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Saturday, 04 July 2009
Climate Change Forum

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You are invited to be part of the Community forum at the Gosford Uniting Church on 29th June 2009 at 7:30pm

Guest Speakers: David Hughes, Richard Weller, Dan Waters & Maree Whelan

Supper will be served. Community networking and information available.

 

For more information go to events or download Climate Change poster (PDF 40Kb)

 
Environmental Group of the Month

Environmental Group of the Month is a new CEN initative to help promote community based environmental groups. If your groupbtrwjoey (2).jpg would like a feature story on the front page of the CEN website please send suggested copy, your logo and images to: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
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The first "Environmental Group of the month"  is   Waterfall Springs Wildlife Sanctuary and Foundation.

Waterfall Springs Wildlife Sanctuary and Foundation is a non-profit organisation that works with Government wildlife agencies, major zoos and the community as part of a unique partnership working together to help save Australia’s endangered species.

 

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Back To Earth

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Dr Maarten Stapper is a man with some fascinating ideas on how to manage our land better. 

He is unconventional, stubborn and difficult. Not even a near fatal car accident could slow him down in his mission to feed the world using less chemicals.

As an advocate for biological farming, Dr Stapper has paid a high price for promoting a greener, cleaner way to grow food. Originally a CSIRO scientist, he left when it became clear his views on biological farming were incompatible with his employer.

Today, he travels the country to educate farmers on how to use less chemicals in their soil and on their crops.

For the full story go to ABC-TV Australian Story

 
Land for Wildlife
lfwlogo cenlogo_small.jpgThe Land for Wildlife (LFW) program is a voluntary property registration scheme for landowners who wish to manage areas for biodiversity and wildlife habitat. LFW encourages and assists landholders to include nature conservation along with other land management objectives. The program is free for landholders to join and is not legally binding. Registration in the scheme will not change the legal status of a property.
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