A community at work
May 4th, 2011 — events
If not us, then who?
If not here, then where?
If not now, then when?
Over the last three years in the middle of winter, thousands of Tasmanians chose to spend a day outside learning more about how to live a sustainable life.
This is a very popular event. It’s on again on Sunday, June 5th, so put it in your diary now.
Click HERE to see details.
August 12th, 2010 — Climate Connect Project, energy saving
The outstanding energy saving opportunity that came out of our Climate Connect Project was hot water cylinders.
Little do most people know how much energy is lost from them and how easy it is to cut back on those totally unnecessary losses.
So…. how much heat is being lost? Download our information summary HERE.
August 11th, 2010 — activism, events
This is your invitation to a very timely Saturday workshop on September 18.
Energy prices are due to rocket within 5 years and this will place immense hardships on not only the Tasmanian economy, but on communities and individuals. Simply put: We Are Not Ready!
With this in mind, Waterworks community members are invited to a stimulating workshop to explore this theme – with people from other sustainable communities.
Download flyer HERE.
POSTSCRIPT: The workshop filled to capacity and has resulted in a similar one being held in Launceston next month.
July 7th, 2010 — Climate Connect Project
Climate change is personal as well as political.
If you haven’t undertaken this household survey yet then you can still do it.
This is part of our Climate Connect project (understanding the barriers to taking action on climate change) and is now being undertaken statewide.
We’ve had tremendous feedback from this exercise, many people find it very very beneficial for themselves.
Click here to take the survey. It takes about 20 minutes to complete.
April 24th, 2010 — energy saving, events
Dates for these are as follows: All start at 7.30pm.
102 Waterworks Rd Mon May 3
414a Strickland Ave, Wed May 5
152 Waterworks Wed May 12
14b Livingston Wed May 19
50 Bramble St Thurs May 20
195 Waterworks Rd May 24
Click on image to see details.
Please email us for queries.
March 1st, 2010 — activism, community organising
Our local community is part of something much bigger – a rapidly growing worldwide movement. It’s an energetic people’s response to peak oil and climate change, springing up all over the planet.
And throughout Tasmania Transition Communities like ours are emerging all over the place. To give this movement visibility there’s a bright new website – Transition Tasmania.
Check it out now HERE. See what other community groups are doing. You can even join Transition Tasmania as an active participant.
January 23rd, 2010 — about this website, events
Hello, if you are new to this site and are a householder wishing to contact us about the Climate Connect Project please email us at wwvalley@dodo.com.au.
A dedicated website link (Powerdown Tasmania) has now been set up so that project participants can find out the latest and contribute to the program.
Meanwhile, please feel free to peruse this community site. Feedback always welcome.
January 2nd, 2010 — energy saving, solar
Having initiated the solar hot water bulk purchase scheme in 2007, solar installations are ballooning in our community as well as neighbouring suburbs.
During the past few weeks new solar systems have been installed at 46, 134, 141, 164, 178, 183 and 195 Waterworks Rd and at 22 and 30 Romilly Street – all these in addition to those already installed in the previous two years.
Taking a leaf from our book, South Hobart community’s bulk purchase scheme was overwhelmed with 300 expressions of Interest, many of those now being installed.
Solar systems are very visible sign of sustainable living, and are valuable not only in reducing our own energy footprints, but in advertising the concept of sustainable living.
During the coming six months our climate project will step up into top gear, with home assessments, free shower heads, collective insulation working bees and so forth. Watch this space!
November 10th, 2009 — activism, events
Copenhagen approaches… and it will probably determine the fate of human civilisation.
For our little bit, we have an opportunity to participate in the Walk Against Warming in December
(Click on the graphic to enlarge it).
Climate Action Hobart is keen for us to gather a group of Waterworks concerned residents to take a mini bus ride to go on the walk. Cathryn and Daniel are the contacts for this, lease let them know if yo would like to join in. Phone: 0415 696 323. Cost is only $15.
September 18th, 2009 — activism, events
October 24 will see a huge global initiative to make people aware of 350 – the most important number on Earth. [350.org]
350 parts per million is the maximum amount of carbon in the atmosphere we must achieve to maintain our ecological balance on Earth. We are already at 390 parts per million.
With people all around the world participating in all sorts of different ways we can reach this target.
Local community member and national theatre director Neil Cameron is planning an arts event so we in Hobart can participate in this world-wide programme. You can join in by simply emailing here: hobart350project@gmail.com to register your name.
August 31st, 2009 — activism, Climate Connect Project, community organising, energy saving, events
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.
July 23rd, 2009 — energy saving, solar, uncategorized
Waterworks Valley is the most solarised street in Tasmania (anybody wish to contest that claim?) and maybe we should challenge every other street community to do better – in the interest of promulgating sustainable living.
This year four more local households have installed solar hot water systems (at 60, 104, 166 and 191 Waterworks Rd) and several other households have signed up for solar hot water and solar photovoltaic systems – through South Hobart Community’s fantastically successful bulk purchase initiative.
(I hasten to add that solar is not the be all and end all. There are, of course, zillions of less photogenic things that are just as worthwhile – like growing home vegetables, recycling and walking kids to school.)
July 7th, 2009 — Climate Connect Project, community organising, energy saving
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.