Last Tuesday my manager Gina and I attended an information session organised by Sustainability Victoria (www.sustainability.vic.gov.au) and DSE (www.dse.vic.gov.au) for all the successful EcoLiving Centres.Before the day Gina and I were very excited even and bit anxious about making a good impression, so when we got to the workshop we had already spent quite a lot of time developing our workplan and milestones.
In the end none of that work was really necessary as the workshop turned out to be more about getting to know all the stakeholders involved in the Grants initiative, including all the other successful projects. The presentation about all the different projects was a great display of diversity of organisations and approaches in environmental practice, and it was great to see that other neighbourhood houses (North East NH Network) have been successful with their submission as well.
We also learned a great deal about the great programs carried out by Sustainability Victoria and started to discuss ways in which our centres can convey information about those programs.
One of the best outcomes of the day was the decision to create a network of EcoLiving Centres in Victoria, which will facilitate the flow of communication and the collaboration between the different projects.
We also had a bit of time to visit the Sustainability Victoria building, which has a six star environmental rating.
My feeling is that our project is slowly gaining momentum and that after the workshop we know all the players in the game, so it is time to start working really hard!
2 comments:
Anglicare Broadmeadows Women's House warmly congratulates you on the success of your grant. We look forward to working with you and learning from your experiences as the the changes occur to your building and in the community.
We are implementing small sustainable changes within our house and working firstly on issues that are most pressing for house participants such as the cost of food, utilities and transport. I/we look forward to joining you on the sustainable journey.
Kind regards,
Rosie & team
Rosie Downs
Team Leader Anglicare
Broadmeadows Women's Community House & Family Relationship Skills Program
Dallas Neighbourhood House is excited to be a part of this great initiative.
A couple of years ago I had the opportunity to see what Newcastle City Council is doing in terms of sustainability - impressive - but the biggest thrill was to visit the CSIRO energy research station there. WOW!! Gives us hope for the future.
We also have our Hume Council offices as a fine example of architecture with a small carbon footprint.
But we've a long way to go. I look forward to sharing the journey.
Moya and the DNH team
(By the way, nice blogspot!)
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