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Seeking tennants - Office space for lease in green shop
Posted in Seeking by admin on August 5th, 2008
Office space for lease in green shop. Office space available in North Carlton, close to Melbourne CDB for small sustainable businesses.
- 100% wind energy
- Recycled / reclaimed furnishings
- Meat free building
- Built in desks, chair and cabinet
- Shared meeting room
- Reception and waiting area
- ADSL2 broadband and VOIP
- Rear access
- Main road shop front
- Tram stop outside
- Organic / gluten free cafes nearby
From just $100pw
For images and more information: Visit www.printtogether.com.au/article/52 or phone Calan Stanley on 0404 633 209.
Resource & Local Action - The City of Darebin’s Sustainability Newsletter
Posted in Events by admin on August 5th, 2008
Please find below the latest edition of Sustainability News - the local sustainability electronic magazine for residents in the City of Darebin. The latest edition of Sustainability News is available by following this link: http://www.darebin.vic.gov.au/Files/SustainabilityNewsWinter2008.pdf
Inside this issue:
- Darebin’s Green Budget
- Chewing Up the Miles
- Farmers Markets
- Good Food Alliance
- Reduce the Impact of the Food You Eat
- Darebin Creek Trolley Muster
- Wildlife Sightings and Weed Control
- Living sustainably on a small block
- Create a Sustainable Workplace Breakfast
- Uncover, Recover and Discover Merri Creek
- Free School Programs
- Melbourne Wildlife Sanctuary Plant Nursery
- Solar Hot Water Heating
- National Tree Day
- Eco-Sustainability Fair
Upcoming Events including:
- 17 July Create a Sustainable Workplace Breakfast, 7 to 8:30am
- 27 July National Tree Day Planting at Edwardes Lake Park and Darebin Creek Reserve
- 5 August Home and Baby, The Environment Shop 6 to 8:30pm
- 20 August Twilight Tour of Melbourne Wildlife Sanctuary
- 14 September Eco-Sustainability Fair, 11am to 4 pm
- and dates of local farmers markets.
Event - Hiroshima Day events - 6 & 9 August
Posted in Events, Movements by admin on August 5th, 2008
Please see two events below for Hiroshima Day as listed on the Friends of the Earth Melbourne newsletter.
Hiroshima Day Vigil
Date: Wednesday August 6
Time: 7am to 9am
The 63rd anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima will be commemorated in Melbourne with an early morning vigil organised by MAPW’s Victorian Branch, supported by ICAN, Pax Christi, and the Nuclear Free and Independent Pacific Campaign – all welcome. We will gather on the steps of St Paul’s Cathedral at the Flinders Street and Swanston Street intersection. Please join us on the day. All you need is a warm coat!
Please contact our office if your organisation would like to support this event, and download our flyer to give to your friends and colleagues.
For more information, please visit http://www.mapw.org.au/events/hiroshima-day-morning-vigil
HIROSHIMA DAY RALLY FOR PEACE AND A NUCLEAR FREE FUTURE
Date: Saturday August 9: 1pm
Location: State Library
- NO URANIUM MINING
- NO WAR
- No NUCLEAR WEAPONS
- NO NUCLEAR WASTE DUMPS
Material for the rally is available for downloading on www.nukefreeaus.org Thousands of leaflets and posters available for distribution - pick up from New International bookstore at Trades Hall, open 12-6pm, 96623744
Remembering Hiroshima & Nagasaki Peace Concert 2008
Date: Saturday August 9
Time: 3pm to 5pm
Location: Melbourne Town Hall
Speakers:
- Jenny Farrar, Mayors for Peace
- Prof Tilman Ruff, Medical Association for Prevention of War
Performers:
- Sue Stanford, Poem Reading
- Darren Conaghty, Dulcimer
- Masami Sato, Ballet
- Chloe Hall, Singer/songwriter
- Yusuke Matsuda & Arata Maeda, Didgeridoo
- Chieko Yumoto, Okinawan Sanshin
- Nomadic Passion, Tribal Style Belly Dance
Ticket at door: $15 (full), $10 (conc.) Free admission for carers of people with disabilities.
Supported by City of Melbourne & Victorian Multicultural Commission
URL: www.JfP.org.au
Seeking applicants for the Sustainability Youth Forum - 6 September
Posted in Events, Seeking by admin on August 4th, 2008
Do you have an idea or vision for a Sustainable Australia? Are you interested to take it further but don’t know how? Then the Sustainability Youth Forum is for you!
