Resource papers have been prepared for the use by Community Groups on the major topics we are focusing on – economy, energy, food, transport, waste and water. The papers include background information on each topics and additional details about programs that provide assistance through Local, State and Federal Governments and other agencies.
Additional fact sheets related to these topics are included below. They are provided in PDF format.
ECONOMY
- Economy Working Group Report 2011 – providing a framework for Community Groups to discuss ecologically and socially responsible alternatives to economic growth
- Alternative Economy Groups
ENERGY
FOOD
- Animal-based food
- Food & the environment
- Food preservation
- Food safety
- Food waste
- Genetic modification
- Low footprint recipes
- Organic food
- Plant-based food
- Sustainable food supplies
TRANSPORT
WATER
- Water resources paper
- Bottled water
- Grey water
- Natural cleaners
- Wicking box self-watering garden – how to make
WASTE
- No Such Thing As Rubbish (updated September 2017) – recycling guide prepared by Hackney-College Park Community Group
- Battery recycling
- Electronic waste – updated July 2017
- Plastics Resource Paper – Updated July 2015
ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
- Calculate your personal ecological footprint
- Ecological Footprint Resources Paper
- Eco footprint action booklet 2010 – a guide to achievable actions that you can use to map your progress
Sustainable Behaviour Change – presentation by Beth Mylius, Nadia McLaren and Rapsodie Barbour at South Australian Food Convergence February 2010
NETWORKING
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