Posts Tagged ‘CERES’
CERES Global: India 2011
Posted in Events by ceres on August 26th, 2010
CERES Global is a unique cultural exchange program where participants can experience the richness of other cultures while gaining insight into different ways of sustainable living. CERES Global Trips to India, Indonesia and East Arnhemland provide people with the opportunity to experience and share in the impressive environmental and community development work carried out by village communities. This summer we’re heading to incredible India. For the last six year CERES Global India trips have spent time with Women’s Self Help Groups all over India. From the tropical south to the foothills of the Himalayas CERES Global volunteers have been involved in helping women develop small business enterprises to empowering women through training programs.
Information Sessions for 2011 CERES Global India Travel Program:
CERES Global is currently looking for women with an interest in women’s empowerment and training to join our next trip. If you would like to find out more please come along to our next Information Session to see and hear about the projects we’ve supported over the last six years, meet past travellers, enjoy some Indian food and drink, and find out how you can be involved.
Contact Vanessa at ceresglobal@ceres.org.au or on 0425 856 666.
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CERES Global: A different way to travel!
Posted in Events by ceres on July 26th, 2010
CERES Global trips to India, Indonesia and East Arnemland embed people within village communities doing impressive environmental and community development work. While absorbing local life and culture, travellers can also share their skills to strengthen the work of the host organisation and make an important contribution to greater global sustainability, equity and goodwill. CERES Global is running free information sessions for the 2011 India Travel Program. Each session will focus on one of the five key areas of community engagement participants can experience while on a CERES Global trip to India.
Free Information Sessions :
Climate Action ++ Thurs 22 July 2010
Schools (English) ++ Thurs 5 August 2010
Women’s Self Help Groups ++ Thurs 19 August 2010
Health Programs ++ Thurs 26 August 2010
Environmental Education ++ Thurs 2 September 2010
All sessions 6pm – 8pm
CERES Van Raay Centre – Cnr Roberts and Stewart St, East Brunswick, VIC 3057
To RSVP or for more information contact: noel@ceres.org.au
For more information about the 2011 India Travel Programs www.ceres.org.au
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CERES Fruit Tree Workshop
Posted in Events by ceres on July 23rd, 2010
Discover how easy it is to grow a variety of fruit and nut trees in your backyard at this two day workshop!
Learn about:
•Selecting a bare-rooted tree
•Varieties available including heritage
•Pollination
•Pruning (with demonstration).
•Organic maintenance and pest control
•Problem solving and commonly asked questions
About the teacher: Justin Calverley is a landscape designer with 15 years experience. He has taught regular CERES workshops in organic gardening, fruit tree pruning, indigenous plants and permaculture. Justin is also a regular broadcaster on 3RRR`s “Dirty Deeds” and channel 31`s “The Garden Tap”.
Saturday 7th & Saturday 14th August 2010
10.00am – 3.30pm
CERES Community Environment Park
Cnr. Stewart St & Roberts St, East Brunswick, Vic. 3057
$190 or $180 concession – includes coffee and bushfood mini muffin
To enrol:
Tel: 03 9387 4403
Email: nursery@ceres.org.au
or
CERES Reception on 9387 2609
Email: reception@ceres.org.au
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Distributed rainwater tank system: viable for new houses
Posted in Research by Kate Archdeacon on April 16th, 2010
Source: Smart Water Fund
CERES has demonstrated the viability of a distributed rainwater tank system for small buildings with surrounding gardens. CERES received a Smart Water Fund grant in 2006 to install a water catchment and retrieval system using rainwater tanks. The project aimed to educate people on water tank systems that could be applied to a community of houses, such as a housing estate. “Our system consists of a number of small above ground tanks located next to buildings, with one central underground tank,” said project manager Stephen Mushin. “Rainwater is collected in the local tanks from each roof onsite and stored for irrigation of surrounding gardens.”
“Overflow from the localised tanks is collected in a 50,000 litre central underground tank, from which water can be retrieved using a solar pump to a header tank,” he said. According to Mr Mushin, the system may work well when applied to a community of houses, such as housing subdivisions where there are several roofs in close proximity. “The system is suitable for sites with multiple buildings that have localised watering needs,” he said.
“There is potential for this kind of system to be applied to community housing in a cost effective way. This kind of water installation will save residents money and reduce their impact on the environment.”
CERES is a public park on a nine acre, government-owned site. About 150 staff are involved in education, organic farming and other environment and sustainability projects to encourage a sustainable society.
For more information on CERES and its sustainable projects, visit: ceres.org.au
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Facilitating Behaviour Change for Sustainability: Symposium
Posted in Events by Kate Archdeacon on March 11th, 2010
Source: Going Solar Transport Newsletter
Behaviour Change Symposium – Tackling Climate Change with Behaviour Change
What works? What doesn’t work?What is the best way of nurturing sustainability focused practices in your community? Hear expert presenters providing insights and sharing their experiences of working in the field of behaviour change for sustainability. Keynote Speaker Caitlin Scott will discuss her recent research into sustainability-focused behaviour change. This will be followed by a several short presentations by guest practitioners, providing overviews of a range of specific behaviour change programs. The Symposium will conclude with a Q & A Panel and open mike session.
The Symposium is intended for sustainability focused behaviour change practitioners, and anyone else who is interested in finding out more about the latest theories and practices in this exciting field. This is also a great opportunity to network and engage in discussion with presenters and other participants.
Cost: $15 per head. Refreshments provided. Bookings essential.
