The SCEC hosted National Walk Against Warming event will be held on Sunday 11 November 2007 at 10.30 am at Alexandra Headlands Surf club (along Aerodrome Road to Sixth Avenue and back)

Join with friends, family and other Australians for a sausage sizzle, speakers, and music and call for urgent government action on climate change. Be the voice for our environment and our children's future. The 2007 Walk against Warming will highlight the need for political action to reduce Australia's greenhouse emissions through:

At last, the Blackall Range has its very own Grower's Market! Come and fill up your pantry with fresh, locally grown produce and kick-start this promising movement. Let's re-localise!

Old Witta School
Witta Road
Witta

Herbs, seedlings, flowers, fresh fruit & vegetables, pesto & hommus, jam, honey, seafood, native plants, olive oil, avocado oil, soaps & skincare....etc. All LOCALLY PRODUCED!

Sustainable Maleny's final meeting for the year will be held 7.30pm, Thursday 22nd November at the Freemasons' Hall, Tamarind Street, Maleny.

As well as a review of the year's achievements and plans for 2008, there'll be a showing of excerpts from various short films, including "The History of Oil", a witty and insightful commentary by British comedian Robert Newman.

All are welcome. Light refreshments will be available. Entry by gold coin donation.

Starting a local action group - how to start your own local community action group and act on climate change, peak oil and a sustainable future.

SEAC
41 Farrell Street, Yandina
http://www.seac.net.au

DVD screening The Future of Food - discover how genetically modified crops are really affecting people and farmers in the US, Canada and Mexico.

SEAC
41 Farrell Street, Yandina
http://www.seac.net.au

Sunshine Coast World Environment Day Festival
Saturday June 21st 2008, 9am-4am
University of the Sunshine Coast

The Sunshine Coast Environment Council together with the Sunshine Coast Regional Council, the University of the Sunshine Coast and SEQ Catchments are hosting a huge action-packed 2008 World Environment Day Festival as part of the United Nations World Environment Day international event, themed 'Kick the C02 Habit -Towards a Low Carbon Economy'

Sustainable Maleny's flagship project, Bridge Creek Gardens is having a fund-raising concert at the end of the month. More information below.

FROM WEST TO EAST

"A concert with music from the European Baroque to traditional songs of China and Korea -- with much in between!"

Featuring Maleny musicians:

• Recorders: Nora Julien, Shivanii Cameron, Sue Attrill and Michael Towsey
• Guitar: Marcus Bussey
• Xylophone: Jacinta Foale
• Tuba: Dada from the Ananda Marga River School

Saturday 30th January 2008, 3:30 pm
Venue: White Eagle Lodge, 19 Tesch Road (off Witta Rd, Maleny)
Cost: $15 adult $12 concession $5 under 15 (Free under 10) Family $30
Enquiries: phone (07) 5494 3424

A new short film (15 mins) about local food will be shown at the International Film Festival in Maleny this Saturday, 2nd February 2008. The film, Think Global : Eat Local - a diet for a sustainable society, was filmed, directed and edited by Morag Gamble and Evan Raymond. It will be shown along with a number of other locally produced short films.

Think Global : Eat Local is a celebration of local food systems in communities around the world - farmers markets, food box systems, food coops, community farms, community gardens and school gardens. The film touches on many of the issues caused by and impacting our current unsustainable food system and points to the relocalisation of food systems as a key strategy for working toward sustainability, social justice and well-being.

Clive Burke, an electrical engineer in the UK, is presenting on renewable power generation and how to reduce emissions by using wind and solar power. He will be sharing his experiences of the challenges and opportunities for the community becoming involved in the ownership and operation of various types of renewable power generation.

Clive has been involved in the formation and development of the first wind farm in the South East of England which is 100% Community Owned. The scheme will produce pollution-free electricity for over 2,700 homes and will reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The wind farm involves the purchase, construction and operation of five wind turbines. The turbines will be connected to an electricity sub-station on the site, from which electricity generated will be metered and sold.