On Saturday 6 Sept., the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ) provides you with an opportunity to join with other inspired and enthusiastic students and young professionals to debate and develop a pathway for creating a sustainable future. The forum will feature Dr Paul Sinclair from the Australian Conservation Foundation as keynote speaker and a number of high-profile facilitators, sparking the discussion around four priority areas - water, climate change, waste and social sustainability.
The forum will result in four position papers that capture your perspective on these priority areas. These position papers will be published in the EIANZ publication - the Environmental Practitioner, while also enabling you to promote the outcomes to the media and table them with government, getting your ideas heard.
So, if you’re aged between 15 and 30, are either studying, working or interested in the sustainability field, you are eligible to apply. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to network with other future leaders in envisioning your sustainable future for Australia!
Date: Saturday 6 September
Where: Level 7, RMIT Storey Hall, Swanston St, Melbourne
Time: 8.45am to 5pm (lunch and morning and afternoon tea provided)
Cost: $20 (discounted to $15 for EIANZ members)
How to apply?
Click here to download the application form. Alternatively, e-mail sustainabilityyouthforum @gmail.com to obtain an application form.
Applications close: Wed 20 Aug. Places are limited, so hurry don’t miss out!
Got questions? Need to know more?
Contact Gordon or Stacey via sustainabilityyouthforum @gmail.com or 0403 591 045
Event - Climate Justice Seminar - August 2
Posted in Events by admin on August 4th, 2008
Please see an event below as listed on the Friends of the Earth Melbourne newsletter.
Date: Saturday August 2
Time: 11am-5pm (register from 10.30am)
Location: Old Arts Building, University of Melbourne
Agenda:
11am-12.15: Opening plenary: Where are we at?
What climate science tells us is necessary to save the planet & the governments’ response
Speakers:
- David Spratt, author of Climate Code Red and founder of Climate Emergency Network
- Emeretta Cross, from the Tuvalu and Kiribati islander communities in the Pacific Katherine Bradstreet, from Climate Camp and Resistance
12.15-1.30pm: 2nd plenary: Debunking the myths discussing solutions
Will technical fixes such as carbon capture/clean coal work and can the market deliver real solutions to climate change with mechanisms such as carbon taxes, carbon trading?
Speakers:
- Hans Baer, Melbourne University lecturer
- Adrian Whitehead, Zero Emissions network
- Sue Bolton, Socialist Alliance
1.30-2.30pm: Lunch
2.30-4pm Workshops: Working class communities, unions and climate change - A jobs-rich transition to renewable energy
Speakers:
- Unionists from the Latrobe Valley
- Wayne Klempel, AMWU environment committee convenor
- Harry Van Moorst, Western Region Environment Centre
How low-income communities – rural and urban, indigenous and non-indigenous – will be doubly impacted by global change. Who should respond, and how? Friends of the Earth Climate Justice Collective + others
Technologies to tackle climate change - Beyond Zero Emissions
The world food crisis and climate change and the impact of food production on the climate – Pat Brewer, Victoria University lecturer & Socialist Alliance and Fran Murrell, Mothers against Genetically Engineered Crops convenor.
Production and Consumption as a source of global warming: Beyond capitalism and toward an alternative world system – Hans Baer and Merrill Singer, co-authors of a new book on global warming
4.15-5.30pm: Closing plenary: Where do we need to go now?
Speakers:
- Friends of the Earth Climate Justice collective
- Ben Courtice (initiator of Climate Emergency Rally)
- Carol Ride, Climate Emergency Network convenor & Darebin Climate Action Now convenor
- Your Water Your Say Student environment network
Lunch available
Stalls from campaign groups welcome
For information, contact Sue Bolton on 9639-8622 or 0413-377-978 or sueb @greenleft.org.au or http://climatejusticeseminar.blogspot.com/
Sponsoring organizations:
- Development Studies Program of the School of Philosophy, Anthropology and Social Inquiry (University of Melbourne);
- Friends of the Earth;
- Western Region Environment Centre;
- Socialist Alliance;
- Your Water Your Say, Resistance.
Event - Leading Green Thinkers Roadshow - August 2008
Posted in Events, Models by admin on August 4th, 2008
This August, The Green Building Council will be hitting the road to bring you one of Australia’s Leading Green Thinkers, Robert Coombs.
Robert Coombs is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Asia Pacific division of InterfaceFLOR, Australia’s leading manufacturer of commercial interior products. Hear about InterfaceFLOR’s journey to becoming Australia’s first manufacturing company to have 100% of its products Climate Neutral.
Places are limited, so book now to secure your spot!
