What a turnout down Eastern Beach for our StopAdani Geelong human sign! Over 200 people showed up to help us form a human sign, above and beyond all expectations. Protests all over Australia showed similar levels of engagement and popular
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We connect thinkers and rethinkers with doers, sharers and carers in Geelong and around the planet.
Sustainability is another word for stability
On 3 October 2017, Geelong Chamber of Commerce organised a Candidate Forum at Rydges Geelong where each candidate was given 90 seconds to present his or her response to a number of questions and also summarise their policies and priorities.
Household event for sustainability focus
“Comfortable”, “low energy and water bills”, “health and happiness” are some of the aspects our guests mention when asked why they are so passionate about sustainable housing. Sustainability makes so much practical and tangible common sense and joy. The Sustainable
Houses of value for environment, community and spirit
Guests in the sustainable studio on 94.7 The Pulse on 27 September 2017 are: Alvyn Williams, architect and owner of Soft Loud House Architects, creating “values-based architecture for environment, community and spirit”, and Amy Gillett, GMHBA’s Community Relations & Partnerships
Amazing locals making a difference as temperatures rise
Guests in the Sustainable Studio on 20 September 2017 are: Monica Winston, Transition Streets Geelong, Leigh Ewbank from Act on Climate, and Jacqui Bennett from Humans in Geelong. Listen to The Sustainable Hour no. 187 on 94.7 The Pulse: »
When zero waste makes business better
Our guests in the Sustainable Studio on 13 September 2017 are Barbara Ferrante, owner of Salon Eve in Geelong, and Krystina Birch, Sustainable Salons Australia’s Victorian representative. We visit Gayle English and Phil Slocombe at It’s Only Natural, an eco-friendly dry cleaning
Call for your ideas: Action plan to reach zero carbon
What should the Geelong community’s ‘Zero Carbon Action Plan’ look like? Have your say! Also, write a letter to the editor of the Geelong Advertiser, and get involved on ‘Zero Emissions Day’, 21 September 2017 – the global 24-hour moratorium
Becoming indigenous to place
Our guest in The Sustainable Hour on 6 September 2017 is Mark Dekker, who is an urban planner, organic farmer, youth outreach worker and Transition Street mobiliser. We also play a short excerpt from a speech held by the Victorian
Launch of Geelong’s new 30-year vision
On 30 August 2017, ministers and members of the Victorian parliament gathered together with the Geelong administrators at the city hall for the launch of the ‘Clever and Creative Future’ vision for Geelong. Finally, after 18 months of work and
The ethical farmer: Respecting the cowness of the cow
Guests in The Sustainable Hour on 30 August 2017 are Chris Balazs, Suzette Jackson and Mark Dekker – for an interesting, engaging and hygge-spirited hour about sustainable and ethical farming, shopping and living. Listen to The Sustainable Hour no. 184