Transition Valley 473

Hi. We're a group of residents from North East Valley, Opoho, Dalmore, Liberton, Pine Hill, Normanby and Mt Mera in North Dunedin. We've got together to help the Valley on our transition journey - coping with the climate, energy and economic changes that are coming.We welcome local residents to join us - turn up at an event and introduce yourself, or you can email us at transitionvalley@king.net.nz for more information.

SubGroups - Focus areas

We have established subgroups to work on the following areas:

• Food & Gardening
• Transport

We are in the process of forming a group to work on Local Economy and Currency.

We hope in the future to have a group focusing on

• Housing, particularly improving old houses- See the Retrofit project
• Energy

and any other areas residents see as important.

Upcoming Events

Working bees at the NEV Community Garden  (The upper field above NEV School on North Rd)

Working bees are held weekly at the moment, alternating between Saturday mornings from 9 am- 12pm and Sunday afternoons from 1pm - 4pm.

So Feb 4 Sat am;  Feb 12 Sun pm;  Feb 18 Sat am,  Feb 26 Sun pm

To get on the Community Garden email list, contact garden@northeastvalley.org or ring Richard on 473 0139

Community Orchard - mulching at Chingford Park, Sat 18th Feb at 1pm.

Apples, pears, quinces, hazelnuts, walnuts, apricots, currants and cranberries….fruit is still a couple of years away at the 'community orchard', but we would welcome your help with looking after the trees, particularly if you live in the neighbourhood of Chingford Park, and Calder St in NEV or Wilkinson St and Pine Hill Park in Pine Hill.

If you would like to help or find out more, contact Kristen Bracey 473 9535 or come along to meet us at the next mulching working bee on Sat 18th Feb at 1pm at Chingford Park.

Garden buddy scheme:

For anyone who wants to learn more about growing their own vegetables/ starting a garden, or has experience to share. Contact: Kristen on 473 9535, TV473ig@list.king.net.nz

Fruit Harvesting and Preserving

Do you want to learn how to harvest fruit, preserve and make delicious free jams? 
A lot of people around Dunedin have fruit trees they either aren’t capable of harvesting or just don’t have the time.  We are looking for volunteers to help us harvest these fruit trees in order to make jam and preserves. 
Come and learn about local food, how to provide food for    yourself and others while making good community connections.

Harvest weekend = 25th - 26th February 2012     Preserving  =  28th February-2nd March 2012

The preserves will be shared between the volunteers, fruit tree owners and Family Works Presbyterian Support Otago.

If you would like to volunteer to help harvest and/or preserve please phone Amanda Brown on 4700851 or email amandab@psotago.org.nz.

A colourful flyer is at the bottom of this page, if you can circulate it.

Sustainability classes February 2012

Starting mid February
Enrol now for a course where you can meet others interested in sustainable living, share and learn practical tips for household and community sustainability and resilience. This is a positive-focused and personally empowering course suitable for everyone.

City Day Course, Start Date, Wednesday 15th February, Each Wednesday 10-12noon for 8 weeks, Venue: Church of Christ Community Hall  (corner Filluel and St Andrews).

City Evening Course, Start Date, Wednesday 15th February, Each Wednesday 7-9pm for 8 weeks, Venue: Church of Christ Community Hall (corner Filluel and St Andrews).
Places are limited to 14 for each course. Enrolment is essential. For more information please email me at mhoward@slingshot.co.nz

This year under Clubs and Socs we are also holding a SUSTAINABLE LIVING FOR STUDENTS!

This course is available to OUSA & OPSA members only. Non-Members can access the content via similar courses run by the DCC in the community. Share eco-friendly, economical tips such as how to make your own cleaners, grow vegetables, reduce your electricity bills, and compost your food-scraps - even without a garden! This is a great way to meet others interested in sustainability, learn how to save $$$, and do your bit for the planet.

Dates: March 8th to April 5th
Day: Thursday
Time: 7.15pm - 9.15pm
Sessions: Five

Enroll at http://www.ousa.org.nz/events-and-recreation/clubs-and-courses/course-de... or Clubs and Societies on Albany St.

TV473's initiating group is looking for a few more members-

particularly with an interest and energy for the following: sustainable transport; energy; local currency; local food production. The initiating group get some projects started, liaise with others with expertise in these areas and the wider TV473 group. We usually meet once a month. If this is you, please contact Maureen on 473 9967 or tv473ig@list.king.net.nz

 

Garden mentoring project, to help people new to vegetable gardening to get started.

