This Sunday - Walkerville Energy and Environment Forum!!

Walkerville Energy and Environment Forum

Opportunities for our community

1:00pm to 5:00pm September the 22nd 2024

Location: the Walkerville RSL

Chairperson:  Rob McLennan, Adelaide Light Rotarian and Coast FM presenter

Program

1:00 to 1:30pm - Opening

Welcome to Country Aunty Elaine (Munarta) Magias a Kaurna and Narungga woman and Traditional Ecological Knowledge Educator.

Welcome to Walkerville Mayor Melissa Jones

Federal member Steve Georganas outlines the environmental and energy challenges for Australia

1:30 to 2:45pm - Bringing back nature- introduced by  Aunty Elaine Magias, Warringga Group

Australia has a poor history of conserving nature, having lost more native species than almost any country in the world.

How can we reverse this trend in Adelaide? 

Three presentations, followed by a 30-minute public forum.

• Jason Van Weenen, Team Leader Urban Biodiversity, Green Adelaide
• James Kelly, Group Manager Assets and Infrastructure, Walkerville Council
• Rose Dow, Walkerville Bush Care and Vale Park Our Patch

Forum participants: Steve Georganas member for Adealide, James Kelly Walkerville Council, Jason Van Weenen Green Adelaide and Aunty Elaine Magias

Half hour intermission allowing engagement with stall holders, displays and hands-on workshops. 

Households are struggling with rising energy costs in this cost of living crisis. What are the solutions and how can local communities gain energy independence and gain affordable energy bills?

3:15pm to 4:15 pm - Energy Independence and lower bills through a cooperative model 

Two presentations then a 30-minute public forum. 

• Jasper Lee, Electrify Adelaide- building energy resilience in your community by electrifying everything
• Dr Heather Holmes Ross, Mayor of Mitcham- our community based electrification journey.

Forum participants: Steve Georganas, Electrify Adelaide and Dr Heather Holmes-Ross mayor of Mitcham

The forum will also feature displays by the supporting organisations:

• Electrify Adelaide: how an all-electric home will be cheaper, cleaner and healthier for you and your family
• Versatility of Induction cooking- even woks can be electric.
• Display by ESRAG the environmental arm of Rotary International
• Walkerville Bush Cares active planting sites.
• Green Adelaide and bringing back the platypus.

Supporting groups include:

• Walkerville Rotary Club
• Green Adelaide
• Walkerville Bush Care
• Electrify Adelaide
• Federal member for Adelaide, Steve Georganas MP.
• Warringga Group