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, Sian Carvell and Jocelyn Papprill in Education.

In partership with Ecan, we ran some free 'energy efficiency' seminar evenings around Canterbury (each from 7pm to 9pm) during winter 2010 and provided talks at Eco-Expo in the Christchurch Convention Centre in July.

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 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. A well supported evening course ran at Risingholme Community Centre, Opawa in July-August through to the September Earthquake (which has damaged the venue). 

Sustainable Living classes start Monday 11 October 2010 at Sumner School, Christchurch. Series of 8 evening classes on Mondays 7 – 9 pm.  Cost: $45 per student for the whole series. To register, contact Esther: email sumnerbays@xnet.co.nz  or phone: 376-4020.

There is also a shorter Sustainable Living series at New Brighton Community Gardens, Rawhiti Domain, starting Tuesday 2nd November. 6.30pm (start time may change to 7pm after first session, if more convenient). Fee $35 To register, contact Judith or Maryke on email: risingholme@xtra.co.nz   or phone 332 7359.
 
Copies of the postal booking forms for either course are available from rhys (at) sustainableliving.org.nz by return email or can be sent by mail, if you'd like one.
 
We are considering running a series at Addington on Wednesday evenings this Spring. Text or phone 021 462 260 or email rhys  quoting 'Addington' for the details once available

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 Christchurch City Council support for the Programme. 

General Christchurch courses information brochure available as a PDF (includes a freepost mail registration of interest 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 considered it in this year's Annual Plan process. Transition Town groups started bringing Sustainable Living single topic classes to Timaru and Geraldine in South Canterbury:  Local contacts are, for Transition Town Timaru: Email Steve.Earnshaw@xtra.co.nz , and for Transition Town Geraldine: Email Jos.Logan@farmside.co.nz  The next Geradine session is on Tuesday 5th October - theme 'community resilience'.

Other rural Canterbury venues:
Additional Saturday events, mostly with a sustainable gardening theme, have been held at Lincoln, Darfield and Ashburton; and in Lincoln, occasional 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. Gardening sessions include: Sunday 17 October 'Gardening with nature's help' and Saturday 30 October 'Getting started with veges'

Register at this website to join the Waimakariri district mailing list so we can notify you of details.

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 and high school partners. We hope to welcome the councils back soon - meanwhile NGOs and tertiary 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 for news.