Transition Valley 473 is delighted to have gained some Healthy Eating, Healthy Action (HEHA) funding from the Southern Health Board in support of these two projects in our local community (NEV, Pine Hill, Dalmore, Normanby, Opoho).

The funding allows us to buy some set up equipment bike parts and a few garden supplies. We are now looking for volunteers to help us carry these projects further. Everybody is busy, but even if you can help in a small way, collectively we will achieve great things!

Possible jobs:

Joining the small planning groups for either project

Being a vegetable garden 'buddy'. (You can specify how much time you have available for this)

Distributing flyers to promote the garden mentoring and bike workshops

Helping at bike repair workshops.

Please contact us if you would like to be involved by email tv473ig@list.king.net.nz, or ring Kristen on 473 9535.

Fix your bike and get cycling!

Did you miss the recent bike fixing days in NEV and Pine Hill? Take your bike along to 111 Moray Place on Wednesdays or Fridays 4pm - 6pm, just belowTangente. Volunteers from The Crooked Spoke have tools and expertise to help you. Donation or trade for parts. If you have mechanical skills to share, join The Crooked Spoke.  If you want to do more to promote cycling or would like to improve public transport or work on other transport issues in the valley, see the transport group's page at http://www.transitiontowns.org.nz/node/3084

Looking for new sites for the Community Orchard!

Is there some public land, or a wide grass verge in your neighbourhood, with a sunny aspect and shelter, that would make a good site for planting fruit or nut trees? What do other neighbours think?  Could you help with the ongoing maintenance of the trees, once they were planted?  TV473's Community Orchard group are looking for suggestions.  Please contact Keri on 473 8459.

Check out the attachments to see what has been planted to date on the four sites - Pine Hill Park, Wilkinson St, Calder Ave, and Chingford Park.

Thanks to The Southern Health Board for HEHA funding, the DCC, NEVN School, The Project, Jason Ross and for all those who have helped at working bees so far!

Films for loan

Movie "HOME"- A Hymn for the planet. Released worldwide June 5th 2009

*TV473 has a high resolution version of the film 'Home' that was screened on Earth Day from (www.home-2009.com) via youtube (.flv) or converted to a normal DVD movie format. If anyone would like to borrow them, and perhaps watch it with friends/ neighbours etc, email Chris : bracey-browns at clear.net.nz

Also "A Farm for the Future". Produced by the BBC, this film asks the question how England could feed itself in a post-Oil, Climate Changed world. Some of the themes it explores are permaculture and no-till pasture systems.

Earthwhisperers. This absorbing documentary focuses on 10 visionary New Zealanders who are environmentalists, seed savers, organic growers...The film, by Kathleen Gallagher was shot at spectacular locations around New Zealand and is described as inspirational.

Initiating Group Information

The group currently consists of residents who want to get a Transition Town moving in Dunedin North. We welcome new members who are good at organising, or those interested in our Food & Garden, Transport or Local Economy working groups. In the spirit of the "traditional" 12 steps group though, we see our role as temporary, lasting only as long as needed until we have "sub groups" (focus area groups) in place.

About the Valley and Catchment

The catchment of Lindsay Creek, which runs through North East Valley forms a potential transition community. We have a nacent community formed around such facilities as the Gardens retail area, and Dunedin North Intermediate and other schools. We cover both urban and rural land, and our population includes families, retirees and school and tertiary students. Our population is 3000+ and our phone numbers (mostly) start with 473....

Community sustaining initiatives running in the valley include the North East Valley News, a monthly newsletter /noticeboard published by the North East Valley Community Programme, and the North East Valley Community Development Project, which involves local schools and businesses to improve the welfare of residents. The report from the Project is available for download and summaries of key points appeared in the April and May 2009 issues of Valley News.

Transition Valley 473 aims to bring together the community to plan out - and live - our energy descent.

Join our mailing list for announcements:

At http://list.king.net.nz/listinfo/transitionvalley-announce

Join the Transport Groups's discussion list at http://list.king.net.nz/listinfo/tv-transport

You can also see the previous posts there, made since the list was started a few months ago.

