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Final Days for Solar Rebate: ACT NOW
The $8,000 Australian Government Solar Rebate ends in 3 weeks time on 30 June 2009 and eligible New England Residents are being urged to consider going solar to...
Adam Blakester at Forum Media Launch
Armidale Express 03/09/2008
I was six years old when my passion for social change first ignited.
I was watching the 6 o'clock news with my family and a...
Ancient Ways to Achieve Modern Sustainability for New England
Internationally recognised Aboriginal facilitator, author, educator and artist, Tex Skuthorpe, has confirmed his involvement in the...
Stronger families, stronger communities
Armidale Family Support Service (AFSS) is a non-government, not for profit organisation that assists all families with dependent children.
AFSS staff assist...
ArmidaleIT is a private company formed in 2000 to provide unique style of IT support to various organisations in Armidale especially the University of New England.
The Principles, Warren Rice and...
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The method of "randomly" selecting people for the various forums was carried out by asking people to choose a precious stone from the selection laid out on the table after lunch. There was enough...
Working Group
Mark Byrne
Michael Drielsma
Michael Pearce
Phil Allen
How can we involve the whole New England Region in building a sustainable future?
Better knowledge base
Better public education...
Facilitator Ken McLeod leading part of the introductory session to the NESS Forum
Enabling communities and organisations to engage creatively with change
We design and facilitate processes that foster group learning and strengthen relationships as a foundation for community...
Working Group
Kevin Abey
Definition of Export Industry
Definition of 'export industry': Any business or organisation that trades/sells goods or services from the NESAC Region to other Regional,...
Richard Torbay
Peter Ducat
Zoe Miller
Peter Sniekers
Issues
also difficult for private landholders to host visitors - risks, inappropriate visitor behaviour
strong community is the envy of all capital cities
Transport is a big...
Sonia Williams & Jackie Bowe
Conversation Map of Environmental Sustainability Analysis
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Conversation Map from Talloires Group (Students at University of New England)...
Building the on-line forum
Evolveris along with its partners has initiated this Wiki space to help our communities across the New England Region of NSW, Australia, promote their initiatives and...
- 40 to 55% Savings^ on Solar Power for Small Businesses and Farms -
- No Upfront Cost^ on Super Solar Systems (Hot Water and new 1.5kW Power) for Residents -
"Farming the Sun" is the third phase...
Green Gardner Homes: First Home Builder Solar Partner
G.J. Gardner Homes New England today became the first home builder to become an official partner of the Solar New England Region Project...
This page has been prepared from the process document prepared by Kenneth Mcleod (.pdf 500k)
8:30 am 1. Introductions – Whole Group – Gallery
Meet and Greet
Welcome to Country
Welcome to...
Part 1 - NESS Forum Introduction 2:50mins
Part 2 - Open Space Discussions set up 3:38mins
Part 3 - Tex Skuthorpe & Anne Morrill leading the Visioning Workshop - introducing the task...
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Future of local energy
Use of alternative energy at regional level
What strategies can Council use to encourage implementation of alternative energy supply systems?
How can we make...
Rebecca Spence
Ideas from the Global Group.
Sister city arrangement with a sustainable community -
Woking - has developed its own power generation system.
Davis in California was suggested as a...
Adam Blakester
Governance
Tempting to set up a new model
Regional Task force? In Council??
Constituted - in principle to cover the whole NE region
Needs to be able to have others come in to assist...
Maureen Chapman
Conversation Map of Armidale Dumaresq Council Sustainability Analysis
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Working Group
Peter McNeill
Julian Prior
Tom Briggs
Thomas Briggs
Kim-Trieste Hastings
Euan Belson
Stuart Robertson
How can we...
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NESS Executive
Tex Skuthorpe
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NESAC
Last Minute Planning for Forum Ness Executive planning meeting 21/9
Tex's Visioning Workshop - Armidale Express 24/9
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Keen interest in New England Sustainability Strategy
More than fifty people and organisations registered their interest in the NESAC Sustainability Plan Forum at NERAM on Monday September 22...
What a day!
I had the privilege of being invited to design and facilitate the Community Forum on Monday 22nd September at NERAM in Armidale. And what a day it was! Over 100 representatives of a...
