Paddling A Petition To Peter - Brisbane And The Coastline To Sydney (11:00AM)

Not content to sit back and let the Mary River be ruined forever by the proposed Traveston Crossing Dam, epic paddler Steve Posselt is about to depart on a marathon journey down the east coast of Australia by kayak to hand deliver letters and petitions of objection to Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett's Sydney office.

For more information click here 

Steve's Send off Saturday October 4th 

West End boat ramp, Brisbane 11am

 (Riverside Drive between Jane & Boundary St)

Spectators Welcome!

Bring a watercraft and paddle with Steve as he starts his epic journey.

Url: http://www.savethemaryriver.com

Grow Local Launch - Brisbane (6:00PM - 8:30PM)

Join ABC Gardening Australia presenter, Jerry Coleby-Williams for the launch of Queensland Conservation's Grow Local Campaign.

Grow Local is about getting people involved in growing food locally in back yardsand community gardens. It’s about understanding where our food comes from and supporting local farmers.

Grow Local will help to reduce food miles and cut greenhouse emissions whilere connecting people with their local landscape to ensure SEQ has healthy, active communities.

Queensland Conservation is proud to present an exclusive pre-release screening of Our Seeds: Seeds Blong Yumi a film celebration of the keepers of the seed- the farmers and gardeners who preserve and share the source of our diverse food heritage.

Filmed across eleven countries by Seedsavers Network founders Jude and Michel Fanton it shows that common threats to food quality and health have local solutions.

Sydney’s renowned sustainability coach Michael Mobbs will speak about hisnew initiative Food for the Future - growing food on the streets of inner cityChippendale using rainwater harvested from nearby terrace houses. Food for the Future also integrates Community Supported Agriculture and sends back valuable organic material from the city to the farm.

Programme

• 6.00pm Our Seeds: Seeds Blong Yumi
• 7.00pm Locally sourced light refreshments
• 7.15pm Michael Mobbs & Launch

This event is now fully booked! Keep checking the site for more Grow Local events or subscribe to our e-newsletter.

Download a Flyer here  Grow Local Flyer 327.92 Kb

Contact Info : (07) 3221 0188 Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.qccqld.org.au

Greeenfest - South Bank Brisbane (4:00PM)

Greenfest is Brisbane's free green festival and place for fresh energy!  It's a place to trust that coming together and sharing is the way towards a cooler planet!

Music festival schedule just published, over 30 of Australia's top emerging acts for free and full of fresh energy!  Choose your music to come together for a cooler planet.

See who is exhibiting at Greenfest, come and view this incredible community of innovators from all industries.  

View the speakers lineup of extraordinary talent in a fresh free to the public format of three speakers per hour on one topic and then your chance to enter the Q&A panel session! 

 

Url: http://www.greenfest.com.au

Greeenfest - South Bank Brisbane

Greenfest is Brisbane's free green festival and place for fresh energy!  It's a place to trust that coming together and sharing is the way towards a cooler planet!

Music festival schedule just published, over 30 of Australia's top emerging acts for free and full of fresh energy!  Choose your music to come together for a cooler planet.

See who is exhibiting at Greenfest, come and view this incredible community of innovators from all industries.  

View the speakers lineup of extraordinary talent in a fresh free to the public format of three speakers per hour on one topic and then your chance to enter the Q&A panel session! 

 

Url: http://www.greenfest.com.au

The Kandanga 1000 - Mary Valley (All Day)

1000 Horesemen & women riding in support of saving the Mary River & Mary Valley.

1000 farms and the lives of 10,000 people are directly affected

 

See http://www.savethemaryriver.com for details

Contact Info : Robyn (07) 5484 3290 Brett (07) 5484 3532 Neville (07) 5484 3697 Url: http://www.savethemaryriver.com

Greeenfest - South Bank Brisbane

Greenfest is Brisbane's free green festival and place for fresh energy!  It's a place to trust that coming together and sharing is the way towards a cooler planet!

Music festival schedule just published, over 30 of Australia's top emerging acts for free and full of fresh energy!  Choose your music to come together for a cooler planet.

See who is exhibiting at Greenfest, come and view this incredible community of innovators from all industries.  

View the speakers lineup of extraordinary talent in a fresh free to the public format of three speakers per hour on one topic and then your chance to enter the Q&A panel session! 

