Successful Sustainability Expo at Tamworth TAFE

Guest Speaker – John Dee

Jon Dee – 2010 Australian of the year, Joint founder of Planet Ark and National Tree Day, Managing Director of “Do Something”

Seminar in Sustainability Centre at TAFE

The forum, a free event, was run on a format similar to ABC TV’s Q&A program. The topic was “Reducing Our Carbon Footprint – Whose Job Is It?” All members of the community were invited to take part. The forum had a mediator to ‘guide’ the discussion among a number of experts who were invited to join the conversation about reducing our carbon footprint.

They included: Jon Dee of “Do Something!”, New England Federal MP Tony Windsor, Tamworth Regional Council General Manager Paul Bennett, Darren Keegan of Industry and Investment NSW, grazier Rohan Kingham, Yale Carden of Geoexchange, John Michael from TAFE, Bryan Singh of Singh Property Group, Stephanie Cameron from Enviroag andLandcare, and Bill Bryan of WJ Bryan Engineering.

23 Exhibitors

Workshop – Geoexchange, Reusing Waste, Sustainable Water use, Global Warming, making your house more sustainable, carbon farming, growing your own food, solar ovens, wind energy, carbon sequestration-biochar, building a sustainable house.

Free Bus Trip to Open Houses across Namoi Catchment

Pilliga Pottery, Willow Tree Information Centre, private houses in Manilla, Gunnedah, Daruka, Nundle, Bendemeer, Premer, Tamworth, Mullaly.