From rainbird at skymesh.com.au  Sat Aug  1 23:26:42 2009
From: rainbird at skymesh.com.au (Jo Lewis)
Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2009 23:26:42 +1000
Subject: [tttplus] Fwd: [Age-of-Stupid] Australia & New Zealand: Stupid is go
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The Age of Stupid Premiere
This is the climate film that is breaking records in the Northern  
hemisphere and now going global. Ros could you find out if Narooma  
Kinema has the technology (and the will) to link into the premiere  
and if not when the film might be available and what the cost would be?
Jo

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Franny Armstrong <franny at spannerfilms.net>
> Date: 1 August 2009 5:38:59 AM
> To: age-of-stupid at aos.dh.bytemark.co.uk
> Subject: [Age-of-Stupid] Australia & New Zealand: Stupid is go
>
> Hi Australia and New Zealand
> and anyone who knows anyone who lives there,
>
> Sure you will be thrilled to know that you have won the "Most Eager  
> Stupid Fans" competition. More than 400 of you lovely antipodeans  
> have written to ask how you can help spread the Stupid word... Your  
> enthusiasm is most appreciated here at Stupid Towers -  I just hope  
> this message has been worth the wait and that you can all now leap  
> into action...
>
> Here's the plan
>
> On the evening of Weds 19th August, A-list celebs will arrive at  
> both the Sydney Theatre in, er, Sydney, and at a zero-waste tent in  
> central Auckland (kindly hosted by Oxfam and Greenpeace). The  
> guests will come by bicycle, solar car, rickshaw, feet, horse or  
> electric car, before braving the cameras on the green carpet.
>
> Meanwhile, about 10,000 people will be watching the events unfold  
> live at more than 40 local cinemas. (Sorry to say that almost all  
> of these are in Australia, as New Zealand cinemas do not yet have  
> the satellite technology to get the live link. Meaning only the  
> Sylvia Park cinema in Auckland will actually be watching live  
> event. Get in there quick, keen Kiwis.)
>
> Following the movie, there will be a Q&A with the Oscar-nominated  
> star of the film, Pete Postlethwaite (In The Name of the Father,  
> Brassed Off) and the director, er, me, Franny Armstrong (McLibel,  
> Drowned Out) in Sydney. We will be joined by a couple more people  
> who haven't quite confirmed yet so we're not allowed to tell you  
> who they are - plus an Aussie explorer who's on a Greenpeace boat  
> in the Arctic who will hopefully be joining us live via satellite -  
> and then there's the producer, Lizzie Gillett, who will be  
> satellite-ing in from the Auckland tent. Linking up the two  
> countries with low-carbon technology! Holding hands to stop climate  
> change! Something like that! I'm very tired, it's been a long day!  
> I mean a long six years!
>
> Tickets are now on sale from participating cinemas and at: http:// 
> www.ageofstupid.net
>
> Our UK launch produced just 1% of the emissions of an average  
> Hollywood premiere - as well as hitting the top spot at the box  
> office (by screen average) and winning a Guinness Record for  
> biggest ever premiere - so we plan to replicate as many innovations  
> as poss in Oz and NZ. Every aspect of the event - from the  
> transport to the heating to the drinks to the power supply - will  
> be genuinely green, as opposed to ?greenwashed? and the pedal- 
> powered popcorn machine is a must-have, surely.  Only problem is  
> the small fact of three of us flying round the world to do all  
> this. We think the potential benefits outweigh the frighteningly  
> high emissions (13 tonnes each - about 13 years of emissions for  
> someone living sustainably), but we may well be proved wrong. In  
> which case we will have hastened the apocalypse just that little  
> bit nearer.
>
> Enormous thanks to Pete for giving another eight days of his time  
> to Mission Stupid. The poor man only signed up for a one day  
> voiceover and the next thing he knew we'd taken over his entire  
> life...  sorry Pete. Big thanks, too, to everyone involved in the  
> aboriginal film Liyarn Ngarn (which Pete narrated) and the Black  
