Boonah's third World Environment Day Festival showcases a huge range of exhibitors, talks, workshops, demonstrations, art and performances celebrating and inspiring sustainable communities.

Organised by the Boonah Organisation for a Sustainable Shire (BOSS), the event kicks off at 9am Saturday June 2 at the Outlook, Boonah.

With around 50 stalls, there's something for everyone, with everything from aquaponics to zumba, electric bikes, Madam Mulch, a moving welcome to country, delicious homemade fare, lots of local organic food and more, all showcasing the global Green Economy theme and providing practical and innovative ways to tread more lightly on our earth.

Live entertainment all day includes Brisbane pop / folk/ rock band Pop Properly headlining some great local talent including a performance of Save our Scenic Rim, a song written to highlight the potential impacts of Coal Seam Gas (CSG) on our community.

There's plenty of focus on local wildlife with Furry Maclean and his Crocodiles and Dragons workshop, and Scenic Rim Wildlife who'll also be celebrating Wildlife Queensland's 50^th anniversary with Wild Poetry of the Scenic Rim at 4.30pm.

Greening Australia and Queensland Bush Foods will be in attendance offering advice to support keen gardeners who want to grab a bargain at the BOSS plant stall.

Other highlights include a raw food demonstration, a discussion on industrial ecology, the workshopping of "The Rim" art and ecology community story, Boonah's bulk buy community, and a clothes swap where preloved good quality clothes can be swapped for 'new' items.

Recycling features heavily in the sculptural displays by Christopher Trotter and Mark Paddick, the Junk Orchestra interactive workshops, the community weaving table, market stalls with repurposed furniture, jewellery and clothing, together with innovative recycling bays.

Old runners are collected for the Nike Reuse-a-Shoe Campaign where 100% of old athletic shoes are recycled into Nike Grind and used in the making of new shoes, running tracks and playground surfaces.

Unwanted new and second hand bras can be donated for Project Uplift which provides bras for women in third world countries who have difficulty in obtaining or affording them.

Baby and toddler winter clothes can be donated for the Mornington Island indigenous children who participate in the Drumley Walk.

Visitors can also bring along their corks which are recycled for the Girl Guides, phones and accessories for the Mobile Muster, and old plastic store cards to be refashioned into guitar picks on the day.

Thanks to community generosity, the multi prize raffle has some excellent prizes including a Mt Barney interpretive Eco Walk, Bunjurgen Estate Vineyard wines, an Italian cooking class pass, lots of gift vouchers and a local produce hamper.

This year's event is proudly supported by event sponsor NRMA Insurance, the Scenic Rim Regional Council through their Environmental Program, and the Department of Communities, the Outlook who are again partnering with BOSS to stage the event.

BOSS looks forward to sharing this fabulous day with our great community.

For more information or to get involved, please contact Julie via email on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or phone 0435 992 798.

You can also keep up to date with BOSS activities at their facebook page, the event page or at boonahboss.blogspot.com.

Eat Local Week, which runs from Sunday June 24 to Sunday July 1, is a celebration of the local food industry.

The focus will be on local farms, food producers, restaurants and the organisations and people who play a part in making locally-grown food more accessible in the region.

Eat Local Week supporter, Robyn Fortescue of Wallaby Ridge Retreat at Canungra has completely transformed the way she sources food for guests at her Bed & Breakfast. The turning point came a few years ago when she took part in a sustainable small business program which asked participants to source food only from a 100-mile (160km) radius.

"I could see the waste from running a B&B and when you start to look at where your food comes from you realise how far it has travelled," says Robyn.

"Our eggs were coming from New Zealand, our rice was from overseas and a lot of our fruit and vegetables were from interstate.

"We have brought our supply as close to home as we can."

Initially Robyn offered guests a local breakfast basket, packed with food that was sourced from the Scenic Rim.

Now she's extended her offer to the dinner table. The fruit and vegetables are either hand-picked from the edible garden she has planted on site, or they're sourced from local growers.

Free-range chooks now roam the property and provide fresh eggs and the meat is supplied by Scenic Rim butchers. Robyn bakes bread as required and wine is sourced from a nearby vineyard.

"A 160km radius from us takes in places like Stanthorpe, northern NSW and the Gold Coast so we have a pretty broad base to pull our resources from," she says.

"We're in a pretty unique area really. Our guests who have an interest in food really appreciate what we're doing. We start talking about our food and it goes from there. We encourage our guests to eat like locavores.

