Climate Change Presentation
A community Climate Change presentation has been developed for Council Educators to use as a resource in their Education for Sustainability program. The presentation is designed as a flexible, modular and highly visual presentation that can be tailored for use within a range of Climate Change education programs, activities and audiences.
The presentation is not designed to be delivered in full but available to use as a resource to pick and choose relevant slides specific to the audience or purpose. Educators are asked to provide feedback on the delivery of this presentation to ensure the content is relevant -please see the below feedback forms.
Participant Feedback (pdf)
Presenter Feedback (pdf)
To reduce download size this is uploaded as a PowerPoint Show, however if you would like to receive a copy of the presentation that allows modifications please email Juliana Collins
FOCUS on Energy Reduction
FOCUS on Energy Reduction is a project under the FOCUS on Sustainability program that aims to empower residents to learn more about energy consumption and energy efficiency within the home. The project will provide access for Hunter, Central Coast and Mid North Coast residents to a power usage meter for the purpose of conducting a home energy audit. The project will increase the awareness of residents regarding the energy consumption of appliances, and provide helpful hints on how individuals can better manage their home energy appliances
- Basics of energy use – how it is produced, where it comes from, how we measure it, and how we use it.
- How to use the meter – step by step instructions on how
to use the power usage meter to measure the energy
- consumed by appliances.
- Home energy audit – A room by room activity for residents measuring appliances, comparison wattage information for typical appliances, information on emissions of greenhouse gas for individual appliances and the cost of running appliances.
- Steps to make simple changes in the home to save on energy costs and consumption.
- Feedback and evaluation form – designed to track popularity, outcomes and to provide feedback for project improvements
The project will be promoted through a media campaign providing regional promotional and awareness raising opportunities.
Hunter Regional Environmental Educators Network
The Regional Environmental Educators Network comprises of environmental, sustainability and waste educators from the local Councils within the region and also has members from state and other various agencies. The network will meet on a quarterly basis throughout 2009 to implement and develop regional educational opportunities and deliver initiatives through the FOCUS on Sustainability project.
Turning the Pages
Turning the Pages is a marriage of environment, community, art and science. The project focuses on raising awareness and appreciation for the Pages River in the Upper Hunter Valley. The long term aim is to create a nature walk with a permanent artwork along the river thereby raising awareness and understanding of the river’s vital role in the areas environmental health and supporting the river restoration and rehabilitation process.
Stage One of the project was undertaken in 2007. A team of artists and volunteers worked with school children to explore the importance and nature of the river through stories and workshops, writing, drawing, soundscapes and eventually by making a series of artworks that interpreted the ‘inhabitants’ of the river. These works were then put together to form ‘River Quiver’.
‘River Quiver’ is a major environmental wind responsive artwork made by 180 children from five local schools designed and coordinated by the artists from the Jennifer Turpin Studio in Sydney. 180 lightweight, translucent sculptures represent the native inhabitants of the river, hung from structures made of local river plants, the creature ‘swam’ and ‘flew’ along the river for a day of festivities on the 18th November 2007.
Crowds turned out to marvel at the beautiful creatures moving in the wind, the school band played, a combined choir performed and Phillip Adams spoke about the far reaching effects of projects such as this. The local community was so thrilled that the structure stayed up for a week.
2009 will see the formation of stage two with planning underway for a nature walk.
Project Team
Artists: Jennifer Turpin Studios : Jennifer Turpin, Claire Morgan, Nick Hobbs, Lara O’Reilly, Jade Oakley, Michaelie Crawford
Project Management :
Steve Guihot - UH Waterkeepers Alliance, Meredith Laing - Hunter Councils Environment Division, Hanna Kay, and Meredith Bowman
Funding partners:
NSW Environment Trust - City Country Environment Restoration Program, Hunter Councils, Upper Hunter Waterkeepers Alliance, Upper Hunter Shire Council