> Arm Band, who between them raised the cash to get Pete to Oz.
>
> We're definitely going to be screening at the Aussie parliament  
> while we're there - and hopefully at the New Zealand one too. So  
> all in all, we have high hopes for the Aussie/Kiwi launch. Clearly  
> our goal is to catapult climate change - and the all-important  
> Copenhagen climate summit - slapbang into the Aussie and Kiwi  
> consciousnesses. Can't think of any other reason I'd agree to four  
> days of back-to-back media interviews on the other side of the  
> world...
>
> So here's hoping you can all help spread the word - ideas below -  
> not least because, as ever, we have a zero dollar advertising budget.
>
> Would end on a cheery Maori or Aboriginal sign-off, but too tired  
> to look one up.
>
> Hopefully see you on the 19th.
> Franny
> & Lizzie & Pete P
>
>
>
>
> Here's where it's on
> Green Carpet Premieres
> Sydney: Sydney Theatre, 400 public tickets on sale from the theatre  
> box office from Tuesday 4th August. A total bargain at $30 each.  
> You'll get to wave at the cameras, take pics of the celebs and even  
> walk the green carpet.
> Auckland: Zero-waste cinema tent in downtown Auckland. Sorry, no  
> public tickets, though Oxfam and Greenpeace will be offering some  
> to their supporters - so sign up to their campaign quick if you'd  
> like to get in with a chance...
>
> Participating Cinemas
> Australia: Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth,  
> Currambine, Warwick, Broome, Bunbury, Hobart (Tasmania), Ballarat,  
> Elsternwick, Carlton, Rosebud, Erina, Avoca Beach, Wangaratta,  
> Rouse Hill, Ballina, Bowral,  Broken Hill, Nowra,  Hervey Bay,  
> Townsville, Palmerston, Katherine, Tweed Heads, Redcliffe, Batemans  
> Bay, Ettalong Beach,  Katoomba, Warriewood, South West Rocks, Wagga  
> Wagga
>
> New Zealand: Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Petone, Tauranga,  
> Wellington - but only Auckland will be watching the green carpet  
> stuff live, sorry. The others will just have the film.
>
> Politicians
> While we're visiting, we're going to hold screenings in the  
> Australia parliament (confirmed) and hopefully New Zealand too  
> (looking likely).
>
>
>
> Here's how you can help, even if you're not in Oz/NZ
>
> 1. Block-book tickets for your local cinema.
> Get together a big gang of friends, family, colleagues, neighbours  
> and anyone you once passed in the street. In the UK, we got loads  
> of emails from greenies saying they went to see the film one day  
> and then went back the next with their boyfriend/mother-in-law/ 
> hairdresser and said "This is what I've been going on about".
>
> 2. Spread the word
> ->  Email the attached e-flyer to everyone you've ever met. If the  
> attachment didn't work, it's also here: www.ageofstupid.net/ 
> oznz_eflyer
> ->  Point your friends to the trailer, or add it to your website:  
> http://vimeo.com/5818675
> ->  Have a look at the list of cities the event is on at (listed  
> above or here for Australia and here for New Zealand). Then send  
> your friend in Sydney/Auckland/Wagga Wagga the details of their  
> local screening (there's a super-easy form you can fill in on the  
> individual cinema page - or just email them the link as per  
> normal). This is really really effective, so please do it if you  
> possibly can.
> ->  Do you have access to a mailing list/newsletter? Maybe at your  
> work? Or your sports team, choir or charity? Please send round the  
> e-flyer and details.
> ->  Could you give out flyers or put up posters? Please contact  
> lj at ageofstupid.net
> ->  Add a link to the Oz/NZ Premiere page in Facebook:
> http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=770687572&v=photos&so=0#/ 
> event.php?eid=107813874793&ref=mf
> ->  Add our widget to your website (it's slightly out of date at  
> the moment, but we're going to update it with Oz/NZ info today and  
> it will automatically update itself on your site): http:// 
> www.ageofstupid.net/widget
> ->  If your local cinema is not part of the event, you could gently  
> ask them to consider booking it
>
> 3. Donate some cash