Ongoing projects

Projects we are planning for the Valley include:

• Film and talk series
• Fruit and nut tree plantings
• Street based sharing of surplus and gardening support
• Sustainable transport - bikes, car sharing, electric trams or trolley buses.
• Community gardens
• A local currency
• Water - rain barrels
• Retrofittiing insulation

Community Orchard ~ 1000 Fruit and Nut Trees

As a community we are planning to look after ourselves and each other into the future when food and its transport become increasingly expensive. One way we can do this is by planting and looking after fruit and nut trees in our community.

Transition Valley 473 has received some funding to start planting fruit and nut trees as part of our Community Orchard - 1000 Fruit and Nut Trees Project.

We have initially identified the areas of public land listed below in North East Valley and Pine Hill as places where trees could be planted for harvesting by the community. We are interested in ideas about other possible sites.

Between Calder Ave and Buchanan Street   - short term goal 
Chingford Park - short term goal
Wilkinson Street - short term goal
Pine Hill Park - short term goal

Pentland Street Playground - under consideration  
The unformed section of Arnold Street, Lennox Street - long term goal as very overgrown

Grass verge on Radnor St, near intersection with Arnold - under consideration

Over the last few months we have been consulting with the Dunedin City Council and the local community and we are delighted that there appears to be strong support for community orchards. We revised the initial planting plans in response to feedback from locals and expert advice. These were followed by community workshops to prepare for planting at 4 of the proposed sites: Chingford Park, Calder Ave, Wilkinson St, Pine Hill Park. And then, on June 19th, we gathered again to plant the first fruit and nut trees!

In the long term we would love to have local people involved in the ongoing care of the trees in their neighbourhood, and plan to hold future workshops about tree care (including pruning), and preserving fruit.

For more information or to get involved, please contact Philippa,the Community Orchard Coordinator on 473 9293. Thanks to ... HEHA for providing financial support for this project, Dunedin City Council and Sutherland Nurseries for expert advice and support. The North East Valley Community Project, The Valley News and North East Valley School for their support.

Fruit and Nut Tree Register

We have the vision to plant 1000 fruit and nut trees in our area. Some will be planted in schools and public places. But we're also keen for all residents to plant new fruit and nut trees on their own properties. We hope this will be our first concrete (or should I say wooden?) project. To encourage people to do this, we are going to provide information and support, as well as letting them know where they can get seedlings from.

We began a register in 2009 - then realised how complicated it is! We want to maintain the privacy of trees in private gardens, while collecting information about what trees and cultivars are growing well in particular locations. Fruit and nut trees growing on public land can be mapped on google maps and Amanda Rogers from the Dunedin Underground Fruit Economy is doing a great job with this. Check out their facebook page. At the moment TV473 have paused on this project, however, if you have ideas on an easy way to get the register to work and computer skills to volunteer, please contact us.

In the mean time, you can still help us achieve our vision of 1000 fruit and nut trees! Fruit trees are available from Youthgrow (see attachment at the bottom of the page) and Sutherland Nurseries, and you can find out about caring for trees from Peter Waymouth.

Transport Group

As part of our vision for sustainable transport, we are investigating ways to make the valley safer and more pleasant for walkers and cyclists.  We are looking for residents interested in transport issues - cycling, walking, public transport, electric vehicles - to join the transport group.  We will be hosting practical events as well as visioning a better future transport system.  If you are interested, see our page at http://www.transitiontowns.org.nz/node/3084

 

Previous Events

 

Valley Community Expo Wednesday October 12th 3:00pm - 7:00pm at DNI school hall. (Pine Hill, North East Valley, and Opoho).

A free expo to help promote community health and wellbeing, and showcase choices and opportunities the community has around education, health, activities and support.

TV473 will have a stall promoting low carbon transport, energy efficiency, local food production and economy. 
The Food and Garden group has vege seeds and currant cuttings to give away. Please bring any of your own you'd like to share or swap.

 

Moving Planet  day event on Sat 24th Sept 2011 !!  www.350.org

Moving Planet is a worldwide rally to demand solutions to the climate crisis—a single day to move away from fossil fuels. 

Come on bike, on skates, on a board, or on foot. Come with your neighbors and your friends, your family and your co-workers. Come be part of something huge. It's time to get moving on the climate crisis.

