How can the way we design our gardens, parks and urban landscapes to help us meet the challenge of reducing Canberra’s carbon footprint?

Learn how individual gardeners can make a difference!

Thursday 17th May 6-8pm - Belconnen Library Community Room

A friend who commutes to Queanbeyan suggested it: activate the Kingston-Queanbeyan line as a commuter link, with appropriate buses at either end for forward journeys.

Surely this idea has a certain irresistible logic: the line is already there.

How much could it cost to run this as an experiment in peak hours, with costs and benefits measured to see if it should continue or extend hours?

So much taxpayer money is spent on reports and consultants, so why couldn't a percentage be dedicated to experimentation with actual pilots of transport solutions?

Such a link could easily evolve into light rail, to link up with the proposed light rail routes for the ACT that go to Kingston.

The Embassy, set up by the ARRCC, will be a chance for under-25's to re-focus MPs, media and the public on their hopes and aspirations for a just and sustainable future.  The ARRCC (Australian Religious Response to Climate Change www.arrcc.org.au) is a multi-faith climate change action network which has an exciting new project focused on intergenerational justice.  They are constructing a tent Embassy on the lawns of Parliament House and an associated website, to draw the attention of Australians, particularly people of faith, to the fact that we need to ensure a safe climate future for the children/grandchildren of the world and future generations. The Embassy will be up during the week leading up to the implementation of the Clean Energy Future legislation on July 1st.

 They are looking for help in a couple of ways:

1)    for children and young people to contribute creative material to be displayed at the Embassy and on the especially established website for the project (see www.youthembassy.org.au).

2)    staffing for the Embassy, which will go Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in the week starting June 25.

With the ACT Government pushing for sustainable energy provision, how do we plan more sustainably and what could be the near future? Speakers will cover the ACT Vision, power generation connection, sustainable planning and Hydrogen Fuel Cells.

Please join the Australian Institute of Energy on 22 May to hear a few thoughts on these issues from the Government, Infrastructure, Planning and Technology side during this exciting time.

Presentations will commence at 3.45 pm and conclude with Questions at 5.00 pm.

Canberra Loves 40% and SEE-Change have partnered to host the Centenary Square Ideas design competition.

This competition is aimed at University and High School students, with a minimum prize pool of $1,000!  We are asking designers to take on the heart of the city, between the Melbourne and Sydney buildings, and create a new plaza that reflects a vision of a modern, sustainable city.

The National Capital Authority is seeking an interested ACT community member to participate in a reference panel as part of the review of the National Capital Open Space System (NCOSS).

The reference panel will advise the NCA on the appropriate mechanisms for achieving the landscape objectives of the NCOSS in the National Capital Plan.  The reference panel includes residents, community and special interest groups, industry, professional bodies, the ACT Government and the wider public.

If you are interested, please contact: ncoss@natcap.gov.au