newsletter June 2009

EVERY VOICE COUNTS members were supporting Grey Power in their march last week.  It was great to see how much pubicity they gained - photo left from the New Zealand Herald last Friday!  Full report. They are having a follow up meeting at St George's Church Domain Road Wed 17 June at 9.30 am and you are all invited. They will be looking to see what other action might be useful now, to keep the pressure on the Council. More before... and more after.....

 

CAW (Cycle Action Whakatane) have been invited to speak to their (many) submissions at Council on Wednesday 17th June at 4.35pm. We are meeting to discuss material relevent to our presentation at Sport BOP Tuesday at 5.15pm.  All welcome to planning meeting or to attend hearing in support of Cycling in Whaktane.

EASTBAY TIMEBANK HAS LAUNCHED!!
TimeBanking is free, fun, builds community, and launched on Saturday 13th of June!  Coordinator Kristy Robinson can be contacted on 07 306 0199, 021 481 834, or email eastbaytimebank@gmail.com.  TIMEBANKING explained simply - "For every hour you spend doing something for someone in your community, you earn one Time Credit. Then you have a Time Credit to spend on having someone do something for you...." more info on  Eastbay TimeBank where you can find instructions on how to join.

INFORMATION EXPO  Are you seeking funding for your group or organisation?  Then this is an event not to be missed.  The Eastern Bay of Plenty Funding information Expo will be held on Wednesday 1 July 2009. Presenters from Department of Internal Affairs, Statistics New Zealand, Perry Foundation, Whakatane District Council, Adult and Community Education, Funding Information Services, Charities Commission and Eastern Bay Energy Trust will be there. For further information and a copy of the registration form, contact Ana at Eastbay REAP on 07 308 4098 or email ana@eastbayreap.org.nz

GREEN SCREENING Tuesday 7th July at REAP. Possibly! 

SIGN ON  The world is on the brink of runaway climate change and it’s time to get serious.  That’s why this year, Greenpeace is launching the most urgent, most ambitious and most important campaign it has ever run.  It’s called Sign On..... read more

 

350.org is an international campaign dedicated to building a movement to unite the world around solutions to the climate crisis. In order to unite the public, media, and our political leaders behind the 350 goal, we're harnessing the power of the internet to coordinate a planetary day of action on October 24, 2009...read more

 

APANUI SALTMARSH Clean-up Meet at the bottom of McAlister Street by the river. Wear gumboots, cancelled if wet. Next dates:  13th June CANCELLED, 20th June, 18th July.  Contact: Rosemary Tully rosemarytully@clear.net.nz 

DOC NEWSLETTER Conservation Korero e-news 7  "No trees should be killed in the making of this e-newsletter" says Steve Brightwell of DOC....

GREENDRINKS - Wednesday 15th July The Sustainable Business Network - BOP and the Eastern Bay Chamber of Commerce have teamed up to bring GreenDrinks to Whakatane. Eastern Bay GreenDrinks is open to anyone to attend, so come along and bring a friend! The purpose of GreenDrinks is to bring like-minded people together to share ideas, discuss and debate sustainability issues and topics. VENUE  Global, Whakatane, 5pm – 7pm  (nibbles provided). More information from andrea@sustainable.org.nz

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY The second funding round for the Community Conservation Fund has opened, with money available for established community groups working on public land. For more information go to:  www.doc.govt.nz/communityfund

GREEN SCREENING EMAIL ADDRESS LIST

Eastbay REAP now holds the Green Screening email address list.  Eastbay REAP will soon be communicating via monthly e-newsletter which will include information on a variety of topics.  Contact http://www.eastbayreap.org.nz/ to be added to their e-mail list.