"People like to come to an area to experience the local food and see where it has been grown."

During Eat Local Week Robyn will offer a tour of her Edible Garden on Thursday June 28. The cost is $10 and includes morning tea and a discussion.

In the evening Robyn plans to offer a local producers' dinner.

Wallaby Ridge Retreat is just one of a number of Scenic Rim businesses involved in Eat Local Week. Now in its second year, the week-long event was born out of the Scenic Rim Regional Council's Local Living Economies program and is a celebration of the local food industry.

Eat Local Week begins with the Zest Fest at Beechmont on Sunday June 24 and throughout the week will feature farm tours and tastings, sheep cheese making demonstrations and tastings, compost workshops, permaculture tours, food and wine matching classes, olive grove tour and tasting, market and music day, urban food foraging, cooking classes and activities for children and much more.

Find out more about Eat Local Week a www.scenicrim.qld.gov.au/eat-local-week

Beechmont's homegrown festival - Zest Fest - is gearing up to celebrate all things creative, delicious and delightful on Sunday June 24 at Graceleigh Park Beechmont.

Zest also kicks off the Scenic Rim Region's week-long showcase of regional, sustainable food - Eat Local Week.

Zest Fest organising team member Sally MacKinnon said, "Thanks to support from Scenic Rim Regional Council and our local businesses we're expanding Zest Fest 2012.

"We've halved the entry fee to $5 per adult and there is no entry cost for children. This means that Zest will be more affordable for locals and visitors to enjoy.

"We've expanded our live music program to showcase five local acts between midday and 4.30pm. Back by popular demand are Will Miller and Friends, Lily White, Jackie MacDonald and Huon MacKinnon and we're adding the Latin duo "Gypsy" who are Paul and Catherine Slingsby.

"We have a Children's Program including storytelling, music making and kid's Zumba.

"A Workshop Program including Zumba, Sustainable Living, and Gardening will run throughout the morning and Beechmont State School P&C is operating a licensed bar from lunchtime.

"And of course, our beautiful local artisans, foodies, crafters, health and wellbeing and sustainability practitioners will showcase their goods and services all day in our 'village square'. It's the only day of the year Beechmont has a main street and village centre," Sally said.

Zest Fest is organised by the Beechmont Business & Enterprise Network (BBEN) to showcase the enterprising businesses, food producers and artisans of Beechmont. All proceeds from the festival support BBEN's activities to strengthen local business and the Beechmont economy.

Zest Fest is on Sunday June 24 between 10am and 4.30pm (gates open 9.30am), at the Hall on Graceleigh, 1922 Beechmont Rd, Beechmont.

For more information go to: www.beechmont.org.au/zest-fest

Transition Tamborine Mountain (TTM), the mountain sustainability group, continues to engage the Tamborine Mountain community with a series of monthly public meetings and workshops on various sustainability topics.

In March TTM hosted a very well attended practical workshop on natural approaches to beekeeping, followed by a screening of the movie The Vanishing of the Bees. Its April meeting was again very well attended, with a very practical workshop and demonstration that showed how fresh cheeses can be made in the kitchen using store-bought milk. This was followed up with a documentary, Fresh which celebrates the farmers, thinkers and business people who are re-inventing our food system, developing healthier, sustainable alternatives to large-scale industry.

In addition to these meetings, TTM has begun working on initiatives to enhance the local community's resilience. These include developing a directory to enable residents and visitors to locate and buy locally grown or processed food. We're also investigating a scheme to bulk-buy discount electricity.

The Sustainability Action Plan for Tamborine Mountain, a blueprint to help mountain residents work together to create a thriving and sustainable community, can be downloaded at http://www.transitionmountain.net/

Keep up to date with TTM's activities by 'liking' their Facebook page at Transition Tamborine Mountain.

Judith Wright, one of Australia's best-known poets and also a determined activist for the environment and the Aboriginals, was a long-term resident of the Scenic Rim, and many of her poems were written while living here (and of course our electorate now bears her name). She was also one of the co-founders of the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland (now usually shortened to Wildlife Queensland), which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.

Brett Dionysius, a member of Scenic Rim Wildlife and a published poet, has been researching Judith Wright's history, and will present some of his findings as well as reading some of her poetry and some of his own about the wildlife, forests and conservation issues in the Scenic Rim. Poems by another local published poet, Sara Bruxner, with wildlife themes, will also be read. Images of some of our local wildlife and their habitats will be simultaneously projected. This Wild Poetry event will be held at 4.30 in the conference room of the Outlook, Boonah, after the close of other events for World Environment Day Festival on Saturday June 2nd.

