World Environment Day 2008 is Thursday, June 5! The theme for this year’s international United Nations celebration is CO2 – Kick the Habit! Towards a Low Carbon Economy. On Sunday 1 June 2008, SustainaBundy, Bundaberg... (read more)

Following on from the posts by Heinz about the olives and Ange about the mangoes being available to the SustainaBundy Farm Gate Buying Group, I'd like to ask that any producers that are willing to... (read more)

I just want to send out a quick thank you to everyone that is a part of the SustainaBundy discussion list, we appreciate your subscription and your participation. An email came through last night from... (read more)

Okay, who wants bacon?? We all know that when we buy direct from our local farmers, we get a better product (quite often for a better price), we minimise transport emissions, we directly support a... (read more)

With all that that SustainaBundy has accomplished**, it's hard to believe that we've only been in existence for 9 months! People who hear about SustainaBundy for the first time ask two questions: how are you... (read more)

I know Beth has said she is planning to attend this three day conference, and Dean and I are hoping to participate as well. If anyone else wants to take part in what looks to... (read more)

This is shaping up to be a big weekend! Starting Saturday at 9am at the School of Arts Building on Bourbong Street, it's the SustainaBundy All Day Movie Festival - click here for the schedule... (read more)

Do not forget Earth Hour. Turn off your lights on Sat March 29 for 1 hour at 8pm. Encourage your friends and work places to participate. The website is www.earthhour.org.... (read more)

Here are my thoughts on creating a sustainable Bundaberg: work with Bundaberg's young people and give them reasons to stay in Bundaberg. My 26-year-old impression of "young people" these days is that they are intelligent and... (read more)

Thanks to the members and supporters who found the time to come to the SustainaBundy Garage Sale Party yesterday to promote "buying second hand first" to reduce consumption, keep items out of landfill and raise... (read more)

Those who saw the movie "Power of Community- How Cuba Overcame Peak Oil" (Movie Night I) will remember that as an emergency measure, some of Cuba's sugar mills were converted to power stations during the... (read more)

Because we've had an influx of new subscribers in recent days, and in order to minimise confusion, I want to make sure to explain the series of email notifications that are about to come through... (read more)

Yesterday Lorraine Pyefinch was kind enough to forward to me this call for submissions for the Wide Bay Burnett Ministerial Regional Community Forum. This is an opportunity for SustainaBundy to provide feedback regarding sustainable housing... (read more)

As we've mentioned before, Kathy Sawyer's "SNIPPETS from OUR BUNDY" is a great email list for keeping up to date on some of the positive events and activities happening around Bundaberg. The latest edition includes... (read more)

Monday, 4 February, 2008: The council amalgamations all around Queensland will take place in March, and Bundaberg Regional Council will consist of the former Bundaberg City, Burnett, Isis and Kolan Shires. Bundaberg Region, divided... (read more)

Today I received an email from a SustainaBundy movie night attendee that includes some very arresting photos from a 2005 book called "Hungry Planet: What the World Eats." Here's part of the description from NPR:... (read more)

It seems our movie night on stuff, waste and recycling on the 30th is well timed. A new book is coming out that talks about the psychology of our consumer culture, called Enough: Breaking... (read more)

I heard this interview on Radio National this morning and thought that it may be of interest. "This week, we look at a trend that might be passing into history. For some time now, people who are serious... (read more)

I came across an online discussion about the issue of energy and resource-intensive unsolicited advertising, i.e. junk mail. You can read the full discussion on the Open Thource online forum. One of the contributors listed... (read more)

I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday and a safe and happy new year celebration - and that you're all full of determination for a sustainable 2008! Catching the Tail for Charity Last weekend we had a... (read more)

SustainaBundy has certainly changed the way I think about gift giving. With my family living in the US, it's just not right (or cost effective!) to buy "stuff" here and ship it across the world... (read more)

WELCOME! We've had a steady stream of new users sign up to the SustainaBundy discussion list and website - I'd like to welcome all of you and thank you for your interest in a sustainable... (read more)

While Bundaberg's population may be aging, there is no doubt that there are young people in this town, and we need to reach them! I was surprised to discover how many young Bundabergers have pages... (read more)

Yesterday one of our website subscribers forwarded me an email called "SNIPPETS from OUR BUNDY," an E-Newsletter which includes all the positive events happening in town for the next week. Obviously this week's events... (read more)

A series of photo galleries showcasing various sustainability projects and events around Queensland are now linked on the SustainaBundy Media Page (scroll to the bottom). More will be added as they happen - a photo... (read more)