DNI from 10am -3pm

10 am - 1pm Low carbon transport event:

Get help to give your bike a 'Spring tune up' and basic repairs so you can get cycling. See the display of electric bikes, bicycle trailers, other people-powered vehicles - come along and show off your low-carbon transport, and try others

11.30am Talk on benefits of barefoot walking and running

12.30 -3pm live music and interactive stalls - learn ways to live more sustainably and reduce your carbon footprint,  ask the expert, free give-aways from the Eco Store and more, including: TV473's Food and Garden Group - We have currant cuttings and vege seeds to give away or swap. If you have cuttings, seedlings or seeds to share, please bring them along!

Pruning workshop - Sat 27 August 2011,10am-12pm.

Learn how to prune fruit trees with Peter Weymouth. Gold coin donation.

"Money as debt". Thurs 11 Aug 2011 at 7pm at the North East Valley Baptist Church.

This time we'll watch the whole film!

Transition Valley 473 is holding a Film Evening and Discussion around the film "Money As Debt". Pot Luck Supper and Gold Coin donation appreciated. For information contact Peter 473 1681, 027 379 4388, peterd0n@clear.net.nz.

 

Workshop on planting fruit trees on Saturday 18th June 2011 at the NEV Garden

There is more to getting your fruit trees off to a healthy start than you might think and the group will demonstrate how to check you have chosen the right site for the particular tree, and how to prepare the hole.

Mulching at Pine Hill Park - Sat 18th June at 11am.

Come along and help look after our growing community orchard!

Public Meeting Thurs 9th June 2011- Peak Oil and the economy of North East Valley NEV Baptist Church, corner of North Rd and Calder St

TV473 is hosting a meeting in June focusing on the implications of Peak Oil and Climate Change on our local economy.  How will we fare when Peak Oil begins to bite, how will the products we buy change, and how can we prepare ourselves?  The meeting will feature film segments, short talks and community discussion.  This meeting will be the birth of the new TV473 Economy and currency group.

As a starting point here are two main themes.  One is the idea of trading locally to support local enterprises and individuals - from the supermarket to the local tradesperson for mutual benefit.  The second is strengthening local networks using other mediums of exchange to get more resiliency and sustainability into the local economy.  Examples range from more formal set ups like complementary currency circuits  for businesses and time banking for individuals, to informal assistance networks between neighbours and friends.

The goal is a richer network of connections within the Valley a higher level of mutual support and a healthier local economy - healthier in terms of needs met rather than purely money-based indicators. In this area we acknowledge the current efforts of the North East Valley Community Development Project and Valley Voice as working to similar ends.

 

Did you miss James Hansen's talk? You may be interested in the open letter he wrote to John Key or other papers he has written about climate change as a scientific, moral and legal issue.

Fruit tree and vegetable gardening workshop at the new NEV Community Garden (the upper field above NEVN School) on Saturday 14th May 2011 10am – 12noon.

Wear your gumboots and bring along your gardening gloves!
Help (or learn how to) choose good sites for planting fruit trees and currant or berry bushes. We will prepare the holes, ready for planting in a couple of months time.
We will also be preparing a vegetable garden from scratch and putting in some winter vegetables. Come and see how it’s done, or to lend a hand. Here is a You Tube clip of one way of preparing a 'no dig garden' we will demonstrate.
Want to learn how to improve soil that is less than ideal for vegetable growing? The community garden site has acidic soil and poor drainage and we will be taking steps to address this.
These are collaborative workshops brought about by Transition Valley 473, NEV Community Garden, Healthy Eating Healthy Action  Funding and the NEV Community Project.

Public Meeting with Dr Glen Koorey, Thursday 28th April 7:30pm at the Valley Baptist Church Hall, 268 North Road.

Slowing traffic on North Road

(see the outcome of the meeting at http://www.transitiontowns.org.nz/node/3084)

TV473's transport group are pleased to host a public meeting to discuss slowing traffic speeds on North Road.  Dr Koorey will discuss research from New Zealand and overseas highlighting advantages of slowing traffic, and explain how to get speed limits changed.

Submissions on the DCC's annual plan - due by12th April 2011.

TV473 made submissions to the DCC on food and transport.

Our draft submissions are on the Transition Towns website. Look under Community - Forums - Dunedin area.

 

Vegetable garden tour and seed-saving advice Sunday 13th March 1-4pm.

Visit a very productive vegetable garden in North East Valley and pick up seed-saving tips from the owner, Paul, and Bart from Otepoti Organics. Seeds being saved include peas, beans, silverbeet, parsnips, garlic. Bring along a gold coin donation, seeds for swapping or a little money for seed purchases. Share vegetable gardening advice over afternoon tea. Limited to 20, so contact Kristen if you are interested by email to tv473ig@list.king.net.nz

Fix your bike and get cycling!

