Sunday 24th October, Dumu Balcony Cafe Clothes drop-off 2-4pm / Swapping 5pm onwards in 45 min blocks Grab some friends, bring along your clothing in good condition to swap, help reduce pollution and refresh your wardrobe for summer. The fashion industry is the world’s second biggest polluter (right behind oil), and the world now consumes 80
You can now read the minutes from the Sustainable Upper Ovens AGM held via Zoom on the 19th September. They include a link to the President’s Report which summarises our activities since the last AGM. The office bearers and general committee members are now: President: Lily O’NeillVice President: Dennis LambertSecretary: Jessica CoxTreasurer: Monica OmodeiPlasticwise Co-ordinator:
Lily O’Neill from Sustainable Upper Ovens asked researchers from the Australian National University’s Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions what they personally do to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This is their top seven: Vote, call, write letters: vote for climate action and make sure your local representatives (Council, state MP, federal MP, PM) know
Watch the video of the flash mob dancing at the Bright Market on the 15th May. We are very proud of our local community, dancing hard for climate action. And Helen Haines, what a sport! Watch as she slowly realises something is going on while speaking to the community.
Watch this great video letter sent on the 8th March by children of the High Country to MPs asking them to support Zali Steggall’s Climate Change Bill
Bright Food Co-op is launching on 28th November 2020. The Co-op is now seeking members. Membership forms are available at https://surveyhero.com/c/89d55d43. A short poll on buying preferences is included in the membership form. Food Cooperatives are a way of diversifying supply chains, improving access to healthy food, and reducing environmental impacts from packaging and transport
We’ve all just received voting packs for Council elections, but there is limited information available on what candidates for election to the Alpine Shire Council think of the environmental and sustainability issues that most interest our community. The PDF link below has detailed results of our Sustainable Upper Ovens prospective Councillor survey.
