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23.01.2022 Council this week released the figures for the first year of the FOGO service and it's very pleasing to report that a total 3500 tonnes of organic material was collected in the past year (including garden waste). This saved an estimated 4729 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions and contributes to a 61 per cent reduction in waste to landfill since 2010. There's now around 15,000 households with a FOGO collection service in the Hobart municipal area. You can find out more here: https://www.hobartcity.com.au//Recycling-/FOGO-and-compost

23.01.2022 Well Done Northern Midlands Council. ----------------------- Northern Midlands Council becomes fourth council to declare climate emergency in Tasmania The Northern Midlands Council has become the fourth council in Tasmania to declare a climate emergency.... Councillor Ian Goninon and mayor Mary Knowles raised the motion recommending the council declare a climate emergency at its meeting this month. The motion was put forward after Cr Knowles was contacted by more than one ratepayer and many councillors were contacted by a prominent farmer on the issue. In addition to Campbell Town District High School students in grades 3,4,9 and 10 presenting at the Tasmanian Youth Climate Conference and asking questions of council. The council voted to declare it and will prepare a climate emergency strategy and action plan, allocation in the midterm budget review to address it and will write to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Premier Peter Gutwein, the Local Government Association of Tasmania urging them to take action to the address the crisis. In June 2019 Hobart City Council became the first in the state to declare an emergency, followed by Kingsborough Council in July 2019 and Launceston City Council in August 2019. The Meander Valley Council were on track to becoming number four, but failed to declare one in December last year. Across Australia 95 councils have declared an emergency on behalf of more than eight million Australians. The climate emergency declaration petition launched in Australia in May 2016 and since about 34 per cent of the population is represented by a council declaring a climate emergency. Darebin City Council, in Victoria, were the first council to make a declaration in Australia and worldwide on December 5, 2016 and have since made a plan to address the issue. Australia-based advocate group Climate Emergency Mobilisation are tracking the worldwide tally of councils declaring a climate emergency.

22.01.2022 If you spot any comments from Louise Bloomfield or Alderman Simon Behrakis keep in mind that Louise seems focused on her 2022 election campaign and does indeed seem to have a bias against council and the "loud, active minoirty", which is you 61.94% of the Hobart populations that voted in the 2018 election.

21.01.2022 Local Government is at the centre of responding to climate warming and there's no time to waste with obfuscation and pointless delays. Let's hope your council where ever you live is up to the task. Key points: "Australia's climate has now warmed 1.44 0.24 degrees Celsius since records began in 1910... Fire weather and extreme heat days are up, while stream flows are down. Cool season rainfall continues to decline while heavy rainfall events become more intense The 2020 global slowdown slowed the increase of CO2 concentrations but overall atmospheric carbon has continued to increase" See more

20.01.2022 We can expect the worst from climate change. The Liberal and Labor Parties have been at the helm for decades and have utterly failed the people and environment of Australia. The climate and biodiversity emergency can't be addressed as long as we have tweedle dee and dweedle dum politics beholding to the corporations who decide the winners. Voting for the lesser of two evils needs to stop. The Greens seem the only real chance.

