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.)

Put this one in your diary now. Last year’s same event was excellent and this one should be too.

Tread Lightly festival to promote sustainable living.

It’s on Sunday June 7th at the Botanical Gardens. Thanks to Cathryn for offering to help roster the community stall for us.

For event details click HERE

This is a special event for community members interested in recovery of waterways, focussed on our creek.

Sunday May 3
10am- 1.30pm
Limited to 20 participants
RSVP by April 28

Please see the flyer for details.

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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IMPORTANT INFO FOR ALL!!!!!

WELL… the Inaugural Waterworks Harvest Fair is taking OFF!!! We have 20 stalls, 10 workshops & 6 fabulous main stage acts with music, dancing, singing & circus. It’s 2 – 5 pm next Sunday (29th).

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Good news. If you liked the Jan Gehl lecture you will like this one too!

Internationally acclaimed expert on sustainable cities, Peter Newman, will be giving a free public lecture and launching his new book, ‘Resilient Cities: Responding to Peak Oil and Climate Change’.

Australia’s leading voice on sustainable transport, Peter is best known for his work in reinvigorating Perth’s public transport system. He invented the term ‘automobile dependence’ and for 30 years has been warning about the need to prepare for peak oil. Peter’s other book, ‘Sustainability and Cities: Overcoming Automobile Dependence’, was launched in the White House in 1999.

5.15 – 6.45 pm
Thursday 19th March
Dechaineaux Theatre, School of Visual Arts,
Hunter Street

We had a fantastic meeting, Wednesday 18th, to coordinate many of the great ideas that locals have had to make this a wonderful sharing event.

We hope to make this an annual fair and the level of success will be determined by how much people help make this one great.

We are looking for people to be involved as much as possible. Many small roles need doing – including the following:

• Stall coordination for preserves, jumble / garage sale.
• Coordinator for exhibition arts stall (all age groups), with prizes.
• Raffle coordinator
• Workshop coordinator (Tas Aboriginal shell jewellery? Shingle Splitting? Wildfire prevention and defence? Circus skills?)
• Help with letterboxing
• Transport / parking manager

Please contact Amanda if you can donate/sale/exhibit re any of these stalls.

We have achieved so much already regarding Harvest Fair, including involvement with Tas Fires Service, Council, Harvest Seed company, various stalls, craft, garden, cake stall coordinators, first aid, bushcare.

For more information please see attached minutes (below) and please do come to any of weekly meetings / morning tea at Amanda’s @ 144 Waterworks Rd.

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Not to be missed. A public lecture delivered by eminent Danish urban planner Professor Jan Gehl

Stanley Burbury Theatre, University
Tuesday 24th February
6:00 p.m to 7:30 p.m.

For more than three decades Jan Gehl has been part of an effort to create animated public spaces and to transform the roadways of Copenhagen into pedestrian and bicycle-friendly streets, while still providing for the car.

Click HERE to download flyer:

Hi All,

I am looking at getting a small group together to organise a family Harvest Fair in Waterworks Reserve around the last Sunday 29th of March.

If anyone is interested in helping, the idea is to have all the catchment letterboxed and invited to bring their home made produce of any description for giving, exchanging or selling.

Will also have some old style entertainments such as facepainting, apple bobbing and guessing games as well as some live joyful music.

Give me a ring or email if you are interested or leave a comment below.

Amanda at 144
Phone: 6223 7315

(Note: Folks are meeting at Amanda’s on 18th at 10am for morning tea to help plan this event – 144 Waterworks Rd)

Join us at…..

Friday 12th December
From 6 pm on
Sites 7 & 8, Waterworks Picnic area.

All welcome… flat play area… bring your own stuff… invite your neighbours… have fun.

Growing Communities Conference 2008

The Tasmanian Community & School Gardening Network is pleased to invite you to the 3rd Growing Communities Conference.

It’s on this coming week-end 6 / 7 December and you will need to register.

Find all about it by clicking HERE, where you can download flyer, registration form and program.

And…. the Princes Street school veggie garden looks great and is exciting a lot of interest within the school community. So thanks to all those Waterworks folks who have contributed.

Like to increase your enjoyment of the Waterworks Reserve – by knowing more about the local wildlife?

You are invited to come along with your family and friends and join Dennis Abbott who will help us learn more about observing the birds in our valley recording what we see.

This is the third of three such events, bringing experts in their field.

Sunday 7 December
Meet outside Reserve at main gates at 9.30am.
Bring a bird guide and binoculars if available.

Good idea to bring a drink, shower-proof jacket and suitable walking shoes

Phone or email Rob at 60 for more information: 6223 6116

Come to the Sustainable Home Expo…. it’s on 1st week-end of November.

Green technologies, ideas, contacts, interesting talks… or just a place to catch up with friends.