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25.01.2022 BEAM Mitchell Environment and Mitchell Community Energy sent a questionnaire to all candidates in the 2020 Mitchell Shire Council Elections. Attached are the candidate's responses (or lack of responses) received up to Monday 12th October and collated and annotated by Peter Lockyer and Clare Daly. Just click on the responses you want to see. North Ward Candidates responses Central Ward Candidates responses South Ward Candidate responses http://www.beam.org.au//mitchell-council-elections-candid/

24.01.2022 We're encouraging all Victorians to have their say on our proposed container deposit scheme. This scheme will reduce waste by providing refunds for empty can...s, small bottles and cartons that are dropped off at collection points. The consultation will be open on the Engage Victoria website from Monday 2 November 2020 to Monday 30 November. Find out more and share your thoughts at engage.vic.gov.au/container-deposit-scheme

24.01.2022 Good initiative

24.01.2022 Tune in to EarthChat each Friday at 10am or to the repeat at 8am Saturday on Seymour FM 103.9. Stream on the web at www.seymourfm.com.au/audio-player.html Fire seasons are becoming longer and hotter, and starting earlier from influences of climate change. This is our reality every year. The recent Bushfire Royal Commission head this message many times. If you live on the edge of town or in the countryside, each year this time there is work to do to make your survival and the ...survival of your house a little more likely. Will you "Leave Early" or "Stay and Defend"? These pose some challenging questions, but ultimately you have to plan to Stay and Defend....if you can't get out from an approaching fire. Community Fireguard is a CFA initiative that helps prepare residents for planning to survive a bushfire. Community Fireguard have been running a 6 evening webinar over recent weeks to help people in their Bushfire Survival Planning. A Survival Plan addresses: - Actions leading up to the bushfire season - actions during the bushfire season - actions leading up to fire risk days - actions on fire risk days. but number one on all plans is personal protection from radiant heat. Mary-Ann Egan from the CFA FireGuard Unit will join EARTHCHAT this week on 103.9FM and discuss the challenges, and practical responses to prepare yourself and your home to survive. EarthChat on 103.9 Seymour FM at 10am on fridays and again 8am on saturday morning. Start the day with some deeper thinking, and start planning for the fire season whilst the greenery gets taller, faster. Listen up and get active.

24.01.2022 Tune in to EarthChat each Friday at 10am on Seymour FM 103.9 MHz or stream live on the web at www.seymourfm.com.au/audio-player.html The fight to save native forests from logging has been a prickly issue for decades. With the creation of the Regional Forest Agreements in the Kennett years came a onslaught on our native forests as clearfelling for....86% for woodchips.... Just 12% becomes timber for building. With this comes the loss of habitat for a number of THREATENED SPECI...ES like the Leadbeaters Possum, Greater Glider, Powerful Owl and the Sooty Owl. Then there is the loss of a living forest for carbon drawdown in OUR time of rapid climate change. This is a hot button issue. Friday sept 25th on EARTHCHAT on 103.9FM we look at 3 court cases where Environmental Justice Australia as environmental lawyers have called out VicForests poor logging practices and their failure to protect endangered species, as per their Regional Forest Agreements. The Leadbeaters Possum case, the Central Highlands injunction to halt logging, and the case of logging in areas unaffected by fire when fire-affected areas have a diminished habitat for wildlife. Then we come home to the threats to Save The Tallarook Forest. The campaign, its challenges, its energy and Simon Cocking joins us on the phone. Notwithstanding the high stakes, THIS is an exciting campaign with many facets and opportunities for community engagement. Join David Clarey and Peter Lockyer on EarthChat this friday at 10am on 103.9FM. Seriously, this is YOUR local station. Wouldn't miss it for quids.

23.01.2022 The Save The Tallarook Forest campaign is building, and has many dimensions: How BEAM members can get involved: Sign the petition change.org/SavetheTallarookForest Join our forest survey teams - video recording the locations of individuals from threatened species. Follow Save the Tallarook Forest facebook page and invite your Friends to follow too.... Write to the Ministers and MPs - details with the Petition Write letters to newspapers- likewise. Writing to Newspapers is very effective, and need not be so onerous. A Letter to an Editor will be seen by your MPs, but also reach a much larger target audience, and effectively invite them into the conversation. One letter equals 110 voices? See more

23.01.2022 In Australia, there is currently considerable interest in community batteries, and a number of installations are now providing initial results. Community batteries can provide benefits to individual customers and to the network services, and are likely to encourage more solar installations on homes. Mitchell Community Energy conducted a webinar on 31st August that brought together national experts to explain how community batteries work, where they have been installed or planned, models of ownership and management, and the economic and social benefits and costs of providing and operating them. [ 71 more words ] http://www.beam.org.au//community-battery-webinar-now-ava/

