News and events
2010 Community Forum Series
This year the EcoCentre continues its hugely successful community forum series. In the past two years 1100 participants from government, community, industry, university staff and students have attended the forums on topics ranging from toxins in cosmetics to emerging cutting edge sustainable technologies. These popular forums utilise expert guest speakers and allow plenty of time for questions and discussion. Vegetarian, certified organic pre forum snacks are served.- 3 March - Solar air conditioning and cooking
- 15 April - Chemical Free Kids
- 27 May - Nanotechnology
- 22 July - Waste management
- 9 September - Threatened species week special presentation
- 18 November - Building biology and green roofs
Sustainable and healthy living workshop series
In 2010 the EcoCentre will be hosting its first ever workshop series. The workshops will not only provide information on some of the environmental and healthy living issues facing our society, but provide practical solutions you can put in place in your home and within your community to work towards living more sustainable, healthy lives. The full-day workshops will be held on Saturday's and are completely free to attend (plus you'll be provided with a fully organic vegetarian lunch!). All we ask in return is that after completing our workshop you commit to carrying out 3 actions that will help you reach the goal of sustainable and healthy lives.
Workshop calendar:
- 1 May - Water
- 12 June - Energy and the low carbon diet
- 21 August - Growing your own food
- 23 October - Creating a healthy home
Newsletter Series
2010 Environmental and Sustainability Key Dates
2010 - International Year of Biodiversity
| January |
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| 5 |
National bird day |
| February |
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| 2 |
World wetlands day |
| March |
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| 1-7 | Sea week |
| 7 | Clean Up Australia day |
| 7-13 | Ground water awareness week |
| 22 | World water day |
| 23 | World meteorological day |
| 27 | Earth Hour |
| April |
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| 18 |
World heritage day |
| 22 | Earth Day |
| May |
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| 8-9 | World migratory bird day |
| 8 | World Fair Trade day |
| 11-17 | National volunteer week |
| 21 | Bike to work day |
| 22 | International day for biological diversity |
| June |
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| 5 |
World environment day |
| 8 |
World ocean day |
| 15 |
Global wind day |
| 17 |
World day to combat desertification and drought |
| July |
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| 4-11 | NAIDOC week |
| 11 | World population day |
| 30 | Schools tree day |
| August |
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| 9 | International day of the world's indigenous people |
| 12 | International youth day |
| 23-29 | Keep Australia Beautiful week |
| September |
Biodiversity Month |
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| 1 | National wattle day |
| 6-12 |
National landcare week |
| 7 | National threatened species day |
| 12 | Sustainable house day |
| 12 | National Bilby day |
| 16 | International day for the preservation of the Ozone Layer |
| 18 | World water monitoring day |
| 20-25 | Clean Up the World campaign |
| 22 | World car free day |
| October |
International Walk to School Month |
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| 1 |
Walk to work day |
| 4 |
World animal day |
| 5 | World habitat day |
| 13 | Ride to work day |
| 16 | World food day |
| 17 |
International day for the eradication of poverty |
| 17-23 | National water week |
| 24 | International day of climate action |
| November |
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| 6 |
International day for preventing the exploitation of the environment in war and armed conflict |
| 8-14 | National recycling week |
| December |
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| 3 | International day of people with disability |
| 5 |
International volunteer day |
| 6-12 | Coastcare Week |
| 10 | Human rights day |
| 11 | International mountain day |
News
Our Future, Your Say
The second of the Our Future, Your Say forums will be held on Wednesday, March 3, at Griffith's Gold Coast campus.
New Indonesian State Minister visits Griffith Indonesia-Australian Enviro Centre
Indonesia’s new State Minister of Environment has visited the Griffith University research centre dedicated to battling the effects of climate change and preventing environmental degradation in the Indonesian region.
Affordability versus Sustainability in the Built Environment
What role does transport play in creating affordable and sustainable built environments? What are the wider costs of current transport options? And how can car sharing and personal transport increase the affordability and sustainability of housing, commercial developments and precincts?
Find out the challenges of built environments in this context with our first podcast from the 2009 "Sustainability in Business Series".