Mt Barney - May 26 & 27, 2012. This food and wine festival celebrates its 6th year and draws together the diverse variety of regional food and wine available in the Mt Barney region.

Five unique country properties are involved in this event and over the weekend they will offer wine tastings, Italian cooking classes, bush tucker tours and tastings, a gourmet bush tucker BBQ, Alpaca introductions and a traditional Scottish Highland morning tea.
Find out more at www.scenicrimescapes.com.au/mt-barney

Have you got friends coming over for a BBQ? Looking for that last-minute gift? Going somewhere special for dinner? Well Wild Mountains, an outstanding local Earth Education Centre can help you and at the same time you will be helping Wild Mountains!

Wild Mountains is running a fundraiser where you have the chance to purchase some great Australian wines with the profits going to help the centre raise much-needed funds. All money raised will go towards helping them maintain their education programs.

Simply go to the Wild Mountains website www.wildmountains.org home page and click on the" Click here to order for the- WILD MOUNTAINS WINE FUNDRAISER!" link which will take you to the unique order page.

Wild Mountains has selected what they think is a terrific range of wines that they are sure you will enjoy. Simply fill out the form and your order will delivered direct to your door.

Wild Mountains is trying a number of new and different fundraising ideas over the next year or so. All in an effort to continue to be able to continue to develop their amazing programs.

Appeal ends 31 May so be quick.

The Yugambeh Museum is hosting Karrulboo KoongoongahComing together at the Dixon School - The Southport School (Karrulboo = altogether Koongoongah = the place of the pines IE the Dixon School) on Sunday June 3 from midday.

The Museum invites the community to an Aboriginal community get-together on the lawn at The Southport School. Tea, coffee and sausage sizzle available. BYO blanket or chair. Please use the Winchester St entrance, and follow the signs.

The afternoon continues in the Annand Theatre, Dixon Drive, The Southport School for a cultural performance, Corroboree, presented by Jaran Dance Company and choirmaster Candace (nee Levinge) Kruger, and Yugambeh Museum.

Workshops in dance, song and didgeridoo are also offered on the day, but places are limited. Book online or call Yugambeh Museum.

Sunday 3rd June 2012 @ The Southport School

(Dixon Dve Southport, via Winchester St)

Supported by Kalwun Development, Gold Coast City Council, Events Queensland, The Southport School and the Australian Government.

Phone: 3807 6155; Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; Website: www.yugambeh.com

Mt Barney Lodge has been recognised by the Campervan and Motorhome Club of Australia Ltd. (CMCA) as a RV Friendly Destination TM.

In the lead up to the CMCA Rally in Boonah in October 2012, Mt Barney Lodge is anticipating that there will be building interest by this segment of visitor to the region as the rally draws closer.

CMCA members will receive a special camping rate of $20 per van* when camping at Mt Barney Lodge.

*for details on special CMCA rate refer to www.mtbarneylodge.com.au/CMCA

From the Beaudesert Times

The Yugambeh Museum was at its busiest in early May when it hosted the 2012 Drumley Walk and Elders Dinner at Beaudesert, in collaboration with Murri Arts and the Scenic Rim Regional Council.

As reported in the Beaudesert Times, "World-class entertainment complemented down to earth community interaction at the Drumley Walk and Elders Arts Dinner [on Friday May 4].

"Indigenous elders, children, arts enthusiasts, local residents, Drumley walkers and award winning performances were among the guests at the booked out dinner at The Centre.

"Jarred Fogarty, 19, was MC for the event, Letisha Jarden, 15, presented a heartfelt speech on behalf of indigenous youth, and a team of youth ambassadors served guests throughout the evening.

"The Jaran Dancers, a Gold Coast based group with Mununjali links, opened the evening of entertainment with several traditional dances, using shadows, lighting and smoke to complement their performance.

"Internationally renowned musician and composer William Barton delivered a creative solo set on the didgeridoo and also moved some audience members to tears when he performed a duo with his mother, well-respected indigenous elder and opera singer Aunty Delmae Barton.

"Guests were also treated to the smooth vocals and clever comic timing of Mununjali man David Page, who gave moving renditions of songs such as I'm Feeling Good and I Can't Help Falling in Love With You interspersed with humorous anecdotes from his childhood memories of Beaudesert.