Bookings and more information go to www.ceres.org.au/zecbehaviourchange, phone 9387 2609, or email david@ceres.org.au
Thursday March 18, 5 – 8pm
Sustainable Gardening Workshop: CERES
Posted in Movements by Kate Archdeacon on February 12th, 2010
Source: Climate Action Calendar
Image: Darin Barry via flickr CC
The relationship between house and garden is a critical part of household sustainability. A good garden is a key to saving energy, water and reducing waste. This hands-on workshop, in the new EcoHouse garden looks at the basics of setting up a sustainable garden, including; permaculture, organic, water-wise gardening, composting, worm farming, chooks, shading and more…
Wed Feb 27, 1 – 4pm
CERES EcoHouse, 8 Lee Street, BRUNSWICK EAST
Presenter: Matt Danielli, CERES
All welcome, Free event.
Booking and Info: www.ceres.org.au or 9387 4472 david@ceres.org.au
Sustainable Summer Workshops: CERES
Posted in Movements by Kate Archdeacon on November 12th, 2009
Image: nicolas.boullosa via flickr CC
Concerned about Climate Change? Want to reduce your household energy use, costs and greenhouse gas emissions? Looking to renovate responsibly… stay sustainably cool… have an X-mas, without the excess? Sustainable Summer @ CERES EcoHouse is a series of free workshops beginning in early November to help you reduce your festive footprint, track your household energy use, renovate your house sustainably and connect with others in your community. Workshops are in the newly-renovated EcoHouse, a showcase of stylish sustainable design at CERES Community Environment Park. All sessions are free, family friendly and refreshments will be provided. Participants are encouraged to attend multiple sessions.
As well as access to a fantastic range of hands-on workshops run by leading sustainability experts, you’ll also get to meet regularly with like-minded people, share concerns, ideas and inspiration and be part of a community taking action towards a sustainable future! Sustainable Summer@CERES EcoHouse Workshops are targeted, flexible, and hands-on, to help make household sustainability accessible to you, whatever your circumstances, in an ongoing supportive community. Workshops run between November 2009 and March 2010, on Wednesday evenings and/or Saturdays. Participants are encouraged to attend multiple sessions. All Sustainable Summer@CERES EcoHouse workshops are at the CERES EcoHouse, 8 Lee Street, Brunswick East.
The program is free, but places are limited so book early. For further information visit the website, download the flyer, phone 9387 4472 or email david@ceres.org.au
Green Technologies Manager: CERES
Posted in Seeking by Kate Archdeacon on September 23rd, 2009
Source: Ethical Jobs
Image: Biolytix System via EPA
CERES Community Environment Park is seeking a Green Technologies Manager.
Applications close September 28.
Green technology has been a source of inspiration and wonder at CERES since its earliest years. Its products form the basis for many of the displays and educational programs at CERES. In the early 1980s CERES had an intensive worm-farming and composting program. It had the latest in energy saving designs and technologies in the Low Energy House. It had a water management master plan aimed at collecting and storing water from roads and rooves. And it helped organize the first kerb-side waste collection pilot scheme for Melbourne.
Since those times the breadth of green technologies has continued expanding – embracing renewable energy production (PVs and wind), energy conservation, water harvesting and distribution, waste management and recycling (including composting and worm farming), organic agriculture (including aquaponics in recent times), sustainable building design and construction, and alternative transport (bikes and electric vehicles). Most recently CERES green technology work has focused on solutions to climate change – including exploring solutions in developing countries (in conjunction with CERES Global annual trips to India and Indonesia).
CERES Yule Celebration – Winter Solstice 2009
Posted in Events by Virginia on June 11th, 2009
Celebrate the return of the light from the darkest night at CERES Winter Solstice.
Winter Solstice
Brighten up your winter’s night and discover the beauty of darkness and light with shadow puppetry, a traditional Yule ritual, fire sculpture, poetry and a stellar musical line up.
What: CERES Yule Celebration
Where: CERES Community Park. Cnr of Roberts and Stewarts St, Brunswick East, Victoria
When: 3pm-9pm
Price: Tickets at the Gate. $15 full $10 members /concession, $ 5 kids, $20 passionate – $5 of ticket price is donated to CERES Environment Fund
For more information please contact Sandra Castro Sandra@ ceres.org.au
www.ceres.org.au
03 9387 2609
CERES Urban Orchard
Posted in Models, RDAG by Virginia on April 13th, 2009
The Urban Orchard project was the first of its kind in Australia established in 2004 at the Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies (CERES),Brunswick East. The project initially focused on utilising unused fruit from the abundant plantings across the inner northern suburbs of Melbourne, and has since spread to swapping vegetables, herbs and beyond. Participants come from over 180 households ranging from a variety of age groups, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.
The model has no membership fees and relies on minimal volunteer support. People enjoy volunteering by sitting at the swap table at the market where they can meet their neighbours and like-minded others where food acts as a point of convergence. The Urban Orchard project extends from sharing with neighbours to sharing with the local community, it endorses an ethos of self-reliance and reflects the seasons and the whole cycle of food. It is also free and organic, making normally expensive organic food accessible for those on a budget. Since 2004, new Urban Orchard groups have been established in Yarra, Footscray, Bentleigh, Coburg and Apollo Bay in Victoria, on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, and in Adelaide in South Australia.
For more information about the CERES Urban Orchard project visit www.ceres.org.au/farm/urbanorchard.
This is from ‘Social Innovations in Victorian Food Systems’ case studies by Ferne Edwards.