Showcasing Castlemaine Program

Showcasing Castlemaine
Inaugural Regional Sustainable Living Festival Event
Thursday 19 February 2009 9.15=1.05pm
Ray Bradfield Room, Victory Park, Castlemaine
Hosted by Transition Mount Alexander

Showcasing Sustainable Castlemaine – is it all green? Great sustainability ideas, enormous fun, learning for recycling in YOUR homes and communities

9.15 Participants arrive, Alistair on Fiddle

9.40 Opening – Mount Alexander Shire Council Mayor, Cr Philip Schier.

9.55 Welcome and notices – Transition MA: Carol McDonough

10.00 Mount Alexander working towards healthy landscape, secure water futures, and food
Presenters: Cr Philip Schier*- securing water futures, Nick Barber Don KRC – food processing for wide markets, Phillipa Calwell*, Drought Assistance Coordinator, MASC- securing food futures, maintaining farm communities in our drying climate
Facilitator: Ted and Margaret Levecke, Castlemaine Rotary and Inner Wheel.

10.30 The Blenders

10.50 Mount Alexander working towards safe climate
Presenters: John Anthony, MASC- the MASC GAP; Mike Hall MASG; Janet Phillips, C500 + TransitionMA: How we create safe climate; Bronwen Machin CVGA- Solar Cities
Panel Facilitator: Mez Woodward, The Futures Factory

11.20 Flautasia

11.35 Mount Alexander working towards ensured livelihood
Presenters: Mount Alexander Business Network members from Barkers Street – Wayne Hollis* of Good Foods, Karen Nancarrow* of The Down to Earth Store; Katie Finlay*, Mount Alexander Fruit Gardens; Jo Middleton MASC HACC Climate Change Project: increasing livelihood of low income householders
Panel Facilitator: Dr Darryl Coulthard Deakin University

12.05 Surprise

12.20 Mount Alexander working towards community well being for ensured lifestyles
Presenters: Dave Collins, Officer in Charge, Castlemaine Police Station; Ensuring community wellbeing; Vic Say*, Refugee Home Tutor Scheme: Resettlement ; Ron Moore*, Castlemaine Community House Coordinator; Building community resilience in hard times.
Panel Facilitator: Jacinta Walsh, Consentric Facilitation

1.01 Action steps, thank yous

1.05 In Victory Park performances; go Buy YO lunch and return to park; DYI tours around towns – pick up handouts from table. MAKE SURE you visit Library Mechanics Lane and gaze on Sudanese silk scarves. MP3 Player and guide around town from information @ Market Building, refundable $20 deposit. Watch videos in Market Building!!