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 News Cutting edge Councils and CitiesSwitch Your Thinking (SYT) is a multi-faceted sustainable living program initiated by SEREG (South East Regional Energy Group - Armadale, Gosnells, Serpentine-Jarrahdale) aimed at http://highgatepark.com/index.php?myu=watch-brands/tudor/implementing measures to save councils and communities' energy, water, money and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This program won the 2008 National Award for Outstanding Achievement from the Federal government. The program includes The City of Melbourne has taken a new step in sustainable building with CH2 its new council building. CH2 incorporates the ideas of passive solar, energy generation, sustainable design, active transport, greening the roof and water efficiency products into one building. CH2 is Australia's first new 6 star greenstar rated commercial office building. North Sydney City Council offers a great range of free sustainability workshops: Worm Farming, Fruit growing in confined spaces, Solar power, Permaculture gardening in small spaces, Composting, Natural Cleaning http://www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au/resources/documents/SustainLivingWShopsMar-June09A4_web1.pdf Marrickville's BagShare makes donated reusable shopping bags available for loan at participating shops. The BagShare has been well received by retailers and shoppers! http://www.marrickville.nsw.gov.au/environment/thewatershed/bagshare.htm Bristol, UK, has some great sustainability initiatives including: Curitiba, Brazil, is world renowned for its innovative environmental and social programs including an amazing rapid bus transit system, a novel citywide recycling program and the highest rate of green space in any Brazilian city. http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/fellows/brazil1203/ Portland, Oregon, USA has some great initiatives/programs/actions in their quest to become a sustainable city.
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