18.01.2022 Good news from WA looking to ban a range of single use plastics. ---------------- "Conservationists urge other jurisdictions to join WA in its ambitious plan to ban plastics... Conservationists are urging other jurisdictions to join this ambitious plan to ban plastics, but the state behind it is copping criticism for one thing. Western Australia’s timeline for banning single-use plastic must be quickened and other jurisdictions should adopt similar critical laws to protect marine life, conservationists warn. The Plan for Plastics will be rolled out in two stages, with regulations to be implemented by 2023 for the phase-out of plastic plates, cutlery, stirrers, straws, thick plastic bags, polystyrene food containers and helium balloon releases. Plastic produce bags, cotton buds with plastic shafts, polystyrene packaging, microbeads, and oxo-degradable plastics will then be phased out. The state government is also consulting on banning plastic election bunting signage at polling places. It follows WA’s lightweight plastic bag ban and the Containers for Change scheme. Environment Minister Stephen Dawson said phasing out plastic straws would not negatively impact people who required them for their life needs. WA’s Plan for Plastics is a road map towards a more sustainable, plastic-free WA, he said in a statement. The time to act is now. Plastic pollution is one of the greatest threats to wildlife around the world, and in 2018-19 only 11 per cent of Australia’s plastic waste was recycled, with 89 per cent sent to landfill. Reducing our dependence on single-use plastics will help reduce our impact on the environment, waste streams and human health. Australian Marine Conservation Society spokesman Shane Cucow said WA’s full list of banned items was the most ambitious in the country, and he urged other jurisdictions to match the state. WA is about to take first place in the fight against plastic with the McGowan government’s plan to ban killer plastics, he said. WA’s dolphins, whales and seabirds are soon to have safer seas. In particular, we know that soft plastics like shopping bags and produce bags are some of the most lethal to ocean wildlife, entangling and drowning small creatures or causing life-threatening blockages when eaten. But Mr Cucow also said WA’s timeline needed to speed up to reflect the urgency of the crisis. Every day we wait thousands of ocean animals die, killed by the plastic trash filling up our oceans globally, he said. With plastic waste increasing rapidly, it has never been more urgent to act. We urge the WA government to start banning stage one plastics by the end of 2021. South Australia recently passed laws to ban single-use plastics that will begin next year. Queensland and the ACT have draft legislation being considered in their respective parliaments."

17.01.2022 Naomis Marantalli has put her heart and soul into the Xmas Pageant for many years helping participants to design and construct their contributions. This year the pageant was cancelled, for obvious reasons, but it has not stopped Naomi using her creative talents to come up with an alternative. Well done her!

16.01.2022 Sustainable Hobart Action Plan signed off 10-2 at council. Zucco and Behrakis against. Go Figure.Sustainable Hobart Action Plan signed off 10-2 at council. Zucco and Behrakis against. Go Figure.

15.01.2022 It's always a pleasure speaking with Lucy Breaden on ABC Drive. Here's a conversation we had about the first year of the Hobart FOGO service which saw 3500 tonnes of organic material composted.

14.01.2022 Facadism is not stranger to Hobart's hertiage. It's important that the original intent and layour of a building be preserved as much as possible, while bringing it up to modern standards. It's always possible to do so, but it needs committed owners, architects and regulations, other wise streetscapes will change into just the old fronts and little more. Here's an important talk coming up Monday evening. ------------------ "Talking Point: How do we create something enduring f...Continue reading

11.01.2022 Good news -Hobart just got safer for pedestrians and cyclist as central city speeds lowered to 40kmh. It was decided back in July to proceed with lowering the speed limit 9 votes to 3. Those in favour of safer speed limits - Harvey, Burnet, Reynolds, Sexton, Thomas, Briscoe, Ewin, Dutta and Sherlock. Those against safer speed limits: Behrakis, Zucco and Coats... https://www.hobartcity.com.au//News-publications-and-annou

09.01.2022 The City of Hobart Bushcare groups do a fabulous job of taking care of Hobart's extensive bushland and reserves. Thanks to all the member of the many groups who spend a combined total of thousands of hours removing weeds and caring for our native vegetation and wildlife habitat. Great effort everyone.

08.01.2022 Excellent op ed from Deputy Lord Mayor Helen Burnet and chair of planning committee on the important new planning amendments to improve the livability of multi-residential developments.

06.01.2022 If you haven't checked out the Midtown car park, please do so. There's 100 spaces with an occupancy rate of 50%, 24/7 access and only 25 meters from Elizabeth st through a door into the Loop Screen area of the UTas building on Elizabeth St. This more than compensates for the removal of 15 on street car parks in that block. The Midtown proposal has gone through an extensive consultation process and is very well thought through and combines well with the UTas developments. To ...Continue reading

02.01.2022 You can now check out the number of parking spaces available in several city car parks in real time with the new parking dashboard. https://www.hobartcity.com.au//Off-street-parking-occupancy