Guests in The Sustainable Hour on 9 January 2018 are:

Melanie Humphrey: Boomerang Bags
When Melanie Humphrey arrived in Geelong about 12 months ago, she knew no-one. But she was keen to get a Boomerang Bag group going in Norlane, and in doing this, she has created her own community. Melanie got involved with Transition Streets. The coordinator of the initiative, Monica Winston, encouraged her to apply for a council sustainability grant which to Melanie’s surprise and great joy came through: She was a successful recipient of $3,000. With this grant she’ll buy sewing machines, an overlocker, lots of second hand material, cotton thread, and labels for the bags. Not content with just this, she has all sorts of sustainability ideas for her sewing group.

Lane Crockett: Impact Investment Group
Lane Crockett has been a champion of renewable energy for many years – he has headed up a wind energy company but became disenchanted by the inconsistency of government policy on climate and the associated uncertainty which this caused his business. So five years ago, he moved to impact investment where he has been able to raise funds from people who want their money to do no harm. Here he has been able to set up many renewable energy projects. He plans to move into funding other CO2 emission reduction and drawdown projects like regenerative farming.
See a transcript of the interview below on this page.
» Home page: www.impact-group.com.au

Kim Drew: Op Shop Sacred Heart
In our Sustainable People series, we interview Kim Drew, manager of Op Shop Sacred Heart in Clarendon Street in Melbourne – the flagship of the nine Sacred Heart Missions Op Shops in Melbourne. More info below. » Home page: www.sacredheartmission.org

Farm Stay at SageFarm – images from booking.com

Chris Balazs: Farm Stay
Farmer and entrepreneur Chris Balazs explains about the newly renovated house at Sage Farm which is rented out to visitors as an opportunity to explore the farm and for the kids to run around.
» See more on www.booking.com
» Sage Farm’s home page: www.sagebeef.com.au

We also talk about the Sustainable Living Festival in Melbourne during February, and about Extinction Rebellion Australia – and we play the two youtube-clips with Noam Chomsky and Barwon Water, which you can see below.

The songs we play are: ‘Sun Banditos’ by SolarEdge from 2017, and the Vietnamese all-star recording of ‘Rise for Climate’ – ‘Dung Lên Vi Khi Hâu’

“Participation – that’s what’s gonna save the human race.”
~ Pete Seeger, American singer

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