Report on Sustainability Forum 22 September 2008, NERAM, Armidale
Dr Robyn Bartel, Chair, Talloires Declaration Implementation Committee
1. SUMMARY
The day was intended mainly to provide a...
Commissioned as digital story telling & digital documentation producer for Evolveris/NESSie public forum.
What's his story to tell?
Boil the kettle & make a cuppa - here's a yarn about...
Launch of Super Solar Hot Water System
The highly successful Solar New England Region Project has moved to a new level with the launch of the Super Solar Hot Water System today by Richard Torbay,...
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What are the lessons from past strategies in our Region for the 'whole of community' New England Sustainability Strategy?
Build on proesses that have already occurred (eg Bingara...
Lindsay Teychenne was the originator of the Waterfall Track concept - creating a walking track from Armidale to Urunga. The original concepts, ideas and people changed over time to become the...
Master Plumbers to host Community Information Session
The New England community are invited to attend a free information and education evening being hosted by the Master Plumbers' and Mechanical...
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The process of documenting the Sustainability Strategy Forum is comprehensive. On the day there will be video, audio, text and photographic coverage. The idea is that everything is important - not...
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Calling for Interested Trades People
$6m Solar New England Region Project
Trades people and installers are being sought for work on a...
Consortium to consult widely on sustainability plan
Wide consultation across the Armidale Dumaresq, Guyra, Uralla and Walcha council areas will be the first step for the consortium drawing up a...
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Foundations planned for a Sustainable New England
Participants at the Public Forum held at NERAM on Monday 22 September have outlined...
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25.11.08
Public Comment Invited on New Documentary about Sustainable New England Forum
Public comment has been invited in response to the new...
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Solar Hot Water Installations Begin - Solar Hot Water Installations Begin 1/10/2009
Stage II Solar Hot Water Project Launched - Stage II Solar Hot Water Project...
Media Release
16 January 2009
A new generation of solar power installers have come on line today with the successful completion of their training in residential PV (photovoltaic) installation.
Ten...
Media Release
10 December 2008
Large Scale Solar Project Launched
A large scale whole of community installation of domestic solar power systems was launched today by Richard Torbay, member for...
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We came to New England - Armidale nearly 8 years ago after I had left working in Newcastle industry, helping to build team based, Learning Organisations. We had spent a year renewing ourselves in...
Mindmap of Vision and Priorities & Initiatives
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NESAC & NESSiE Media Launch
Armidale Mayor, Peter Ducat; Spokesperson for NESSiE, Adam Blakester; Member for Northern Tablelands, Richard Torbay; and NESAC Chair & Mayor of Uralla Shire,...
Discussion Forums
Got some ideas? Something to say? Send an email to one of the addresses below to make sure people hear you on 22/9/2008
Youth Forum...
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New UK Government Public Education Campaign on Climate Change
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The New England Draft Development Strategy will inform the next Local Environment Plan for the Region. For more details go to:
http://uralla.nsw.gov.au/news/pages/2423.html
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If at any time you find you are not contributing or learning, you have the right (and the responsibility) to move… to join another group, take a walk, or form a group of one and develop...
Open Space topics
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The following are a list of topics that came out of the Open Space sessions. Some of the work of transcribing was done on the day but there is...
Kenneth Mcleod pointed out that the day had a full schedule, people were here to work and work they shall
ParadigmPlay is a network of social change professionals, led by Adam F Blakester. ParadigmPlay's purpose is to improve the wellbeing of communities and humanity in ways that are environmentally...
Peaceworks is an organisation that focuses on dialogue, facilitation, training and peacebuilding within and between communities that are facing conflict, disruption or struggling with the pressing...
About NESSiE
In mid-2008 Armidale Dumaresq Council contracted a consortium of professionals and organisations – the New England Sustainability Strategy Executive, nicknamed NESSiE – to commence...
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Forum Intro
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Open Space
Open Space Discussions
Visioning Workshop
Topic Groups
Wrap Up
Youth
Government
Environment
Social
Economic-Business
Global
Indigenous
NESSiE is currently working on the following projects:
YOUth LEADing Australia
Solar Farming
Solar Hot Water
Sustainable Home Assessments
Waste Not Want Not
New England Draft Development Strategy
hi, i am writing this from Bangkok where i have been working with and learning from people building peace in Sril Lanka and Nepal.
