Archive for August, 2007
Community meeting - Solving Melbourne’s Transport Crisis
Posted in Events by Ferne Edwards on August 10th, 2007
SWANSTON ROOM, Ground Floor, Melbourrne Town Hall, Swanston Street,
Thursday August 30: 5.30 for 6.00-8.00 pm
Basing transport planning on evidence
Dr Paul Mees, senior lecturer in transport and land use planning, University of Melbourne and author of Melbourne’s Future Transport Options, (MCC, 2005)
Implications of global warming and peak oil for transport
Cr Janet Rice, Chair, Metropolitan Transport Forum, Councillor and Former Mayor, City Of Maribyrnong
Transport Funding – Myth And Reality
Peter Fitzgerald, infrastructure expert and author Review of Partnerships, Victoria Provided Infrastructure (Vic Gov 2004)
Where to from here?
Cr Janet Rice, Metropolitan Transport Forum and Angela Munro, Citizens For A Liveable Melbourne
Organised by MTF and CALM in association with Blue Wedges, Friends of the Earth, Green Wedges Coalition, Protectors of Public Lands Victoria, Public Transport Users Association, Western Region Environment Centre
INFORMATION: Susie Strain, MTF 0414 893 926 and Angela Munro CALM 0429 355 474
Tags: community, tranport
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Model - The Westgarth Fruit and Vegie Collective’s User Manual
Posted in Models by Ferne Edwards on August 10th, 2007
One of the goals of Sustainable Melbourne is to provide people and organisations with proven models that they can replicate and extend to further urban sustainability here in Melbourne - and elsewhere! Elizabeth Wheeler from the Westgarth Fruit and Vegie Collective has kindly provided us with such a model - the User Manual for their Fruit and Vegie Collective - which demonstrates the process and different roles needed to maintain their community-run, organic food coop. The document is listed below for you to download for free.
manual-for-public-use.pdf
If you have other documents that provide models for urban sustainability that you would like posted on this website, please contact Ferne at fedwards @unimelb.edu.au.
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Event - 14 August closing date for BPN Sustainability Awards
Posted in Events, Movements, Seeking by Ferne Edwards on August 9th, 2007
It’s your last chance to enter the inaugural BPN Environ Sustainability Awards.
These unique awards recognise and reward excellence in environmental design and construction in Australia’s building industry. A recent UN report found that buildings account for 30 to 40 per cent of global energy use. BPN and Environ encourage innovation and design expertise that will make our buildings more sustainable.
There is already a tremendous amount of excellent work being done in this regard. We invite companies and individuals to enter building projects which are examples of environmentally sustainable design. Both the builder and the architect will be acknowledged if their project is the winner.
The projects should have been completed in Australia between 30 June 2006 and 30 June 2007. There are eight categories: Large scale commercial; Small commercial; High density residential; Medium density residential; Low density residential; Single dwelling; Office fitouts; Public buildings.
The deadline for entries is 14 August 2007.
An awards ceremony will be held on 1 November 2007 at The Tearooms in Sydney’s Queen Victoria Building, where the winning teams will be given the opportunity to present their project to a distinguished audience.
To download the nomination kit: sustainability-nomination-kit.pdf
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Resource - The Big Switch website
Posted in Policies by Ferne Edwards on August 9th, 2007
The Big Switch is a fast-growing coalition of Australian organisations, businesses and community groups. Their goal is to raise awareness about climate change solutions, by informing you about simple lifestyle choices you can make to reduce your greenhouse gas emissions. They also aim to let people know where your political leaders stand on this crucial issue. Check out their website at: http://www.thebigswitch.org.au/
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Model - ‘Creating a carbon neutral community with the lights on’, VicUrban at the Sustainable Cities Round Table, 1 August
Posted in Events, Models, Policies, Sustainable Cities Round Tables, Visions by Ferne Edwards on August 8th, 2007
The last session for the Sustainable Cities Round Table was a brainstorming discussion on the topic of ‘Creating a carbon neutral community with the lights on’, presented by Derek Klau, VicUrban and facilitated by Chris Ryan, ACSIS. This discussion was based on VicUrban’s “Officer” project and explored ways by brainstorming with the audience about how the suburb of Officer could become more sustainable both in planning and over time. The post, http://www.sustainablemelbourne.com/?p=255, outlines the outcomes of this discussion and also invites more responses to the various points to be added to this website.
