MCA Clothing Exchange: A mass-swap event – The Sydney Clothing Exchange (Sydney) – Meetup

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Jul 182012

MCA Clothing Exchange: A mass-swap event – The Sydney Clothing Exchange (Sydney) – Meetup.

Sunday, July 22, 2012

11:00 AM

Selected By: kirsten fredericks

MCA Museum of Contemporary Art

140 George Street, The Rocks (map)

Selected By: kirsten fredericks

The Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney has invited us to hold a mass clothes swap event with them on Sunday the 22nd of July. We would like to invite you and the whole family to come along.

HOW IT WILL WORK

There is a limit of ten items per person for clothing and/or accessories, e.g. if you bring eight, you can take eight or less home
There are two categories: clothing (includes men’s tops, men’s bottoms, ladies’ tops, ladies’ bottoms, kids and babies, dresses, jackets and suits) and accessories (includes hats, scarves, shoes and bags). You can swap an accessory for another accessory and clothing for any piece of clothing. You cannot swap a piece of clothing for an accessory and vice versa

YES – Kids and babies’ clothing will be accepted!

Visit the Tankulator: ATA’S online rainwater calculator website

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Jul 182012

Visit the Tankulator: ATA’S online rainwater calculator website

With the price of water expected to increase by more than 50 per cent in the next four years and climate change creating uncertain rainfall patterns, rainwater tanks are a necessity for most Australian homes.

The Tankulator is a free interactive online calculator that helps people plan for a new rainwater tank or improve the performance of existing tanks.

It calculates how much rainwater can be harvested from a roof anywhere in Australia over one, three or five years based on rainfall figures from the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station, the roof type and size, and flushing and overflow capabilities.

The Tankulator has been developed by the Alternative Technology Association (ATA), a not-for-profit organisation promoting water saving and household renewable energy, with support from the Victorian Government Sustainability Fund, managed by Sustainability Victoria, and the City of Whitehorse.

Ian Porter, the ATA’s chief executive, said the innovative new tool would help people save money on water bills.

“While government rebates and environmental concern has meant a rapid growth in the number of rainwater tanks in recent years, there are still thousands of homes across Australia without them,” Mr Porter said.

“The Tankulator gives people an in-depth understanding of how much water they will harvest and the choices they need to make to get the most out of their tanks.”

The Tankulator’s interactive page gives a summary of water usage, the amount of days the household tank is empty or overflowing and presents suggestions to the user. There is a tank level graph and another graph displaying available rainwater against selected uses.

The website includes pages on material types, tank positioning, filtering and other information to help people choose and plan for rainwater tanks.

Website: tankulator.ata.org.au

Guide to saving energy and money – available now!

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Jul 182012

Alternative Technology Association website » Blog Archive » Guide to saving energy and money – available now!.

From curtains to LCD monitors, taking showers to making toast, the Alternative Technology Association’s new guide examines all the ways to save money and improve energy efficiency around the home.

The complete Guide to reducing your energy use and saving money is available now as a PDF and is completely free.

Click here to download.

The guide was developed by the ATA and the Victorian Council of Social Service, with support from the Melbourne Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation.

Transition Bondi Event tonight – “Bag It!” Movie and Talk

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Jul 182012

“Bag It!” Movie and Talk by Tim Silverwood Environmentalist, plastic pollution spokesperson

Time:

18 July 2012 – 6:30pm – 9:15pm

Location:

95 Roscoe Street Bondi Beach.

Corner Gould Street, opposite police station

“Chapel By The Sea”

Join us for the yummiest, localist, organicist feast and life changing documentary

The feast is created by locals in the community who come an hour or two early to sharpen and share their cooking skills using only locally grown, ethically sourced fresh organic produce

This week our movie is called

Bag it!

Bag It has won many awards. What started as a documentary about plastic bags evolved into a wholesale investigation into plastics and their effect on our waterways, oceans, and even our bodies. Join the Bag It movement and decide for yourself how plastic your life will be.

The Discussion and film will be presented by Tim Silverwood

“Tim’s passion for environmental protection and ocean conservation and his enthusiasm for the changes society needs to adopt are witnessed in the dozens of talks he has completed around Australia.”

This will be a truly amazing and unmissable night. Come and enjoy this cosy community event and be part of the change you would like to see

http://bagitmovie.com/

Sydney Central ATA meeting An Overview of LED Lighting will be held on 10th of July

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Jul 012012

“Our next Sydney Central ATA meeting will be on 10th of July at 6pm (for 6.30pm start) in the Wallaby Room, 11th Floor, Telstra Building, 320 Pitt St Sydney. The topic will be “An Overview of LED Lighting” and will cover, LED Technology, Products, Lighting Applications, Challenges and LED moving forward.

