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

Sustainable Maleny Public Meeting
2pm 10th May 2008
RSL Hall
Bunya Street, Maleny

This Saturday 10th May, at our next general meeting, Sustainable Maleny will host a demonstration of the Vectrix ZEV electric scooter. This electric motorcycle is gaining popularity in the US and Europe, particularly for short distance travel, such as city driving. The ZEV scooter takes only a few hours to fully charge, has a range of up to 90km and has a top speed of over 100km/hour. However, the most impressive feature of the Vectrix scooter is its excellent green credentials - it produces zero emissions.

Other items to be discussed at the meeting include the community garden on Bridge Creek Road, the proposed bulk buy of solar panels for electricity generation, reskilling workshops, and the establishment of a car pooling system for Maleny.

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'

Saturday 28th June, 10am - 12pm
Hinterland Learning Centre (Downstairs)
38A Coral Street, Maleny

Come and join the hubbub! We have some exciting topics for discussion:

• Photovoltaic bulk-buy: time to act?
• Transition Town Maleny
• Car pooling
• Electric scooters
• Bridge Creek Gardens, Maleny's community garden

PLUS

Making a Difference - Measuring the Difference

Transform your organisation using an accessible 'triple bottom line' framework developed and used extensively in the UK. This approach will make a positive difference to your organisation and the community, including going a long way toward addressing issues of justice, decency and the need for change.

Presenter - Marcelle Holdaway
Marcelle has had 7+ years experience in this field, beginning with Maleny Credit Union in 2000.

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.