Sustainable Scenic Rim News February 2011
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Welcome to the Autumn 2011 Sustainable Scenic Rim eNews. As I write there’s just a touch of cooler air in the early mornings at Beechmont and Binna Burra. Are you feeling it yet to the west of the Scenic Rim region at Boonah or Aratula? Possibly not quite yet... What a start to the year we’ve had here in Queensland. Incredibly, our region has so far been spared the destructive weather that’s hit so much of this state. Our sympathy and wishes for a fast recovery go out to our fellow Qlders north and west of the Scenic Rim. The development of ecological and social/community resilience is certainly on our minds these days, as is the increasingly visible connection between greenhouse gas emissions, global warming, warmer ocean temperatures and regional weather patterns. The earth is indeed a living, interconnected system and we are all part of her web of life. Many of the articles in this eNews reflect this systems-based thinking and the connection we feel here in the Scenic Rim between our neighbourhoods, communities and our incredible landscape. These newsletters are produced seasonally. If you would like to contribute to our Winter edition which will be produced in late May 2011, please contact Sally MacKinnon at the Ethos Foundation: sally@ethosfoundation.org You’re receiving this eNews because you have subscribed to the Sustainable Scenic Rim website and mailing list but if you decide you no longer want to receive these seasonal newsletters, just click on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of this email. Here’s what we have for you in this edition:
Mt Barney Action Group against Coal Exploration and Mining is formed Fifty concerned Scenic Rim residents met at Mt Barney Lodge last week to plan how to best respond to the recent bombshell that there is a current and a pending coal exploration tenement at Barney View, with similar mining exploration leases across other significant parts of the Scenic Rim. Mt Barney Lodge owner Innes Larkin said “the diversity and number of people attending the meeting and the...Read More
A plan for the future of Tamborine Mountain “Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist” - Economist, Kenneth Boulding. The Tamborine Mountain Transition Initiative (TMTI) was registered with The Global Transition Towns Network in December 2009. This network is a local community response to the two threats of Climate Change and Peak Oil. We are number 260 out of 350 towns...Read More
Sugarloaf saved The Boonah Organisation for a Sustainable Shire (BOSS) has announced that Sugarloaf Mountain was saved from becoming a gravel pit in mid February, when the applicants failed to meet requests for further information from various government stakeholders. As of Tuesday 15th February 2011 the application to quarry Sugarloaf has lapsed. BOSS representative Julie Jackson said, “the Save Sugarloaf campaign...Read More
Deadly Yugambeh Museum women The women of the Yugambeh Museum are taking on the world. Cheyann Beard is a former Beaudesert High graduate and trainee at the Museum and recently earned a place in the Mununjali Banam Yilgahn dance troupe. Samantha Turnbull, former trainee, is now going on to the University of Sydney to study a Diploma of Education/Aboriginal, while still working one day a week. Reeghan Finlay has enrolled in...Read More
A world apart – Discover the hidden tastes of Mt Barney On May 20-22, five locations at Mt Barney will open their doors to showcase unique regional food during "A World Apart". Saturday and Sunday will include wine and bush tucker tastings, an Alpaca farm tour and traditional Italian gelato. There will be additional food items and activities for sale each day including authentic wood fired pizzas and minestrone, Alpaca products, German lunches, tractor...Read More
Boonah to Ipswich Trail draft plan – Have your say The Boonah to Ipswich Recreation Trail is gaining momentum with the draft plan now available for public comment. The Boonah Organisation for a Sustainable Shire (BOSS) is assisting the Department of Infrastructure and Planning and recently organised a number of community consultation sessions for residents to comment on the plan. The Department of Infrastructure and Planning invites all...Read More
2011 plans for BOSS Boonah’s homegrown community sustainability organisation BOSS has a busy year planned for 2011. Projects include: Hosting a coal seam gas information session presented by the Environmental Defenders Office; Thanks to the Regional Arts Development Fund, presenting an Environmental Arts Program with basket weaving, mosaics, altered art and fabric dyeing workshops focusing on natural resources...Read More
Wild Mountains fundraiser Scenic Rim Earth Education Centre Wild Mountains is hosting its first fundraising event for 2011 on Friday April 1 with an evening with international recording artist Dana Lyons at the Uber Bar in West End. Wild Mountains director Richard Zoomers said, “This is your chance to have a great night out, party hard and help Wild Mountains, the Scenic Rim’s only Earth Education Centre. “ If...Read More
Extension to ClimateSmart Home Service The Queensland Government recently announced an extension to the ClimateSmart Home Service to December 2012. The announcement: Included a $60 million allocation to expand and extend the ClimateSmart Home Service for another two years; Highlighted the success of the program with more than 240,000 households already signing up for the program, saving households up to $78 million in...Read More
The Green Shed success story Tamborine Mountain residents Bev & Geoff Buckley founded the Green Shed in 2001. The Green Shed has become a feature of Tamborine Mountain—it is a weekly farmers’ market that started selling fresh local organic fruit & vegetables. It has grown each year and now also sells flowers, eggs, honey and plants every Sunday morning from 7.00am till noon at the Showground in Main Western Road. March...Read More
Premier’s ClimateSmart Sustainability Awards Nominations Open Nominations are now open for the 2011 Premier’s ClimateSmart Sustainability Awards to showcase the work of Queensland businesses, communities, schools and individuals achieving excellence in sustainable practices. These prestigious Awards recognise Queensland-based initiatives that help reduce our carbon footprint and set best-practice benchmarks in environmental performance. Award nominations are...Read More
Scenic Rim Community Plan – Have your say about sustainability in the Rim Scenic Rim Regional Council is currently working with the community to develop a long term plan that expresses a shared vision for the region’s future. The Scenic Rim Community Plan will guide Council and community action to achieve the vision and will cover a broad range of issues including environment, economic development, wellbeing and community infrastructure. The Community Plan will guide...Read More
Green Door Foundation funds “Messages of Kindness” The Green Door Foundation, a Beechmont philanthropic organisation supporting regional environmental and sustainability initiatives, is funding the development of an online sustainability resource for teenagers called “Messages of Kindness”. The project began in mid-2010 when local sustainability writer and educator Sally MacKinnon wrote a series of 16 letters to her teenage son Huon about the...Read More
Clean Up Australia Day March 6 Last year one in 50 Australians took part in the nationwide Clean Up. That is a total of 588,000 volunteers who together, collected more than 100,000 bags of rubbish. Do your bit in 2011 and get involved. There are two easy ways to participate on Sunday March 6: 1. You can create a clean up site in your local area or 2. You can join an existing site. For more information to... www.cleanup.org.au
Earth Hour March 26 At 8.30pm (local time) on Saturday March 26, lights will switch off around the globe for Earth Hour – an international awareness campaign to increase understanding about the connections between human energy use and global warming. Earth Hour is organised by the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF). With almost five million supporters and a global network in over 100 countries, WWF is one of the world’s...Read More
ClimateSmart Business Cluster funding 2011 Funding is available for ClimateSmart Business Cluster leaders and all Queensland businesses are invited to join a cluster. The Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) is currently calling for Expressions of Interest to form more ClimateSmart Business Clusters. Continuing on from the success of previous business clusters, this funding opportunity closes 9am Wednesday 30...Read More
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