Trivia Night Fundraiser
What dinosaur has eight chimneys, eats coal and suffers from terrible gas?
With live music, stand-up comedy, great questions, food and drink.
This is a fun night for all to raise money for the upcoming Hazelwood Power Station protest.
Details: Saturday August 15, 7pm-10pm – Northcote High School, 25 St Georges Road, Northcote.
Price (including light dinner) Table of 8, $120 Individual $20/$15 concession
Book online at www.trybooking.com/BJB
Tickets also available on the night unless sold out.
The Big Melt Tour
Come and hear the world-record holder for the fastest climb of Mt Everest talk about the effects of climate change in the ‘roof of the world’.
See www.thebigmelt.org
Hear Pemba Dorje Sherpa, holder of the world record for the fastest climb of Mount Everest, talk about his experience of global warming in the Himalayas. He is joined by environmental lawyer and activist Prakash Sharma, Pro Public Nepal.
Global warming is already having a big impact on Mount Everest and the Himalayas. Glaciers are melting creating floods and danger for the local people. But the big melt also means a big dry as these 'water towers' of Asia lose their capacity to provide water to the giant rivers in the summer months. Eventually rivers like the Ganges in India and the Yellow River in China will lose their dry season flow and the billion people in these river basins will lose their water security.
Details of Public Meeting 6.30 PM – 8.00 PM
Monday, August 17, 2009 Village Roadshow Theatrette
State Library of Victoria
328 Swanston St
(Use Entry 3, La Trobe Street)
Clifton Hill Community Sustainability Meeting
…featuring comedian Rod Quantock on the climate science
We are a group of Clifton Hill residents - not experts - with the shared aim of helping each other to live more sustainably and encouraging action that avoids runaway climate change.
Perhaps you share our concern but find the issues frighteningly large and complex and are unsure of what you can do that will make a difference.
You may be asking yourself…
• Where can I find reliable up-to-date climate change
information?
• What can I do to reduce the likelihood of dangerous
climate change?
• What can I do to reduce the environmental impact of
my lifestyle?
• Will it help if I change my diet or grow some of my own
food?
• If I installed water tanks and solar panels how much
would it help and what will it cost?
If you are interested in any of the above issues, this meeting is for you.
There will be displays with handouts and people with particular expertise to talk to.
For information contact: Doug Evans at dg.evans -at- bigpond.com
Featuring Rod Quantock, Yarra Climate Action Now, Beyond Zero Emissions, The Environment Shop, the Ethical Consumption Group and other local groups.
Details: Sunday, 23 August 2009, 2:30 - 4:30pm
St. Mark's Church, 100 Hodgkinson St, Clifton Hill
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