National Ride To Work Day is on Wednesday 14 October 2009.
Experience the fun of riding to work and enjoy the many health, financial and environmental benefits.
Workplace Coordinators- receive a free promotional kit
Participant Registration – make your ride count!
Register to host a community breakfast and celebrate the event in your community.
All registrants go in the draw to win a Trek 7.6 FX bike valued at $1,999.
Visit https://www.registerridetowork.com.au/home for more details.
Environment Defenders Office:
Training for Community, Climate Action Groups and Individuals
Wednesday 14th October 2009
7.00PM – 9.00PM
Guide Hall 1 Faversham Road, Canterbury
Green New Deal:
Ecology, Economy, Democracy
University of Melbourne 24-25 October 2009
From ideas to action, at the Green New Deal conference.
Keynote speaker, live via video link from the UK: Prof Tim Jackson (Surrey Uni), author of Prosperity Without Growth, plus an exciting and diverse line-up of presenters from all over Australia and from Indonesia. Participants are invited to organise forums, workshops and activities, exchange experiences, and share a sense of optimism about our ability as a global society to meet the challenges ahead.
Registration and information:
www.greeninstitute.org.au (the thinktank of the Green Party)
Plus:
Friday 23 October:
The Greening of Politics.
Public Lecture by Senator Bob Brown.
Email leanne.minshull at aph.gov.au
Presented by the Green institute
PEN Green Jobs/Career/Networking Workshop
with Anne McLean Executive, Environmental Jobs Network and Gordana Marin,
Office of the Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability
Hosted by the Postgraduate Environment Network (PEN) in
association with the Office for Environmental Programs
Victorian Food Policy Coalition
Steering Committee
World Food Day Invitation
2.30-4.30 PM
Friday 16th October 2009
Theatre 2 – Basement Room 1.20
University of Melbourne
221 Bouverie Street (corner Bainbridge Place)
CARLTON 3053
Guest Speaker
Jeanette Longfield MBE. Co-ordinator SUSTAIN (UK)
A strategic approach to food – policies & pitfalls. The work of SUSTAIN.
Jeanette Longfield’s degree in International Relations and a Masters in Development Studies led to work as a Policy Analyst at the National Council for Voluntary Organisations, and campaigning at the Coronary Prevention Group. Four years on she became Co-ordinator of the National Food Alliance which merged with the Sustainable Agriculture Food and Environment (SAFE) Alliance to form SUSTAIN.
As SUSTAIN’s Co-ordinator, Jeanette contributes to a number of food policy committees, liaises with the Food Standards Agency, and appears regularly in the media representing a public interest view on food policy issues. She was awarded an MBE for services to food policy in 2007.
SUSTAIN (UK) – The alliance for better food and farming. SUSTAIN advocates food and agriculture policies and practices that enhance the health and welfare of people and animals, improve the working and living environment, enrich society and culture and promote equity. SUSTAIN represents around 100 national public interest organisations working at international, national, regional and local levels. http://www.sustainweb.org/
Sustain (UK) has inspired the development of a similar organisation in Canada - http://sustainontario.com/
“Melbourne’s Love Affair with Forested Water Catchments; What is its future?” Panel event. Wednesday October 7, 2009. 5:30 – 6:30pm. Agar Theatre, Zoology Building 147, Parkville. http://www.landfood.unimelb.edu.au/info/…
David Spratt talks on recent impacts of climate change particularly on the Himalayan area.
A second one by Tim Forcey http://vimeo.com/6714481
Recorded with permission by Darren Lewin-Hill. Darebin Safe Climate Forum, Darebin Arts Centre, Melbourne, 17th September 2009.
Care about the future of the world? Want to help decide what it will be? *Youth Decide ‘09 is Australia’s first national youth vote on Australia’s climate future*.
The United Nations climate change negotiations this December are the world’s best chance to reach agreement on a strong global treaty to reduce greenhouse pollution. You have the chance to put pressure on our Government to let them know our generation wants strong action on climate change.
Comments are being sought on the new (2009) Victoria Green paper on Climate Change. Read more here
Triple Helix – Science in Society, is a global student journal. The University of Melbourne runs one chapter. On Thursday 17th September, they will launch the 4th edition of the journal. All welcome.
KEYNOTE: Dr. Malcolm Gill (The Fenner School, ANU)- The Bushfire Problem” . Author of Mackey, B., Lindenmayer, D.B., Gill, A.M., McCarthy, M.A. and Lindesay, J. 2002. Wildlife, Fire and Future Climates. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne. Editor of Bradstock,R.A., Williams, J.E. and Gill, A.M. (eds) 2002. Flammable Australia: The Fire Regimes and Biodiversity of a Continent. Cambridge University Press.
Date: Thursday 17th September
Time: 6-8pm
Location: Melbourne Law School (University Square, 185 Pelham St, Carlton)
RSVPs and any enquiries to : triplehelix.melb “at” gmail.com, 0408 525 071
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