Archive for the ‘Sustainable Cities Round Tables’ Category
The Sustainable Cities Round Tables are regular events that feature a variety of speakers who provide three minute glimpses of what they are doing to create a sustainable Melbourne. The talks are diverse in their perspective, topics and approaches whilst also balancing well-known leaders with fresh, local talent. Each event includes workshops designed to engage the entire audience. Workshop outcomes are published online. If you would like to attend these events place your name on the Sustainable Melbourne email list to receive an invitation. You can see the complete list of speakers from the Sustainable Cities Round Tables or watch the Video Presentations from previous events.
Iain Walker, Sustainable Cities Round Table on Sustainable Sharing, 26th February 2009
Posted in SCRT Videos, Sustainable Cities Round Tables by Virginia on March 19th, 2009
Iain Walker, Promoter, Banyule E Cohousing project and Sustainable Living Foundation Convenor Cohousing / Intentional Communities Group, promotes the idea of sharing houses, ie. co-housing, in order to address sustainability issues. His presentation is titled, ‘Co-housing a sustainable solution that works‘ which emphasizes the theme of sharing and the importance of that theme in achieving sustainability.
Shared Dinner Community House
Michael Oke, Sustainable Cities Round Table on Sustainable Sharing, Thursday 26th February 2009
Posted in SCRT Videos, Sustainable Cities Round Tables by Virginia on March 19th, 2009
Michale Oke, from City of Yarra, talks about a bulk solar purchasing initiative in order to tackle the problem of zero greenhouse emissions.
Paul Brown, Sustainable Cities Round Table Sustainable Sharing, 26th February 2009
Posted in SCRT Videos, Sustainable Cities Round Tables by Virginia on March 19th, 2009
Paul Brown, Director of Ironbark Sustainability, highlights the dichotomous relationship between the incentives of big electrical companies and local government’s attempts to thwart climate change. Speaking from an engineering background, Paul provides a valuable insight into the background dealings with such issues as climate change. His talk is titled “Public Lights“.
Glenda Lindsay, Sustainable Cities Round Table Sustainable Sharing, 26th February 2009
Posted in SCRT Videos, Sustainable Cities Round Tables by Virginia on March 19th, 2009
Glenda Lindsay, volunteer of Yarra Neighhbourhood Orchard Edibles Swap, introduces another pilot project that she’s involved with: The Compost Mates Pilor Project. The project aims to tackle the problem of food wastage by collecting food wastes and to turn it into compost. Her talk is titled “Feed de Soil, dat Feed de Plant, dat Feed us too“.
Kate Luckins, Sustainable Cities Round Table on Sustainable Sharing
Posted in SCRT Videos, Sustainable Cities Round Tables by Virginia on March 19th, 2009
Kate Luckins (formerly Pears), founder of The Clothing Exchange, was the first of the 3-minute presenters at the Sustainable Cities Round Table on Sustainable Sharing. The title of her presentation was “Releasing fashion waste from closeted detention; the tale of The Clothing Exchange“. You can view her presentation and slides below.
Adam Grubb, Sustainable Cities Round Table Sustainable Sharing, 26th February 2009
Posted in SCRT Videos, Sustainable Cities Round Tables by Virginia on March 19th, 2009
Adam Grubb, Co-ordinator of the Permablitz network, introduces to the Permablitz model. Based on a reciprocity model, Permablitz aims to address issues dealing with food crisis through the utilization of of individuals in creating their own source of food in the backyard. His talk is titled “Eating up the Suburbs.”
Christian Ferrante, Sustainable Cities Round Table, 26th February 2009
Posted in SCRT Videos, Sustainable Cities Round Tables by Virginia on March 19th, 2009
Christian Ferrante, Director of Green Hanger, introduces us to the idea of the ‘green’ coat hanger whereby its materials are entirely degradable and environmentally friendly. He targets the fashion retailer and dry cleaners and calls for the replacement of current plastic and metallic coat hangers. His talk is aptly titled “The Green Coat Hanger“.
