Adelaide meeting – Geothermal – Does it Work?  Is it renewable?
When:
Monday 15th August 2011
Time:
7.30pm sharp
Where:
Goodwood Community Centre (Banquet Hall)
32/34 Rosa St, Goodwood SA
The Goodwood Community Centre is convenient to the tram (stop 3), several bus routes and is a (healthy walk from) the train or the city.  The main entrance is on the Florence St side of [...]

Volunteers are needed for Sustainable House Day in Brisbane.
Help spread the word about sustainability on Sustainable House Day!
The ATA Brisbane branch needs volunteers to help at open houses around Brisbane on Sunday 11th September. Volunteers will help manage the visitors to the homes, give out information, and have a lot of fun doing it!
You can [...]

Sustainable House Day 2011 – Do you have a Sustainable House?
ATA Brisbane Branch is seeking houses in the Brisbane metro area with sustainable features and passionate owners who would like to share their story of creating a sustainable home.
Sustainably-designed, renovated or retrofitted homes have the opportunity to open to the public for the tenth year [...]

When: Thursday 28th July
Time: 7:15pm for a 7:30pm start
Where: Albion Peace Centre, 102 McDonald Rd, Windsor (underneath Albion Overpass, near Blackmore St; UBD 140 Ref. C14)
Cost: $3, to help cover venue hire costs.
Dennis Cooper will talk about the Brisbane Branch’s involvement in Sustainable House Day this year. The Committee Meeting might also spill over into [...]

When: Wednesday 31 August
Time: 7pm
Where: Varuna, The Writers’ Centre, 141 Cascade Street, Katoomba
The Blue Mountains Branch is back in action! After some recent discussions and lots of persistent effort by local members, meetings will now be held on the last Wednesday of the month, commencing in August. Lis Bastion, past branch convenor, has been kind [...]

Good news, the Blue Mountains Branch will recommence regular meetings at 7pm, Wednesday 31st August, 2011 at Varuna, The Writers’ House, 141 Cascade St Katoomba, 7 pm. All welcome.

During August, a national series of public consultations are being held across the country on the Consultation Regulatory Impact Statement for the mandatory disclosure of residential building energy, water and greenhouse performance.
This initiative is a commitment by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) to investigate the benefits and costs of implementing legislation which would [...]

When: Wednesday 27 July
Time: 7:30pm
Where: Seminar room, Ian Ross building, Australian National University
The speaker at our July meeting will be Simon Troman, Managing Director of IT Power (Australia), former branch chair and media personality (you may have seen him on page 1of the Canberra Times last Tuesday). IT Power specialise in renewable energy engineering and [...]

When: Tuesday 26th July
Time: 6.30pm
Where: C.ex Coffs (Coffs Ex Services Memorial & Sporting Club), Vernon Street, Coffs Harbour. Click here for a map.
At this meeting we are going to discuss the possibility of hosting the CSIRO Energymark programme, which will help members and non-members reduce their power use and their carbon footprint.
CSIRO Energymark
Energymark is helping [...]

What can we learn from Cuba?

When nearly 70% of Cuba’s oil supply ceased with the collapse the USSR in 1989, it had serious repercussions on transport, electricity and food production. Cuba responded by shifting to widespread use of renewables and permaculture-based agriculture systems.

The ATA is supporting a tour by Cuba’s leading Energy Efficiency and Renewables educator, Mario Alberto Arrastía Avila who is responsible for the development and delivery of energy education at all levels in Cuba.