This workshops is now sold out. 

Seats still available on 21/11/18 - at The Ballroom, Hobart Town Hall at 6pm.  RSVP a must

If you're wondering what to do with your existing solar panel system when the one for one feed-in tariff finishes at the end of this year, then this special lunchtime session is for you.  At the end of 2018 the one for one feed-in tariff will come to an end.  Should you upgrade? If so, to what size system? Should you add to your existing system, add a second system, or replace the existing with one big one? Should you get batteries too? What tariff should you be on? How much does it matter which direction the panels face? In this sessions we will answer all of these questions and more, drawing upon detailed modelling and analysis of solar panel systems in Tasmanian conditions.

Todd Houstein will facilitate the session. He is a self-confessed energy nerd, and has been our Executive Officer since 2010. He has an engineering degree, and postgraduate research experience in techno-economic optimisation of energy systems. He has also worked in community development, humanitarian engineering, research & development, product design and manufacturing.

This is one of a number of lunchtime workshops on solar:

• 18th September: Upgrading existing systems - booked out!
• 2nd October: Upgrading existing systems - booked out!
• 9th October: Installing a new system - booked out!
• 16th October: Upgrading existing systems - booked out!
• 23rd October: Installing a new system - booked out!
• 21st November: Getting the most out of Solar - tickets available FINAL WORKSHOP

Coordinated by Permaculture Tasmania and Sustainable Living Tasmania, this is a fabulous opportunity to meet Kirsten Bradley from Milkwood Permaculture and like-minded folks in Tassie for this *awesome* Q&A/meet the author event.

Kirsten Bradley + Nick Ritar left the city to start a small farm called Milkwood 10 years ago, with a dream of living simply and within their means. Since then, they’ve been growing food, cultivating community and sharing skills for down-to-earth living wherever they’ve lived or travelled. Kirsten and Nick are passionate about re-skilling households and communities to create resilient, low-impact and positive futures that are accessible to all. They currently live, grow, forage and keep bees on a small permaculture farm near Daylesford in Victoria. www.Milkwood.net

Designed to be read with a pot of tea by your elbow and a notebook beside you, MILKWOOD draws on rich seams of knowledge and experience to bring the essence of these subjects to you in a friendly, let’s-get-going format.

Purchase tickets below...

The 5th Bruny Island Bird Festival will take place on 19-22nd October 2018 

The Festival was first held in 2010 as a community celebration of the remarkable diversity of birdlife on the island.
The four day Festival is jointly presented by the Bruny Island Environment Network, BirdLife Tasmania and Inala Nature Tours, drawing on the wealth of knowledge and experience of experts in these groups to provide both an engaging and educative immersion in the natural delights of Bruny.  
Held every two years, the 4 day Festival has become a much anticipated event by the community and visitors alike. Each Festival brings new features and long-term favourites. In 2018, the Festival will continue to build on the four key elements of Community, Conservation, Science and Creativity to further involve the people of Bruny and Tasmania in the many tours, walks, workshops, lecturers, markets and cultural celebrations that are the Festival.  

For the full program and to book events see the website https://www.brunybirdfestival.org.au/

If you are looking for a solar system and want to know what's best for you - then this session is for you.  You'll be able to ask questions and benefit from our latest research.

How good an investment are solar panels? Should you get batteries too? What size system should you get? How much does it matter which direction the panels face? Which tariff should you use? We will answer all of these questions and more, drawing upon detailed modelling and analysis of solar panel systems in Tasmanian conditions.

Todd Houstein will facilitate the session. He is a self-confessed energy nerd, and has been our Executive Officer since 2010. He has an engineering degree, and postgraduate research experience in techno-economic optimisation of energy systems. He has also worked in community development, humanitarian engineering, research & development, product design and manufacturing.

This is one of a number of lunchtime workshops on solar:

• 18th September: Upgrading existing systems
• 2nd October: Upgrading existing systems
• 9th October: Installing a new system
• 16th October: Upgrading existing systems
• 23rd October: Installing a new system
• 21st November: Getting the most out of Solar - tickets available FINAL WORKSHOP

Benefit from our latest research on solar power systems in our final workshop of the Solar series.  If you are interested in a new solar system or looking to upgrade and want to know what's best for you - then this session is for you.  

