Living Sustainably

Living Sustainably Objective: To reduce the community’s environmental impact whilst simultaneously developing and supporting resilient, connected and healthy local communities.
Project 1: Design, organise and build a local community garden
Aims:
1. Develop a community hub to foster neighbourly connections;
2. Reduce the community’s ecological footprint through the reduction or elimination of inefficiencies associated with food production, storage and transport; and
3. Create a community learning hub centred on sharing skills and knowledge.
Project 2: Improve local public transport
Aim: Improve public transport links between village hubs.

Identify transport needs of the community and whether or not needs are being met.
Contact relevant stakeholders such as Council.
If no information exists, conduct a local transport survey.
Identify gaps where transport is required (e.g. buses between Wangi Wangi and Morriset).
Engage stakeholders.Pass on findings.Identify whether any groups are willing to meet the gap with a community bus
Lobby or provide input into any local planning or studies being conducted by relevant organisations such as:
  • Local Council
  • Transport NSW
Project 3: Improve waste management
Aim: Reduce local environmental impacts by minimising waste to landfill, increasing recycling and composting.

Members will look into current waste infrastructure in and around public space.Identify where and how infrastructure could be improved. List infrastructure, highlighting deficiencies/opportunities for improvement. Increase community knowledge.  Lobby relevant organisations for improved infrastructure. Write articles in local newsletter Increase knowledge and skill level in the community. Increased compost and worm castings to be used in community garden or people’s homes. Investigate Swap meets.
Work with Council to increase waste education in the local area through:
  • Signage
  • Articles in local newsletters
Work with Council to improve local waste management by running activities such as educational waste inspections as part of a wider waste education program for residents

Project 4: Organise Solar Bulk-buy for Local residences/businesses

Aims:
  1. Reduce costs for residents associated with the purchase of solar power infrastructure for their homes
  2. Decrease community’s reliance on fossil fuels for power and;
  3. Reduce the community’s environmental footprint by decreasing local greenhouse gas emissions.
Action Outcomes  Investigate community need/interest in the purchase of solar power infrastructure Wants and needs of community assessed  Approach solar power infrastructure suppliers and ask for quote/s Solar bulk-buy quote     Improving community infrastructure and assets
Objective: Get the best use of existing community assets and develop new assets where most needed.