Sustaining our Towns

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Sustaining our Towns

• Taking action today for a better tomorrow

A project co-ordinated by
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Project aim

• Sustaining our Towns is a Sustaining our Towns
  is project to help reduce the ecological
  footprints of individuals, homes, businesses and
  communities in thirteen Council areas across
  South Eastern NSW.

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Project Partners
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SERRROC Region
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Participating Councils
Bega Valley Eurobodalla Snowy River
Bombala Harden Upper Lachlan
Boorowa Palerang Yass
Cooma-Monaro Queanbeyan Young
and Goulburn-Mulwaree Shire Council
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Funder

• This project is funded by the NSW Government
  through its Environmental Trust
• (Urban Sustainability Program)

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Aim of this Meeting

• What can be done to engage people in Eurobodalla
  Shire
• to live more sustainably?

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Principles

• Support existing group / projects / activities
• Share spread good ideas
• Demonstrate positive action
• Network strategise regionally
• Institutional change
• Social and economic outcomes
• Help to initiate ongoing projects

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Meeting Process
STEP 1. IDEALS What SHOULD be done to engage
people in Eurobodalla to live more sustainably?
STEP 2. FACTS What IS BEING done to engage
people in Eurobodalla to live more
sustainably? What DOES the Sustaining our Towns
project have to offer?
STEP 3. ACTION What CAN be done to engage people
in Eurobodalla to live more sustainably?
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STEP 1 Ideals

• What SHOULD be done to engage
• people in Eurobodalla
• to live more sustainably?

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STEP 2 Your Facts

• What IS BEING DONE
• to engage
• people in Eurobodalla
• to live more sustainably?

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STEP 2 Our Facts

• 2,740 tonnes greenhouse gas emissions
• 76,000 KL water
• 274 tonnes waste
• 5,000 native plants in backyards
• Organisations and individuals
• 2500 homes actively involved
• 120 businesses involved
• 135 training sessions
• 13 innovative local projects

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STEP 2 Homes

• Home sustainability assessments
• Home sustainability workshops
• Library resources
• Seeking home assessor / trainers

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STEP 2 Businesses

• Sustainability Advantage (large businesses)
• Small Business Energy Efficiency Program
• Business Treading Lightly
• Seeking business assessors

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STEP 2 Communities

• Support for Innovative local project/s 10K
• Support for community leaders
• Networking
• Regional events / forums
• Seeking to support a local project

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STEP 2 Other facts

• Project end date March 2012
• Delivery from second half 2010
• Other program components
• Limited staffing over large region
• Seeking project officer staff

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STEP 3 Action

• What CAN be done to engage
• people in Eurobodalla
• to live more sustainably?

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Contact us
Sustaining our Towns Phone (02) 4475
1007 Email pm.sustainingourtowns_at_gmail.com Addres
s PO Box 1350, Batemans Bay NSW
2536 http//sustainingourtowns-nsw.ning.com