Posts Tagged ‘Seeking’
Seeking knowledge of environmental networks
Posted in Seeking by Ferne Edwards on January 21st, 2009
The Environmental Jobs Network is seeking to develop a list of environmental networks on our their ‘Networks’ page for people seeking to get into the industry or further develop their knowledge. At the moment they have listed a few Victorian networks such as Greenleap, Sustainability Drinks, Sustainable Melbourne Network, and Melbourne Conversations, but are sadly lacking in networks elsewhere.
If you know of any great groups you’d like to see on this list then please contact the Environmental Jobs Network.
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AWARE seeks President – due 24 January 2009
Posted in Seeking by Ferne Edwards on January 20th, 2009
Heres a great opportunity for the right person. AWARE (Association for Waste and Resource Education) is seeking an inspired leader! The AWARE President position is soon to become vacant and applications are invited by Friday 24 January. Position Description attached.
Send your expressions of interest to: president @aware.asn.au
Queries to: Judith Alcorn – phone 8698 9807(W)
VEIL seeks EOI for food research – food freight / distribution systems
Posted in Seeking by Ferne Edwards on January 20th, 2009
The Victorian Eco-Innovation Lab is seeking expressions of interest to undertake two research projects on food freight / distribution systems:
Part I: Understanding Victorian Food Freight Movements
Part II: Best Practice (Sustainable) Food Distribution Systems
The position description for each position can be downloaded below.
Understanding Victorian Food Freight Movements – Part 1
Best practice food distribution systems – Part II
Should we charge people to attend the Sustainable Cities Round Tables?
Posted in Events, Seeking by Ferne Edwards on December 22nd, 2008
The Sustainable Cities Round Tables (SCRTs) are a series of regular events that feature a variety of speakers who talk about their environmental initiatives on urban sustainability themes, in addition to holding short workshops to engage the entire audience, ending with networking and drinks. There are often also sustainability-related exhibitions held at these events and the outcomes – a series of videos and information about the projects – are posted online at SustainableMelbourne.com. There have now been nine SCRTs held over the last year and a half and they have all been free with people from government, community, academia and industry welcome to attend. However, although we request people to RSVP to these events and people do this, many people do not show up on the night, creating a lot of waste in terms of material resources, in time for additional organising, and in terms of space as the venues we’ve chosen may no longer be best for the event size. We still welcome everyone to attend these events but I am now wondering if we charged an amount – say $10 – that people would then commit to attending on the evening? I would like to hear your thoughts – do we need to charge a fee to encourage people who RSVP to show up? Should we try other tactics? Would you yourself be more likely to attend (or not) if we charged $10 per event? I understand that many people who read Sustainable Melbourne may have experienced similar things and have some knowledge to share. Please place your comments below or email me at fedwards@ unimelb.edu.au.
Ferne Edwards
Sustainable Cities Research Officer, VEIL
Seeking local sustainable sharing examples
Posted in Events, Seeking by Ferne Edwards on December 5th, 2008
The first Sustainable Cities Round Table event for 2009 will focus on the topic of “Sustainable Sharing“. It seems 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.
We are currently looking for people and organisations from across the board (government, industry, academia or community) who may be involved in such sustainable sharing initiatives. This may include topics of – but certainly not restricted to – shared spaces, such as laundries, composts and co-houses; shared products, such as the renewed retro world of no longer daggy hand-me-downs, and shared services, such as permablitzes and group purchasing power. We enjoy both the more established ideas as well as the fresh emerging ones!
If you are involved in this area or know of someone who is, please post a comment under this post or contact Ferne Edwards at fedwards @unimelb.edu.au or (03) 8344 9268.
Submissions sought – Review of the Federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act – by 19 December
Posted in Seeking by Ferne Edwards on December 2nd, 2008
This message was originally posted by Monique Decortis as part of the Climate Action Calendar. The Climate Action Calendar covers local events in the greater area of Melbourne, Melbourne City based events and major events elsewhere in Victoria and other places. If you wish to subscribe to the calendar please email Monique decortis @bigpond.net.au with “subscribe CAC†in the subject bar.
On 31 October 2008 the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts commissioned an independent review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act), the Australian Government’s central piece of environmental legislation requires it to be reviewed every 10 years. This is the first review of the EPBC Act since its commencement on 16 July 2000. The review will assess the operation of the EPBC Act and the extent to which its objects have been achieved.
EOI for a more sustainable South Melbourne Market
Posted in Seeking by Port Phillip on November 19th, 2008
Saturday November 15, 2008, The Age
CITY OF PORT PHILLIPEXPRESSION OF INTEREST
Environmental audit and design feasibility services for a more sustainable South Melbourne Market
EOI No. (1264)
Expressions of Interest are invited for an Opportunity to conduct a comprehensive environmental audit of the systems and design of the South Melbourne Market with the intention of then producing one or more feasibility studies for design solutions to improve upon each of the issues and opportunities identified to help make South Melbourne Market more environmentally friendly.
This is a unique chance for a suitable organisation to take an active role in the evolution of a Melbourne icon visited by over 3.1 million people every year and to improve upon what is currently Port Phillip’s single biggest consumer of water and electricity.
Seeking 8, 9, and 10 Star homes in Victoria
Posted in Seeking by Port Phillip on November 17th, 2008
As part of a review of its Sustainable Design Policy, the City of Port Phillip is looking to hear from anyone who has or knows of buildings within an urban context that have achieved a FirstRate score of 8, 9 or 10 Stars.
If you are able to assist please contact our Sustainable Design Officer, Matthew Trigg, via sustainabledesign@portphillip.vic.gov.au or by calling 9209 6303.
Seeking a living library for sustainable conversations
Posted in Models by Ferne Edwards on October 22nd, 2008
I was recently contacted by Jane Wilson, TAFE Liaison Librarian, Wantirna Campus Library, for people who live sustainable lifestyles to participate in their Sustainable Building launch as a living book. Please read on for more information. If you’re interested in participating please contact Jane directly – her details are below.
Swinburne University is officially opening a Sustainability Building at its Wantirna Campus. Later in the month, Thursday 30 October, 10am – 12 noon we will be holding a Living Library around the theme of sustainability.
The concept of the Living Library, where people with interesting points of view are able to be “borrowed” for up to 20 minutes at a time was developed in Denmark. The City of Lismore held the first in Australia – click here to learn more about their event.
We are looking to recruit people who would be willing to give two hours of their time and be a book. So far we have a Landscape Gardner, a member of the CFA, a woman who recently held a “sustainable” wedding and a forester who specialises in creating farm forests. I am wondering if you know any you could recommend that I approach.. We “bribe” the books with tea, coffee, bickies and lunch!
Regards,
Jane
Jane Wilson
TAFE Liaison Librarian
Wantirna Campus Library
Swinburne University of Technology
Telephone 03 9210 1296
Email jawilson@ swin.edu.au