Transition Town Kenmore

Could we have have 100% renewable electricity?

2013-05-12T15:40:00.004+10:00

Yes, according to the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), which has just released its draft results on whether Australia could run it's electricity supply off 100% renewable electricity by 2030 or 2050. As noted here, this should kill off the idea that the intermittency of supply in renewable electricity prevents it from supplying all our electricity, especially in a country like Australia

TTKD May 2013 meeting: Reinventing the Toilet!

2013-05-08T10:51:00.001+10:00

TTKD Meeting Flyer May 13 Thursday May 16 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start Kenmore Library Meeting Room Also of note: Moggill Market Stall: TTKD will be holding a stall at Moggill Markets on Saturday 1 June – people are welcome to bring any surplus home grown produce to share. We will also have some native plants from Moggill Creek Catchment Group for sale at $2 each. Healthy Waterways Awards

City council releases its bus review and proposed network changes

2013-04-22T21:57:00.003+10:00

The Brisbane city council has now released its planned changes to the Brisbane Transport bus network. You may recall that after the outcry over the proposed Translink bus changes the city council took over responsibility for redesigning the bus routes that it ran. Reading the BCC's proposed changes it seems to me that the city council has thrown the baby out with the bath water. If Translink

TTKD April meeting- Permaculture: Sustainable Food

2013-04-12T08:33:00.001+10:00

2012-13 Australian summer was the hottest on record

2013-03-22T21:30:00.000+10:00

If you thought the summer we just had was hot. You were right, the 2012-13 summer we just had was the hottest Australian summer on record. This and other facts are outlined by two scientists from the Bureau of Meteorology here. Some other interesting facts: Janurary 2013 when we had that massive heatwave was the hottest month in Australia on record, hotter than every other month going back

Govt to abolish 444 and 443 buses - western suburbs to loose only high frequency bus

2013-03-16T13:14:00.002+10:00

Kenmore, Moggill and the western suburbs north of the river are to loose their only high frequency bus service and peak time express bus to the city in the recently announced changes to the SEQ bus system, with the popular 444 and P443 bus routes to be axed. Last year the LNP state government committed translink to review every bus route and rate them by "value for money" and "patronage" as

TTKD March Meeting: Waste Management: Past, Present and Future

2013-03-16T12:17:00.000+10:00

Deana Nichols is Brisbane City Council's Waste Management Education Officer - she will give us a comprehensive insight into waste management in Brisbane. TTKD Meeting Flyer Mar 13 2013 Thursday March 21 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start Kenmore Library Meeting Room

TTKD Feburary meeting: In Transition 2.0 Video Screening

2013-02-13T14:55:00.000+10:00

In Transition 2.0 is recent documentary produced by the Transition Network. Transitioner's from all around the world share their inspirational stories in growing food and localising their communities. Please see attached flyer for full details. As usual the meeting will be followed by supper and conversation. Please feel free to bring along a plate to share (preferably locally produced or home

California lauches Cap and Trade scheme

2013-01-31T22:24:00.001+10:00

A quick update from overseas. The US state of California introduced it's carbon price on the first of January. California is using a cap and trade system (also known as an emissions trading scheme /ETS). This action by California is important for a couple of reasons. Firstly, California is the most populous state in USA and it has a very large economy. In fact, if California was a country, it

The heat is on

2013-01-13T23:13:00.001+10:00

If you are in Australia and are reading this, you'll know it's been hot lately, really hot, unprecedented in fact. So how hot has it been? Well, last Monday the 7th of January was the hottest day in Australia since records began (check out the statement from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) here). Not only that, but the first 8 days of 2013 were all amongst the top 20 hottest days since records

How do we fix public transport in Brisbane?

2013-01-11T21:39:00.001+10:00

That's the question posted by the Brisbane Times. Consider also that Brisbane has some of the most expensive public transport in Australia, and if blogger BrisCommuters' calculations are correct, in the world. Here are the suggestions from those asked by the paper: "Mike Veitch, managing partner for Veitch Lister Consulting, Toowong: Introduce CBD parking levies to car park owners. The

Sustainable Living Workshop - TTKD January Meeting

2013-01-10T14:03:00.005+10:00

Next TTKD meeting Thursday 17 January: Sustainable Living Workshop Our January meeting is all about you, come share your lifestyle choices and thoughts at this informal session. What do you do to try to live sustainably? What would you like to do? What hinders you from doing what you’d like to do? Is there anything local, State or National authorities could do to help you to make