"His aunt, Mununjali elder Aunty Lorraine Iselin, made a special guest performance, with the delighted audience clapping along as the two performed an energetic duet of I Will Survive.

"Auntie Lorraine then had the audience swaying and taping their toes as she stayed on and performed several well-known folk songs with Uncle Ted Currie.

"Guests received the biggest treat of the evening when Mr Page made a surprise return to the stage in a silver sequinned dress, high heels, a curly blonde wig and dramatic stage make-up to give a final, curtain-closing performance of Proud Mary.

"Drumley Walk director Rory O'Connor said it was an honour to have such talented performers on stage and said he had already started working on the line up for next year's event." (Written by Beaudesert Times reporter Susie Cunningham).

The day after the Elders Dinner saw the 2012 Drumley Walk was launched on the steps of The Centre with about 50 walkers setting out on the first leg of the three-day journey across the Scenic Rim into the Gold Coast.

The walk honours and follows in the footsteps of Aboriginal elder Billy Drumley who, in the 1930s and '40s, regularly walked from Beaudesert to Southport to visit his sister Jenny.

After a year of planning, the 2012 Drumley Walk aimed to create an event that was accessible for locals and visitors by creating shorter day walks from Beaudesert, Tamborine Mountain and Nerang.

The event was a huge success for the Museum and walkers alike.

From the Beaudesert Times

"Indigenous culture was celebrated [on May 4 and 5] with the annual Murri Arts event at The Centre.

"The two day event featured a variety of attractions including bush tucker cooking demonstrations, film screenings, storytelling project 'Grandmothers' Stories' and photographic exhibition Jingi Wahlu.

"An indigenous culture workshop hosted by Beaudesert born and bred dancer Evan Adkins was a particular highlight of the event, with community members being educated about Aboriginal artefacts and cultural traditions.

"Mr Adkins, who performs with Gold Coast based group the Jaran Dancers, taught workshop participants about the origins and cultural significance of the didgeridoo, digging sticks, stone axes, food carriers and boomerangs.

"He played the didgeridoo for the group, demonstrating circular breathing techniques and doing impressions of animals including the dingo, the kookaburra and the kangaroo.

"Those who attended Murri Arts also enjoyed participating in workshops for arts and ecology cross-cultural collaboration project The Rim, which combined painting and poetry. The workshops at Murri Arts were a key stage of The Rim, a project being facilitated by [the Ethos Foundation.]

"A group of local indigenous and non-indigenous artists, including Kim Williams, father and son Jarred and Derek Fogarty, Dave Groom and John Jackson, used the two days of Murri Arts to finalise an artwork they had been collaborating on, called Bugeram Chagun: Sacred Earth.

"More than 50 visitors, including children and elders contributed to a community painting, which by the end of the second day was filled with a wide variety of colours and patterns.

"Guests were also given the opportunity to contribute to community poem Messenger Dreaming, writing down words which [local writer Sally Mackinnon] later pieced together using some words from the Yugambeh language, traditionally spoken by the Mununjali people of Beaudesert."

The landscapes and indigenous culture of the Scenic Rim region have been the centrepiece of a community art and ecology project hosted throughout the communities and festivals of the region during the past year.

In May 2011, the Ethos Foundation and a creative team of painters and writers began "The Rim" at Arts in the Olives by creating a giant fabric painting and poem with over 60 visitors to the festival.

Since then, more than 380 people have contributed to four more community paintings and poems that celebrate and speak for the landscapes and indigenous Country of this region.

During May and June 2012, the creative works are being finalised and prepared for the community exhibition "Love Letters Across the Rim" which will be opened at The Centre on Saturday July 7: http://www.liveatthecentre.com.au/exhibitions-the-Rim-pg20963.html

Project coordinator and writer Sally MacKinnon said, "this community art and ecology project comes straight from the heart of the Scenic Rim - from our rivers, rocks, forests, wildlife and the original custodians of this land.

"It's designed to bring people, organisations and communities together to honour the beauty, ecological integrity and ancient cultural history of our region in creative ways that invite people to 'speak for the trees' as the Lorax would say."

On Saturday July 7, the project's community exhibition "Love Letters Across The Rim" will be opened at The Centre in Beaudesert. It will run for approximately 6 weeks and is open to all the people and communities of the Scenic Rim, as well as visitors to the area.

