[ 01/08/2010; 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. ]
| Aug ’10 |
| 1 |
| 9:30 am |
What is Happening:
The planting is part of the revegetation of the Lower Cotter Catchment after the 2003 bushfires burnt…
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National Tree Day – Revegetation of Lower Cotter Catchment
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National Tree Day
[ 01/08/2010; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ]
| Aug ’10 |
| 1 |
| 1:00 pm |
What is Happening:
Friends of Mt Majura ParkCare group invite the public to join a tree and shrub planting party. We…
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The spin and economics of irrigation infrastructure policy in Australia
[ 03/08/2010; 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. ]
| Aug ’10 |
| 3 |
| 5:30 pm |
What is Happening:
Speaker:
Professor Lin Crase
Professor of Applied Economics
Executive Director of Albury-Wodonga Campus
La Trobe…
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PROPOSED GUNGAHLIN WETLANDS the Valley Ponds information evening
[ 03/08/2010; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ]
| Aug ’10 |
| 3 |
| 7:00 pm |
What is Happening:
Proposed Wetlands the Valley Ponds Gungahlin information evening
Where is it On?:
The Chapel, BurgmannAnglican School, The…
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Public lecture environmental economics
[ 04/08/2010; 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] “The cost of the global financial crisis stunned the world, but it could pale in comparison to the cost of bailing out bankrupt ecosystems.
In his only public lecture in Canberra, Pavan Sukhdev will explain why saving nature saves money. He’ll also look at what Australia needs to do to put our environmental budget back in the black.
Dubbed ‘Nick Stern for Nature’, Pavan Sukhdev is a pioneering environmental economist and leader of the United Nations Green Economy Initiative.
This free event is presented in partnership with the Centre for Policy Development. Registration is essential. Please RSVP to Henry Keenan before COB 28/07/2010.”
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Living Sustainably in Cities – Free Public Forum
[ 04/08/2010; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ]
| Aug ’10 |
| 4 |
| 5:30 pm |
What is Happening:
As part of Australian Engineering Week 2010, Engineers Australia is organising a series of events.
This forum will…
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Powershift 2010 Canberra
[ 07/08/2010 to 08/08/2010. ]
| Aug ’10 | Aug |
| 7 | 8 |
What is Happening:
Australian Youth Climate Coalition is organising Power Shift 2010, a series of three extraordinary events in Geelong, Adelaide and…
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Conference:After Copenhagen – Finding Direction in Climate Law & Policy
[ 09/08/2010; ]
| Aug ’10 |
| 9 |
What is Happening:
The ANU Centre for Climate Law and Policy, in conjunction with Baker & McKenzie and the ANU Climate Change
…
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Beyond the Spin: Climate change, climate policies and emissions trading
[ 09/08/2010; 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ]
| Aug ’10 |
| 9 |
| 6:00 pm |
What is Happening:
Public Lecture
Beyond the Spin: ANU/ ABC Federal Election Discussion Series
With Rudd gone, is the path now…
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Alternate Routes – Electric Cars
[ 09/08/2010; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ]
| Aug ’10 |
| 9 |
| 6:30 pm |
What is Happening:
This event is part of the Australian Science Festival.
What do you envisage when someone mentions the future?…
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Vote Climate: Politics in the pub with your Senate candidates
[ 11/08/2010; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ]
| Aug ’10 |
| 11 |
| 5:30 pm |
Find out where the ACT Senate candidates stand on climate change.
This is your chance to hear where our national…
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Green Drinks
[ 12/08/2010; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ]
| Aug ’10 |
| 12 |
| 5:30 pm |
What is Happening:
Greendrinking is good for your health! (and the world)
The beer’s not green, but we are. Come meet…
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Inner North SEE-Change: regular meet
[ 14/08/2010; 11:00 am to 12:30 pm. ]
| Aug ’10 |
| 14 |
| 11:00 am |
What is Happening:
Regular Inner North SEE-Change group catch-up.
Come along and meet other like-minded people who are interested in creating…
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How Australia’s Unique Biodiversity is under threat from a rapidly changing climate
[ 14/08/2010; 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. ]
| Aug ’10 |
| 14 |
| 12:00 pm |
What is Happening:
Professor Will Steffen will speak on the topic above. He has a…
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Is the climate of the Canberra region changing?
[ 14/08/2010; 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. ]
| Aug ’10 |
| 14 |
| 1:00 pm |
What is Happening:
Mr Clem Davis is a visiting…
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Climate change and health: Glimpsing the real bottom line
[ 14/08/2010; 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ]
| Aug ’10 |
| 14 |
| 2:00 pm |
What is Happening:
A lecture by Professor Tony…
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Sustainable House Tours
[ 15/08/2010; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] Inspiration – innovation – Education
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Pancakes Against Climate Change
[ 15/08/2010; 10:00 am to 11:00 am. ]
| Aug ’10 |
| 15 |
| 10:00 am |
What is Happening:
The ANU Environment Collective is hosting a free brunch before Walk Against Warming. Enjoy friends and food…
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Walk Against Warming 2010
[ 15/08/2010; 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm. ] Walk Against Warming is on again! Please put Sunday, August 15 2010 in your diary.