> -> We didn't sign the film to a normal distributor as we plan to  
> allow all sorts of unusual screenings which they'd never agree to.  
> Which means we have no money... Please help by sponsoring something  
> for the Aussie/NZ premiere.  40 pounds for a bike rickshaw, 400 for  
> the solar panels, a single pound for a single poster.... there's  
> something to suit every budget.
>
> 4. Friends in high places?
> ->  Do you know any Aussie or NZ celebs who might like to attend  
> the central event and walk the green carpet? Can never have too  
> many famous faces at these things. Please contact  
> lj at ageofstupid.net if Kylie or Jason are your best pals.
>
> 5. Are you a journalist or do you know any?
> ->  Pete Postlethwaite (lead actor in the film) and yours truly  
> (Franny Armstrong - director of the film) will be in Australia  
> doing press for four days before the premiere. And Lizzie Gillett  
> (producer) will be doing the same in New Zealand. Contact our press  
> agent Annette Smith if you'd like to book an interview:  
> nedco at bigpond.net.au telephone  61 3 9531 9910.  If you have  
> friends who are journalists who may be interested, please forward  
> the info to them.
>
> 6. Are you an NGO working on climate change?
> ->  There's loads of ways you can get involved, from giving out  
> your leaflets, to speaking at a cinema - and even fundraising for  
> your campaigns. Please contact our NGO liasons. Australia: Josh  
> Wyndham-Kidd - M: 0422 491237 -  
> josh.wyndham.kidd at youthclimatecoalition.org  - New Zealand: Rhys  
> Taylor - M: 021 462 260 - anneandrhys at clear.net.nz
>
> 7. Are you a teacher?
> ->  Tonnes of schools block-booked tickets for the UK screenings  
> and they were without exception a huge hit with the students. Most  
> cinemas offer discounts for groups. BTW the rating is M.
>
>
> Here's all the links
> Ticket booking, Australia: http://www.ageofstupid.net/screenings/ 
> country/australia
> Ticket booking, New Zealand: http://www.ageofstupid.net/screenings/ 
> country/newzealand
> Trailer for the Oz/NZ premiere (video): http://vimeo.com/5818675
> Film of the UK premiere: http://www.ageofstupid.net/premiere
> BBC green carpet pics from UK premiere: http://news.bbc.co.uk/ 
> newsbeat/hi/entertainment/newsid_7945000/7945592.stm
> Reactions to the UK premiere (text):http://www.ageofstupid.net/ 
> premiere_reactions
> Reactions to the UK premiere (video): http://www.ageofstupid.net/ 
> news/poststupid_solar_cinema_audience_reactions_0
>
>
> Any questions?
> EVENT PRODUCER (UK) - Laura-Jane "LJ" Botting. lj at ageofstupid.net
> EVENT MANAGERS (OZ) - Monica Fernandez & Josie Wilson, Green  
> Elephant Events. 0404 809 139 | 0421 398 80.  
> monica at greenelephantevents.com.au -   
> josie at greenelephantevents.com.au - www.greenelephantevents.com.au
> EVENT MANAGERS (NZ) - Susi Newborn, Oxfam - Susi.Newborn at oxfam.org.nz
> PRESS (OZ) - Annette Smith -  nedco at bigpond.net.au telephone  61 3  
> 9531 9910.
> PRESS (NZ) - TBC very soon. For now, contact lj at ageofstupid.net
> CINEMA BOOKINGS (OZ & NZ) - Caroline Karsten, Hoyts -  
> ckarsten at hoyts.com.au - T: 61 2 8275 6174
> NGO LIASON (OZ) - Josh Wyndham-Kidd - M: 0422 491237 -  
> josh.wyndham.kidd at youthclimatecoalition.org
> NGO LIASON (NZ) - Rhys Taylor - M: 021 462 260 -  
> anneandrhys at clear.net.nz
>
>
>
> Here's what they said about the UK premiere
>
> Press here.
> More of the 1200+ emails we received after the premiere here.
>
> "Jaw-droppingly impressive as to how such a raft of fantastic ideas  
> were so superbly executed. From the solar-powered tent to the  
> camera phone pictures of the audiences, from the campaign packs to  
> The Met Office guy rubber-stamping the science, from the ultra-low  
> transport footprint to the Big If (not forgetting Pete's OBE  
> etc...) and topping it all with the Maldives' challenge to us all.  
> What a night. Thank you all for showing me a way through the rest  
> of my life."
>
> "I feel I have shared in the making of history this evening - such  
> a privilege"
>
> "The build up before the film with the satellite links and  
> attempting to take blurry camera-phone photos before hand gave us  
