The Alternative Technology Association (ATA) Your Home Technical Manual is a compendium with 340 pages of environmentally sustainable solutions for designing and building a home. For people who are building, buying or renovating, it shows how to make a more …
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A double-glazing buyers guide in the latest issue of the Alternative Technology Association (ATA) ReNew: technology for a renewable future magazine takes a look at window and door glass insulating options. Windows often make or break the look of a …
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Permaculture is a design system for creating sustainable human environments. It is about designing households and communities that are productive, sustaining and largely self reliant and have minimal impact on the environment. National Permaculture Day 1 May 2011 is a …
National Volunteer Week 2011 has the theme Inspiring the Volunteer in You. National Volunteer Week is the largest celebration of volunteers and volunteerism in Australia, and provides an opportunity to highlight the role of volunteers in our communities and to …
World Migratory Bird Day was initiated in 2006 and is a global awareness-raising campaign highlighting the need for the protection of migratory birds and their habitats. On the second weekend each May, people around the world take action and organise …
The Wollongong Harvest Festival on Sunday 15 May 2011 is a community festival to celebrate local food production, backyard food growing and sustainable food production and consumption. The 2010 Harvest Festival was a great success, attracting over 1500 local residents.
The theme for International Museum Day 2011 is Museum and Memory. International Museum Day aims to increase public awareness of the role of museums in developing society. Museums preserve memories and tell stories. They have in their collections numerous objects …
The theme for the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) in 2011 is Forest Biodiversity. In 2011, IDB is part of the International Year of Forests. Designation of IDB 2011 on the theme of forests provides Parties to the Convention …
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Have you been involved in, or would you like to be involved in, the planning, approval or implementation of a translocation project for threatened flora? The Australian Network for Plant Conservation (ANPC) Translocation of Threatened Plants workshop on 26-27 May …
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The purpose of Information Awareness Month (IAM) is to increase public awareness of information and its place in all aspects of daily life. By focusing attention at a number of events during the month of May on the role that …