What is Transition Towns?
It is a community based movement that seeks to develop community-led responses to both climate change and peak oil. They do this by building community resilience through positive changes in the way people do things. It is thinking globally and acting locally.
Examples of Transition Town activities include:
- communities working together to reduce their carbon emissions
- look at how they can reduce their reliance on fossil fuels
- forming a community group to bulk purchase rain water tanks or solar panels.
They look at food, water, energy, waste and transport.. And then they find ways to build resilience into those production and supply systems.
So for example, they might decide self-reliance in water is a good starting point and organise a rain water tank bulk buy for their group. They might also arrange a guest speaker to come and talk about using grey water, or reed beds.
They might also be interested in local waste management and organise a composting workshop focussing on how householders can be manage putrescible waste (kitchen scraps and the like) on site in their own backyards, keeping it out of methane producing landfill site and instead turning it into useful fertiliser for their gardens.
Maroondah Transition Towns website
http://ttm.org.au/
Transition Initiatives website
www.transitionnetwork.org
Maroondah local film night
Saturday 18 February 2012
You are welcome to an evening of film, music and mingling.
Transition Town Maroondah, supported by Maroondah City Council are holding a movie night as part of the Sustainable Living Festival’s Transitions Film Festival program – where the showing of the documentary HOME will be a synchronised event across the state. The movie will be followed by an audience discussion.
Come and be inspired by Yann Arthus Bertrand’s beautiful footage of the earth in his movie HOME.
- Ponder the way we live and a sustainable future
- Talk about your thoughts for sustainability action
- Hear about how you can be involved with sustainability action in your community
All this will begin with a beautiful live musical performance by special guests The Tracey Roberts Duo.
When: Saturday 18 February 2012
Time: 7pm to 9.30pm
Where: Ray Symons Centre at Eastwood Primary School & Deaf Facility. Enter via Bondi St, Ringwood East
Cost: Entry by voluntary gold coin donation to go towards sustainability initiatives at Eastwood Primary School & Deaf Facility
Travel:
Bicycle - parking available on site
Train – Lilydale line to Ringwood East station then a short walk, see Melway ref 50 C9
Car – Mainly on-street parking
Invite a friend or neighbour and car pool or walk
Disability access via Bondi St and Alexandra Rd
RSVP: By 15 February to nelly.belperio@maroondah.vic.gov.au or call 9298 4261
