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Many thanks to Claudia and Jason and family for use of their home for the belated formal launch of our climate project on Sunday (August 30).

We were blessed with a brief break in the continuous wet weather (as NSW sizzles in mid-Summer temperatures, breaking all records for August).

Here is a replica of the little garden signs that participating households will be displaying in their front yards.

This comes with a commitment: to reduce the household’s carbon footprint by 5% minimum per year. We aim to do everything we can to ensure that this commitment can be easily met, and that task will keep us very busy for the coming year!

And thanks too to Nel Smit, a community representative on Tasmania’s Climate Action Council, who launched the project for us on Sunday.

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7.30pm
Thursday
30th July
at 60 Waterworks Rd
(Robert Rand’s)

Things to discuss are the Waterworks quarry, our climate grant project, road safety issues, the garden group and more.

(Bring something to share if you care to.)

The official ‘future of the quarry meeting’ has been cancelled due to HCC issues, but the community meeting will still go ahead on an informal basis. Meanwhile, all Waterworks Valley households will be sent letters from council soon regarding the updated draft of the Waterworks Quarry Landscape Plan.

Note: Council is to hold an open day at the Quarry site on Sept 5 as part of its consultation process.

Waterworks Valley’s application for Climate Connect grant has been approved by the Tasmanian Climate Change Office.

This is a major project that will be conducted in the forthcoming 12 months. For an outline click HERE. Or you can download the grant application HERE to see what it entails.

Many thanks for those who contributed to this. And watch this space for more!

NOTE: A new weblink devoted to this project will be set up shortly.

Chris @ 195

As reported earlier on this site, Hobart Council has advertised plans to develop the big quarry site half way down Waterworks Rd in the community interest.

For those interested in how this is to be implemented, there is to be a meeting at Robert Rands’ home (60 Waterworks Road) – with Council officers present to hear our views – everybody is welcome.

It’s 7:30pm on Thursday 30 July.
(** This is now an informal community meeting **)

The event we have been waiting for – learning all about Transition Communities.

This week-end training is an opportunity to find out how the Transition Towns movement has sprung up and how to apply the principles in our own communities. Don’t miss it.

It’s on week-end of 27th / 28th June 27.

Click HERE for more information. Limited spaces available so please think about booking early.

7.30pm
Tuesday
16th June
at Flat 4, 64 Waterworks Rd
(Cathryn and Daniel’s)

(In May meeting we were advised the the speed humps are definitely going ahead very soon, foreshadowed our climate grant project start-up date, planned ‘turning the first sod’ in community garden and agreed to contribute $50 to Princes Street School garden.)

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Creating sustainable communities beyond oil dependency
An information / discussion night with local community groups (South Hobart Sustainable Community, West Hobart Environment Network and Waterworks Valley Community).

7pm
Tuesday, 7 April
At 71 Murray Street (above EcoHaven)
All welcome

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7.30pm
Wednesday
8th April
at 195 Waterworks Rd
(Carol and Chris’s)

Click HERE to hear it.

WATERWORKS HARVEST FAIR SUNDAY 29TH 2-5PM
To Celebrate Opportunities of a Simpler Life

Fresh produce and preserves, kids’ games, sustainability initiatives, sausage/ tofu sizzle, and fire engine all part of inaugural Harvest Fair

Hundreds of people are expected to attend Sunday’s Waterworks Harvest Fair to enjoy fresh locally-grown produce and preserves, sustainable community initiatives, and fun activities for kids.

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Here in the Waterworks valley we have a community dedicated to sustainable living.

Having dealt with a range of practical issues, such as energy audits of housing, solar hot water, community gardens and so forth, it has become evident that we could do useful work to understand on barriers that prevent people from reducing their footprint (responding to climate change).

To do this we are applying for a Climate Connect grant through the state climate change office. (Approved in April 2009)

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