23.01.2022 Reminder our current order cycle closes on Monday. If you need something to do this weekend - get your order in & prep your pantry for those kitchen staples. Shop Online: www.exchangefood.org/bulkfoods

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23.01.2022 Fruit on household trees and plants is a tempting treat for hungry wildlife. Netting is a popular way to protect fruit, but inappropriate types of netting can k...ill or injure animals such as birds, flying-foxes and possums. Netting with a large mesh size is more likely to entangle animals and their struggling causes deep cuts and strangulation, often leading to death. Agriculture Victoria are introducing new requirements for use of specific fruit netting. From 1 September 2021, a person must only use netting with a mesh size no greater than 5mm x 5mm at full stretch to protect household fruiting plants. Failure to comply with this regulation could result in a fine under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Regulations 2019. Further details: https://agriculture.vic.gov.au//protecting-fruit-trees-and

22.01.2022 States are turning the Million Jobs Plan into reality From big new batteries being built in Victoria and the Northern Territory, to South Australia naming three hydrogen hubs that it says will drive epic growth in wind and solar capacity, it's exciting to see our state governments turn ideas from the Beyond Zero Emissions "Million Jobs Plan" into reality. And this week the NSW Government released their Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap to deliver jobs and abundant, afforda...ble and reliable, low-emissions electricity across the state. The Roadmap includes an option for a minimum price assurance for generators and speeding up approvals for transmission infrastructure in Renewable Energy Zones, in line with key asks from the Million Jobs Plan https://millionjobs.org.au/. #renewables #renewableenergyisthefuture #millionjobsplan https://vimeo.com/449538656

21.01.2022 Big Plastic wants us to believe that we can recycle our way out of the single-use plastic crisis. Find out what’s really going on in the #StoryOfPlastic. Mitchel, Murrindindi and Strathbogie Shire residents are invited to a FREE online screening of the film THE STORY OF PLASTIC until 30th September. Go to: www.storyofplastic9.eventbrite.com.au

21.01.2022 Do we have the technology that we need to totally replace fossil fuels?

20.01.2022 Wonderful launch this morning. Community energy projects provide equitable access to cheaper energy, with many social and health benefits. They stem the flow of millions of dollars leaving our communities ... keeping money and jobs in our communities. They contribute to a just, smart, 21st Century transition away from fossil fuels. #localpowerplan

20.01.2022 Charles Massey is calling for a revolution in the way we farm, eat and think about food, and believes regenerative agriculture is one of the great stories of hope. Breaking New Ground - the story of Charles Massey, Regenerative Farmer.

19.01.2022 Mitchell Community Energy is a community-based organisation that works to develop a greater awareness of climate change issues in the Mitchell Shire community a...nd to take action to reduce the generation of greenhouse gases in our area. Join us today to make your community a better place to live and help reduce your power bills through producing energy at a local level. http://mitchellcommunityenergy.weebly.com/join-us.html

19.01.2022 What does Puckapunyal mean in Taungurung? The Taungurung Language Reference Group (LRG) continues to be busy working on language matters. One of the things that they have been working on is a request from the Army for the meaning of the name ‘Puckapunyal’. After much research and expert linguistic and anthropological advice they have reached a consensus that it most likely means ‘among the hills’. ... Puckapunyal is in the process of getting new signage and the meaning we have provided will be incorporated into that signage along with an acknowledgement of the Taungurung people. Photo: Mt Puckapunyl

18.01.2022 Great progress has been made with building momentum to protect the Tallarook State Forest from logging. A new group, Friends of Tallarook Forest, has been formed (allied with BEAM), by a dozen or so neighbours and users of the forest. We have created a change.org petition, opened a facebook page, had articles in the media, contacted politicians, and started surveying the endangered species in the proposed logging coupes. [ 521 more words ] http://www.beam.org.au//save-the-tallarook-forest-the-cam/

17.01.2022 Coming up on our radio show this week we hear from Herbert Peabody and we chat to Precious Plastic Monash about life #beyondplastic what does it look like? What... are our young scientists and engineers working on and how do they see our future. Tune in to Seymour FM 103.9 on Thursday at 10am or for the repeat at 9am on Saturday. Stream at www.seymourfm.com.au/audio-player.html

17.01.2022 EarthChat this Friday Nov 6th at 10am and repeated Saturday Nov 7th at 8am on Seymour FM 103.9 Max Campbell from Field Naturalists Club of Victoria joins Marie Gerrard and David Clarey to discuss, amongst other things, Symbiotic Relationships in nature and why they are so important in the environment. We will also examine other types of natural relationships such as commensals and parasites. Should give us plenty to talk about! Plenty to mull over for the wee...kend. EarthChat is brought to you by BEAM Mitchell Environment Group. Symbiotic relationships....its how we connect folks- you, EarthChat, stories.....meaning. https://www.fncv.org.au

