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Commenced:
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01/04/2010 |
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Submitted:
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05/02/2011 |
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Last updated:
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07/10/2015 |
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Location:
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C/- Purple Pear Farm, Maitland, NSW, AU |
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Phone:
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02 49320443 |
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Website:
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www.purplepear.net.au |
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Climate zone:
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Warm Temperate |
As a part of the Hunter Transition Initiative TT Maitland is looking to build a resilient city and looking to bring skills for living sustainably to people in the area.
We currently organize a bike rally day each month to raise awareness to issues in transport.
Our permablitzes are aimed to take the place of community gardens as the yards in the area are large enough to grow food well and the format of getting a group in a street or area together to assist each other during and after instalation of the infrustructure and plants. For one or two days "the TT team"" will help design and construct the garden with the local group and of course offer ongoing support but the group functions within itself.
Awareness raising and member recrutement is done at monthly meeting which alternate between movie nights and Open Space forums and venuse too change between Purple Pear Farm and Cornerstone Organic Cafe.
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Moving Planet
On September 24th we hosted the Transition Towns - Maitland "Day of Action" in association with the 350.org group
Movies that matter
One of the additions to the activities of TT Maitland is "Movies that Matter"
Citrus Drive
TT Maitland is planning a citrus drive and will endeavour to use unwanted backyard citrus from the town.
Bike Awareness Today at Organic Feast.
Your chance to show you are a transitioner and proud of it by riding your bike in Maitland.
Open Space @ TT Maitland
The next meeting will be open space discussions on topics provided by YOU.
Next Meeting for TT-Maitland
Have you seen "Dirt - the movie" ? It will be offered for viewing as part of the fun at our next meeting. If you are inthe area then come.
Bike awareness
Bicycles as a mode of transport are vital to any energy decent action plan. They can be a lot of fun and very do-able for a young TT group.