Wayne Bowers has recently completed a study into the benefits, barriers and recommendations for the growth of community wind farms in Victoria.
The purpose of the study is, to show that there are genuine benefits provided by community owned wind farms. Secondly, to identify barriers that significantly impact the growth of community owned wind farms in [...]

When: Wednesday 28 September
Time: 7pm
Where: Varuna, The Writers’ Centre, 141 Cascade Street, Katoomba
At this meeting will be we will be sharing ideas on how to make our homes more sustainable and resilient against prolonged power outages and/or loss of water supply. We will also be discussing how the branch can host a Sustainability and Resilience [...]

When: Tuesday 11th October
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Where: Launceston Environment Centre, Tamar Street, Launceston (opposite the Design Centre)
The next meeting of the ATA Tas North Branch will feature a talk by Brett Allen about his car conversion. Brett will talk about the decisions involved in converting a car, the approximate costs and the legal (registration) issues. [...]

Dear ATA Member,

The Alternative Technology Association (ATA) will be holding its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on:
When: Friday 14th October, 2011
Time: 6.45pm registration, 7pm start
Where: The Banking Chamber Theatrette, Ground Floor, KPMG, 147 Collins St, Melbourne. (Disabled access via 161 Collins St)
Refreshments provided
RSVP Email Wendy Clarke on wendy@ata.org.au or phone (03) 9631 5407.

Guest speaker [...]

September 22, 2011
The Alternative Technology Association supports the push by Victorian community groups fighting to reverse government restrictions on wind turbines.
ATA chief executive Ian Porter has welcomed Mt Alexander Shire Council asking the Victorian Government to reverse a wind farm ban in the municipality, and the WISE group’s determination to proceed with a planned wind [...]

Residential Buildings Mandatory Disclosure is a Council of Australian Governments (COAG) proposal.

The COAG has agreed that all governments will ensure that regulatory processes in their jurisdiction are consistent with the principles of Best Practice Regulation. These principles are outlined below and apply to decisions of COAG, Ministerial Councils and intergovernmental standard-setting bodies (including bodies established by statute, or administratively by government, to deal with national regulatory problem).

Click here to view the ATA’s submission: ATA Submission – Residential Mandatory Disclosure – Final 120911 v1.0

And Click here to view the adendum to the submission:ATA Submission – Residential Mandatory Disclosure – addendum

When: Wednesday 21st September
Time: 6pm
Where: Central TAFE East Perth Campus, 140 Royal St, East Perth, Lecture theatre (B202) first floor. If you are catching the train – hop off at Claisebrook train station, at the top of the ramp turn left, go down the stairs and follow path (next to City Farm). TAFE is slightly [...]

This meeting was held at 5:45pm on Wednesday September 21st at the offices of URS, level 6 no 1 Southbank boulevard, Southbank (Click here for a map)
The topic:
ATA Melbourne 2011 Project Night
Convener: Paul Fritze
This month’s meeting repeated our very successful 2010 event. Around 20 members and invited guests put their projects on show to [...]

When: Saturday 17 September
Time: 2pm
Where: Ben Somerville’s home, 18 Gwyn Rise Vermont South 3133. Melways: 62H5.
There is good parking available.
Update
We have come a long way in our research for the fan project. We will be discussing a PWM circuit, an interesting reference design for a fan and temperature controller, a 12 Volt DC fan, a [...]

This meeting will be held at 7:00pm on Wednesday 28th September 2011 in the Engineering Department, Swinburne University, Hawthorn campus (for a map of Swinburne click here). On arrival please check the notice stuck on the pillar next to the up-escalator for the room number.
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