17.01.2022 Remnant bushland on the edge of town, in town or even out of town, is so valuable in the ecosystem as a biolink of different habitats. But it is not valued enough, and it can be really difficult to protect. Dr Peter Mitchell joins EarthChat this friday at 10 (and saturday morning at 8 am for breakfast) to share his extensive regional experience as an ecologist working in the field of biolinks and Landcare. We discuss the value of remnant vegetation, the value of regrowth, and... the role that Gardens for Wildlife play in bolstering the flora for birds and bees and the like. We will also touch on threats to remnant vegetation...perceptions of fire, illegal logging and gradual abuse. Tune in to EarthChat on 103.9 Seymour FM, your local station, for the EarthChat conversation to keep you thinking all week. And there may be a related live song from Lockyer's guitar. David Clarey #1 fan? On fridays.

17.01.2022 Oldies standing with young'uns at the StudentStrike4Climate. Right now, the government is deciding how to spend billions in Covid-19 recovery funds. It's a critical opportunity for them to fund our future, by creating thousands of jobs that will fast-track solutions to climate change and transition Australia to renewable energy. Instead, the Federal Government is planning to give billions in taxpayer dollars to their mates in the gas industry. Gas is a fossil fuel that will turbocharge the climate crisis. There are also very few jobs in gas, meaning it’s not going to help Australia’s economic recovery. #fundOurFutureNotGas

16.01.2022 This could be of interest to our members and followers. Sustainability Victoria

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14.01.2022 Totally Renewable Beechworth great work.

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12.01.2022 Energy Assistance Program Are you having trouble paying your energy bills? Do you want to lower your energy costs? Do you want to make your home warmer in winter or cooler in summer?... The Energy Assistance and broker program helps eligible Victorians save money on electricity and gas, and get advice on on other energy issues, like making your home more efficient. Call 1800 830 029 or use the online form to register your interest.

11.01.2022 The mudbrick home of Brett Hawkins and Wendy Wolff (ex Commonground Cooperative resident) survived the summer bushfires with the help of a mulberry tree.

10.01.2022 It’s Sustainable House Day 2020. BEAM President Peter Lockyer discusses passive solar house design at Blue Tongue Berries in Seymour, Victoria (Taungurung Country). #sustainablehouseday #sustainablehouseday2020 Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/2zPgFj4jifQ Blue Tongue Berries is a regenerative blueberry farm located in Seymour, Victoria. The farm was established in 2001 and is completely off-grid. Power is sourced from wind and solar. The passive design strawbale house featured in this story was completed in 2015.

08.01.2022 Letters to Ministers and MPs Write to our Victorian parliamentarians and Ministers, letting them know how you feel about the proposed logging of the Tallarook F...orest. We’ve drafted some sample letters you could use, or modify as you wish. You can find the letters at: https://www.dropbox.com//wo4nhu/AADvw2N8Y98Oo2lSwWQOVnuha The Hon. Jaclyn Symes, MP Minister for Agriculture, Regional Development and Resources [email protected] The Hon. Lily D'Ambrosio, MP Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change lily.d'[email protected] The Hon. Steph Ryan, MP Member for Euroa electorate (which includes Seymour) and Deputy Leader of the Nationals [email protected] .gov.au The Hon. Wendy Lovell, MP Deputy President of the Legislative Council, and Member for Northern Victoria [email protected] The Hon. Samantha Ratnam, MP Leader of the Victorian Greens [email protected] The Hon. Ellen Sandell, MP Deputy Leader of the Victorian Greens, spokesperson for climate change, energy and environment [email protected]

08.01.2022 What climate target do you want Premier Dan Andrews to deliver?

08.01.2022 Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says the Government's focus on a gas-led economic recovery is "a fantasy" and "crazy stuff".

08.01.2022 Tune into EarthChat this Friday September 18th on Seymour FM 103.9 Its Sustainable House Day this Sunday. In past years, you could visit some advertised open houses, but this year in the pandemic is by video link. We discuss what a Sustainable House is....what are the stand out features, and what one might also consider. Who can build these houses...fancy being an Owner Builder?... And the Alternative Technology Association Renew magazine has two weeks of follow up webinars on some specific areas of living the low-energy renewable lifestyle. And EarthChat has two people back in the Studio! David has special guest Peter Lockyer who hasn't done a lot of homework for the program, but knows this subject off the back of his hand. It should be fun. AND Peter will bring in his guitar to resume a live song routine each week. Not to be missed. EarthChat is at 10am each Friday on 103.9 FM MHz broadcasting from Seymour to the world. Stream at www.seymourfm.com.au/audio-player.html