"The Rim" is funded with grants from Scenic Rim Regional Council, Arts Queensland, The Australian Government and the Regional Arts Fund and is hosted by the Ethos Foundation in partnership with Scenic Rim Regional Council, the Yugambeh Museum, BADCAP, BOSS, the Scenic Rim School Science Fair, Mt Barney Lodge, Goat Track Theatre and SEQ Catchments.

For more information go to: http://therimartandecology.wordpress.com/

The Boonah Organisation for a Sustainable Shire (BOSS) has a few events and activities coming up, which they'd love readers to get involved in. They need many volunteers to assist in sharing the load to make each event a success and ask that we please consider how we can help.

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY FESTIVAL Saturday 2 June at the Outlook, Boonah.

BOSS is celebrating its third sustainability festival and wanting it to be even better than last year's event. Its success relies on having enough volunteers, so please contact organiser Julie Jackson if you can help, even for just a short amount of time. Email Julie at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

There will be brilliant stall holders, speakers, workshops, displays and demonstrations and Pop Properly Brisbane's original folk/pop/rockers will be headlining the entertainment!! The Wild Poetry of the Scenic Rim event is also scheduled for 4.30pm. This is a tribute to Judith Wright and works by contemporary poets and is part of the 50^th anniversary celebrations of Wildlife Queensland.

Thanks to all who have already agreed to assist by entertaining, donating raffle prizes, running workshops, and having displays and stalls.

Here's how you can help at World Environment Day:

Helping with plants - Barb Williams does an amazing job with the BOSS plant stall, and needs help. If you can donate cuttings or plants, and help with potting now or help on the stall on the day, barb would love to hear from you - please phone her on 5463 0063.

Being official photographer / videographer on the day

Providing ideas for speakers, stall holders etc

• Putting up posters around town

Promoting the event to your friends and colleagues

• Donating a prize for the raffle
• Selling raffle tickets
• Helping set up the day before
• Helping to clean up after the event
• Staffing the BOSS admin membership stand

Preparing and/or selling food on the BOSS low food miles slow food stall

• Donating produce for the food stall

Donating plants, produce, cakes, slices, biscuits for sale on the day

• Helping on the plant stall

Donating baby and toddler wear for the indigenous Mornington Island children

Contributing to recycling efforts, including corks, mobile phones and accessories, old worn out runners, good quality bras

Contributing to the guitar pick punch demo by donating your old plastic credit cards, store cards etc

• Participating in the clothes swap

Having a stall to showcase your sustainable business, or

Just generally helping or being there.

BOSS' EAT LOCAL WEEK EVENT - Saturday 30 June

Featuring local music, food and craft, BOSS will be celebrating the Scenic Rim's Eat Local Week in collaboration with the certified organic shed with a market day on Saturday 30 June. If you'd like to get involved by having a stall please let Myfannwy (0414 317 593) know.

NATIONAL TREE DAY - Sunday 29 July

BOSS will be celebrating National Tree Day again this year, and would like to add this as a permanent community tree planting event on our calendar. Please put the date in your diary.

Scenic Rim Regional Council has again confirmed its support for the National Tree Day and Schools Tree Day 2012 by providing free trees to Scenic Rim schools.

Mayor John Brent and Planet Ark are calling on Scenic Rim residents and schools to plant a tree or shrub for Schools Tree Day on 27 July or National Tree Day on 29 July.

“I encourage anyone who wants to make a difference in their environment to get involved in a worthwhile community activity,” Said Mayor Brent.

“National Tree Day, an initiative of Planet Ark has partnered with the Scenic Rim Regional Council to help provide information and assistance to help make your tree planting a success”, said Mayor Brent.

“This year Council will provide trees to schools, preschools and kindergartens in the Region to help make a difference to our environment,” said Mayor Brent.

Schools can apply for free native trees that can be used for an event on the National Tree Day or Schools Tree Day.

“I encourage all schools in the Scenic Rim to get involved in this event and help enhance the environment of our beautiful region”, said Mayor Brent.

To make an application, schools must visit www.scenicrim.qld.gov.au or call 5540 5444.

Applications for free trees close on the 13 July 2012

Queensland Country Credit Union have recorded a 750% increase in green loan issues year on year for the month of April with the trend set to continue into 2012.

As people search for ways to reduce their cost of living, being green has become a good financial choice.

Beaudesert Branch Manager Ken Noble said the choice to continue offering Queenslanders a loan that would help them go green had been simple.

