Bathurst Community Climate Action Network

BRC Meeting Room - contact John Kellet (see Contacts).

BRC Meeting Room - contact John Kellet (see Contacts).

Here is an opportunity to ask questions make comments and build a vibrant community albeit virtual for some of the time at least. Interested people right through our region are free to add a topic and comment on others topics and comments.
Over time this could be a rich resource and make links between schools and individuals which might be difficult via other means.
To post questions or comments, you will need to register with the web site, which is a fairly simple process of providing a username and email address.
There is a document available for download on the home page which will guide you through the steps.
You will be notified with a system generated password which you can then use to enter the web site. By clicking on Administer and Users, you will then be able to change your username to something more memorable.

How is your halo? Is it a shiny halo sitting perkily just above your
head, or is it a bit tarnished and hanging around your neck? Mine's
hovering somewhere around nose level: I get credits because we're
putting in solar panels but debits because I keep jumping in the car
for short trips when I could rug up and ride the bike.

If you are feeling virtuous about something "green" that you've been
doing, then you can let the world know about it through a website
hosted by Centroc (Central NSW Councils). The Shiny Halo blog is
administered by Centroc's new Climate Adaptation Officer, Lis
Bastian. Lis is well-known through the region as the former Arts
OutWest presenter on Prime TV and through her more recent work in
promoting permaculture. If you log in to the blog and report on a
positive action you are taking, Centroc will plant a tree for you
somewhere in the central west region. The web address is http://
centroc.com.au/shinyhalo

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In another bit of good news, Centroc will host an electric car
challenge on Mt Panorama during its regional summit on July 29-30.
The challenge will include cars ranging from the Tesla Roadster to be
driven by Simon Hackett from Internode, to the retrofitted electrical
car built by students from Orange High School. It can only be a
matter of time before we see a fully-fledged electric car race on Mt
Panorama. It will be a strange event, though, with the cars silently
swishing around, rather than the trademark roar of motors!

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In the midst of all the controversy surrounding the new mining tax,
the Australian Conservation Foundation's Charles Berger has pointed
out in an article in the Age newspaper that the mining sector pays
nothing for its greenhouse pollution. He writes: "In 2006, the 65
million tonnes of pollution attributable to the mining sector had an
implicit cost of $1.3 billion, at a very conservative cost of carbon
of $20 per tonne." While the miners are howling, there is a good
argument that they are not paying prices that reflect the finite
nature of the resources they are digging up, or the long-term
environmental damage caused. This is not to oppose mining; it is
simply to say that the environment should be a stronger player in
economic calculations.

Join in our monthly Cafe Chew at Cafe Kai in George St, Bathurst . $20 per head for a great meal and lively discussion.
This month our topic of discussion will be the science of climate change and sceptical views about it. Guest speaker will be Dr. Andrew Rawson - Department of Environment and Climate Change, NSW Government and lecturer at Charles Sturt University.
RSVP: by 22nd June, pforman@csu.edu.au or 0429 941 339.

Staff Room, Allen House, CSU
Agenda items include:
Increasing the membership of BCCAN
Set up an affiliate of BCCAN on campus at CSU
Set up umbrella body of environmental and other organisations
Raise the profile of BCCAN in the Bathurst Business Community
 

Farmers markets at Bathurst Showground.
See www.bread.org.au for more information.
 

Farmers markets as usual 8am to 12 noon.
See www.bread.org.au for more information and the farmers market newsletter.
 

Electric Vehicle Challenge is part of the Centroc Summit at the Mount 2010 conference, which will include a Mayoral bike ride around Bathurst, and afternoon tea at Rahamim Ecological Learning Centre.
For more details see http://centroc.com.au/shinyhalo/?p=182
 

Meal and discussion around cycling in Bathurst
Join us for company and some lively debate.
RSVP: by 25th May, pforman@csu.edu.au or 0429 941 339.