Melbourne

VCAT knocks back $70 million Eastern Golf Course relocation.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 02/01/2011 - 5:14pm

Melbourne Friends of the Earth Press Release: Dec 21 2010
After a 10 day hearing in which 13 experts gave evidence, the Victorian Civil and Adminstrative Tribunal (VCAT) has overturned Council's decision to grant a planning permit to allow a controversial golf course relocation to be built in close proximity to Melbourne's water supply. The Eastern Golf Club has been planning to move from their current location at Doncaster to a new location at Yering for the past few years.

Geography: 
Melbourne
Keywords: 
Friends of the Earth
Eastern Golf Club

Sustainable Living Festival

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 31/12/2010 - 5:35pm
Date and Time: 
Fri, 12/02/2010 - 10:00am to Sat, 27/02/2010 - 5:00pm
Location: 
Federation Square, Melbourne CBD
Website: 
http://festival.slf.org.au/

The Sustainable Living Festival raises awareness and provides tools for change by showcasing leading solutions to the ecological and social challenges we face.

In 2010 the Festival attracted over 122,000 visits and engaged with hundreds of organisations and individuals to stage Australia's largest and oldest sustainbility festival.

The Festival's expanded program contiunes again in 2011, engaging individuals and communities across Australia to host and promote sustainability events, extending the reach of the sustainability message cities suburbs and streets

Geography: 
Melbourne

Force of Nature: David Suzuki Movie Screening

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 30/12/2010 - 10:26pm
Date and Time: 
Sun, 20/02/2011 -
8:30pm to 10:30pm
Location: 
Moonlight Cinema, Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne
Website: 
www.moonlight.com.au

David Suzuki, iconic Canadian scientist, educator, broadcaster and activist delivers a 'last lecture' what he describes as "a distillation of my life and thoughts, my legacy, what I want to say before I die".

The film interweaves the lecture with scenes from the places and events in Suzuki's life creating a biography of ideas forged by the major social, scientific and cultural events of the past 70 years. This screening is a feature event of the Sustainable Living Festival.

Geography: 
Melbourne

Food Not Bombs Street Kitchen

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 30/12/2010 - 10:22pm
Date and Time: 
Sun, 30/01/2011 -
4:00pm to 6:00pm
Location: 
Loophole Community Centre 670-672 High St, Thornbury
Website: 
www.loopholecommunitycentre.org

Food not Bombs Street Kitchen - Every Sunday, cooking starts at 4, eating starts at 6. Anyone welcome to cook and eat. All the food is vegan. We usually serve out the front of Loophole, or out the back in the park just behind Loophole.

Geography: 
Melbourne

Global warming a potent brew for coffee and tea drinkers

Submitted by takver on Thu, 30/12/2010 - 3:57pm

Okay, climate change is now getting serious with global warming set to impact on the enjoyment of a nice strong cup of Assam tea or a good brew of Columbian coffee. Already the subtle flavors of Assam tea are starting to change. For the tea and coffee connoisseurs in the developed world we might find the price increasing on that skinny latte or cup of tea.

While we might bemoan subtle favor changes or price rises from the comfort of our street cafes and comfortable dwellings, the real hardship will be felt by the thousands of small growers in the developing world. Those who are dependent on tea or coffee as a major cash crop and boost to their local economies face the problems of increasing temperatures and changing rainfall patterns.

Coffee and Conservation | Oxfam Fairtrade coffee campaign | FairTrade Tea | Youtube videos: Two degrees up - Part One: Columbia | Sri Lanka Tea and Drought

Geography: 
Global/International
Melbourne
Sydney
Promotion: 
Feature
Keywords: 
climate change
global warming
fair trade
coffee
tea

Organising Meeting: It’s time for action on pay justice!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 29/12/2010 - 11:45am
Date and Time: 
Thu, 20/01/2011 -
6:30pm to 8:00pm
Location: 
Solidarity Salon 580 Sydney Road Brunswick
Contact Name: 
Solidarity Salon
Contact Phone: 
03 93880062
Contact Email: 
freedom.socialist.party@ozemail.com.au
Website: 
http://www.socialism.com/drupal-6.8/sites/all/pdf/EP_callout.pdf

Women workers earn 18% less than men — rather than improving, this gap
continues to widen. Despite claims it supports pay equity, the Gillard
Government’s actions tell a different story.

The Freedom Socialist Party believes the time is right to launch a
grassroots campaign to complement current trade union battles. Read more
here: http://www.socialism.com/drupal-6.8/sites/all/pdf/EP_callout.pdf

Come to the inaugural meeting of Pay Justice Action.

The meeting will be held at Solidarity Salon, 580 Sydney Road, Brunswick.

For more information call 9388-0062 or email

Geography: 
Melbourne

Give Fergusons Nuclear Waste Bill the thumbs down!

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 27/12/2010 - 2:07pm
Date and Time: 
Mon, 17/01/2011 -
9:00am to 10:30am
Location: 
Martin Ferguson's Electoral office; 159 high st, Preston
Contact Name: 
ACE collective
Website: 
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=lf#!/event.php?eid=128296120566946

Three days before Christmas the Labor Government concluded a sham committee inquiry giving recommendations to pass Martin Ferguson's National radioactive waste management bill.

Placing extra pressure on Muckaty in the NT.

Traditional Owners of the Muckaty land trust were not given the opportunity to speak to the committee or even to lodge a submission.

Ferguson continues to refuse requests to meet with Traditional Owners opposed to the dump.

Geography: 
Melbourne