"From little things, big things grow." State Member of Parliament for Bundaberg Jack Dempsey wasn't kidding when he made this statement at SustainaBundy's Annual General Meeting on Monday. The relocalisation group, which is working for a sustainable Bundaberg, had its first informal get together of 8 people back in July... (read more)

To: Mayor Lorraine Pyefinch, BRC Councillors CC: ABC Wide Bay, Bundaberg NewsMail, Bundaberg Bugle, 4BU, Channel 7, Bundaberg WED committee, Trish Mears, Alison Rickert, SustainaBundy website Dear Madame Mayor and Bundaberg Region Councillors, Since February, the Bundaberg World Environment Day Committee has been working very hard, planning and organising our celebration to take... (read more)

For the last two weeks SustainaBundy has been very active in the community. In working for a sustainable Bundaberg Region, the group has shown how just a few people can make a big difference. Click here to see the photos. Early in May SustainaBundy visited a farm that will be part... (read more)

Exciting new developments are popping up on almost a daily basis in the lead up to the Bundaberg 2008 World Environment Day Celebration, as more businesses, organisations and even the Bundaberg Regional Council jump on board with the "CO2 - Kick The Habit! Towards a Low Carbon Economy" theme. Bundaberg Region... (read more)

It was hard not to trip over SustainaBundy somewhere this past weekend as we got out into the community. Saturday was the SustainaBundy All Day Movie Festival at the School of Arts building, as well as the official release party for The 2008 SustainaBundy Directory and Guide and the unveiling... (read more)

I have been "slaving over a hot computer" since the SustainaBundy idea first came to me, when the NewsMail introduced me and my husband Dean to the people of Bundaberg eight months ago. Now I can hardly believe that I hold the fruits of all my labour in my hands... (read more)

On Sunday the 13th of April, SustainaBundy treasurer Carol Sweeney will host SustainaBundy's first ever permablitz as SustainaBundy members and supporters work together to help transform Ms. Sweeney's standard Bundaberg back yard into an oasis of sustainability. The permablitz, which originated with permaculture designer Dan Palmer in Melbourne, is the permaculture... (read more)

Climate Code Red: The Case for a Sustainability Emergency is a new report published by Greenleap Strategic Institute Inc., Carbon Equity and Friends of Earth. It is the starkest, most honest report I've ever read on the seriousness of climate change and it demands immediate and global action - what... (read more)

Interview with Melbourne Community Radio station - a link to the podcast of an interview I did on Transition Towns, Peak Oil, Community Education Centres etc etc. http://wonderfulworldmedia.net/?p=137... (read more)

Shortly, this release will go to the local media and SustainaBundy's entire contact list. I think we can expect participation in the dialogue to increase in the next several days! On Tuesday, Bundaberg Regional Council Mayoral Candidate Lorraine Pyefinch detailed online some of the sustainability issues she'd like to see the... (read more)

Today we received a letter from Burnett Mary Regional Group for Natural Resource Management (BMRG) CEO David Brown, indicating that our application for funding to cover printing costs and promotion of the SustainaBundy Directory and Guide has been approved. The letter states that our application "satisfied all assessment requirements and... (read more)

A veritable who's who from Bundaberg's environmental sector attended SustainaBundy's movie night on Wednesday the 30th of January to watch The Story of Stuff, about the extraction, production, distribution, consumption and disposal of all the stuff that makes up our daily lives, and There's No Such Thing As Away: Managing... (read more)

Just a brief reminder that tomorrow at 5:30pm in the School of Arts Building on Bourbong Street we'll be holding our 3rd movie night! (Note: we'll be in the gallery, across the hall from our normal room.) We'll be showing two very informative films- the Story of Stuff (following "stuff" from... (read more)

From 6pm (Melbourne time) tonight (5pm Queensland time), Sonya Wallace - Relocalisation Group coordinator and co-founder of the Sunshine Coast Energy Action Centre will be interviewed on Wonderful World Media network on 94.1FM (in Melbourne) 3WBC. Also available on podcast via wonderfulworldmedia.net I'll be discussing the community education centre here on... (read more)

QUEENSLANDERS are the highest producers of greenhouse gas in the world, emitting 38.9 tonnes per person every year – nearly 11 tonnes more than the Australian average, a first-ever audit has found. The audit, undertaken by the Wet Tropics Management Authority between Cooktown and Cardwell, offers stark warning about the threats... (read more)

What a fantastic day! Thanks to all who made the first SustainaBundy Garage Sale Party a resounding success. See the photo-recap here: http://sustainabundy.org/photos/GSP1 How much would you pay for a marble cheese board, a DSL filter for your computer, a diamond-look tennis bracelet, a floral candle gift set, an Egyptian-motif decorative... (read more)

Swinging Christmas tunes will fill the air as you browse the second hand wares, nibbling on a muffin and socialising. A sustainably sourced Christmas tree in the corner of the yard will be decorated with twinkling stars made of broken CDs and paper garland fashioned from colourful strips cut of... (read more)

SustainaBundy has now been incorporated and it's legal organisation name is "SustainaBundy Inc." I just got off the phone with the office of Fair Trading and they indicated it has been approved, registered and documentation is on it's way. We're not just a group we are an Incorporated Community Association. This is... (read more)

Bundaberg Fruit and Vegetable Growers (BFVG) is gauging the interest of growers in the establishment of a farmers markets and the publication of a Farm Gate Stalls list for growers selling at road side stands. If growers are interested in either of these concepts please contact the BFVG office on... (read more)

MEMBERSHIP TYPES: Individual: a single adult, 18 years of age or older. Annual membership $15 AUD. Family: up to 5 people living in the same house as a family. Annual membership $25 AUD. Membership fees may be prorated depending on joining month. Join in April or May, individual membership is $12, family membership... (read more)

This week, relocalisation group SustainaBundy donated several crates, buckets and bags of organically grown tomatoes to two local charities: Bundaberg and District Meals on Wheels, who make over 250 meals a day for those in need in the local community, and Christian Outreach Centre, who provide food packages for the... (read more)

The latest IPCC assessment report pulls no punches. This urgent, Nobel Prize winning call to action is yet another tool for any relocalisation group trying to convey the importance of reducing consumption and producing locally. Climate change is "severe and so sweeping that only urgent, global action" can head it off,... (read more)

Wednesday night in the School of Arts building, 50 Bundaberg residents learned how Cuba survived and even flourished in the face of a food and energy crisis known as the country's "special period." SustainaBundy, a local community group working for a sustainable Bundaberg, screened a documentary called "The Power of Community:... (read more)

Executive Chef Nic Heenan-Jalil from H2O Bar & Bistro in Bundaberg tells Andi Hazelwood of SustainaBundy why he chooses to source his ingredients locally, and he illustrates some of the practical challenges that must be addressed in order for residents of the region to have the opportunity to eat fresh... (read more)

Rainwater tanks for water harvesting and storage are one of the wisest uses of energy and resources - and Bundy makes tanks of all types, shapes and sizes! Jacques Rohen is the former owner of Bundaberg's Complas Industries (now Nylex), the first company to make large rotational molded polyethelene rainwater... (read more)