By Luke Wakeling CERES Science Communications Intern Tom Lang loves science. He’s the leader of the CERES energy education program and is tasked with educating the hordes of inquisitive children which flock to the East Brunswick sustainability park. Tom’s passion is infectious and knowledge is deep. He holds a Masters in Science Communication and [...]
For the first time since hosting corporate volunteers at CERES, two people – Marta and Jon from NAB, volunteered on two consecutive weeks. ‘We wanted to use our two volunteer days this year as an opportunity for our team to get together and do something useful for the community', says Marta. 'We thought that [...]
Over 10 years ago, our Food Forest area was a series of paddocks that had been home at different times to chooks, goats, bees, pigs, cows and sheep. During this time we ran an active animal management program and provided an opportunity for visiting school children to engage with the animals and learn more [...]
This week we installed a new 3.44kW solar array on the Eco House roof. This installation is an important component of making the Eco House an all-electric house. All the gas appliances will be replaced with electric appliances as we can generate electricity with renewable solar energy, but gas is a fossil fuel that [...]
By Shane French Education Manager, Excursions & Incursions Programmes So what is fire? According to the Oxford Dictionary, a fire is: “A process in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke”. Well, that’s one way of looking at it. However, for me, a [...]
In reference to being an environmentalist, I once heard David Holmgren say,* "No-one ever changed anyone's mind by arguing with them. The best approach is always to just live your life as ethically as you can... And try to have a damn good time doing it." The implication here is that if others see [...]
In Victoria, the memory of drought is never in the too distant past, so when it rains it's often cause for celebration and gratitude. Farmer Em from Joe's Garden came by as I sat down to write this, cheerfully catching up on her admin, as her rainbow chard and radishes drank up the lovely [...]
Backyard chickens are on the rise.* Whether it's because you read the news about changes to what "free range" really means and you decided to keep your own egg-layers to be safe, or whether you just love their fluffy little butts when they dig for worms in your garden, it seems chickens in backyards [...]
The energy audit funded by Sustainability Victoria is well on its way. http://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/services-and-advice/business/energy-and-materials-efficiency-for-business/boosting-productivity/energy-assessment-grants The auditors visited us today to check on preliminary findings and to look at thermal leakage of our many refrigeration units. You can see the thermal camera being used in the Grocery cool room located in the turnaround. Information about the [...]
BIG BEN - Blazing trails, no matter where he goes! On the morning of May 4 2017, even before the site team had completed the final sweep of the path, our very own Ben Walta made the initial steps over the threshold of the long awaited new entry to the Cretan Brotherhood (CERES overflow) [...]