Angela Dick and her little ones with their new cob oven. See photos of the building process by clicking here. About 25 people, some coming from as far away as Howard, helped SustainaBundy member Angela Dick build a cob oven in her backyard on Sunday, while learning to make their own... (read more)

GREEN is the new white this Christmas as families around the region look for eco-friendly alternatives to this year's festive celebrations. Kepnock parents Beth and Nigel Whitworth and their two children Matthew, 14, and Christopher, 8, have found that taking some of the environmental hazards from Christmas preparations can cut the... (read more)

Listen to 93.9 Hitz FM at 8.30am on Monday the 10th, when I'll be reading the weather and talking about SustainaBundy. It's another great opportunity for SustainaBundy to get our name out there and raise awareness of what we're about. Thanks Hitz FM!... (read more)

The Sweet Releaf Environmental Tour came to Bundaberg this weekend, with Bundy getting a taste of musician gowiiee at the Bundaberg CBD pavilion on Saturday morning as a prelude to the event at the PCYC on Saturday night. The turnout was almost exclusively under 18s, and it was inspiring to... (read more)

You may have already seen some of the ads featuring SustainaBundy on TV or heard them on the radio, featuring SustainaBundy! Thanks to Bundaberg Waste Management, SustainaBundy is promoting the new Isis Recycling Program launched this month. In case you haven't seen the ads yet, you can watch them on SustainaBundy's... (read more)

Hi all, The Queensland Government (Australia) has released a discussion paper via Andrew McNamara - who some of you know has been vocal on the issue of peak oil for many years and is quoted in the front of Richard Heinberg's Oil Depletion Protocol. This discussion document is open to public... (read more)

SustainaBundy has sparked some international interest, with the US-based Post Carbon Institute's September Newsletter mentioning some of SustainaBundy's recent activities. Article 6 shows SustainaBundy's newly hand-painted banner, with a story about SustainaBundy's first Harvest Party and the recent Climate Torch Relay. Time for a pat on the back guys! Let's... (read more)

Press Release: SUSTAINABundy and GetUp! National Climate Torch Relay Bargara, Tuesday September 2 Enjoy a morning walk from Bargara to show your support for climate change solutions in our region. When: 6.30am ~ Tuesday, September 2nd Where: The Big Turtle, cnr. Bauer St. and Bargara Esplanade Join all or part of the walk... (read more)

L-R: Maggie John, Dean Hazelwood, Jacqui McLucas, Andi Hazelwood, Matthew Weller, Lorene Warwick and Jeff Hilditch On Monday, two movements came together in Hervey Bay to tackle peak oil and climate change. Jacqui McLucas and Dean and Andi Hazelwood from Bundaberg relocalisation group SustainaBundy met up with Maggie John, Lorene Warwick,... (read more)

"From little things, big things grow." State Member of Parliament for Bundaberg Jack Dempsey wasn't kidding when he made this statement at SustainaBundy's Annual General Meeting on Monday. The relocalisation group, which is working for a sustainable Bundaberg, had its first informal get together of 8 people back in July... (read more)

To: Mayor Lorraine Pyefinch, BRC Councillors CC: ABC Wide Bay, Bundaberg NewsMail, Bundaberg Bugle, 4BU, Channel 7, Bundaberg WED committee, Trish Mears, Alison Rickert, SustainaBundy website Dear Madame Mayor and Bundaberg Region Councillors, Since February, the Bundaberg World Environment Day Committee has been working very hard, planning and organising our celebration to take... (read more)

For the last two weeks SustainaBundy has been very active in the community. In working for a sustainable Bundaberg Region, the group has shown how just a few people can make a big difference. Click here to see the photos. Early in May SustainaBundy visited a farm that will be part... (read more)

Exciting new developments are popping up on almost a daily basis in the lead up to the Bundaberg 2008 World Environment Day Celebration, as more businesses, organisations and even the Bundaberg Regional Council jump on board with the "CO2 - Kick The Habit! Towards a Low Carbon Economy" theme. Bundaberg Region... (read more)

It was hard not to trip over SustainaBundy somewhere this past weekend as we got out into the community. Saturday was the SustainaBundy All Day Movie Festival at the School of Arts building, as well as the official release party for The 2008 SustainaBundy Directory and Guide and the unveiling... (read more)

I have been "slaving over a hot computer" since the SustainaBundy idea first came to me, when the NewsMail introduced me and my husband Dean to the people of Bundaberg eight months ago. Now I can hardly believe that I hold the fruits of all my labour in my hands... (read more)

On Sunday the 13th of April, SustainaBundy treasurer Carol Sweeney will host SustainaBundy's first ever permablitz as SustainaBundy members and supporters work together to help transform Ms. Sweeney's standard Bundaberg back yard into an oasis of sustainability. The permablitz, which originated with permaculture designer Dan Palmer in Melbourne, is the permaculture... (read more)

Climate Code Red: The Case for a Sustainability Emergency is a new report published by Greenleap Strategic Institute Inc., Carbon Equity and Friends of Earth. It is the starkest, most honest report I've ever read on the seriousness of climate change and it demands immediate and global action - what... (read more)

Interview with Melbourne Community Radio station - a link to the podcast of an interview I did on Transition Towns, Peak Oil, Community Education Centres etc etc. http://wonderfulworldmedia.net/?p=137... (read more)

Shortly, this release will go to the local media and SustainaBundy's entire contact list. I think we can expect participation in the dialogue to increase in the next several days! On Tuesday, Bundaberg Regional Council Mayoral Candidate Lorraine Pyefinch detailed online some of the sustainability issues she'd like to see the... (read more)

Today we received a letter from Burnett Mary Regional Group for Natural Resource Management (BMRG) CEO David Brown, indicating that our application for funding to cover printing costs and promotion of the SustainaBundy Directory and Guide has been approved. The letter states that our application "satisfied all assessment requirements and... (read more)

A veritable who's who from Bundaberg's environmental sector attended SustainaBundy's movie night on Wednesday the 30th of January to watch The Story of Stuff, about the extraction, production, distribution, consumption and disposal of all the stuff that makes up our daily lives, and There's No Such Thing As Away: Managing... (read more)

Just a brief reminder that tomorrow at 5:30pm in the School of Arts Building on Bourbong Street we'll be holding our 3rd movie night! (Note: we'll be in the gallery, across the hall from our normal room.) We'll be showing two very informative films- the Story of Stuff (following "stuff" from... (read more)

From 6pm (Melbourne time) tonight (5pm Queensland time), Sonya Wallace - Relocalisation Group coordinator and co-founder of the Sunshine Coast Energy Action Centre will be interviewed on Wonderful World Media network on 94.1FM (in Melbourne) 3WBC. Also available on podcast via wonderfulworldmedia.net I'll be discussing the community education centre here on... (read more)

QUEENSLANDERS are the highest producers of greenhouse gas in the world, emitting 38.9 tonnes per person every year – nearly 11 tonnes more than the Australian average, a first-ever audit has found. The audit, undertaken by the Wet Tropics Management Authority between Cooktown and Cardwell, offers stark warning about the threats... (read more)

What a fantastic day! Thanks to all who made the first SustainaBundy Garage Sale Party a resounding success. See the photo-recap here: http://sustainabundy.org/photos/GSP1 How much would you pay for a marble cheese board, a DSL filter for your computer, a diamond-look tennis bracelet, a floral candle gift set, an Egyptian-motif decorative... (read more)