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A powerful clean energy victory took place in Victoria on 30 August 2016: In a national first, the Andrews Labor Government announced a permanent ban on the exploration and development of all onshore unconventional gas, including hydraulic fracturing (‘fracking’) and coal seam gas. Three years ago, it seemed like an
Guests in the studio: Daniel ‘Sully’ Sullivan, Sarah Hathway and Lois Newman. Prerecorded interview: Tim Flannery, author. More info below. Listen to The Sustainable Hour no. 136 on 94.7 The Pulse: » To open or download this programme in mp3-format, right-click here (Mac: CTRL + click) » Subscribe to ‘The
What do we imagine Geelong’s future could look like? The Sustainable Hour will be exploring this theme in the months to come, while reporting on how the new community consultations process which has been launched by the City of Greater Geelong rolls out. We talk with the city’s new Chair
Hosts: Anthony Gleeson and Alistair Cameron The Sustainable Hour #134 – 12 August 2016 • Interview with Lisa Neville, Victorian minister for water. The Sustainable Hour #133 – 5 August 2016 • Live interview via phone with Susanna Bevilacqua, Director and Founder, Moral Fairground. Moral Fairground is a Melbourne not
‘The answer, my friend, is harvesting the wind…’ On World Wind Day, 15 June 2016, our guest in The Sustainable Hour on 94.7 The Pulse is Mike Lawrence, who runs as independent candidate for Parliament and who co-hosted The Sustainable Hour in its first year. We talk with the National
Dr John Iser from Doctors for the Environment, who is also a Climate Reality Project coordinator, is our guest in The Sustainable Hour on 94.7 The Pulse on 8 June 2016 for a conversation around how doctors respond to and act on the climate emergency. We also talk with Alison
An hour on 94.7 The Pulse around the business case for fighting climate change and investing in a prosperous future for our children With Paul Tant, Bank Australia, Alan Howell, Geelong Library and Heritage Centre, and Robert Skehan, Plastic Bag Free Victoria, in the sustainable studio on 1 June 2016,
As Australia enters its annual Reconciliation Week, we talk with Mel King and Vicky Grosser from Geelong One Fire Reconciliation Group about how and why traditional custodians of the land put culture before coal, while ramping up community-owned renewable energy and the protection of wildlife. We also talk with film
Our optimistic and knowledgeable guests in The Sustainable Hour on 94.7 The Pulse on 18 May 2016 are engagement manager Adam Majcher and head of implementation Scott Ferraro from ClimateWorks. We also play a short statement by the owner of the world’s first off-grid solar-powered industrial factory, Chugg Boggs from
The Sustainable Hour on 94.7 The Pulse on 11 May 2016 with Katerina Gaita, director of Climate for Change, Tim Buckley, director of Energy Finance Studies at the Australasia Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, Fanny Beck, Zoe Tseng and four other Deakin university students plus their teacher Steve