Clean energy 2012: year in review

2013-01-01T10:51:00.003+10:00

Now that 2013 has begun, here's a look back at the top ten clean energy stories from 2012, thanks to Renew Economy. Stories include: 1. Australia introduces a carbon price, the world doesn’t come to an end 2. The opening of Australia’s first utility-scale solar PV farm 3. Australia passes 2,000MW mark on household rooftops 4. South Australia’s wind success story 5. Germany’s solar success

Community renewable energy - locally owned renewable power stations

2012-12-28T09:51:00.002+10:00

Community renewable energy is something we will hopefully be hearing a lot more about in the future. The idea, which is popular overseas, is for members of a local community to get together, combine their money and build a much larger renewable energy "power station" than they could individually afford. The proceeds from selling the electricity created then provide a return on investment. The

Emissions sink as consumers turn off coal

2012-12-23T14:58:00.002+10:00

Interesting article in the fairfax papers a couple of days ago about how falling demand for electricity across the eastern seaboard is causing a drop in electricity generated from coal. "Weak demand for electricity across eastern mainland states has sparked a “dramatic fall” in greenhouse gas emissions from Australia's power stations, the latest review of data by consultants Pitt & Sherry

Common Spaces: Urbanism, Sustainability and the Art of Placemaking (from thisbigcity)

2012-12-23T10:58:00.000+10:00

More links from the "This Big City" blog: Common Spaces: Urbanism, Sustainability and the Art of Placemaking A little to get your started: "Whilst the majority of individuals in our society would hesitate to label themselves environmentalists, there is a growing appreciation of natural beauty and an eagerness for harmony in our urban design. Most of all, there is a core desire to live

Infographic: Plastic Bags and the World

2012-12-10T13:19:00.001+10:00

Click the link below for the info: Infographic: How Plastic Bags are Suffocating the World

TTKD November 12 Meeting: Cleaning Products Demonstration and Chemicals in Household Cleaning Products

2012-11-09T06:01:00.000+10:00

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1 million Aussie homes to have solar panel within 12 months

2012-10-14T21:57:00.002+10:00

More evidence (if you really needed it) of how much Australian's love solar: "858,000 homes have solar PV panels with an installed capacity of just under 2 gigawatts" According to the story in the SMH, with current rates of uptake, we'll hit the million mark in the middle of 2013, by which time over 10% of homes will have rooftop solar panels (read more here). Also, last week saw the switch

TTKD October meeting: Men's Shed (not so secret) Men's Business!

2012-10-14T21:42:00.000+10:00

Chris Wright from Shed West Kenmore will discus the role of Men's Sheds in promoting men's health and wellbeing and helping to create sustainable communities. *What are Men's Sheds all about? *What do they get up to in there? *How can Men's Sheds help towards a sustainable community? Thursday October 18 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start Kenmore Library Meeting Room TTKD Meeting Flyer

Goodbye to arctic sea ice

2012-09-25T23:40:00.002+10:00

The arctic sea ice is being obliterated. As has been widely reported, the sea ice melt this northern summer has smashed all previous records, shrinking to the smallest extent, area, and even more crucially volume on record. The arctic is one of the fastest warming places on earth and is already undergoing large changes due to global warming. One of the most obvious examples of this is the

Reality Bites from Rachel Smith

2012-09-25T22:46:00.000+10:00

Interesting article from Rachel Smith on her blog: Reality Bites: Mass redundancies & sharing. 5 easy steps to ‘spend less + have more’ "The average power drill is used for between 6 and 15 minutes in its entire lifetime. We don’t actually need a drill we just want a hole in the wall. So why do we all spend large sums of our hard-earned cash and savings on things we rarely use? In last

Yes Virginia, wind power really does decrease carbon emissions

2012-09-10T23:20:00.001+10:00

In most technical or scientific fields, the response to self-proclaimed experts who are claiming everyone else has got it wrong should be cautious skepticism. Doubly so when they have little or no actual expertise in the field. Double again when this technical area is anything to do with climate change, which seems to attract self-styled "expert skeptics" like moths to a flame. Unless of course,

TTKD September Meeting: Microalgae Biofuels

2012-08-30T23:00:00.001+10:00

Thursday 20 Sept Kenmore Library Meeting Room Kenmore Village corner Moggill and Brookfield Roads 7.15 for 7:30 pm start Light refreshments provided TTKD Meeting Flyer Sept 2012

TTKD at the Moggill Markets

2012-08-28T23:01:00.000+10:00

Transition Town Kenmore District will be holding a stall at the Moggill Markets on Saturday 1 September. Information will be provided on what Transition Kenmore is, what it is all about, what we try to achieve and how people can benefit from our meetings and network. The stall will also provide a backyard garden products exchange service – so bring along any surplus fruit, veggies or plants from