Join GREG and friends for an exciting morning of Speed Dating with a Sustainability Focus at Gisborne Library.

(Image: Christina @ wocintechchat.com via unsplash.com)

Thinking About Buying an Electric Vehicle?

Is your house READY?

Bluegum Electrical Solutions is running an online information session to help you discover:

• 5 Avoidable EV Mistakes that could cost you $$$ (and how to avoid them)

• 3 things you need to get the RIGHT EV Setup (two of these things most companies won't tell you)

• Discover how to power your car for FREE from the Sun with your solar now or in the future.

Are you exploring the transition to electric vehicles? Is it a good time to move to electric now? What are the costs and how do you prepare your home for an EV? What range of EVs are already available in Australia or are expected later this year? What is it like to use an EV in the regions? Love your classic car and thinking about converting it? Thinking about a classic electric Land Rover?

Thinking about replacing the need for a second car with an E-bike? Looking at converting your classic bike to electric? Or simply want to get about town without having to walk up the hills? Come to the Woodend E-Bike Expo and see the range of E-bikes available for you and your family. Try them out and ask questions from locals on how they live with E-bikes in the Macedon Ranges

As part of the Woodend E-Bike Expo in this year’s Macedon Ranges Sustainable Living Festival, MRSG is proud to screen Motherload at the Norma Richardson Hall, St Mary’s Anglican Church, High Street Woodend, Friday 31st March, 7-8.30pm. Be inspired!

Schools across the Macedon Ranges are excited to be celebrating National Ride2School Day on Friday 24 March 2023. National Ride2School Day is the perfect opportunity to kick-start new healthy habits and promote the many benefits of active travel.

A mini version of our popular Sustainable Living Festival will this year be a celebration of sustainability by showcasing our 14 dedicated action groups at the November Woodend Community Farmers' Market.

Hepburn Shire is on the way to zero emissions by 2030. With transport accounting for 33% of the Shires emissions, electric vehicles will be fundamental to reaching this target. By owning and driving an EV you’ll be shrinking your emissions and driving towards a green future.

The Sustainable Homes Action Group, with support from the Renewable Energy Action Group, is planning a morning of retrofitting at the Woodend Neighbourhood House. We’ll be working on draughtproofing windows and doors and applying secondary glazing (a layer of Perspex inside the window glass as a DIY alternative to double glazing). Let us know if you’d like to join in, by email to susthomes@mrsg.org.au, by about 19th June, so we can organise teams mindful of social distancing requirements.

The WNH Winter Energy Improvement Project is supported by the Federal Government “Stronger Communities” Programme.

Be part of a community- led planning process to guide local action on climate change in the wider Woodend district. The project involves a few facilitated workshops over the next few months, to develop a plan for the Woodend community to act on climate change at the local level.

MRSG’s Transport Action Group is exploring ways to empower and encourage children to ride to school in Woodend. This includes lobbying and working with the Macedon Ranges Shire Council to build the infrastructure (bike paths, road crossings etc) to ensure the safety of children as they ride to school. This Tuesday this group is meeting at Woodend Neighbourhood House 7.30-8.30pm and is inviting any member of the community who wish to be part of this project.

(Image from https://www.bicyclenetwork.com.au/rides-and-events/ride2school/ )

Many of us are considering an Electric Vehicle but it is the right choice? This Saturday at the Woodend Community Farmers Market we will have three models you can buy now on display..

You can inspect, ask questions of local owners and get honest feedback on the pros and cons, costs and savings of driving an EV.

Find out how you can inform and guide local action on climate change, for the Woodend district, at this event run by Macedon Ranges Shire Council and facilitated by Amy and Gavin from Hip V. Hype Sustainability

Booking required

The inaugural youth [15 -24yo] maintenance demonstration workshop will be Saturday morning, 15th February 2020 at Social Foundry workshops Kyneton.

Spring is here and what better time to start a new routine. Dust your bike off and join us.

Did you know elsewhere in Victoria 74% of people wanted to walk/cycle more often. The barriers being time/infrastructure/weather. Women are twice as likely to abandon walking/cycling when the journey feels unsafe.

Tell us what your barriers are. We have a TAG - facebook page and you can come and meet us at the Woodend Farmers Market each month. How can we encourage more Active Transport?

TAG team will be at the Woodend Farmers Market with a giant map (thank you Tim Goss MRSC)

We would love you to show us how you like to get to school.

Where is your favourite route?

What are the landmarks you love.

Does your journey feel safe?

Where do you like cross?

Come and meet us and tell us your stories. Did you know studies elsewhere in Victoria have shown that 74% of children would like to walk/cycle/scoot to school, is that you? Most of you live within 800m of your school. 20 years ago 75% of children walked/cycled to school.

We would like to help make it easier, safer and more enjoyable.

Are you interested in Active Transport? We are supporting ‘Walk/Ride/Scoot to School’ initiative during October in Woodend. Come along and share your ideas.

Find us at the next Woodend Farmers Market to ‘draw your route to school’

TAG - Transport Action Group Meeting - All welcome

Come and meet our newly formed TAG Team - Transport Action Group for the Macedon Ranges