Sustainable Living in Canterbury

CANTERBURY ECan (Canterbury Regional Council) is a partner in the programme. Your contacts here include Bill Simpson in the Resilience Unit and Jocelyn Papprill in Education.

In partership with Ecan, we running some free 'energy efficiency' seminar evenings around Canterbury (each from 7pm to 9pm) during winter 2010. No need to book - just turn up, and bring a friend! These are on Mon 5 July at Rolleston Community Centre; Tues 6 July at Ashburton Hotel in Racecourse Road; Mon 19 July at Rangiora Community Gardens (Classroom), next to the High School and Weds 21 July at Aoraki Polytechnic, Godley Building.  We will also have a information stand and provide talks at Eco-Expo in the Christchurch Convention Centre on the 24-25 July weekend. Enquiries to Rhys on 03 960 2656

CHRISTCHURCH City Council are partners in the programme. Your contact here is Tony Moore Ph. 03 941 6426   Email: tony.moore (at)ccc.govt.nz  Christchurch City Council also runs the course in-house for its staff.

In Term One 2010 a fully-subscribed course ran at Avebury House, organised by Shirley Boys High School.  Evening courses were offered from April at Riccarton High School and Hagley Community College. The next Christchurch evening course is at Risingholme Community Centre, Opawa starting Wednesday 28 July, for 8 sessions, 7-9pm weekly. For Risingholme class book in advance via Ph. 03 332 7359 on weekdays. Email:  risingholme@xtra.co.nz  Mail: c/o Risingholme Community Centre, 22 Cholmondeley Ave, Opawa, Christchurch 8023.

Book to secure your place at least a week before the course starts.  Why not bring a partner or friend?  Fees are low, thanks to City Council support for the Programme. 

General Christchurch courses information brochure available as a PDF (includes a freepost mail registration form) < http://www.ccc.govt.nz/QuickAnswers/documents/SustainableLivingDLE.pdf >  and more info on the topic at Christchurch City Council sustainability website  < http://www.ccc.govt.nz/SustainableChristchurch/AtHome/ >

Although TIMARU DISTRICT have yet to join the Programme, they are considering it in this year's Annual Plan process. Transition Town groups, Aoraki Polytechnic and Ecan have started bringing Sustainable Living classes to Timaru and Geraldine in South Canterbury:  Aoraki Polytechnic Timaru enquiries: Ann Fitzgerald 0800 426 725 ext 884 (and some local contacts are, for Transition Town Timaru: Email Steve.Earnshaw@xtra.co.nz , and for Transition Town Geraldine: Email Jos.Logan@farmside.co.nz )

Other rural Canterbury venues:
Additional Saturday events, mostly with a sustainable gardening theme, have been held at Lincoln, Darfield and Ashburton; and in Lincoln courses through the Envirotown Trust  http://www.lincolnenvirotown.org.nz     Enquiries also welcomed from towns in SELWYN district: call Rhys on 03 960 2656.

WAIMAKARIRI District Council are partners in the programme. Your contact here is Kitty Waghorn Ph.03 313 6136  E-mail:  kitty.waghorn (at) wmk.govt.nz  Sustainable Living workshops are to be available in 2010 though the community education programme of Rangiora High School with help from the Rangiora Community Gardens. Register at this website to join the Waimakariri district mailing list so we can notify you when courses start.

Sustainable Living on the West Coast

WEST COAST Region withdrew from the programme for 2008-9 (in part due to a lack of available NGO partners. We hope to welcome the councils back soon - meanwhile NGOs and education bodies please do make contact.)

Enquiries on future courses there to rhys (at) sustainableliving.org.nz or call 03 960 2656  and register at this site to be on the contact list