> in the audience a real sense of coalition and purpose. And as for  
> the film itself? Nothing else has ever made the issue clearer, the  
> solutions more obvious, and the urgency more acute. Nothing else  
> has ever shouted more loudly. I challenge anyone to watch this film  
> and not feel compelled to take action."
>
> "What a triumph. Impressed beyond belief."
>
> "The audience were absolutely riveted by the film.  At the end, the  
> cutover to Leicester Square was so slick and the synchronisation  
> perfect, it was like being transported to the cinema tent and we  
> felt a real sense of being part of that audience -- to the extent  
> that there was clapping at the right moments and barracking  
> ('rubbish') at some of the stuff Ed Miliband spouted.  The sense of  
> engagement with the Premiere was palpable -- I have never  
> experienced anything quite so intense in an audience that size.    
> And moments like Pete saying that he would hand back his OBE were  
> electric!"
>
> "I work for a large corporate so I went back into the workplace on  
> Monday filled with passion to make a difference and have set up a  
> host of meetings to do just that."
>
> "Brilliant night in Cambridge - sold out - people turned away -  
> fantastic atmosphere - congratulations to all of you!"
>
> "The film was amazing. Saw it at The Light (Leeds) which was sold- 
> out. It was great to be "with you" at Leicester Square, and  
> afterwards.  I went with a friend who does lots of flying  
> (holidays) and she came away very thoughtful indeed. The film had a  
> huge impact on her and I'll be very surprised if she doesn't change  
> her lifestyle. Pete P was such a wonderful person for the role,  
> though clearly he wasn't acting in this case."
>
> "The youth premiere was blazing!"
>
> "The Age of Stupid has brought together local environmental groups  
> from a wide area some of whom didn?t know the others existed,  
> representatives from different groups attending meetings of other  
> groups to listen and share ideas, a new network of like minded  
> friends who are now discussing the possibility of an autumn  
> gathering of all local groups in one place for tea/coffee and a  
> chin wag! Imagine then the friendships that will forge every  
> evening when these groups meet at the showings to talk to  
> filmgoers; the optimism here in Inverness is exciting and electric."
>
> "It was a fantastically great evening and well worth the journey  
> through most of Cheshire to get to Cheshire Oaks."
>
> "The world seems a little different today."
>
> "Congratulations on a very successful record breaking Premiere from  
> all of us at Newcastle under Lyme! We thoroughly enjoyed an  
> admittedly extra-cinematic experience, it was like a three-course  
> meal and perhaps can be done more often, with live link ups both to  
> London and the Maldives! The ?10 was definitely worth it!"
>
> "I have seen countless climate change, activist films etc  and none  
> has moved me as much as yours. I had to try and be discreet when I  
> could no longer hold back the tears, as I was without tissues and  
> didn't want to ask my friends for any!! And then just as I had  
> found my composure, Pete got up on stage and gave such a rallying,  
> passionate plea, that I began all over again!"
>
> "Your film changed my life completely, it's hard and scary but I've  
> been converted to full on activist status!"
>
> "Mum brought me tea this morning [the day after the premiere] and  
> burst into tears on my bed. She had been up since 5am thinking  
> about the film, and how we live, and getting upset. I have been  
> banging on about this for years (quite ineffectively I realise),  
> but the film acted to distill, and make stark, the totally  
> misplaced and confused framework through which we value things. It  
> really hit the soul of this household."
>
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From brogopg at bigpond.net.au  Sun Aug  2 08:07:55 2009
From: brogopg at bigpond.net.au (Champagne)
Date: Sun, 02 Aug 2009 08:07:55 +1000
Subject: [tttplus] Well Done
Message-ID: <4A74BCBB.7040300@bigpond.net.au>


