Sharing solutions that make the climate safer and our communities more liveable
Today, we look at a grand, green vision for the transition of a town of 210,000 residents and thousands of businesses to 100 per cent renewable energy – ‘REEnergise Geelong’. And we learn in detail about the ‘Sustainable Living Festival Geelong’ which is now rolling out in the city with
Tina Perfrement from Future Proofing Geelong was the first guest in the program when we started broadcasting it back in 2013. She’s back – 56 radio shows later – to give us an overview of what has happened since last, and what we can expect from Geelong Council in 2015. We
A revolution is happening under our noses: We’re watching a bright green coalition begin to build a future that makes sense in our lifetime. Wind energy is now cheaper than coal. The only thing standing in the way for a transition to clean energy and a safer climate is political
In the 55th Sustainable Hour on 10 December 2014 we talk with Andrea Pape from The Give Grid about sustainability in the community service sector, and with Sustainability Officer Tim Mordaunt from Geelong Council about the new Greenhouse Gas Strategy review. On 5 December, Geelong mayor Darryn Lyons was spruiking
On 5 December 2014, Geelong mayor Darryn Lyons spoke about tourism and sustainability – and where jobs of the 21st century in his opinion are going to come from – at a launch event for a new EV transport service in Queenscliff, the Bongo Transit. Here are some excerpts from what is
Let there be no doubt about this: Renewable energy ought to be prominently on the agenda in the Victorian state election. 11,000 Australians could be employed in the renewables sector in the next 15 years with policies that support clean energy, according to research by the Climate Institute. Renewable energy
On 29 November 2014, residents in Victoria will be voting on who should be their leaders in government. In this and the following Sustainable Hours, we look into what this means. Today we talk with two artists about the topic: Colin Mockett who is an actor and entertainer, and Jane
What does climate change do to us in psychological terms? We have a social psychology researcher, Dr Andrea Bunting, with us in the 49th Sustainable Hour. Andrea Bunting is saying: Let’s speak about climate change! So we will – and with Dr Jacinta Morahan from Surf Coast Air Action in
In the evening on 28 October 2014, Geelong’s Council approved a new Environment Management Strategy. It was a cheerful moment for both the councillors and the local residents who had been following and influencing the process. The paper has been almost three years on the way, because it has been
The 45th Sustainable Hour on 1 October 2014 reports from the UN Climate Summit in New York on 23 September 2014 and from the Gasrush Information Night in Geelong on 18 September 2014. One of three speakers at the Gasrush meeting was Ben Courtice from Friends of the Earth and