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WestWyck is a sustainable eco-housing development in Brunswick, Melbourne. WestWyck occupies the building and grounds of the former Brunswick West Primary School. The school ran out of students in the 1980s and faced the bulldozer. The WestWyck developers acquired the property with the aim to bring the building to new and vibrant life as an urban… Continue reading WestWyck
The CERES Community Environment Park is an internationally recognised model of a sustainable society located in Melbourne, Australia. CERES shares its name with the Roman Goddess for agriculture. CERES stands for the Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies, and is pronounced ‘series’. CERES is located on 4.5 hectares (10 acres) on the banks of the… Continue reading CERES Community Environment Park
The Garnaut draft report on economic measures and actions to address climate changes was released on July 4, 2008. The main points included in the Garnaut draft report are: Praise Criticisms Professor Garnaut’s much-awaited Draft Report has been criticised for being strong on the architecture but terribly weak on the big, over-riding issue of preventing runaway climate change.… Continue reading Garnaut draft report
These are quotes relating to the 2009 Victorian bushfires which occurred on Saturday 7 February 2009 and were the worst bushfires in Australia’s history, surpassing both the Ash Wednesday fires in 1983 and the Black Friday fires in 1939. Senator Bob Brown Greens leader 8/02/2009 Higher temperatures, due to climate change, would fuel a greater number of bushfires… Continue reading Quotes on 2009 Victorian bushfires
The CERES electric car project is a community-based volunteer initiative at CERES Community Environment Park in East Brunswick, Melbourne, Australia that has recently converted a Citroen Berlingo from a petrol powered motor to an electric motor, paving the way for more environmentally sustainable transport in the future. Funding was generously provided by the Lord Mayor’s Fund & Donkey Wheel.… Continue reading CERES electric car project
John Brumby replaced Steve Bracks as the Premier of Victoria in 2007. In 1995 John Brumby was the Opposition Leader of the state Labor Party when the Victorian Liberal Party was in power under Jeff Kennett. At that time Mr Brumby was big on promises to protect Victoria’s old-growth forest. When John Brumby was in opposition,… Continue reading John Brumby
Speech at a public rally protesting against logging in Melbourne’s water catchments by Cr. Samantha Dunn, Yarra Ranges Shire, Warbuton, November 23, 2008 Council motion It was back in October 2007 when I learnt about the clearfelling proposed for the Armstrong and Cement Creek Catchments. I was shocked, I was angry and I knew that logging… Continue reading Stop logging Melbourne water catchments speech, Samantha Dunn
Logging is still allowed in five of Melbourne’s water catchments. This logging has been scientifically proven to reduce the quality and quantity of water from the catchments. Melbourne’s water supply comes from uninhabited Mountain Ash (Eucalytpus regnans) forests in the Yarra Ranges. Approximately 157,000 hectares of forest has been protected for harvesting water and these… Continue reading Stop logging Melbourne water catchments
The CERES EcoHouse is a sustainable display home that provides working examples of sustainable features that can be added to existing housing stock. Owners CERES Community Environment Park Location 8 Lee St, East Brunswick Country Australia Type Sustainable renovation House size Medium, 21 squares Email ceres@ceres.org.au Phone 03) 9387 2609 Summary of house features The house is… Continue reading CERES EcoHouse
In Victoria all new homes built since July 2004 have been required to achieve a 5 star rating. This means it is compulsory for new houses to have: The average energy efficiency rating of houses in Victoria was only 2.2 stars before the introduction of 5 star standard. From 1 May 2008, the 5 Star standard will be… Continue reading 5 star rated houses in Victoria, Australia
