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Sustaining our Towns Taking action today for a better tomorrow

Welcome

Project aim Sustaining our Towns is a Sustaining our Towns is project to help reduce the ecological footprints of individuals, homes, businesses and communities in twelve Council areas across South Eastern NSW.

Project Partners

Participating Councils Bega ValleyEurobodallaSnowy River BombalaHardenUpper Lachlan BoorowaPalerangYass Cooma-MonaroQueanbeyanYoung

Project Region

Funder This project is funded by the NSW Government through its Environmental Trust (Urban Sustainability Program)

Aim of this Meeting How can we work together to engage people in Queanbeyan to live more sustainably?

Process STEP 1. IDEALS – What should be?  How should we work together?  What should be happening to switch more people onto sustainability in Queanbeyan?  What should a sustainable Queanbeyan look like? STEP 2. FACTS – What is?  What is happening in Queanbeyan?  What are factors supporting and constraining this?  What does the SOT project offer?  What are the SOT project parameters? STEP 3. IDEAS & ACTIONS – What could & will be?  What could be possible given your ideals & the facts?  What resources will be required to do this?  Who will do what?  Where to from here?

STEP 1: Ideals In an ideal world how should we best work together to progress sustainability in Queanbeyan? In an ideal world what should be happening to switch more people onto sustainability in Queanbeyan? What should a sustainable Queanbeyan look like?

STEP 2: Your Facts What is happening now in Queanbeyan with regard to sustainability? What are the factors supporting and constraining these initiatives?

STEP 2: Our Facts 2,740 tonnes greenhouse gas emissions 76,000 KL water 274 tonnes waste 5,000 native plants in backyards Organisations and individuals 2500 homes actively involved 120 businesses 135 training sessions 12 innovative local projects

STEP 2: Homes 125 Home sustainability assessments 12 Workshops e.g. : – Green cleaning – Smart shopping – Home energy & water efficiency * Seeking home assessors & trainers

STEP 2: Businesses 10 businesses 10 subsidised businesses assessments Access to financial support Sustainability Advantage (large businesses) Small Business Energy Efficiency Program Business Treading Lightly * Seeking business assessors

STEP 2: Communities Participation at key local events Innovative local project/s $10K Support for selected drivers – Networking – Regional events * Seeking people interested in developing & driving local project/s

STEP 2: Other facts Limited staffing over large region Refining programs Train the assessor / trainer Delivery from second half 2010 Project end date March 2012

STEP 3: Ideas & Action What could be possible given your ideals & the facts? What resources will be required to do this? Who will do what?

STEP 3: Ideas & Action Workshops about what for whom ? Which businesses where ? What existing networks ? Exciting project or other ideas ?

Contact us Sustaining our Towns Phone: (02) Address: PO Box 1350, Batemans Bay NSW 2536