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Sustain Magazine is about building sustainable communities - socially, economically and environmentally.
In this time of climate change, rising food and fuel costs we are able to look to our own communities for solutions. We are clever people and Sustain reflects what we are doing to share the practical solutions to the problems.
Sustain is our story. The world is watching.
Sustain is the local, full colour, 48 page journal for the South East region. 12,000 copies are distributed by hand to businesses and community groups throughout the region. Submit your events for the Regional Events Calendar editor@sustain.org.au
CEFE - a worthy finalist in EUREKA PRIZES
The community-based climate change group, Clean Energy For Eternity (CEFE), was a finalist in the 2008 Eureka Prize for Innovative Solutions to Climate Change held in Sydney on 19 August.
The Insurance Australia Group (IAG) sponsors this prestigious prize to provide a focus on climate change as one of the major risks to the security of people around the world.
Presented annually by the Australian Museum, the Eureka Prizes reward excellence in the fields of scientific research and innovation, science leadership, school science and science journalism and communication.
Eureka Prize judges said CEFE demonstrated a commitment to pursuing innovative solutions to the challenges posed by climate change.
Dr Matthew Nott, founder of CEFE said being recognized as a finalist is a great reminder of what local communities can achieve in Australia if they exercise leadership and put their nose to the grindstone”.
“Our local community was stirred into action because we realized that normal, everyday people could make a difference to the threat that climate change poses to our livelihoods and those of future generations”.
“We have agreed on an ambitious but achievable target – to reduce energy consumption by 50% and increase the generation of energy from clean renewable sources by 50% by the year 2020.”
Tathra Beach on the NSW South Coast has won the Community Action and Environmental Innovation awards at the Keep Australia Beautiful Clean Beaches Awards, announced in Sydney last nigh ...[read the full article]
 - What's Mr Garnaut sayingclick on the image
Mr Garnaut was commissioned by the Rudd government in opposition to look at the economic impact of climate change in Australia . Suprisingly, this was the first time that our nation had looked at the economics of clim
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 - The fourth surf club in SE NSW to be set up with renewable energy. Solar panels and a wind turbine.
Clean Energy For Eternity have been involved in the construction of over 40 human signs, and there have been many other human signs around the country calling for action on climate change. We have learnt many lessons about the construction of large scale grass roots images, and would like to share ...[read the full article]
 - Jindabyne CEFE at work again. To view movie, go to the video library, top left of the home page.
 - A $10000 cheque presented to the Tathra primary school for a wind turbine after the Bega River LifeSaving Energy Big Swim.It looks as if we will have a 400 Watt Soma wind turbine installed by September
 - Luke Hamilton, Mark Canaider, Sascha Sacharov, Matthew Nott, Grant Prowse, Giles Ellingworth and Rob Gordijn before the Bega River LifeSaving Energy Big Swim on 8/6/08. Almost $10000 was made for a wind turbine for the Tathra primary school.Photo by Lewis Nott Click on photo to view gallery Go to the video page to view movie
 - Nimitabel primary school 21/5/08
The Nimitabel primary school has 30 students and 2 teachers. The school population was 70 students 10 years ago, but has fallen to 30 enrollments, so consequently the schools funding has decreased. Despite reduced funding, the schools electricity bill remains high, so the school has decided to adopt renewable energy so they can afford to buy more books for students. There is a great wind resource on the Monaro, so why not use it. Here is the schools human sign of a rotating wind turbine. Go to the "Video"page to view movie.
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Bega Big Swim 8/6/08-Bega River LifeSaving Energy Big Swim 8/6/08
Published: 10/6/08 9:19am
The last race in the current LifeSaving Energy Big Swim series was held in the Bega River on Sunday 8/6/08. It was cold and overcast, and was certainly the toughest event in the series. The 7 km swim was completed by all 8 entrants, and nearly $8000...
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BEND opening 21/6/08-BEND Open Day
Published: 23/6/08 4:17pm
BEND - Bega Oco-Neighbourhood Developers Inc.
bend.org.au
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Big Swim Series-Bega River LifeSaving Energy Big Swim 8/6/08
Published: 2/9/08 11:00pm
The last race in the current LifeSaving Energy Big Swim series was held in the Bega River on Sunday 8/6/08. It was cold and overcast, and was certainly the toughest event in the series. The 7 km swim was completed by all 8 entrants, and nearly $8000...
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Big Swim Series-Just Swimmingly (Moruya 10/5/08)
Published: 2/9/08 10:42pm
Just swimmingly, that’s how organisers described Saturday’s Moruya River Swim and Paddle, a fundraising event to install renewable energy at Moruya and Broulee Surfers Surf Life Saving Clubs.
“The water might have been cold but the community...
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Clean Energy for Eternity-Sustain Magazine
Published: 23/5/08 9:05pm
Sustain Magazine is about building sustainable communities - socially, economically and environmentally.In this time of climate change, rising food and fuel costs we are able to look to our own communities for solutions. We are clever people and...
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SE Solar Farm-Clean Energy for Eternity
Published: 25/5/08 1:11pm
A community meeting will be held at the Tathra Community Hall on 17April at 6:30pm The meeting will be chaired by Mayor Tony Allen. Talking will be Mike Kelly, Matthew Nott and Steve Garrett from Pyramid Power. On the agenda will...
We the people of the Bega Valley support the objective of meeting a target of a reduction in our energy use by 50% and generation of 50% clean energy by the year 2020 in order to tackle climate change.
Further, we request that the Bega Valley Shire Council commit to working with the community to meet these targets and to establish a working group with the aim of reducing greenhouse emissions within the Shire. The working group will report back to the community within 6 months.
After six months work, the Clean Energy Action Plan - Towards 50/50 by 2020 in the Bega Valley Shire has been released to the community.
Produced by the seven member Clean Energy Working Group, it makes urgent recommendations for actions needed to turn our 50/50 by 2020 targets into reality, highlighting some exciting possibilities for Bega Valley Shire.
Initial feedback has been extremely positive, with other communities and shires keen to use the report as a model for their own action plans. Helpful criticism has also been gratefully received, highlighting areas for further work and ways of communicating better.
See the Action Plan above
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