HOt Weather? HOT changes our name to Transition MA

UPDATE: We have changed our name from HOT (Hats Off Transition) to Transition Mount Alexander We are still with our 'hats off', we are being involved in the transition movement as citizens of the shire. Transition Mount Alexander is part of the international transition to resilience movement working to transcend and transform our communities in response to peak oil and climate change (including global warming). As documented below, we formed as an outcome of the Communities of Mount Alexander receiving the United Nations Australia World Environment Day Communities Award 2008, Theme: “Kicking the carbon Habit, going carbon neutral”, in order to further move our communities towards long term resilience in the face of desertification (rapidly reducing rainfall and runoff), climate change and peak oil. Involving more than 200 people of all ages we have conducted 10 community building/community education events about transition issues. We are participating in the international training for transition towns, February 2009. Our network facilitator, Janet Phillips, is one of the three National Transition Facilitators. We network closely in our shire (and also beyond), with all other sustainability, environment, community building groups, networks and our Council.