I am obsessed with learning how communities in the midst of and...
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Localised food production and distribution
100 mile radius – using local product for the local community (ie food production, manufacturing)
Enhance & Sustain & Support...
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What can we do to sustain natural environmental cycles (oxygen, water, carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous)?
Food security, mineral resources, forest products
Timber, carbon, shelter,...
Co-facilitator Micheal O' Loughlin maps the ideas discussed and distilled by the topic groups
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Solar Hot Water Installations Begin
The first of 160 solar hot water systems – and counting – has been installed for the Solar New England Region Project.
“The Knable family of Armidale are...
++++++ Check out some hard data on household renewable and other energy use in Australia here. {pdf 706kB}
ACT NOW: Stage II Solar Hot Water Offer
New England residents (Armidale, Walcha, Guyra...
Solar Power Quadruples – Stage 2 Launched
The Solar New England Region Project has achieved a significant milestone with nearly 160 home owners now signed up to go solar – nearly quadrupling...
Stage II Solar Hot Water Project Launched
The second stage of the Solar New England Region Project for solar hot water has been launched with a further 100 highly affordable solar hot water systems...
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How to educate the community/community groups about sustainability and then keep the interest going?
Educators for Sustainability
Paid
Work with Councils, Schools (teachers,...
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Building code which is relevant to the Region
Building/constructing sustainable housing
Community development considering alternative transport (ie biking, walk) and avoid garage...
FREE Sustainable Home Assessments
The Australian Government have developed a free, comprehensive Home Sustainability Assessment to help householders identify ways to reduce their energy and water...
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Learning how to achieve a sustainable natural environment
How can we best effect sustainable land use in the Region (given that the new LEP is due 2011)
Grazing Agriculture – the...
Hi All,
We just wanted to say how much we enjoyed working with you all. We thought the day went really well and had lots of positive feedback from participants. Well done – it was a very complex...
*Youth*
Priorities for regional action:
Provide skills and tools to enable youth to do things themselves and have ownership themselves – for e.g. including mentoring, applying for grants for...
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How can we involve the whole new England Region in building a sustainable future?
What practical steps or projects can be undertaken to do that?
Answers below are in no particular...
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How do we Connect the Region in a Sustainable Way?
Technology & Transport
How do we reduce reliance and use of private motor vehicle and encourage use of other forms of...
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Tex Skuthorpe and Ann Morrill's Company Site
List Of Videos from the NESS Forums
Welcome by Adam Blakester - NESSiE Executive Principal
Participant's in the Visioning Workshop run by Tex Skuthorpe and Anne Morrill - describe the painting done by the group and reveal it's meanings.
Here are stories from Robyn, Matthew, Mahalath and...
Integrated New England - North West Regional Waste Strategy
Noretta Terry (Best Practice Constructions) and Mick O'Loughlin (Evolveris) have had some exploratory discussions with waste recycling...
Sustainable Living Expo
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Sustainable Living...
The New England Sustainability Strategy is a whole of region approach to sustainability. Work began on the Strategy in 2008 with a major public Forum which was the final event of the Sustainable...
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Governance
Who owns the New England Sustainability Strategy? Who is it accountable to? Who are the key stakeholders?
We need to build on what has already been built, achieved, established.
Setting...
Launch of Sustainable New England Wiki-Community
An innovative Wiki-Community has been launched to broaden the opportunities for community involvement in developing the New England Sustainability...
Topic Groups – Notes for Convenors
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Please manage the group’s time accordingly and make sure all the ideas generated by the group are noted, even if they are not to...
New England Sustainability Students & Youth (NESSaY) - Facebook Group
Kathryn Brooks
Conversation Map of Youth Sustainability Analysis
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Detailed Youth Sustainability...
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Revolution – youth in the driving seat. Youth to mentor community to own their future
Target youth at 'festival' event to capture 'future identity of New England'
How do we...
Overview
The New England Sustainability Strategy is partnering with OzGreen to convene a YOUth LEADing Australia Congress to develop leadership by students and youth on sustainability and climate...
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