Posts by Grey Lynn 2030
Pippa Coom: Auckland Energy Consumer Trust
Your voting papers should have arrived for the AECT election.Vote for our Grey Lynn 2030 Steering Committee member, Pippa Coom Voters not aware of their valuable asset Only 21% of eligible voters cast their votes in the last election for the trustees of the Auckland Energy Consumer Trust in 2006. This low turnout is surprising…
Read MoreTransition Mt Albert – Visioning Event
Transition Mt Albert Visioning Event Tuesday 22 Sep at 7.00 This evening creates the opportunity for key local community members to come together and participate in a facilitated visioning process. The intention for the evening is to bring forward values, ideas, traditions and hopes for the future as Mt Albert moves forward into a time…
Read MorePippa Coom: Auckland Energy Consumer Trust
Community candidate challenges Vector’s sustainability path A corporate lawyer with experience working for regulated industries will stand as an independent candidate in this year’s election for trustees to the Auckland Energy Consumer Trust. Pippa Coom, who has worked for Vector Ltd, which is majority owned by the Trust, is also the first member of the…
Read MoreFrocks on Bikes – Sept 2009
Photo: JASON OXENHAM Pippa Coom, left, and Sue Sparks get ready for the Frocks Day Out. Story from Harbour News Frocks Day out Fabulous frocks will be paired with safety helmets this weekend to raise awareness about climate change. Frocks Day Out is being held in Ponsonby on Saturday 12th September, an event where women…
Read MoreUpdate on NZ Transition Towns by Inspiring Communities
Transition Towns is an allied, growing movement pushing to move from oil dependence to local resilience. The Transition Towns website www.transitiontowns.org.nz is chock full of handy hints, blog comments, ideas and actions from local initiatives as well as a national overview. We also feature below a small excerpt from Transition Town Opotiki, as another example…
Read MoreCommunity and Household Resiliency Course – Sept 5th
A one day Community and Household Resiliency workshop is offered this coming Saturday (Sept. 5) by Marshall Design Studio. The guest tutor for this workshop is Michele Daly, one of Auckland’s premiere experts in the field of risk management and emergency planning. Come spend an informative and invaluable day learning about resiliency and design as…
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