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   

5
National bird day

February 

2
World wetlands day
 
March      

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         

18
World heritage day
22 Earth Day

May         

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        

5
World environment day
8
World ocean day
15
Global wind day
17
World day to combat desertification and drought

July         

4-11 NAIDOC week
11 World population day
30 Schools tree day

August    

9 International day of the world's indigenous people
12 International youth day
23-29 Keep Australia Beautiful week

September   
Biodiversity Month
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
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 

6
International day for preventing the exploitation of the environment in war and armed conflict
8-14 National recycling week

December 

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".

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