Community+Sustainability



Greetings everyone this page is about Community Sustainability and the Successful Earn Your Stars Projects that the goverment has funded for 2013-2014.

The Launceston and Hobart City Councils are partnering to broaden the reach of the Home Energy Audit Toolkit (HEAT) across the Tasmanian community by developing an instructional DVD/movie.Whilst HEAT has been successful, with high uptake across the community, feedback shows that the written information sheets are not easy to use in households that have vision, literacy or English language issues. The inclusion of an instructional movie format, available via DVD, USB and/or web-based, will enable more people to use the kit and encourage them to make changes to save energy.
 * < [[image:Logo Hobart.PNG width="82" height="92" align="center"]] ||= **Broadening the reach of the Home Energy Audit Toolkit (HEAT) across Tasmanian Communities**

Hobart City Council || Through information and training, this project will help drivers in the Kentish municipality to change to more fuel efficient driving styles. Eco-driving is well recognised in Europe (even adopted as part of the UK driving test) for its potential to improve the fuel efficiency of vehicles and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with transport. Typically, a 10 percent reduction in fuel use can come from simple changes to driving behaviour, without the need for any upgrades to vehicles or infrastructure. For Tasmania, this could mean a reduction of 63.5 megalitres of fuel per year, at a saving of $9.45 million and GHG reduction of 157,946 tonnes CO2-e (carbon dioxide equivalent).
 * [[image:sustain.PNG width="94" height="97" align="center"]] ||= **Promoting eco-driving to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport **

Ocean Planet has a project called Better Boating ([|www.betterboating.org]) that provides advice to boaters on how they can reduce their carbon emissions from recreational boating activities. The organisation is producing a series of videos (5 minutes each) that demonstrate sustainable boating practices. The first of these, dealing with sewage pollution from boats, was recently posted on their website. This //Earn Your Stars// grant enables Ocean Planet to produce a second video dealing with carbon pollution from boats. At present there are no regulations that deal with pollution from outboard motors in Australia: lowering emissions requires informed, effective action from individual boat owners. Download the final [|Ocean Planet Report (PDF)].
 * Sustainable Living Tasmania** ||
 * = [[image:Ocean Planet logo.PNG align="center"]] ||= **Lower your boating carbon footprint short video**

Ocean Planet Tasmania || This project will capture a range of greenhouse emission reduction opportunities by delivering a series of workshops about transport efficiency on the North-West coast. Practical components of the series will include opportunities to gain skills in cycle commuting, converting standard bicycles into electric assisted bicycles and web based forums for organising car-pooling. The project will also include exploration of electric vehicle conversions and new electric vehicles.
 * [[image:NW Logo.PNG width="94" height="104" align="center"]] ||= **Getting the wheels of sustainability into motion**

North West Environment Centre || Sustainable Living Tasmania (SLT) and Good Life Permaculture will partner to bring the Permablitz Project to the Glenorchy municipality and Launceston. A Permablitz is where a group of people come together to create an edible garden in someone's home, share skills related to permaculture and sustainability, build networks and have fun. It's a self-sustaining, engaging and educative approach to creating sustainable food production. There will be five permablitzes, engaging a different group of people each time. The project will also train, inspire and help participants to work together and make a Permablitz happen in their own community. SLT are preparing a series of videos called 'Bright Green Sparks', dedicated to the sustainable living movement in Tasmania. The first of these videos features Hannah and the Permablitz project. You can watch the [|Permablitz video on Youtube].
 * [[image:sustain.PNG width="95" height="97" align="center"]] ||= **Permablitz Project **


 * Sustainable Living Tasmania** ||

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