Tatura dentist Ross Musolino had an ache to do something about the environment and then a decade or so ago stumbled across an article about Transition Towns, read the book, shared it around and with the encouragement of a few others, decided the town needed a Transition Towns movement and so initiated one, and it has been operating ever since.

Ross, originally from South Australia, is now personally deeply invested in Tatura and his eagerness to make a difference in the small town about 18 km west of Shepparton in Northern Victoria has been rewarded with many deep friendships.

Here, Ross talks with Climate Conversations and he would love to hear from people keen to become involved with Tatura Transition Towns and he can be contacted via email at: sandalino@iinet,net.com.

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Presenting a lecture about solar technology, using communication technolgy

Associate professor Paul Burke from the Australian National University sat in his Canberra office and talked with an audience of about 30 people at the University of Melbourne's Australian-German Climate and Energy College.

Professor Burke and his counterparts have been researching the use of residential solar-voltaic systems throughout Australia and have uncovered some interesting facts and international comparisons.

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Climate Council CEO reflects on the outcome of the recent federal election

Climate Council CEO, Amanda McKenzie (pictured), recently hosted a webinar in which she reflected on the Australian federal election; an election which had a surprise result, so surprising that even the winners were a little gobsmacked by an outcome that even caught them off-guard.

Amanda, like all climate activists, refused to wallow in the self-pity of defeat and encouraged those involved with the webinar, to gather themselves up and continue the work of advancing the climate argument and calling out the government when it failed to take the necessary action.

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An alarmed Dr Kate Dooley discusses the outcome of Australia's federal election

It was an article on The Conversation ("Australia's major parties' climate policies side-by-side") by Dr Kate Dooley (pictured) that prompted 'Climate Conversations" to contact her for an interview.

She said "yes" without hesitation and an interesting conversation ensued.

Kate is attached to the University of Melbourne's Australian-German Climate and Energy College.

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Exploring the idea of a four-hour work day

Eager to make more use of my fortnightly columns in the Shepparton News, I have decided to use them as episodes on 'Climate Conversations', particularly when they revolve around climate change.

This column discusses the four-hour workday as a possible solution, and there are not real 'solutions' of course, to the dilemma as it would re-frame our lifestyles and lead us to live a dramatically less energy-intensive was of living.

The idea was taken to the National Climate Change Adaption Research Facility (NCCARF) and it was accepted for a poster display at its annual conference.

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Walking blindly into 'The Intelligence Trap'