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Visit a sustainable home
[ 15/08/2010; 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ]
| Aug ’10 |
| 15 |
| 2:00 pm |
What is Happening:
Woden SEE Change invites you to attend a series of “over the back fence” tours designed to help…
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ACT Senate Candidate Forum
[ 15/08/2010; 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ]
| Aug ’10 |
| 15 |
| 3:00 pm |
What is Happening:
Organised by GetUp – come and find out where the ACT candidates stand on carbon pollution, mental health…
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The Science of Climate Change: Questions and Answers
[ 16/08/2010; 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ]
| Aug ’10 |
| 16 |
| 3:00 pm |
What is Happening:
Organised by the Australian Academy of Science.
You are cordially invited to attend the public release and launch…
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Canberra Sustainable Careers Expo
[ 18/08/2010; 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ]
| Aug ’10 |
| 18 |
| 12:00 pm |
What is Happening:
ACT otherWISE, a youth-lead sustainability network, presents the second Canberra Sustainable Careers…
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Sustainability Network Meeting
[ 18/08/2010; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ]
| Aug ’10 |
| 18 |
| 5:30 pm |
What is Happening:
The guest speaker for the evening is Phoebe Howe from Canberra Loves 40%.
Phoebe will be speaking…
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Discussion Forum:Tackling wicked problems through the transdisciplinary imagination
[ 18/08/2010; 7:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ]
| Aug ’10 |
| 18 |
| 7:30 pm |
What is Happening:
This monthly discussion forum is organised by the Nature and Society Forum.
From climate change to GM foods,…
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Climate Change Skills Training Forum
[ 20/08/2010; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. ]
| Aug ’10 |
| 20 |
| 9:00 am |
What is Happening:
The Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand is organising the ACT Climate Change Skills Training Forum.
The…
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Climate Action Canberra general meeting
[ 23/08/2010; 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ]
| Aug ’10 |
| 23 |
| 6:00 pm |
What is Happening:
Climate Action Canberra general meeting
Where is it On?:
ACT Conservation Council,…
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Climate change and intellectual property
[ 24/08/2010; 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm. ]
| Aug ’10 |
| 24 |
| 12:30 pm |
What is Happening:
Tony Taubman is Director of the Intellectual Property Division of the World…
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Seminar: The energy supply ladder and its carbon implications
[ 24/08/2010; 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm. ]
| Aug ’10 |
| 24 |
| 2:00 pm |
What is Happening:
In this seminar Paul Burke will document an energy supply ladder that…
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Planning the Molonglo Valley – community information display
[ 25/08/2010; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ]
| Aug ’10 |
| 25 |
| 4:00 pm |
What is Happening:
ACTPLA has commissioned studies to help plan stage 2 of the Molonglo Valley, including:
- Traffic and transport
…
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FORUM: Fresh is Best-Community Gardens and Farmers’ Markets
[ 25/08/2010; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ]
| Aug ’10 |
| 25 |
| 7:30 pm |
What is Happening:
St Ninian’s Uniting Church Social
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A Solar Canberra
[ 26/08/2010; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ]
| Aug ’10 |
| 26 |
| 5:30 pm |
What is Happening:
Can Canberra really go solar?
This month’s forum of the Conservation Council, Canberra region, will explore the solar…
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Evatt Primary School Environment Expo and Fete
[ 28/08/2010; 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. ]
| Aug ’10 |
| 28 |
| 10:00 am |
What is Happening:
Come to the Evatt Primary School Environment Expo and Fete.
Evatt Primary is committed to becoming
…
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Sustainable House Guided Tours
[ 29/08/2010; 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] Excellence in Sustainability – Canberra’s Sustainable House
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Skills Swap: Fruit Tree Care
[ 29/08/2010; 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm. ]
| Aug ’10 |
| 29 |
| 1:30 pm |
What is Happening:
Learn how to care for and prune your fruit trees to ensure a healthy plant and a bumper…
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Conference on “Biodiversity and World Food Security: Nourishing the Planet and its People”
[ 30/08/2010 to 01/09/2010. ]
| Aug ’10 | Sep |
| 30 | 1 |
What is Happening:
“Biodiversity and World Food Security: Nourishing the Planet and its People” will be held in Parliament House, Canberra over…
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3rd International Urban Design Conference
[ 30/08/2010 to 01/09/2010. ]
| Aug ’10 | Sep |
| 30 | 1 |
What is Happening:
“Designs On Our Future”
What impact will the debate over sustainable population…
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