How good an investment are solar panels? Should you get batteries too? What size system should you get? How much does it matter which direction the panels face? Which tariff should you use? What should I do with my old solar panels?  We will answer all of these questions and more, drawing upon detailed modelling and analysis of solar panel systems in Tasmanian conditions.

Todd Houstein will facilitate the session. He is a self-confessed energy nerd, and has been our Executive Officer since 2010. He has an engineering degree, and postgraduate research experience in techno-economic optimisation of energy systems. He has also worked in community development, humanitarian engineering, research & development, product design and manufacturing.

You'll find out about what to look for when considering double glazing and hear about how our new partner Titane Windows and Doors can help you stay comfortable all year round.

Please join us for a celebration of work well-done and bring your imagination and inspiration to an afternoon of reflection on the question:

How can a Tasmanian community-based not-for-profit organisation best contribute toward a future in which we and future generations can live safely, happily and sustainably?

"What newcomers called, and some still call, rainforest was encompassed by the Tasmanian mind: it was not wild or unmanaged. That was done by Europeans later, with devastating consequences".  

The award-winning author of The Biggest Estate on Earth discusses Aboriginal management of Tasmania's wilderness in the 2019 Richard Jones Memorial Lecture.

Bill Gammage is Emeritus Professor in the Humanities Research centre at the Australian National University (ANU), researching Aboriginal land management at the time of contact.  Register online.

We invite all members to our 2019 Annual General Meeting on Tuesday 22nd October at 7pm in the upstairs function room at The Duke of Wellington Hotel, 192 Macquarie Street.

If you're not already a member, please sign up now here.

AGENDA

In addition to the formal AGM items below, local sustainability champions Millie Roonie (Australia Remade) and Anton Vikstrom (The Good Car Company, and Good Life Permaculture) will talk about living and working creatively and hopefully in these anxious times.

1. Confirm the minutes of the preceding AGM;
2. Presentation of the 2018/19 Annual Report;
3. Presentation of the 2018/19 Audited Financial Report;
4. Appointment of the auditor and determination of the auditor's remuneration; and
5. Election of the members of the Board of Management (nomination form);

We're looking for people to join our Board of Management

Things are changing for the organisation. For the moment, we can no longer afford to rent central office premises and the luxury of staff to drive the organisation's activities. Some of our wonderful staff are continuing, but in a different capacity and for fewer hours. In the short term, we will become a mainly volunteer-run organisation. 

We need members to join the Board who want to take on the challenge of these changes and who have time and passion to commit to helping to find our new direction and drive the organisation's agenda for sustainable living in Tasmania, maintaining the community connections the organisation has built since it began in the 1970's and communicating with the organisation's membership.

If this is you, then please contact the current secretary for the Board, Emily Warner ([email protected]) as soon as possible. 

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Kind regards,
SLT Board

We invite all members to our 2021 Annual General Meeting on Thursday 23rd September at 7pm in the upstairs function room at the Duke of Wellington hotel.

If you're not already a member, please sign up now here.

If you would like to nominate to join our Board, please complete and return this form by 13th September.

AGENDA

In addition to the formal AGM items below, Hobart Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds will speak about the what cities are doing globally to secure a safe climate. In December 2020, she joined the the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy (GCoM) Board, as a representative for the 37 GCoM cities around Oceania [GCoM press release]. Lord Mayor Reynolds is also an ICLEI Regional Executive Committee member and GCoM Oceania Committee member.

"Cities are facing more frequent and severe climate change-induced disasters, and action has never been more urgent. Together, with the Global Covenant’s more than 10,000 mayors, we will work towards a green recovery that starts in cities."

1. Confirm the minutes of the preceding AGM;
2. Presentation of the 2020/21 Annual Report;
3. Presentation of the 2020/21 Audited Financial Report;
4. Appointment of the auditor and determination of the auditor's remuneration; 
5. Election of the members of the Board of Management;
6. Presentation from Lord Mayor Anna Reynolds.