Grid’ online service has now started up. Go to their website to join or find out more.
June 10th, 2008 — energy saving
Here is some Government funded green goodness:
Click HERE, type in your details and you’ll get 2 free Energy Saving Light Globes sent to you.
Only one set per household, it’s an Australia-wide initiative, so spread the word!
June 5th, 2008 — landcare + faunacare, transport
Thanks to everyone who has been reporting the animal roadkills along Waterworks Road. Interesting patterns are emerging with summer numbers being much higher than winter. This might have something to do with rainfall, with animals crossing the road to drink from the creek. The apparent decrease in recent weeks might also be due in part to the reflective animal cut-outs stuck to poles along the road!
I hope that this data will form a good comparison if the speed bumps go ahead.
Please keep sending emails about any dead animals you see to sebastian or post comments on this website.
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