The Alternative Technology Association (ATA), Australia’s leading sustainable living organisation, is looking for a volunteer events officer.
The purpose of the role is to assist in the implementation of two major events the ATA is coordinating in 2010:

Sustainable House Day – Sunday 12 September 2010
State of Design Festival – Regional and [...]

When: Wednesday April 14
Time: 7pm
Where: Room EW301, Engineering Faculty, Swinburne University, Hawthorn campus (for a map of Swinburne see www.swinburne.edu.au/campuses/hawthorn/maps). If you get lost on the campus ring 0433 187 702
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Cost: A gold coin donation to help with costs
Join us in launching the ATA [...]

When: Wednesday 21st April
Time: 6.30pm
Where: Coffs Harbour Community Village, Room 2, 22 Earl Street, Coffs Harbour.
The Coffs Harbour branch is looking at scheduling meetings on a regular basis to give members the opportunity to regularly exchange information, experiences and ideas about sustainable living. So come along to this initial gathering, meet other members and discuss [...]

When: Sunday 28 March
Time: 9am to 5pm
Where: Oak Lawn, University of Western Australia
Cost: Adults gold coin donation, under 16 years free
On Sunday 28th March 2010 people from all walks of life will come together to share information and experiences so they can return to their homes with a knowledge that they can make a difference [...]

The topic for the next Sydney Central ATA meeting will be “Opportunities for Small Wind Systems in Australia” with a talk by Katie Ross, a certified small wind system site assessor who has personally managed the installation of over 500 kW of small wind energy systems.
Katie will seek to de-mystify the small [...]

Tuesday 18 March 2010
By focusing on the easing of water restrictions in Melbourne, the Victorian Government is sending the wrong message to Victorian households and risking our water future, says Australia’s leading sustainable living organisation, the Alternative Technology Association (ATA).
“Victoria is not out of the woods as far as water security, with river systems in [...]

After some discussion at the December and February meetings, the Perth branch meetings are going bi-monthly. The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday 21st April, presentation to be confirmed.
Click here for the minutes from the February meeting.
Regards
Travis Hargreaves
ATA Perth Branch Convenor
Mobile: 0421 690 963
Ecofficient.living@iinet.net.au

When: Saturday 27th March, 2010
Time: volunteer from 5:30pm for a couple of hours
Where: Two sites – City Place, Lake St, Cairns and Gordonvale State School, 28 George St, Gordonvale
RSVP: 19th March
The Cairns branch has been invited to do two displays for Earth Hour 2010. One stall will be set up at City Place where [...]

When: Tuesday 30th March
Time: 7.30pm
Where: Sustainable Living Tasmania, 1st floor, 71 Murray Street, Hobart
Are you interested in seeing branch meetings happening again in Hobart? Would you like the opportunity to regularly exchange information, experiences and ideas about sustainable living with other ATA members?
Anton Vikstrom, from ATA’s Melbourne office, will convene this meeting to [...]

Bringing a safe climate future forward

As part of the 2010 Sustainable Living Festival, the ATA brought together five expert speakers from a range of backgrounds (sustainable technology, community development, architecture, water managment and policy) to discuss what a sustainable Australia should look like in 2020 and how we can get there.

Download the audio files from the forum.