We want to celebrate our first year's successes and plan the next steps in reducing South Hobart’s impact on its environment.

Come along for dessert and local champagne! EVERYONE WELCOME

Wednesday 3^rd March, 6:30 – 8:30pm

South Hobart Primary School Hall

Special event: Zucchini competition: largest and smartest – bring along your entries on the night!

Please get others who may be interested to come along.

Next SHSC meeting is Wednesday 7th October, 6:30pm at South Hobart Primary School. We will vote on the incorporation of the association and nominate and vote for committee members. Committee officer positions that need to be filled are Public officer, secretary, treasurer. Please offer your services for these positions or as a general committee member. See you there - bring a goodie to share with a cup of tea afterwards.

Do you want to become an Architect of the SHSC and help build a dynamic and exciting community? The Architects will design the structure of our group, with a focus on achieving results on the ground. See http://www.southhobart.org/Home/about-us/shsc-organisation or navigate by clicking "About Us".

http://www.southhobart.org/events
12 noon, Saturday June 13
Parliament Lawns, Hobart.
Wear red

Tuesday, 12 May from 7 - 8:30pm at South Hobart Primary School.  Hope to see you there!

The Transition Towns Initiative began in the UK and has spread rapidly around the world. The aim of the project is to equip communities for the dual challenges of climate changepeak oil. Margaret and Lissa, from Sustainable Living Tasmania, recently attended a Transition Training Session in Victoria with about 40 other SE Australians eager to learn more and start implementing Transition in their towns.  SLT is very excited about supporting Tasmanian Transition Communities...perhaps South Hobart could be one of the first?  We will be organising a training session 27-28 June. Contact Lissa for more info on 6234 5566 or by email (lissa[at]sustainablelivingtasmania.org.au). Vist the Sustainable Living Tasmania website for more information or to Download a registration form

Below is some information pinched from the WIKI site (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transition_Towns) :

Need a good book?

Check out the Sustainable Living Library

Whether you are doing academic research, thinking about building your own home, starting a garden, or looking for an interesting book to pass the time – the Environmental Resource Library is the place for you!  Sustainable Living Tasmania has been managing the Library for more than 30 years and has amassed an amazing collection of historical reports, Tasmanian specific flora, fauna and resource management information, environmental periodicals, children’s books, teacher resources and the best new releases on climate change, gardening, sustainable building, chooks, alternative transport and more! We have also just received a generous contribution of books focussing on coastal issues from the estate of Veronica Thorp and continuously update the library with new titles as they become available.

The Library is open Monday to Friday from 9am – 5pm at the SLT office, which is located on the 2^nd floor, 191 Liverpool Street, Hobart. Anyone is welcome to come and peruse the shelves and read the material in the office, but you do need to become a member to take books home. Borrowing is free for Sustainable Living Tasmania members ($11-$25 a year).  You can also now browse the library catalogue online.

A small sample of the items available include:

·      The Transition Handbook – From oil dependency to local resilience by Rob Hopkins

·      Wings – An introduction to Tasmania’s winged insects by Elizabeth Daley

·      The Wilderness Garden by Jackie French

·      SVO – Powering your vehicle with straight vegetable oil by Forest Gregg

·      Renew Magazine (1996 – Present)

·      Owner Builder Magazine (2000 – Present)

·      Cycling the Bush – 100 rides in Tasmania by Sven Klinge

·      Green Carbon – The role of natural forests in carbon storage by Brendan Mackey, et al.

·      The Rammed Earth House by David Easton

·      The Conscious Cook by Giselle Wilkinson

·      A Year in a Bottle – How to make delicious preserves all year around by Sally Wise

·      Making Your Home Sustainable – A guide to retrofitting by Derek Wrigley

·      The Orchids of Tasmania by David L. Jones

·      The Waterbug Book – A guide to the freshwater macroinvertebrates of temperate Australia by John Gooderham and Edward Tsyrlin.

·      And 1000s more!!!

 

For more information contact Sustainable Living Tasmania on 6234 5566 or visit the website.