We were excited to be invited to speak to the Newtown
Greens on a transition from a linear to a circular economy.
The presentation was a great success. It was well
attended with about 50 people turning up to hear us. Jenny Leong, Greens MP for
Newtown introduced us to an audience who was very receptive to what we had to
say. We split the talk into two parts, with Steven talking about a transition
away from the linear or 'Take, Use, Dispose' model to a Circular Economy, that
would see us transition to a zero waste model. I then gave examples of how we
currently source our basic needs and how we can do things differently using the
natural environment to harvest and store water, energy etc. We are so dependent
on centralized systems for all our basic needs, that we become very vulnerable
as a community to the impacts of climate change, peak oil or another global
financial crisis. If we collaborated
locally to source our basic needs we become more resilient, build social
capital and ensure that our dollars circulate locally. Of course it is also great for the
environment.
There were so many questions that we went over by
about half an hour before we finally wound up.
Two radio stations approached us for interviews. The
first interview we conducted on the night with Vivien Langford for Beyond Zero
Radio, a radio station in Melbourne. We then woke up early this morning to do a
live interview with Colin Hesse on Radio Skid Row 88.9 FM, broadcast in the
Sydney area. Very inspiring! The Newtown Greens wants us to come back and we
may also be doing something in Hornsby in October. Stay tuned...
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