Our speaker will be Rayson Leung who is currently the General Manager of LED Products for Artemis Building System Pty Ltd. Rayson has been working the LED Lighting in Australia over 4 years with good experience on the products. Rayson also advises on energy saving solutions by applying LED products.”

Please Register by selecting ATTEND at atasydney.eventbrite.com.au

Bondi Transition news

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Jun 252012

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Permaculture- East meeting at Barrett House – Tonight

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Jun 252012

• Monday 25th June Permaculture- East meeting at Barrett House, 6 Barrett Place, Randwick. Join at 6.30pm for seed-swapping and 7pm for the meeting

Hi all, another session at Barrett House tonight to contribute and consider options for activating both Permaculture East and Barrett House in 2012 and beyond.

Also a brief session from me on how to run a Swap Party in your neighbourhood, social or community group (It’s easy and fun!)

So arrive for a cuppa at 6.30pm and settle in for focused discussions from 7pm. Also bring plants. Seeds food or whatever you want to swap in our usual Permaculture fashion (“share the surplus”!). I’ve got plenty seeds and maybe even a jar of my exclusive Choko pickles!

Concentrating Solar Power Research Showcase – ACT

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Jun 202012

12.30pm – 4.30pm, Monday, 16 July 2012
Australian National University.

This is an event in the Australian Solar Institute’s Knowledge Sharing Series. The event features the findings of an ASI commissioned report, Realising the Potential of Concentrating Solar Power in Australia, undertaken by IT Power. Lead author Keith Lovegrove will present on the report’s aims, approach and findings as well as field questions from the audience.

Other speakers: Wes Stein (CSIRO), Daniel Macdonald (ANU), Andrew Want (Vast Solar)

Places are limited. To register for this free event, RSVP by 6 July 2012 to events@australiansolarinstitute.com.ay

UPCOMING SUSTAINABILITY COURSES… Eastern Suburbs

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Jun 192012

Live better with less energy and more comfort

– two Wednesday afternoon sessions – Randwick Council.

Make your home more comfortable in both winter and summer while reducing your energy use and your spending on energy.

You will be able to borrow the ‘Save Power Kit’ from Randwick Libraries to help.

DATE : Wed 1, 8 August 2012

TIME: 1pm to 3pm

WHERE :
First session: Vonnie Young Auditorium at the Bowen Library, 669-673 Anzac Parade, Maroubra NSW 2035

Second session: Barrett House, 6 Barrett Place, Randwick

Bookings essential: Visit City East Community College for bookings http://www.cityeastcc.com.au/course/lessemc

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Organic Gardening – runs over 5 Saturday afternoons – Randwick Council

This could be your great growing adventure of the year…growing in the organic garden, that is.

DATE : 5 sessions, Saturday’s 11,18, 25 August, 1 September 2012

TIME: 1.00 pm to 5.00 pm

WHERE : Randwick Community Centre, 27 Munda Street, Randwick (turn off Bundock Street into Hendy Avenue then right into Marida Street).

Bookings essential: Visit City East Community College for bookings http://www.cityeastcc.com.au

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Participatory Skills for Sustainable Futures

– runs over 5 Saturday afternoons – Randwick Council

Learn those valuable participatory facilitation skills that will enable you to engage people in the growing conversation around our common future.

Particularly useful for those ‘Hub volunteers’ interested in developing the idea of once a month ‘Friday night at the Movies’ nights that will be starting in Spring.

DATE : 5 sessions, Saturday’s 11,18, 25 August, 1, 8 September 2012

TIME: 1.00 pm to 5.00 pm

WHERE : Randwick Community Centre, 27 Munda Street, Randwick (turn off Bundock Street into Hendy Avenue then right into Marida Street).

Bookings essential: Visit City East Community College for bookings http://www.cityeastcc.com.au/course/partsf/

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Collaborative consumption – runs over 2 Wednesday mornings

The do-it-yourself economy, sharing, bartering, trading, renting and swapping to reduce personal cost and lower environmental impact.

DATE: 2 x Wednesday 5, 12 September 2012

TIME: 9.30am – 12.30pm

WHERE: Barrett House, 6 Barrett Place Randwick

Bookings essential: Visit City East Community College for bookings http://www.cityeastcc.com.au/course/lessemc

Beneath the Blue – the marine life of Sydney’s east

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Jun 192012

Discover some of the amazing marine creatures that live around Sydney’s eastern suburbs. This visually stunning presentation will look at the common as well as some rarely seen and newly discovered animals. From sharks and rays to the tiny pygmy pipehorse, you might be surprised by just how diverse and unique our local marine life is. Presented by underwater cinematographer, George Evatt.

When: Thursday 21 June, 6.45–8.30pm
Where: Community Room at the Margaret Whitlam Recreation Centre, Waverley Park

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