Professor Chris Ryan, Sustainable Cities Round Table Sustainable Sharing, 26th February 2009
Posted in SCRT Videos, Sustainable Cities Round Tables by Virginia on March 19th, 2009
Chris Ryan, Director of the Victorian Eco-Innovation Lab (VEIL) introduced the most recent Sustainable Cities Round Table on the topic of Sustainable Sharing, held 26 February. This event was held in collaboration with the ECO-CITY Melbourne Exhibition at Docklands. See footage of Ryan’s presentation below.
The Sustainable Cities Round Table on Sustainable Sharing is on TONIGHT!
Posted in Events, Sustainable Cities Round Tables by Ferne Edwards on February 26th, 2009
The Sustainable Cities Round Table on Sustainable Sharing will be held tonight from 6-8pm at Shed 4, North Wharf Road, Victoria Harbour, Docklands. The venue is quite tricky to find (basically its near the end of Bourke Street in Docklands) – please check out the directions below on how to get there. I’d also recommend you leave a bit early – the exhibition will be open before the event. Also, you are welcome to bring promotional materials about your sustainability initiatives with you to share with others – tables will be provided for this. The evening is shaping up mighty fine – we are holding the event as part of the ECO-CITY Melbourne Exhibition and have lots of inspiring speakers and a great musician. It will be great to see you there!
Best, Ferne
Ferne Edwards
Sustainable Cities Research Officer
Victorian Eco-Innovation Laboratory (VEIL)
Australian Centre for Science, Innovation and Society (ACSIS)
SustainableMelbourne.com and the Victorian Eco-Innovation Lab (VEIL) proudly present
SUSTAINABLE CITIES ROUND TABLE – SUSTAINABLE SHARING
6-8pm Thursday 26 February 2009
Shed 4 North Wharf Road Victoria Harbour, Docklands VIC 3006. Melways Map: 2E 7D (see detailed directions below)
It may seem strange that weve highlighted sharing as a sustainability issue. Yet as the West has become more industrialised weve also grown more individualised producing more products per person. At this Sustainable Cities Round Table we explore how we can learn to share again. Topics include shared spaces, such as composts and co-houses; shared products and materials, such as the renewed retro world of no longer daggy hand-me-downs, and shared services, such as permablitzes and group purchasing power.
Speakers are:
Kate Luckins, Founder of The Clothing Exchange – Releasing fashion waste from closeted detention; the tale of The Clothing Exchange
Christian Ferrante, Director, Green Hanger – The story of a well hung Aussie
Adam Grubb, Co-ordinator, Permablitz network, Director, Very Edible Gardens – Permablitz: Eating The Suburbs
Joanne Hay, Co-creator of Herdshare.com – an online solution for share farming animal foods – Herdsharing for the future
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Communes not such a far-out idea
Posted in Models, Sustainable Cities Round Tables by Ferne Edwards on February 25th, 2009
This article below was published in conjunction with the announcement of the ECO-CITY Melbourne Exhibition which is launching at Docklands tonight. The article below describes some of the speakers who will be presenting at the Sustainable Cities Round Table on Sustainable Sharing tomorrow evening. Places are still available – RSVP to rsvp@ SustainableMelbourne.com. To access the full article click here.
Communes not such a far-out idea
Natalie Craig, The Age, 25 February 2009
THE quaint idea of “sharing nicely” could form the economic and social backbone of tomorrow’s eco-city.
Groups that are already encouraging people to share their wares – from clothes to kitchens and fresh cow’s milk – will talk tomorrow in a “sustainable sharing” roundtable as part of the Melbourne Eco-City exhibition, at Shed 4 in Docklands, from 6pm.
Iain Walker will represent the Banyule Co-housing Project – a proposed development in which residents would have their own bedrooms and bathrooms, but share kitchens and the occasional meal. Read the rest of this entry »