"The products we offer at Queensland Country are chosen with consideration given to both what is in the best interest of the consumer and what is in line with the ethics of our business.

"Green loans were always a good fit. Not only is it the responsible thing to do, but supporting people to use more energy efficient products around the home helps them reduce their cost of living and saves them money in the long-term," he said.

Queensland Country Credit Union is one of only a handful of financial institutions across Australia still offering competitive green loans to help Australians reduce their carbon footprint around the home.

The loan is designed to support home owners to increase the environmental sustainability of their home, through improvements such as installing solar power, rainwater tanks, roof insulation, solar hot water systems and other sustainable rated items.

It also offers the added incentive of no upfront or ongoing maintenance fees on the loan, to make it easier and cheaper for people to upgrade their homes to use less energy.

For more information about the green loan contact local Branch Managers

Beaudesert: Ken Noble - 5541 1544

Jimboomba: Cheryl Andrews - 5546 9916

As a result of joining the NSW Government's Energy Smart Finance Program and becoming an accredited Flexi vendor Nickel Energy is proud to announce an energy efficient LED lighting service that makes reducing business energy expenses easy.

Light-Saver has all the elements of a clever strategy:

• It reduces your overhead lighting costs instantly
• It costs you nothing to change over to efficient LED lighting
• The lighting assessment is free
• You reduce your business' carbon footprint by increasing energy efficiency and support the environment

Nickel Energy has confirmed it is happy to hear from Scenic Rim businesses so locals are invited to find out more about how their Light-Saver LED service can work for you.
Call Nickel Energy and quote this code to see if you're eligible for a free assessment - LTSC301

Nickel Energy is anAccredited Certificate Provider under the NSW Government Energy Savings Scheme. All their products are approved by NSW Government IPART (Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal) and Fair Trading and meet national and international standards for electrical safety and electromagnetic compliance.

Using an energy efficient lighting source such as LED lights can not only save you several dollars in energy costs, but it can also help reduce your carbon footprint which more and more customers are looking for in their local businesses. Ultimately business energy efficiency improvements can save money, the environment and build your business reputation.

The $1.2 billion Clean Technology Program is a part of the Australian Government's Clean Energy Future Plan and will create incentives for business to reduce emissions and invest in clean energy through three components.

The $800 million Clean Technology Investment Program and the $200 million Clean Technology Food and Foundries Investment Program will provide grants to help existing manufacturing businesses to invest in energy efficient capital equipment and low emissions technologies, processes and products.

These Programs are now open to applications.

The $200 million Clean Technology Innovation Program will provide grants to support business investment in R&D, proof of concept and early stage commercialisation activities that lead to the development of new clean technologies and associated services. This Program is expected to be open for applications in mid 2012.

For more information visit www.ausindustry.gov.au.

Contact AusIndustry by phone, 13 28 24 or email, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The new Live at the Centre website has been launched by Scenic Rim Regional Council for Studios and Events in 2012.

The website includes information about the cultural trails of the Scenic Rim, what's on at the Cultural Centres, venue information, arts news, Regional Arts Development Fund program, education resources, exhibitions and so much more! Go to the website: http://www.liveatthecentre.com.au

The Scenic Rim Regional Community Transport site has now been launched and offers a wide range of transport options and information for residents.

On the site you will find information about:

• Transport to other areas including free bus services once a month to Ipswich, Browns Plains or Pacific Fair - Broadbeach
• Transport around town - ring the Transport Coordinators to find out how to get to a hospital appointment, doctor, or shops
• Transport for School Holidays - during School holidays catch a free bus to visit a museum, art gallery or movie.

The website is simple and you can simply click on the menu for your location to see what transport options are available, or contact the transport coordinator in your area to help solve your transport needs.

The Scenic Rim Transport Website is found at: http://www.scenicrimtransport.com/cms/

The Gold Coast Australian Youth Climate Coalition is involved in a nationwide campaign to repower Australia with 100% renewable energy aiming to supply businesses within the community with the funds to transition to 100% renewable energy and show the government they want more importance placed on renewable energy.

The first business that has been chosen is Mandala Organic Arts Cafe in Broadbeach. On Sunday May 13 a mini festival was held at Mandala from midday. Live music, guest speakers, workshops, amazing organic food and heaps of information on climate change and sustainability were made available.

To find out more about the AYCC/Mandala project or to get involved visit the facebook page and event flyer.

facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AYCCGoldCoast

event: http://www.facebook.com/events/272665252821132/