ATA Branch members form the largest network in Australia of people actively reducing their impact on the environment by making tangible changes to their homes and lifestyles, and sharing their experiences with others. The national organisations website can be found at ATA.org.au.
Along with other activities throughout the year, the Sydney Central Branch usually meets on the second Tuesday of the month from 6 to 8pm. Our format is to have a guest speaker plus time for general discussion. Come along and join us for a cup of tea or coffee and add to your network of friends and business contacts. (See the Sydney Central Branch page at Ata.org.au, visit our EventBrite page or email atasydney@gmail.com, for details of what’s on.)
The topic for the next meeting of the Sydney Central Branch will be “Understanding Coal Seam Gas (CSG) in your Neighbourhood”, and will be presented by Jacinta Green, who lives 500 metres from the approved CSG well in St Peters. After learning about this approval, Jacinta spent three months researching the possible impacts of this well in her neighbourhood, delaying completion of her PHD thesis in Marine Ecology at UNSW. Jacinta is now the Sydney spokesperson for Stop CSG and Vice President of Lock The Gate Alliance.
Jacinta will be talking about the likelihood of more CSG wells across the Sydney basin, the basics of CSG and other unconventional gasses as well touching on the science that supports as well as refutes the claims that CSG is clean and green.
At the end of this meeting, we are planning to hold the annual Sydney Central ATA committee member elections. We welcome all current members to participate in the voting on the evening and we also welcome submissions for committee member positions.
If you will be attending, please take a moment to register using the link below. We are trialling this facility and would appreciate your feedback on it at the meeting.
This event is free but REGISTRATION IS ESSENTIAL as space is limited. If insufficient space is available, preference will be given to ATA and AuSES members. If you are not yet a member, you may like to consider joining ATA and membership details are found at www.ata.org.au.
Time: 6 to 8 pm on May 8.
Location: Wallaby Room, 11th Floor, Telstra Building, 320 Pitt St Sydney.
The topic for the next meeting of the Sydney Central Branch will be one that has the potential to make a large impact, and that is “Organic Waste to Energy and Biochar”.
The presenter will be Adriana Downie, an entrepreneurial chemical engineer who has been working for over 8 years on the development and commercialisation of new technology. Dr Downie is a co-founder and Chief Technology Officer at Pacific Pyrolysis and she is recognised internationally as a leader in the field of biochar technology.
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The topic for first meeting in 2012 for the Sydney Central ATA group will be “Solar Hot Water Products and Applications” and will be jointly presented by Bryan Moss and Taru Veijalainen, both of Apricus Australia.
The talk will evaluate different types of collectors and systems and the best uses for each. Bryan and Taru will discuss evacuated tubes and the potential commercial applications including apartments, dairy farms, breweries and laundromats – taking solar hot water to another level.
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Susan Clark will be the guest speaker at our November meeting. Susan will talk on the topic “A Sustainable Project Home? The possibilities and the pain”.
Eight years ago, Susan and her husband embarked on a journey to build a project home with greatly improved “green” features. Their journey to vary their home from “the standard” was a hard fought battle, and Susan will share how they are continuing to find new ways to improve on how their home operates.
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The next Sydney Central ATA meeting will be on the THIRD Tuesday, as some of us will be away at All-Energy Australia in Melbourne and at the ATA Convenor’s meeting on our usual Branch meeting day.
The topic will be: “Nexus at St Leonards – The Most Energy Efficient and Sustainable Strata Building in Sydney”.
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The speaker at the next meeting of the Sydney Central Branch of the Alternative Technology Society will be Maryella Hatfield, and the topic will be “The Importance of Media in Focussing on Renewable Solutions”.
Maryella is a film-maker & lecturer in the School of Communication Arts at the University of Western Sydney. She will show segments of her documentary “The Future Makers” which was made for broadcast on Discovery Channel. The film depicts the stories of some of Australia’s leading renewable energy scientists & innovators.
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Sydney Central Branch and the NSW Branch of the Australian Solar Energy Society will be holding an “Info-Fest” as part of Sustainable House Day on Sunday September 11.
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Want to find out more about the carbon tax?
Is it good? bad? or just doesn’t matter?
At the invitation of the Alternative Technology Association Inc. and Hawkesbury EarthCare, leading environmental practitioner, Dr Michael Brennan, will lead a discussion on the highly topical Carbon Tax
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