Archive for January, 2008
Sustainable Cities - Update from the Mount Alexander Sustainability Group!
Posted in Events, Models by fedwards on January 14th, 2008
The post below is taken from the Mount Alexander Sustainability Group website at http://masg.org.au/. This entry gives you an idea of what the range of activities people are doing to increase their city’s sustainability.
Welcome back to 2008
This year we will be launching a series of projects that will need YOUR involvement to be successful. We will be asking our 550 members to choose to support at least ONE project or activity in 2008. Some of the projects include:
* Housing: 20 people committing to two afternoons in 2008 to staff the demonstration home in Campbells Creek.
* Renewable energy: 10 people committing to do at least one public information stall during the year to get the public more interested in renewables.
* Greenpower: at least 200 new greenpower users.
* Business: 50 businesses signed up with MASG to grow their business not their emissions
* Solar on community buildings: We are also looking for interest from representatives of community buildings who may wish to submit an application for a solar system in the next round of government funding. Please register interest with Jayson on 5470 6978.
Tags: energy, Urban Design and Built Form
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New Network - Online environmental research network launched for Regional Victoria, Australia
Posted in Research by fedwards on January 6th, 2008
The information below is sourced from an article at http://www.gsdm.com.au/newsletters/deakin/dec07/wgc.html.
Deakin University in Victoria, Australia, launched an online environmental research network for regional Australia in November 2007. The network, created in conjunction with South West Sustainability Partnership is a portal to announce events, contact environmental scientists, find partners to collaborate on projects and increase the investment in sustainability research in the region.
Deakin University’s Sandra McClelland, who is chair of the WGC Sustainability Research Network, says the network increases opportunities for organisations and people in south west Victoria to share their local knowledge about the environment and natural resource management and cooperate to increase research investment in the Region.
The research network will deal with the broad issue of sustainability, research themes that will include but not be limited to: Climate, Socioeconomic, Water, Biodiversity, Land and Landscapes and Estuarine, Coastal & Marine.
To visit the website, go to www.wgcnetwork.vic.gov.au.
Tags: networks, Water
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