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Model & Resource - Martin Williams, VicUrban, at the Sustainable Cities Round Table, 1 August
Posted in Events, Models, Policies, Research, Sustainable Cities Round Tables, Visions by Ferne Edwards on August 8th, 2007
Mr Martin Williams, Sustainability Manager at VicUrban - proud sponsors of the Sustainable Cities Round Table - spoke about the “VicUrban Sustainability Charter“, at the event. The Charter guides VicUrban’s approach in the creation of sustainable communities. It includes such considerations as:
o Commercial Success
o Community Well-Being
o Housing Affordability
o Urban Design Excellence
o Environmental Leadership
The Charter can be downloaded from the VicUrban website.
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Local Action - Ms Robyn Evans, Environment Victoria, speaking at Sustainable Cities Round Table, 1 August
Posted in Events, Sustainable Cities Round Tables by Ferne Edwards on August 8th, 2007
Ms Robyn Evans, Sustainable Transport Officer, Environment Victoria, spoke about “Environment Victoria’s Sustainable Transport campaign: Linking environment with transport” at the Sustainable Cities Round Table, 1 August. Environment Victoria (EV) has the vision of “a sustainable and healthy environment for all Victorians. To us that means working with groups, governments, businesses and communities to meet the urgent environmental challenges facing our society today”.
One of those key environmental issues that EV is working on is of sustainable transport. Visit their website at http://www.envict.org.au/.
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Resource - Mick Pearce, Design Inc., at the Sustainable Cities Round Table, 1 August
Posted in Events, Models, Sustainable Cities Round Tables, Visions by Ferne Edwards on August 8th, 2007
Mr Mick Pearce from Design Inc. spoke about “The City and Nature” at the recent Sustainable Cities Round Table, 1 August. Design Inc.’s impressive history of green architecture includes one of Melbourne’s star green buildings - the CH2 building. Visit the Design Inc. website at http://www.designinc.com.au/. Mick Pearce’s powerpoint slides from the Sustainable Cities Round Table are also available here. the-city-and-nature.pdf
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Resource - David Craven presenting about the Green Building Council of Australia, Sustainable Cities Round Table 1 August
Posted in Events, Sustainable Cities Round Tables by Ferne Edwards on August 8th, 2007
Mr David Craven, Executive Director, Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA), spoke about “Sustainable cities: The role of the Green Building Council“, at the Sustainable Cities Round Table, 1 August. As reported in the GBCA website, their mission is “…to develop a sustainable property industry for Australia and drive the adoption of green building practices through market-based solutions.” One of the GBCA’s most well-known projects is the Green Star Rating Tools. Here are also David Craven’s GBCA powerpoint slides from the evening. sustainable-cities-round-table-gbca.ppt
To find out more about the GBCA visit their website at: http://www.gbcaus.org/
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Movement - David Teller, Committee for Melbourne and the Global Compact Cities Programme
Posted in Models, Movements, Sustainable Cities Round Tables by Ferne Edwards on August 8th, 2007
Mr David Teller, UNGC-Cities Programme Director & Committee for Melbourne Acting CEO, spoke about the “The United Nations Global Compact - Cities Programme: Melbourne-based urban governance and innovation” at the Sustainable Cities Round Table, 1 August.
As phrased in their website:
“The UNGC – Cities Programme is an urban-focused component of the UN Global Compact. The programme provides a unique model for cities across the globe to develop innovative and sustainable solutions to long-term and intractable challenges based on the ten principles of the Global Compact in the areas of human rights, labour, the environment and anti-corruption”.
For more information about the UNGC-Cities Programme, visit: http://www.citiesprogramme.org/
For more information about the Committee for Melbourne, visit: http://www.melbourne.org.au/
You can also see David Teller’s powerpoint slides from the presentation here. 120707-uni-melb-3-slides.ppt
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