Environment
November 27, 2009
Congrats to Dr Paul Mees, a Senior lecturer in Transport Planning at Melbourne’s RMIT University, for an inquiring mind and some good clear thinking. Paul observes how Melburnians are being lambasted for low density living and suburban gardens causing the […]
November 5, 2009
Australian Food News reports that S A shoppers have been quick to remember to bring their own shopping bags to ‘help the environment’. Six months into a total ban on plastic bags the government estimates 200 million checkout bags have […]
November 3, 2009
Victoria’s Maroondah Council is responding to its community’s interest in Transition Towns – as have several other councils – with an Info Night Tuesday 10 November. What Are Tranbsition Towns? Maroondah describes this as: “a community based movement that seeks […]
November 3, 2009
Wes Shields of Southern Cross Solar is another small businessman offering his expert services to the green-minded households. Operating out of Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs (McKinnon) Wes specialises in the design and installation of grid connect and stand alone photovoltaic power […]
October 13, 2009
Kate Lawrence, of Macedon in the foothills of the Great Divide to Melbourne’s north-west, writes about being ‘Overwhelmed By Nature’ in her brand new website ‘Fire in Mind‘. Kate writes: “The first blog! I have circled round and round this […]
September 29, 2009
A ‘smart water’ guide has been produced by the Alternative Technology Association (ATA) written by Stuart McQuire who has reduced his family’s mains water use by 96% AND he still maintains a thriving garden. ‘Water Not Down the Drain’ Stuart, […]
September 23, 2009
A Victorian building business, interested in ‘going green’, has contacted us through Green Map Community hopeful that we might be able to give some leads. Other Interested Builders/Trades? Based in Reservoir in Melbourne’s north this business would like to team […]
September 15, 2009
Deri-Anne and Tim Wyatt practise re-localisation. They have moved from the city to follow a dream and a philosophy that many today are calling re-localisation. They ‘live locally’, on Angelica Organic Farm, in the fullest sense ie meeting their neighbours […]
September 9, 2009
There’ll be a one day – 6 October – Food Farming and Health Conference, an investigation into future farms and food chains at the Warragul Arts Centre, run by AgriBusiness Gippsland, in Victoria’s east, for an outlay of only $30 […]
September 7, 2009
Peter Smith OAM grew up on the Murray and is heavily involved in multiple water resource groups. Murray Darling Association Lower Murray Working Group (Lock 1 to the sea) MDA SA Reference Committee Rural City of Murray Bridge Water Resources […]
September 6, 2009
The Victoria Walks website has some fantastic stories and info. They send out a monthly newsletter and are looking to “develop and implement a walking-for-transport local community engagement strategy that will support communities to build more inclusive, safer and walkable […]
September 6, 2009
Big Picture founder Elliot Washor says “There is no teaching, only learning. You have to focus on the learning. That’s what you’re there for.” Education is fundamentally about “kids pursuing their passions, and kids finding their interests, it drives the […]