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Join SEE-Change Woden's new Eco-Challenge!

We want to reduce the ecological footprint of our suburbs in the Woden area by 30% in 3 years. It's an ambitious challenge and we need your help. Join our Eco-Challenge and become part of an Australia-wide movement to tread more lightly on the planet. Why sit on the sidelines when our common future is at stake?

How?

1    Download the Eco-Challenge Registration form.
2    Select specific strategies to reduce your energy or water use, or waste, that are appropriate for your household. How? :
    a. Audit your ecological footprint: identify the changes you wish to make OR
    b. Select actions from our priority list: learn from key suggestions identified by experts OR
    c. You might already know what you want to do.
3.   Register for the Eco-Challenge. Complete the Registration form and send to us.
4    Join Woden SEE-Change: become involved in a local movement for change.

Come along to our Public Meeting to learn more.

To launch the Eco-Challenge, SEE-Change Woden is holding a Public Meeting on Sunday 27th July, at Holy Trinity School, Theodore St., Curtin from 2pm - 4pm. There'll be lucky door prizes and some informative speakers. We'd also like to hear from you. This is your chance to tell us what you need, to help you reduce your ecological footprint. Come along for some lively conversation and see how far the Woden-SEE-Change group has come - and where we hope to head into the future. Childcare provided. Gold coin donation.

Who is SEE-Change?

SEE-Change (SEE = Society, Environment, Economy) is a Canberra community organisation committed to empowering people to learn more about social and environmental issues and to take action towards healthy people on a healthy planet.

We are made up of five local groups, SEE-Change Jamison, encompassing the suburbs of Aranda, Cook and Macquarie. South Woden SEE-Change, which meets weekly in Chifley to discuss a wide range of social justice issues. Woden SEE-Change, which includes Chifley, Pearce, Curtin, Lyons and Torrens. The Inner North which is residents of Ainslie, Downer, Lyneham and surrounds. And the Inner South which has members coming from the suburbs around Forrest, Red Hill, Yarralumla and surrounds. The Jamison and Woden groups have committed to reduce the Ecological Footprints of their suburbs by 30% by 2010. All of these groups are over-seen by a Steering Committee of the Nature and Society Forum. This committee assists the groups in charting our exciting new directions.

We can play our own part in combating climate change if we work at reducing our personal Ecological Footprint.

Registering my Interest in SEE-Change and reducing ecological footprints.

SEE-Change Review

We held a very successful review of SEE-Change, its future directions and underpinning values recently. As a movement we are growing very quickly and we are keen to ensure SEE-Change remains relevant to our group's needs and continues to support them as well as possible. For some great ideas about our future, read a summary and full range of submissions discussed.

Solar Bulk Buy and the Budget

The release of the 2008-09 budget saw some major change to the solar power rebate. These change will not affect the participants in the Jamison Solar Bulk Buy, The relevant forms were completed and submitted prior to the release of the budget so the $8000 rebate still stands.More on Solar, the Feed-In-Tariff and Having your say.

Events

For sustainability-related events in the Canberra region click here: Events

Who is SEE-Change?

Climate change and drought are two such issues which now affect all Australians.

We can play our own part in combating climate change if we work at reducing our personal Ecological Footprint.

Registering my Interest in SEE-Change and reducing ecological footprints.

Interesting Bits and Pieces

The Story of Stuff is a 20 minute movie which looks at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. This short fun, fact filled movie with Annie Leonard exposes the connection between a huge number of environmental and social issues.

Sustainability in the Suburbs

Is a series of parent-friendly talks on issues effecting our world - organised by a small and enthusiastic group of SEE-Change parents at Macquarie Primary school. Everyone from the community is welcome. Bring your children and they will be entertained in the other half of the hall (behind closed doors!), then fed a yummy dinner. So far we've had home made soup and a meat/vegetarian BBQ. When the parent's talk is over, you are fed and the evening concludes at 7pm. See Events for more detail.

Contact: Nicky Grigg nicky.grigg@csiro.au or Rebecca Palethorpe 6253 3456 for more information.

Last updated 25 July 2008


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