You are invited to attend this public forum hosted by Lighter Footprints, a BSN member.  Age journalist Liz Minchin, a Walkely award winner and co-author of a book on climate change Screw Light Bulbs, will run a Q&A session that will put climate change policies of the major parties under the microscope and allow the public and candidates to quiz one another. This should prove both entertaining and illuminating and we are very pleased to have her services..

For those interested in reviewing the Boroondara Council's 2010-2011 budget to see where they are planning to spend their money, here is the timeline:

The Boroondara Sustainability Network and the Boroondara Bicycle User Group are both keen to see a safe east-west cycle route provided through central Boroondara.  

Community gardens are available within Boroondara for residents to grown their own vegetables, meet new friends and learn new skills.

Community gardens can be used for:

• Growing vegetables and fruit
• Ornamental horticulture
• Meeting like-minded people and learning new skills
• Learning about low water and no dig gardens

There a long waiting lists for community gardens in Boroondara.  Boroondara Sustainability Network member groups are working with Council to identify new locations for community gardens.

Minutes of a meeting of the Boroondara Sustainability Network held 4 May 2010

• Date & time: 7pm Tuesday 4 May 2010
• Venue: Council Offices,  8 Inglesby Road, Camberwell (Melway 59 J1)

STATUS: Draft

A local convenience store in Hawthorn has pledged 100% of their carrotmob profits to go towards making positive and sustainable changes to their business!

They can be found at 52 Church St and we’ll be mobbing (i.e. rocking up and buying something) them from 10.30 – 1pm on April 17th – put it in your diary.

For more information visit http://melbourne.carrotmob.org/

 The City of Boroondara has published their Low Carbon Future Strategy.

This strategy allows a flexible approach to account for the rapidly changing political and social context surrounding climate change and greenhouse gas abatement, and the emergence of new technologies and practice.

The City of Boroondara proposes two clear and ambitious targets in the strategy:

This year's Boroondara Sustainability Expo held on Saturday 20 March 2010 saw people form a several Boroondara Sustainability Network affiliated groups attend and talk to the people who attended this popular event.  

 The Lighter Footprints and other groups table

Thursday 18 February 2010, 6 - 9pm

Hawthorn Town Hall, Burwood Road, Hawthorn

To RSVP call Fiona Armstrong by Monday 15 February on mobile: 0438 900 005 or email: fiona-armstrong@bigpond.com

Has the political debate left you unsure about climate change or about your role in responding to it?  Do we have the solutions needed? How can we make the necessary changes?