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Thu, 9 Feb 2012 1
Platypus population shows signs of growth

A key platypus population in Victoria's east is showing signs of recovery after years...
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Thu, 9 Feb 2012 0
Too much lead in drinking water: MP

Lead levels are said to be too high in the drinking water of four outback towns on th...
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Thu, 9 Feb 2012 0
No progress on Coorong pipeline plan

Efforts by the Murray-Darling Association to get a pipeline laid from Lake Albert to ...
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Wed, 8 Feb 2012 1
Academic sets sights on eco-label loopholes

There are calls for Australia to toughen up its regulation of environmental labelling...
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Wed, 8 Feb 2012 1
Mayor backs Bambara offer

The Mayor of Gosford has defended the voluntary acquisition process for environmental...
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Wed, 8 Feb 2012 1
Lakes algae warnings likely to remain in place

Blue-green algae health warnings in the Gippsland Lakes are likely to stay in place u...
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Wed, 8 Feb 2012 0
Sea lion death triggers shark fishery closure

A shark fishery off South Australia has become the first area to be closed under new ...
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Tue, 7 Feb 2012 1
Algae easing allows Torrens reopening

Adelaide's Torrens Lake is being reopened for water activities.

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Tue, 7 Feb 2012 1
River rubbish clean up ordered after derailment

Northern Territory Chief Minister Paul Henderson says his government has ordered comp...
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Tue, 7 Feb 2012 0
Locusts warning for SA farmers

Farmers are being urged to spray for locusts as more become evident across areas of S...
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Tue, 7 Feb 2012 0
Locusts swarm in mid-north SA
Rising numbers of locusts are evident in the mid-north of South Australia and farmers ar...
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The Portland Sustainability Group is a not for profit group of volunteers who are committed to helping people and our community become more sustainable.

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The Glenelg Shire Council, in conjunction with the PSG and other community groups is presenting a series of "Saving Energy Saving Money" presentations right across the Glenelg Shire.

The first presentation was held on Wednesday 16th Nov at 7.00pm in the Portland Neighborhood House at Waratah Crescent Portland. Over December, 6 more were held with the following topics:
* Heating and cooling you home while saving energy
* Electricity and solar panels
* Rebates and the Price on Carbon

12 more presentations are planned, and will be spread across February/March at the locations of Nelson, Dartmoor, Casterton, Merino, Digby, Heywood, and Portland

More details will be posted as dates, times, and venues get locked in.







 

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07/02/2012
Planning meeting done, Now - onto action!
Our kickoff planning meeting on Feb 1st went extremely well, with enthusiastic newcomers joining regular contributors to discuss what the group wants to tackle for 2012.
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05/02/2012
Green Your Business, Grow Your Business seminar
Small Business Victoria, in conjunction with the Glenelg Shire Council, will be holding a seminar in Portland to help businesses find ways to run more efficiently, save money, reduce environmental impacts and offer better solutions...
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Glenelg Shire Council



30/01/2012
Rally to stop the funding of HRL Coal Power Station
It’s ESSENTIAL that we do all we can to not only reduce our own personal impacts, but to also do what we can to stop things like new coal power stations being built right here in Victoria which has currently been given $100 million taxpayer dollars.
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04/01/2012
2012 PSG Planning Meeting
It's almost that time of year again - time for the PSG to fill roles for the coming year. With a larger than normal turnover of contributors last year, it's also an appropriate time to revisit the group's vision and goals before getting into establis
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21/10/2011
Great CO2 Race in Portland
On Sunday the 23rd October, Glen George will drive his all-electric 1950's MG into Portland as he makes his way around Australia. Glen will stop in Portland to "fill up" on electricity for the car's batteries, and will do it in a VERY novel way while
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http://www.co2race.net.au/



14/09/2011
Portland Solar 2010-2011. Origin news, and all systems installed!
A few quick things - Origin has changed the way they process contract applications; the Round 1 Systems are now all up; and I'm away for a bit.
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08/09/2011
Feed-in Tariff update. Good news for Portland Solar Rnd 1!
A meeting between the Victorian Government and energy retailers happened yesterday, and today we were given the results. At the risk of speaking too early and putting a mozz on it, the meeting between the Govt & retailers went, er -
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01/09/2011
Victorian Government Slashes Solar Feed in Tariff
A BIG day for Solar in Victoria today – as you may have already seen the news. The Victorian Government announced what’s planned with the Feed-in Tariff - and the news is not good!
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27/08/2011
PSG Winter Slow Food Series - #3
The Third and final PSG Winter Slow Food Series Workshops for 2011 was held in Saturday on with a good crowd at Andrew Clancey's Bahloo Cafe. The topic was Risottos and Andrew had a million tricks up his sleeve to make food that was a good for us as
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