06.01.2022 This friday, AND saturday on EARTHCHAT on 103.9FM....... One of Australia’s most prominent builder’s labourers, John Thompson, will give a fascinating talk on EarthChat on two topics relating to energy. 1. The Snowy 2.00 is a lot of smoke and mirrors.... Back in 2017 when he was Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull proudly announced a mammoth pumped hydro electricity scheme called Snowy 2.00. A multi-billion dollar project, it was to build on the Snowy Mountains system of dams and watercourses to provide cheaper and more reliable power as renewables were introduced into the Australian energy system. Turnbull called it nation building a term often used by politicians when referring to very, very expensive projects. Recently, a group of 37 eminent scientists and engineers has written an open letter to the Prime Minister (now Scott Morrison) and the Premier of NSW pointing out that the scheme is fatally flawed and will waste billions of taxpayers’ money and will not be needed now that other technology such as batteries is available. In addition, cause very substantial damage to the Kosciuszko National Park . In this open letter, the experts call for a review of the project even though work has commenced on part of it. John will provide a history of what could be one of the nation’s most embarrassing financial and environmental bungles. 2. Helen Haines’ Local Power Plan. Did it get any funding support from the federal government's budget? Helen is the independent MP for Indi and, working with a number of community energy groups across Australia (including Mitchell Community Energy) , has developed a plan for a national establishment of local power operators. The Local Power Plan is an exciting proposal to ensure that our electricity supplies in regional areas throughout Australia are clean, cheap, healthy and local. It seeks to develop a system that builds on the large number of local energy groups such as Mitchell Community Energy right across the nation so that local people can develop, own and benefit from energy developed in their area. It is happening in countries overseas and can happen here. John will outline the development of the Plan, what it proposes, and how it would benefit towns like Seymour. This EarthChat will be the most riveting, exciting and interesting presentation that has been provided. It will be much better than the stumbling guitar and singing of some of the presenters. Thats what John Thompson says. So.....Judge for yourself. Tune in 103.9FM on Fridays at 10am and AGAIN as a REPEAT on saturdays at 8am. Hey, EarthChat for breakfast, and John Thompson.

05.01.2022 EarthChat again....fantastic...and twice in a week! Tune in each Friday at 10am or to the repeat at 8am Saturday on Seymour FM 103.9. Stream on the web at www.seymourfm.com.au/audio-player.html Seymour local, Vanessa Mandadrin is a BEAM committee member with a range of skills in gardening and farming. Master in Agriculture Science; major in Botany. 10 Years experience as a researcher and lecturer in Rural Sociology and Rural Development and. Vanessa recently was successful w...ith a DELWP Mini Grant in the climate action spaceComposting and planting for Climate Resilience". This project aims to engage secondary students from Seymour College in the fun and deeper thinking of composting and gardening....a complement to acedemic pursuits BUT a real insight inro relaxation and taking action on climate change. THEN we look at the groundswell of bussinesses around the country calling for a Green New Deal, a renewables-led economic recharge after Covid, and a serious effort at addressing climate change, our existential threat that most Australians feel is happening, but not in Scomo Land. A year ago, there were few business organisation in this space. THIS is inspirational. Like EarthChat. Share us with a morning coffee, or a late breakfast. Peter and david and Vanessa chewing the cud... on 103.9 Seymour FM. Listen up earthchatters!

03.01.2022 If you missed the on-line event about Victoria's circular economy, and proper recycling,...... don't worry. EarthChat will get you through the weekend with a program looking at WEEDS. Well, two important local weeds. Its been a great growing season for everything, and GORSE and AFRICAN ORCHID weed have thrived. But these two weeds are not wanted in our area. Brydie Murrihy talks about eradication of Gorse, whilst Andrew Titlington follows up discussing control of African Orc...hid weed. Never heard of the African Orchid weed? No had I, so it will be an education program all round. Join us Peter and David on EarthChat at 10am this friday 20th and again saturday morning at 8am. EarthChat on 103.9 Seymour FM. ...well worth tuning in. See more

02.01.2022 In the interests of keeping an open mind, I recently listened to the National Press Club address by Andrew Liveris, former CEO of DOW Chemicals and special advisor to the National Covid-19 Commission Advisory Board (NCC). While he is a very successful businessman, I’m not convinced of his advice to the Morrison Government to implement a gas-led recovery. There was a lack of scientific intelligence at the NCC table; in fact, it would appear that a gas-led recovery was a foregone conclusion, which raises the issues of conflict of interest and integrity. [ 334 more words ] http://www.beam.org.au//no-time-for-incremental-steps-to-/