Sat 29th January 2011, 10am-12pm at Pine Hill School and Crooked Spokes workshop, 111 Moray Place.

Volunteers will help you do basic repairs (eg fix flat tyres and punctures), at Pine Hill School. If more complex repairs are needed, we will have a van and trailer to take you and your bike to Crooked Spokes workshop. They have lots of tools and spare parts, and experienced bike-fixers. They also have some secondhand bikes, including children's bikes, which could be yours, if you help with the repairs!

If you would like more information, or to volunteer, contact Kristen at tv473ig@list.king.net.nz or on 473 9535.

Saturday 23rd October 2010- Mulching at the community orchards - Chingford Park, 2pm, just over the bridge and to the right; Wilkinson Street, 2pm, followed by Pine Hill Park at approx 3pm.

10/10/2010 - Bike fixit day and Local Food Picnic - 10 th October - Big Green Challenge - Note some changes to the plan due to the weather :(

Transition Valley 473 transport group are organising bike fixup morning on the 10th of October.

Starting at 10am at Dunedin North Intermediate School,  there will be a bike fixup morning.  You don't necessarily need to spend a lot of money to get cycling.  If you have a bike in your shed or garage that needs some attention, get it out and bring it along.  People will be on hand to help with fixing flat tyres and minor repairs.

There are probably hundreds of little-used bikes in people's sheds and garages, and with spring coming now is a good time to get them out and tune them up.  We want to encourage more cycling in the Valley, it's good for your health and the environment.  The cycle paths down the valley are a great start to making cycling safe.  The valley could be Dunedin's "capital of cycling"

There will be a picnic lunch with Waitati Transition Town folk, the Free Shop and others at 1pm.  Bring food for a picnic, the theme is local food so maybe you can include something from your own garden or the Farmers' Market, or something else you know was grown in Dunedin. This will be a family friendly event, there will be activities organised for children and entertainment for all ages.

See the bike fixup event page at http://www.350.org/nev-bike-fixup See the picnic event page at http://www.350.org/local-food-picnic-extravaganza

June 19 2010- Fruit and nut tree planting: 10am-12pm at Chingford Park, followed by Calder St and 12.30 - 2.30pm at Wilkinson St, followed by Pine Hill Park. Jason Ross will show how to correctly plant the fruit and nut trees that have been selected. We have prepared the holes at our recent 'digging' working bees, mixing in horse manure and removing stones.

Saturday 15 May 2010, 2 pm, has been scheduled for digging holes in preparation for the fruit and nut tree planting in Winter. Meet at your closest site - Chingford Park (Across the stream to the right, after the sports ground); Calder Ave; Wilkinson St, Pine Hill Park.

 

Saturday 24th April 2010- Fruit and Nut Tree Workshops.

Free- thanks to funding from Otago District Health Board’s Healthy Eating, Healthy Action (HEHA)

Jason Ross from Sutherland Nursery will visit four selected sites to meet with interested locals ahead of the fruit and nut tree planting in June. He will explain how to choose what species and cultivars are suitable for a site and how to prepare for planting. Come along to a site near you!

12pm Chingford Park, by the sports ground; then at the southeast corner of the park, past the old swimming pool, near the stream.

1pm top of Calder St, NEV

2pm Wilkinson Street Playground, Pine Hill

3.00pm Pine Hill Park

Tree species being considered are hazelnut, chestnut, walnut, elderberry, mulberry, apple, pear, plum.

If you have produce made from any of these, please bring along a little to share and your recipe! Cuttings to share would also be great.

Final decisions about what to plant will be made after these workshops and the trees will be planted in June. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Philippa on 473 9293.

Seed Saving Workshop Sunday 28 February, 2010 1 pm.
Transition Valley 473 is holding a seed-saving workshop, led by Bart Acres of Otepoti Urban Organics and Symbiosis Seed Exchange. Learn how to harvest and store your own vegetable seeds.
$5/$3. Afternoon tea included. Please phone Philippa 473 9293 to book.