Leading Green Thinkers Roadshow August 2008
Leading Green Thinkers Sydney Monday 11 August
When: Monday 11 August 2008
Where: Watersedge, Pier 1, 11 Hickson Rd, Walsh Bay
Time: 5:15pm-8:00pm (Light refreshments from 7-8pm)
RSVP: Thursday 7 August 2008
Leading Green Thinkers Melbourne Wednesday 13 August
When: Wednesday 13 August 2008
Where: Sofitel Melbourne, Arthur Streeton Auditorium, Collins St
Time: 5:15pm-8:00pm (Light refreshments from 7-8pm)
RSVP: Friday 8 August 2008
Leading Green Thinkers Brisbane Wednesday 27 August
When: Wednesday 27 August 2008
Where: Brisbane City Hall, King Georges Square
Time: 5:15pm-8:00pm (Light refreshments from 7-8pm)
RSVP: Friday 22 August 2008
Ticket Prices
- $65 for GBCA Members
- $90 for Non-Members
- $40 for Future Green Leaders Members
Book Online!
Registrations for GBCA events are now online, please visit the Green Building Council Australia website to register. If you are having problems logging in, please read the login guide for assistance
Event - Adapting to Climate Change in the Developing World forum - 7 August
Posted in Events, Movements by admin on August 4th, 2008
Spire Australia is pleased to invite you to attend its next International Development forum for 2008
Adapting to Climate Change in the Developing World
The forum will draw together the pressing issue of climate change and the impact it has on people living in poverty.
This is the first of a two part series on climate change. The second forum will focus on Mitigating Climate Change in the Developing World.
Date: Thursday, 7 August 2008
Time: 5:45pm (for 6pm start)
Venue: State Library of Victoria, Village Roadshow Theatrette, Entry 3, La Trobe St, Melbourne
Speakers:
- Rev Tim Costello – Chief Executive Officer, World Vision Australia
- Dr Stephen Howes - Manager, International Work Stream, Garnaut Climate Change Review
- Prof Paul James – Director, Globalism Research Center
Tickets: Book before Thursday 24 July for early bird prices - $15 At the door -$20 (Spire members - $15)
Downloads: Flyer [pdf]
Numbers are limited - book early!
Bookings: http://www.spireint.org/content.aspx?RefName=Events&EventID=17
The Spire Team www.spireint.org
Event - Green News: Sustainable House Day - 13 and 14 September
Posted in Events by admin on August 2nd, 2008
Below is an update from www.thegreendirectory.com.au.
Doors Open to a Sustainable Life Style – Sept 13 & 14
Homeowners open their doors, so others can learn how to live sustainability in comfort.
As part of the 7th annual Sustainable House Day, homes across the country will open so others can learn and experience the benefits of all aspects of sustainable living. And what’s more, these houses appear normal on the outside…so it’s only when stepping inside that the learning begins!
There is nothing better than talking to people who have already done it. You can learn the good, and the bad, from the home owner’s personal experience and talk to architects, designers and builders. And once you have experienced living in a home that is cool in summer, without air-conditioning, and warm in winter with little or no heating, it’s hard not to get excited.
You can find an open house in your area by logging onto www.sustainablehouseday.com from August 2008. Tickets can be purchased at any house visited for $5 per person per house, children free.
Fuel for thought - the future of transport fuels: challenges and opportunities
Posted in Research by admin on August 1st, 2008
The information below was recently posted on Australian Policy Online, www.apo.org.au/. Please find a brief abstract and a link to the full article below.
CSIRO Future Fuels Forum
Posted: 13-07-2008
This report considers the social impacts of changing Australia’s transport fuel mix; the role of governments, consumers and industry in shaping a response; the role of technology and travel preferences; and the role of cities in Australia’s transport fuel future.
The report was compiled by the Future Fuels Forum, an initiative led by the CSIRO Energy Transformed Flagship.
The Forum brought together 18 leading representatives from Australia’s community, industry and government to share ideas and develop a range of options for our nation’s transport fuel future, determining what could potentially get us ‘from A to B’ by the middle of the century.
Link to full article: http://www.apo.org.au/linkboard/results.chtml?filename_num=220864
Report - Australian action on climate change: Guide for Garnaut and the Government
Posted in Research by admin on July 31st, 2008
The information below was recently posted on Australian Policy Online, www.apo.org.au/. Please find a brief abstract and a link to the full article below:
Make Poverty History
Posted: 15-07-2008
Make Poverty History have released a report outlining why we should keep climate change below 2degrees (compared with preindustrial temperatures), what Australia’s target should be, what our responsibilities as a wealthy developed country are in providing funding for adaptation and technology transfer to developing countries, and what assistance we should provide to ‘Climate Change Refugees’.
Link to full article: http://www.apo.org.au/linkboard/results.chtml?filename_num=221211