 

Url: http://www.greenfest.com.au

Onsite & Decentralised Sewerage & Recycling Conference -Benalla, Vic (8:30AM)

An Australian Water Association Conference 

Conference aim:

Achieving Best-Practice by 2012: How do we do it?The time is ripe for a new set of regulatory, technological, institutional, managerial and economic solutions.

Conference themes:

 

• What does best-practice look like?
• What do we need to change to achieve best-practice?
• How will we know when we are there?
• What are the next steps?
• Who will champion achieving best-practice by 2012? 

 

The Australian Water Association (AWA) is an independent, not-for-profit association for water professionals. AWA is Australia’s peak water industry association, being the largest and most broadly based, representing and connecting individuals and organisations working around the nation - integrating ideas and knowledge among people involved in research, regulation, consultancy, management and operations, drinking water, wastewater and stormwater disciplines. 

Contact Info : 02 9436 0055 Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.awa.asn.au/events/odsrc

Onsite & Decentralised Sewerage & Recycling Conference -Benalla, Vic

An Australian Water Association Conference 

Conference aim:

Achieving Best-Practice by 2012: How do we do it?The time is ripe for a new set of regulatory, technological, institutional, managerial and economic solutions.

Conference themes:

 

• What does best-practice look like?
• What do we need to change to achieve best-practice?
• How will we know when we are there?
• What are the next steps?
• Who will champion achieving best-practice by 2012? 

 

The Australian Water Association (AWA) is an independent, not-for-profit association for water professionals. AWA is Australia’s peak water industry association, being the largest and most broadly based, representing and connecting individuals and organisations working around the nation - integrating ideas and knowledge among people involved in research, regulation, consultancy, management and operations, drinking water, wastewater and stormwater disciplines. 

Contact Info : 02 9436 0055 Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.awa.asn.au/events/odsrc

Veg Futures 2008 - Toowoomba (10:00AM)

Greening Australia and Land & Water Australia invite you to Veg Futures 2008 – a comprehensive, practical conference about the nation’s most pressing challenges for vegetation management in regional and peri–urban landscapes.

Veg Futures 08 tackles the big questions around vegetation management with a focus on biodiversity, water quality and landscape resilience in the face of climate change. The conference will also explore the policy environment for vegetation management, the potential role of carbon markets, the latest techniques for revegetation as well as specialist sessions on the role of art in the environment and communication for NRM practitioners.

 

Contact Info : Lyndal Page Greening Australia 02 6202 1627 Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/vegfutures/index.html

Veg Futures 2008 - Toowoomba

Greening Australia and Land & Water Australia invite you to Veg Futures 2008 – a comprehensive, practical conference about the nation’s most pressing challenges for vegetation management in regional and peri–urban landscapes.

Veg Futures 08 tackles the big questions around vegetation management with a focus on biodiversity, water quality and landscape resilience in the face of climate change. The conference will also explore the policy environment for vegetation management, the potential role of carbon markets, the latest techniques for revegetation as well as specialist sessions on the role of art in the environment and communication for NRM practitioners.

 

Contact Info : Lyndal Page Greening Australia 02 6202 1627 Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/vegfutures/index.html

Veg Futures 2008 - Toowoomba

Greening Australia and Land & Water Australia invite you to Veg Futures 2008 – a comprehensive, practical conference about the nation’s most pressing challenges for vegetation management in regional and peri–urban landscapes.

Veg Futures 08 tackles the big questions around vegetation management with a focus on biodiversity, water quality and landscape resilience in the face of climate change. The conference will also explore the policy environment for vegetation management, the potential role of carbon markets, the latest techniques for revegetation as well as specialist sessions on the role of art in the environment and communication for NRM practitioners.

 

Contact Info : Lyndal Page Greening Australia 02 6202 1627 Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.greeningaustralia.org.au/vegfutures/index.html

Metropolis Congress 2008 - Sydney (1:00AM)

Environmental managers looking to learn and network with world mayors, global industry CEO’s and leading academics should attend the 9th World Congress of Metropolis to be held in Sydney 22-25 October 2008

Hosted by the NSW Government, Metropolis Congress 2008 is expecting to attract over 1000 delegates from 100 major cities together in a unique world forum to share experience and expertise on the key contemporary issues by cities including climate change, technology, transport, governance, public-private partnerships and urban renewal.