Hi everyone,

Just want to say to all involved at Tilba yesterday, congratulations. 
Really good model to follow throughout South East TT land. If you did 
nothing but that exercise for the rest of the year in Bermagui, Narooma, 
Cobargo, Wandella, Digmans Creek, Folk Festival etc etc, you would have 
engaged a significant volume of the population.

kind regards
John

From sharsc at bigpond.net.au  Sun Aug  2 07:49:18 2009
From: sharsc at bigpond.net.au (Sharon Champagne)
Date: Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:49:18 +1000
Subject: [tttplus] Well Done
Message-ID: <4A74B85E.4080508@bigpond.net.au>


Hi everyone,

Just want to say congratulations to all involved on what you did in 
Tilba yesterday. Its a good model to repeat everywhere in South East 
Transition land.If you did nothing else for the rest of the year but 
repeat that in - Bermagui, Narooma, Cobargo, Cobargo Folk 
Festival,Wandella, Digmans Creek etc etc, you would achieve significant 
public engagement.

kind regards
John

From anadodero at bigpond.com  Tue Aug  4 06:36:07 2009
From: anadodero at bigpond.com (Ana Walker)
Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2009 06:36:07 +1000
Subject: [tttplus] REMAINDER COMMUNITY GARDEN'S  MONDAY MEETING.
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Public meeting for the COBARGO COMMUNITY GARDEN:

 Next Monday, the 10th August, 7 pm, Cobargo CWA hall. The chance to have your say. 

Fundrising;

Next sausage sizzle: Saturday 15th August, 9am to 2 pm, next to Cobargo Bakery.

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From geoffrey at austcom.org.au  Thu Aug  6 16:20:35 2009
From: geoffrey at austcom.org.au (Geoffrey Grigg)
Date: Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:20:35 +1000
Subject: [tttplus] Transition TV #7
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From rossiebarr at hotmail.com  Fri Aug  7 21:18:59 2009
From: rossiebarr at hotmail.com (Roslyn Barr)
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2009 21:18:59 +1000
Subject: [tttplus] Fwd: [Age-of-Stupid] Australia & New Zealand: Stupid
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Hi Jo have now spoken with john at Kinema and he cannot do a link up with this unfortunately.  I will go back to original plan which is that I have asked Peter and Anne to catch the movie in Sydney when they are there and give it the once over as the right film for our fund raiser.  If they think it is suitable then I will arrange with Kinema for the fund raiser to occur. Hope this is ok.ros
 


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From: rainbird at skymesh.com.au
Date: Sat, 1 Aug 2009 23:26:42 +1000
Subject: [tttplus] Fwd: [Age-of-Stupid] Australia & New Zealand: Stupid is go


The Age of Stupid PremiereThis is the climate film that is breaking records in the Northern hemisphere and now going global. Ros could you find out if Narooma Kinema has the technology (and the will) to link into the premiere and if not when the film might be available and what the cost would be?
Jo





Begin forwarded message:

From: Franny Armstrong <franny at spannerfilms.net>
Date: 1 August 2009 5:38:59 AM
To: age-of-stupid at aos.dh.bytemark.co.uk
Subject: [Age-of-Stupid] Australia & New Zealand: Stupid is go



Hi Australia and New Zealand
and anyone who knows anyone who lives there,


Sure you will be thrilled to know that you have won the "Most Eager Stupid Fans" competition. More than 400 of you lovely antipodeans have written to ask how you can help spread the Stupid word... Your enthusiasm is most appreciated here at Stupid Towers -  I just hope this message has been worth the wait and that you can all now leap into action... 


Here's the plan



On the evening of Weds 19th August, A-list celebs will arrive at both the Sydney Theatre in, er, Sydney, and at a zero-waste tent in central Auckland (kindly hosted by Oxfam and Greenpeace). The guests will come by bicycle, solar car, rickshaw, feet, horse or electric car, before braving the cameras on the green carpet.


Meanwhile, about 10,000 people will be watching the events unfold live at more than 40 local cinemas. (Sorry to say that almost all of these are in Australia, as New Zealand cinemas do not yet have the satellite technology to get the live link. Meaning only the Sylvia Park cinema in Auckland will actually be watching live event. Get in there quick, keen Kiwis.)


