Sustainable Living in Greater Wellington
Greater WELLINGTON Regional council is a partner in the programme. Your contact here is Brett Sangster, in the Communications team. Ph.04 384 5708 Email: brett.sangster (at)gw.govt.nz
Wellington City Council is not yet a partner in the programme but staff have shown interest in 2009.
In previous years Wellington High School have offered courses: contact: Robyn 04 385 8919 cec (at)whs.school.nz website < www.cecwellington.ac.nz > also Tawa College, contact: Matt Barclay on 04 479 2561 or 04 232 8184 comed (at)tawacol.school.nz
HUTT CITY recently joined the programme. Your contact there is Nicolette West 04 570 6767 Email: nicolette.west@huttcity.govt.nz
Their first Sustainable Living course starts Thurs 11 Feb 7.30 to 9.30pm at Weltec, Britannia Street, Petone. Fee $40. Book in advance by mail with Hutt City Council, Private Bag 31912, Lower Hutt 5040 or call in to 30 Laings Road, or use credit card by phone: 04 570 6666. Website: http://www.huttcity.govt.nz/sustainability
WAIRARAPA - The three Districts of the Wairarapa work together as members (Carterton, Masterton and South Wairarapa) arranged through Masterton District Council (Cr. Chris Petersen 06 3789163) Their local community education partner is REAP. Course enquiries to Wendel Richardson at REAP 06 377 1379 Email: wendel.richardson@waireap.org.nz
KAPITI COAST District Council was a partner in the programme in 2008 and continue to do good work on green gardening, water efficiency and eco-building advice. Your contact here is Ben Thompson, Email: ben.thompson (at)kapiticoast.govt.nz Ask Ben to add you to his free e-newsletter list.
The Kapiti WEA at Waikanae is open to enquiries for future courses, evening or daytime: 04 293 8677
These community education classes feature lively tutor-guided discussion, projects to try at home, and well-researched notes endorsed by local government, written independently of commercial interests. Try contacting any listed venues directly, or to make future course enquiries and register interest in learning in your locality, (perhaps tutoring, if you have relevant experience - as we are recruiting tutors within Wellington region), email from the website Registration Page <
http://www.sustainableliving.org.nz/Register.aspx> , or more personally, phone Rhys Taylor 03 960 2656 (Coordinator for the South Island & Wellington region)
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