Key note speakers confirmed for Metropolis Congress 2008 include: Dr Rajendra Pachauri Nobel Peace Prize winning chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to speak on the impact of climate change on urban planning and ways of creating sustainable cities...

 

About Metropolis: Metropolis is the World Association of Major Metropolises. Metropolis members are cities with populations greater than one million people

Contact Info : register with the Sydney Secretariat on 02 9254 5000 or via email Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.MetropolisCongress2008.com

Metropolis Congress 2008 - Sydney

Environmental managers looking to learn and network with world mayors, global industry CEO’s and leading academics should attend the 9th World Congress of Metropolis to be held in Sydney 22-25 October 2008

Hosted by the NSW Government, Metropolis Congress 2008 is expecting to attract over 1000 delegates from 100 major cities together in a unique world forum to share experience and expertise on the key contemporary issues by cities including climate change, technology, transport, governance, public-private partnerships and urban renewal.

Key note speakers confirmed for Metropolis Congress 2008 include: Dr Rajendra Pachauri Nobel Peace Prize winning chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to speak on the impact of climate change on urban planning and ways of creating sustainable cities...

 

About Metropolis: Metropolis is the World Association of Major Metropolises. Metropolis members are cities with populations greater than one million people

Contact Info : register with the Sydney Secretariat on 02 9254 5000 or via email Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.MetropolisCongress2008.com

Metropolis Congress 2008 - Sydney

Environmental managers looking to learn and network with world mayors, global industry CEO’s and leading academics should attend the 9th World Congress of Metropolis to be held in Sydney 22-25 October 2008

Hosted by the NSW Government, Metropolis Congress 2008 is expecting to attract over 1000 delegates from 100 major cities together in a unique world forum to share experience and expertise on the key contemporary issues by cities including climate change, technology, transport, governance, public-private partnerships and urban renewal.

Key note speakers confirmed for Metropolis Congress 2008 include: Dr Rajendra Pachauri Nobel Peace Prize winning chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to speak on the impact of climate change on urban planning and ways of creating sustainable cities...

 

About Metropolis: Metropolis is the World Association of Major Metropolises. Metropolis members are cities with populations greater than one million people

Contact Info : register with the Sydney Secretariat on 02 9254 5000 or via email Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.MetropolisCongress2008.com

Rare Flora Survey Group Training - Brisbane (9:00AM - 3:00PM)

Do you want to make a significant contribution to what we know about Queensland's rare and threatened plants?

That National Parks Association of Queensland is about to start training volunteers to undertake rare flora surveys of public and private lands that are part of the protected area estate in Queensland. each survey will be led by a field botanist in conjuction with EPA staff.

The first three surveys will be conducted on private properties in the Stanthorpe area, tentatively scheduled for early November. Plant identification training for these surveys will be held on:

Friday 24th October  9am to 4pm  at the NPAQ offices at 10/36 Finchley St, Milton

Cost $15 

Places are limited - please RSVP by 20th October 

Contact Info : Paul Donatiu NPAQ Executive Coordinator 3367 0878 Email : This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Url: http://www.npaq.org.au

Climate Smart 2050 Review - Consultation Ends (5:00PM)

The Queensland Government is reviewing, updating and consolidating its current ClimateSmart 2050: Queensland climate change strategy 2007 and Queensland’s ClimateSmart Adaptation 2007-12: an action plan for managing the impacts of climate change in light of the latest scientific assessments as well as national and international developments in climate change and climate change policy.As part of the review process, the Queensland Government is seeking public input and ideas towards developing future programs and policies to support reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and help Queensland adapt to the impacts of climate change.

An Issues Paper – Review of the Queensland Government climate change strategy has now been released for public consultation.The Issues Paper identifies relevant issues in each of Queensland’s major sectors to inform the review, including:

 

• energy
• industry
• community
• planning and building
• primary industries
• transport
• government leadership
• ecosystems.

 

The Queensland Government welcomes your feedback. Your comments will help shape measures under the revised Queensland Climate Change Strategy.A number of questions have been posed in the Issues Paper to guide your feedback. A Response Form has been prepared to help guide and assist you in responding to these questions. 

www.climatechange.qld.gov.au/response/2050review.html 

Url: http://www.climatechange.qld.gov.au/response/2050review.html