Following the movie, there will be a Q&A with the Oscar-nominated star of the film, Pete Postlethwaite (In The Name of the Father, Brassed Off) and the director, er, me, Franny Armstrong (McLibel, Drowned Out) in Sydney. We will be joined by a couple more people who haven't quite confirmed yet so we're not allowed to tell you who they are - plus an Aussie explorer who's on a Greenpeace boat in the Arctic who will hopefully be joining us live via satellite - and then there's the producer, Lizzie Gillett, who will be satellite-ing in from the Auckland tent. Linking up the two countries with low-carbon technology! Holding hands to stop climate change! Something like that! I'm very tired, it's been a long day! I mean a long six years!



Tickets are now on sale from participating cinemas and at: http://www.ageofstupid.net


Our UK launch produced just 1% of the emissions of an average Hollywood premiere - as well as hitting the top spot at the box office (by screen average) and winning a Guinness Record for biggest ever premiere - so we plan to replicate as many innovations as poss in Oz and NZ. Every aspect of the event - from the transport to the heating to the drinks to the power supply - will be genuinely green, as opposed to ?greenwashed? and the pedal-powered popcorn machine is a must-have, surely.  Only problem is the small fact of three of us flying round the world to do all this. We think the potential benefits outweigh the frighteningly high emissions (13 tonnes each - about 13 years of emissions for someone living sustainably), but we may well be proved wrong. In which case we will have hastened the apocalypse just that little bit nearer. 



Enormous thanks to Pete for giving another eight days of his time to Mission Stupid. The poor man only signed up for a one day voiceover and the next thing he knew we'd taken over his entire life...  sorry Pete. Big thanks, too, to everyone involved in the aboriginal film Liyarn Ngarn (which Pete narrated) and the Black Arm Band, who between them raised the cash to get Pete to Oz. 


We're definitely going to be screening at the Aussie parliament while we're there - and hopefully at the New Zealand one too. So all in all, we have high hopes for the Aussie/Kiwi launch. Clearly our goal is to catapult climate change - and the all-important Copenhagen climate summit - slapbang into the Aussie and Kiwi consciousnesses. Can't think of any other reason I'd agree to four days of back-to-back media interviews on the other side of the world...


So here's hoping you can all help spread the word - ideas below - not least because, as ever, we have a zero dollar advertising budget. 


Would end on a cheery Maori or Aboriginal sign-off, but too tired to look one up. 



Hopefully see you on the 19th.
Franny
& Lizzie & Pete P









Here's where it's on
Green Carpet Premieres
Sydney: Sydney Theatre, 400 public tickets on sale from the theatre box office from Tuesday 4th August. A total bargain at $30 each. You'll get to wave at the cameras, take pics of the celebs and even walk the green carpet. 
Auckland: Zero-waste cinema tent in downtown Auckland. Sorry, no public tickets, though Oxfam and Greenpeace will be offering some to their supporters - so sign up to their campaign quick if you'd like to get in with a chance...


Participating Cinemas
Australia: Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Currambine, Warwick, Broome, Bunbury, Hobart (Tasmania), Ballarat, Elsternwick, Carlton, Rosebud, Erina, Avoca Beach, Wangaratta, Rouse Hill, Ballina, Bowral,  Broken Hill, Nowra,  Hervey Bay, Townsville, Palmerston, Katherine, Tweed Heads, Redcliffe, Batemans Bay, Ettalong Beach,  Katoomba, Warriewood, South West Rocks, Wagga Wagga


New Zealand: Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Petone, Tauranga, Wellington - but only Auckland will be watching the green carpet stuff live, sorry. The others will just have the film. 


Politicians

While we're visiting, we're going to hold screenings in the Australia parliament (confirmed) and hopefully New Zealand too (looking likely). 







Here's how you can help, even if you're not in Oz/NZ



1. Block-book tickets for your local cinema. 
Get together a big gang of friends, family, colleagues, neighbours and anyone you once passed in the street. In the UK, we got loads of emails from greenies saying they went to see the film one day and then went back the next with their boyfriend/mother-in-law/hairdresser and said "This is what I've been going on about". 



