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SPEAKERS BANK - ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT Deposits include:

Wind And Water

Wind turbines: The 'Why, How, What, Where'
The Maritime Industry: plus: the 'Deepening of Port Philip Bay'. Jan has spent time on board the dredger which undertook a 3 month trial run.
Contact: Mr Jan de Jonge 94974969 Mobile: 041-223 6650

Save Water! Alliance Inc

Save Water! Alliance Inc
Since 1997 Melbourne has experienced a 30% drop in average annual catchment rainfall. With a growing population forecast, a continuation of this rainfall shift is unsustainable and will result in a significant change in how we use water at home and in the workplace. So what is the current situation, where do we need to get to, and how do we ensure a sustainable water future
Contact: Nigel Finney Chief Executive Officer
Phone: (03) 8508 6800 Mobile: 0414 879 222
Website: savewater.com.au Email Nigel Finney

Greenpeace

A representative, Alison Gibbins, has spoken at the Rotary Club of Balwyn on ‘Whaling, What Should We Be Doing?’. Other topics include:

Climate Change and clean energy
Paradise Forests of New Guinea
Anti-whaling
Ocean health, sustainable fisheries and high seas bottom trawling
Genetic Engineering and true food

Contact: Speaker Co-ordinator Email Isobel Lindley

Friends Of The Zoos

Volunteers talk on the three zoos: Melbourne, Healesville and Werribee. There are many topics to choose from: including talks on the zoos, plants, animals and conservation.
Volunteers are able to speak to country Rotary Clubs
To book a Speaker: 9285 9300

"What's happening to the Yarra River?" Ian Penrose, Riverkeeper

The Yarra was the decisive factor in the siting of Melbourne and it holds a special place in the region's indigenous heritage. Seventy per cent of the city's drinking water comes from the river's upper reaches. The Yarra Valley is one of the region's major wildlife habitats, and contains Australia's largest metropolitan park. In recent months, the state of the Yarra's water quality, its uncertain flows, and pressures from urbanisation have all attracted public attention. Hear about these and other interesting matters concerning the Yarra River, which plays a major role in the health of our natural and urban environments.

Since 2001, Ian Penrose has directed his energies towards environmental matters, and for three years, he headed the Victorian Government's program to restore the Snowy River. Ian's appreciation of rivers led him to start working for a community group called the Yarra Riverkeepers Association. Earlier this year Ian was nominated "Riverkeeper". In this role he operates a small boat on the river's lower reaches, courtesy of a grant from Melbourne Water, and helps spread the word about why the Yarra is special and how we all can play a role in restoring and protecting it.
Contact: Ian Penrose Telephone: 0409 510 766