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 [...]

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For queries, please contact Stephen Kelly on 0414 213 752 or via email at: stephentkelly19@yahoo.com.au

This meeting was be held at 5:45pm on Wednesday March 17th at the offices of URS, level 6 no 1 Southbank boulevard, Southbank (Click here for a map)
Topic:
Domestic Air Conditioning – Past, Present and Future
Convener: Tim Hamer & Antoni Pisa
Synopsis:
This was an information session outlining the current issues of domestic A/C (power consumption, peak load, [...]

This meeting was held at 5:45pm on Wednesday February 17th at the offices of URS, level 6 no 1 Southbank boulevard, Southbank (Click here for a map)
Topic: Grey Water Systems
Convenors: Peter Wonfor & Simon Wilson
Guest Speaker: Ken Pepyat (from “Wet Innovations”, a division of Wet Technologies) 
Ken discussed his company’s water treatment technology in the context of grey [...]

ATA Melbourne
Branch

Tentative Topics 2010

Solar Aircon

Grey water

Stormwater

Poster Session

Electronic workshop

House performance data logging

Geothermal/Ground source heat pumps

Concentrated Solar thermal with heat storage (EG molten salt)

Insulation and air heat transfer

Hydronic and other heating systems (efficiency)
Water tanks, irrigation and pumps
LED’s and electrical safety regulation requirements/standards
Hot weather backyard showers

ATA Melbourne
Branch

Events Pre-2010

Nov 2009 LED lighting, efficient appliances etc
Oct 2009 Building Sustainably in Bushfire Prone Areas
Sept 2009 Battery technology
Aug 2009 Follow up on electric vehicles inc hybrids
July 2009 REC’s, green power, community power etc etc
June 2009 How to have a garden in the drought
May 2009 Solar power (not just PV’s)
Apr 2009 Alternative fuels for [...]

Adelaide Branch Meeting
Tuesday – 9th March 2010
7.30pm   – sharp
Enfield Community Centre
540 Regency Road, Enfield
See Adelaide branch page (or your preferred mapping page) for a map to this location.
We also put an ATA flag out to

The topic for the next Sydney Central ATA meeting will be “Smart Meters and the National Smart Metering Program”. Craig Memery will also discuss ATA’s energy policy work, energy market reform and ATA’s wind energy projects.
Craig is ATA’s Energy Policy Advocate and a lecturer at TAFE.
Members and guests are most welcome, and you may [...]