Entries from September 2008 ↓

A golden opportunity

If we had the energy and commitment we could really do something in this valley. Click HERE and HERE to see information about the Green Precincts program.

The sort of plan that could be funded by this $500,000 program could entail complete solarisation of all the street households, a construction of a demonstration home / education centre for sustainable living and much more.

So… what do you think?

Chris at 195

Do you recognise this spot?

Here is photo taken from above quarry site looking up Waterworks Rd in year 1900.

Waterworks Rd photo, taken approx 1900AD

You can click HERE to download a larger format version (1 meg).

And here is a photo taken at same spot last week by Horst at 101.

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