We are currently working with eight hubs, including football clubs, bowling clubs, community centres and natural resource centres. Here are a few examples of the exciting work taking place at our hubs!
Henley Football Club (HFC)
- Recently installed a 7.5kW solar system;
- Are working with local environment groups, including Henley Community Garden and Adelaide Transition West, on a variety of environmental initiatives, and
- HFC chairperson Mark King has made his workplace, Flinders University, the first zero waste to landfill university in Australia; a direct result of his involvement in Green Hubs.
Launch of solar system at Henley Football Club, 2011
Woodville Bowling Club
Achievements include:
- Replacement of single flush toilets with dual flush toilets;
- Replacement of paper towels in bathrooms with hand dryers;
- Replacement of disposable cups and glasses with reusable ones, and
- A Bokashi composting system has been added to the kitchen.
Mount Pleasant Natural Resource Centre (MPNRC)
- The Recreate creative reuse centre, materials depot & workshop space was launched in April 2011 and has since conducted several arts and crafts workshops;
- The centre was developed by MPNRC and partially funded by the Conservation Council SA's Sustainability & Community Grants program;
- Recreate also incorporates edible garden areas and a community fruit and veg swap. http://www.mpnrc.org.au/index.html
Adelaide Hills Natural Resource Centre (AHNRC)
- Launched their Sustainability Display Centre and Trail in Sept 2011, fulfilling their aim to become a demonstration site for retrofitting similar buildings;
- The trail uses interpretive signage and information leaflets to highlight the sustainable retrofits that have occurred at the hub;
- This project was developed by AHNRC and the interpretive signage and leaflets were funded by Conservation Council SA's Sustainability & Community Grants program.
- A series of workshops were held in conjunction with the launch, with participants receiving advice from a panel of experts about how to make their homes more sustainable. http://www.ahnrc.org/