SUSTAINABILITY THEMED BOOK NIGHT

WHEN: Monday 15th February,2010, 7-9pm
WHERE: Dalmore
WHAT TO BRING: 1-2 books

Do you have some books that have made a positive impression on how you think or feel about nature, sustainable living or community? Would you like to hear about what books other people recommend on this topic? If so we would love to see you at our Sustainability Book Night!
This Book Night is being run for people living in the wider Valley area (Pine Hill, Dalmore, Opoho, NEV or Normanby). For more information or to register please contact Maureen on 4739967 or Polly on 4739391 or email mhoward@slingshot.co.nz.
PS - We'd also love to hear from you if you would like to be part of a sustainability themed Bookclub.

350.org Event, Oct 2009

Transition Valley 473 held a 350.org event in Baldwin Street on Saturday October 24rd 9-10am as part of the world-wide 350 campaign on climate change. We and the community created a living scale on Baldwin Street to show the 350 carbon parts per million target. Well done and thanks to all (particularly Tania and Kevin). Links to Dunedin video and photos. This was the most widespread day of political action in history with 5200 events in 181 countries (http://www.350.org/). Now on to Copenhagen where we require our leaders to commit to the right (needed) actions. Keep up the pressure on the NZ government.

Retrofitting Insulation in Houses

The Waitati TT and Dunedin Schemes have successfully completed (June 2009). More information on new projects from EECA and the government press release there.

Food and Garden

Seed & Seedling Swap
The seed and seedling 19th Sept 2009 at the Gardens New World supermarket was a successful event. There were 3 or 4 of us on the stall for the two-hour timeslot and we were kept pretty busy! Thanks to all who contributed, particularly Bart of the Symbiosis Seed Exchange (and Otepoti Urban Organics), Ross, Keri, Kristen and Polly. We swapped, gave away and offered for donation a number of cuttings, seeds and seedlings. Some people brought things to swap, but most were happy to give a donation, and we raised money in donations which will be put towards future Food & Garden group activities.

Symbiosis Seed Exchange
If you are interested in getting seeds or contributing some to this new local seed exchange, please contact Bart at otepoti.urban.organics@gmail.com

Friday 2 October 2009 at 12 noon Alex Huffadine from the Cromwell campus of Otago Polytech will talk about fruit tree growing for the home garden. Venue: Botanic Garden centre between the top gardens carpark and the Opoho Bowling Club. Free.

Lots of good ideas were shared at the 'brainstorming' meeting in May and we heard about some great initiatives that are already happening. For example, produce and cuttings are being shared via "Freecycle" You can register on www.freecycle.org. Several people have offered to teach anyone who is interested how to take cuttings and to make preserves. We held a fruit tree pruning workshop in July anyone want to host this in their garden and have their trees pruned? Are you planting fruit or nut trees this winter? If so, let us know so we can add them to our register and help us reach our target of 1000 fruit and nut trees planted in the wider Valley area. If you have ideas, or want to be contacted about 'food and garden' happenings, contact Philippa.

Sutherland Nursery's first open day on Feb 28th was a great success. Jason Ross is a mine of information about growing fruit trees. He gave us tips for successfully raising apple trees at home, producing good crops without needing great labour or effort to prevent pests and disease.

The Great Edible garden tour was held on 22nd March 2009. We are planning a couple of edible garden tours in the Transition Valley area for November. Gardens are to be confirmed. If you know of any great gardens that we could visit in November or later, let Adrianne ( 473-0995) know.

Films and Education

 

Dunedin Rideshare workshop, was held by the DCC on Thursday 6 August, 2009 12 - 2.30pm

Earth Whisperers/ Papatuanuku film screening, Friday August 14th

End of Suburbia was screened on 14th May.

Power of Community was screened at four locations on the 16th, 17th, 18 & 19th of March.

Our first event, a talk titled "Is our community resilient enough?" and held 12 February 2009 attracted about 70 people.

Water, stormwater and waste

TV 473 was invited to contribute to the development of these aspects of the DCC's draft TLCCP. The following issues were raised:
- the urgent need for the DCC to plan for climate change and sea level rise;
- managing (and reducing) the demand for resources, for example through promotion of rainwater collection, greywater reuse and composting toilets, through bylaw changes and grants/loans/education/DCC investigation into their use;
- the improvement of our existing water, stormwater and sewerage systems to a high standard;
- stormwater - provision of cigarette butt collection with all litter bins, more litterbins, more public recycling bins, education programmes
- upgrading of sewage to tertiary treatment by 2011 as stipulated, reuse of treated material e.g. compost, mulch

We created a page on 'giving away to a good home' reusable goods in the North East Valley area (link).

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