The ATA is organising a stand at the Home Show in Sydney on the 30th April to 3rd May. If you are a member and would like to volunteer to help promote sustainability with ATA for a few hours on any of these days (10am to 7pm Thur-Sat and 10am to 6pm Sun), please [...]

The topic for the next Sydney Central ATA meeting is “What’s New in Solar Water Heating”. The talk will be presented by Brian Callaghan, of Rheem-Solahart. Brian has been with Solahart for 5 years as State Manager and is currently the National Business Development Manager.
Brian will cover Solar Water Heating and will discuss [...]

This meeting was held at 5:45pm on Wednesday April 15th at the offices of URS, level 6 no1 Southbank boulevard, Southbank (Click here for a map)
The Topic:
Alternative Fuels for Heating and Transport – Convenor Peter Wonfor
This is another topic in our programme that is HUGE and one where there are probably no “absolute” answers.
Once again [...]

Jonathon Thwaites is the convenor of ATA’s Perth branch. The branch, along with the University of Western Australia, has been running biodiesel workshops for six years. The aim of the course is show how easy it is to manufacture biodiesel and how biodiesel fits into the future of alternative energy.

(Stanbury Scarf and Lord) for 12 Lead Acid Batteries. Model NG12/70G. Further specifications on request. As New Condition. $850. Phone: 02 4575 4010

Saturday 28, and Sunday 29 March, 10am to 4.30 pm each day, The West Brunswick Sustainable House 19 Murray Street West Brunswick
Sunday 5 April 2009, 10.00 am until 4.30 pm, 39 Smart Street Hawthorn

Two ATA members are opening up their sustainable gardens to the public of Melbourne under the Open Gardens Scheme. This is a [...]

When: Thursday 26 March
Time: 7:15pm for 7:30pm start
Where: Albion Peace Centre, 102 MacDonald Rd, Albion (underneath Albion Overpass; UBD 140 Ref. D14)
Cost: $3, to help cover venue hire costs
RSVP required: Phil Alford phil_nicole@tpg.com.au
A two-axis mechanical photovoltaic tracking system

The first formal ATA branch meeting for 2009 will feature an interesting presentation by Colin Jones on a [...]

Total Environment Centre (TEC) and the Alternative Technology Association (ATA) welcome another opportunity for input into the Standing Committee of Official’s (SCO) process to develop a national framework for Electricity Distribution Network Planning and Connection.

It is important that all connections for embedded generation (EG) should be regulated. There are safety issues for one, and it also establishes a record for the uptake of renewable energy (since most EG is based on renewable forms of energy). It is clear that processes are not consistent across all jurisdictions, which can pose barriers for installation businesses.

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Download a copy of the final report here
Greywater use has become so widespread in many parts of Australia that it is now more a case of who isn’t using greywater to keep their gardens alive. This is great news for water conservation efforts. Greywater use is not an exact science, though, and successful greywater irrigation [...]

This meeting will be held at 5:45pm on Wednesday March 18th at the offices of URS, level 6 no1 Southbank boulevard, Southbank (Click here for a map)
The Topic:
Building a Sustainable House from Scratch – Convenor Justin Harding
This is a fascinating topic, a HUGE topic and a topic where there are probably no “absolute” answers.
What we [...]