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Fortune Cookie

If you can lead it to water and force it to drink, it isn't a horse.

Making a difference, one latte at a time

Sometimes it is difficult to know how to make a difference. From the cars we drive to the food we eat and the fabrics we wear, each choice has a wide range of variation in how it impacts the environment, and keeping tabs of this can be exhausting.

I decided to do [...]

Warrandyte Festival 2010

The Warrandyte community hosts their annual festival from Friday 19 to Sunday 21 March 2010

For Details look at the website Warrandyte Festival

Help from 'Muddy' Owners required! The Blue Banded Bee

From Linda Rogan of FOWSP (Friends of Warrandyte State Park):

Hi Mick, Hope all is going well out your way.  The cool change has certainly been welcomed.

I would like to utilize Warrandyte Chat to let people beyond FOWSP know about a Blue Banded Bee project we are starting at the nursery.  We are [...]

Amazing Warrandyte - Unusual Perspectives

Thanks to Justin for submitting this

I live in Warrandyte and work as ranger at Warrandyte State Park. I make my videos for fun, and fly RC helicopters as a hobby. I have done some filming with my Helicopter for work. I created a presentation showing the parks and reserves that we manage [...]

After The Fires - Re-Designing and Re-Building Resilient Communities

A F T E R   T H E   F I R E S Re-Designing and Re-Building Resilient Communities

Proudly presented by

Kinglake Action Network & Development Organisation (KANDO)

and Permaculture Kinglake Ranges

DATE:              Sunday 8th November VENUE:            Kinglake Temporary Village Hall, [...]

Change cultural attitudes towards bushfires – or a repeat of ‘Black Saturday’ is likely

A ‘Community Fire Safety Maturity Grid’ could be the answer!

By Kelvin Blackney MASSE, FSIA, RSP (Aust)

The tragedy of Victoria’s ‘Black Saturday’ bushfire is highly likely to be repeated unless there are attitude changes whereby people take greater personal responsibility for fire preparedness. The Victorian Bushfire Royal Commission’s interim report released 17.8.09 with [...]

Wicked Potato Salad

As part of my drive towards sustainability, making use of our bit of land and getting fit (see Mick’s Eco-Gym) I have been creating a ‘veggie patch’.

But this is no ordinary plot this is a technological wonder known as a ‘wicked bed’ (pronounced wickt rather than wick-ed).  I am thankful to an article [...]

Warrandyte and bushfires. Dick Davies on ABC radio 774. 16 October 2009

From Max Garner:

On Friday 16 October, Dick Davies, President of the Warrandyte Community Association, was interviewed by Jon Faine at about 1030am. Coverage was also included in The World Today program between 12 and 1pm.

You can read the transcript or listen to the item on The World Today program by going to:

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North Warrandyte CFA - Help us build our new fire station

North Warrandyte CFA Fundraising Gig featuring local band the DDT’s & other special guest performers Help us build our new fire station

Warrandyte Mechanics Hall

(Crn Yarra St & Mitchell Ave)

8 pm Sat 7th Nov 2009

Doors open at 7:30pm

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Warrandyte Community Association update

Dear Warrandyte Resident,

1) The Kevin Tolhurst presentation from the WCA Meeting in July is now available to view at: http://www.warrandytechat.com/dr-tolhurst-videos/ After logging in you can either download the video in parts from the site or order the DVD at a nominal charge of $5 to cover costs. The whole video lasts about 2 [...]