2. Spread the word
->  Email the attached e-flyer to everyone you've ever met. If the attachment didn't work, it's also here: www.ageofstupid.net/oznz_eflyer
->  Point your friends to the trailer, or add it to your website: http://vimeo.com/5818675
->  Have a look at the list of cities the event is on at (listed above or here for Australia and here for New Zealand). Then send your friend in Sydney/Auckland/Wagga Wagga the details of their local screening (there's a super-easy form you can fill in on the individual cinema page - or just email them the link as per normal). This is really really effective, so please do it if you possibly can. 
->  Do you have access to a mailing list/newsletter? Maybe at your work? Or your sports team, choir or charity? Please send round the e-flyer and details. 
->  Could you give out flyers or put up posters? Please contact lj at ageofstupid.net
->  Add a link to the Oz/NZ Premiere page in Facebook: 
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=770687572&v=photos&so=0#/event.php?eid=107813874793&ref=mf
->  Add our widget to your website (it's slightly out of date at the moment, but we're going to update it with Oz/NZ info today and it will automatically update itself on your site): http://www.ageofstupid.net/widget
->  If your local cinema is not part of the event, you could gently ask them to consider booking it


3. Donate some cash
-> We didn't sign the film to a normal distributor as we plan to allow all sorts of unusual screenings which they'd never agree to. Which means we have no money... Please help by sponsoring something for the Aussie/NZ premiere.  40 pounds for a bike rickshaw, 400 for the solar panels, a single pound for a single poster.... there's something to suit every budget. 


4. Friends in high places? 
->  Do you know any Aussie or NZ celebs who might like to attend the central event and walk the green carpet? Can never have too many famous faces at these things. Please contact lj at ageofstupid.net if Kylie or Jason are your best pals. 


5. Are you a journalist or do you know any? 
->  Pete Postlethwaite (lead actor in the film) and yours truly (Franny Armstrong - director of the film) will be in Australia doing press for four days before the premiere. And Lizzie Gillett (producer) will be doing the same in New Zealand. Contact our press agent Annette Smith if you'd like to book an interview: nedco at bigpond.net.au telephone  61 3 9531 9910.  If you have friends who are journalists who may be interested, please forward the info to them.        


6. Are you an NGO working on climate change? 
->  There's loads of ways you can get involved, from giving out your leaflets, to speaking at a cinema - and even fundraising for your campaigns. Please contact our NGO liasons. Australia: Josh Wyndham-Kidd - M: 0422 491237 - josh.wyndham.kidd at youthclimatecoalition.org  - New Zealand: Rhys Taylor - M: 021 462 260 - anneandrhys at clear.net.nz


7. Are you a teacher? 
->  Tonnes of schools block-booked tickets for the UK screenings and they were without exception a huge hit with the students. Most cinemas offer discounts for groups. BTW the rating is M. 





Here's all the links
Ticket booking, Australia: http://www.ageofstupid.net/screenings/country/australia
Ticket booking, New Zealand: http://www.ageofstupid.net/screenings/country/newzealand
Trailer for the Oz/NZ premiere (video): http://vimeo.com/5818675
Film of the UK premiere: http://www.ageofstupid.net/premiere
BBC green carpet pics from UK premiere: http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/entertainment/newsid_7945000/7945592.stm
Reactions to the UK premiere (text):http://www.ageofstupid.net/premiere_reactions
Reactions to the UK premiere (video): http://www.ageofstupid.net/news/poststupid_solar_cinema_audience_reactions_0




Any questions?

EVENT PRODUCER (UK) - Laura-Jane "LJ" Botting. lj at ageofstupid.net





EVENT MANAGERS (OZ) - Monica Fernandez & Josie Wilson, Green Elephant Events. 0404 809 139 | 0421 398 80. monica at greenelephantevents.com.au -  josie at greenelephantevents.com.au - www.greenelephantevents.com.au
EVENT MANAGERS (NZ) - Susi Newborn, Oxfam - Susi.Newborn at oxfam.org.nz
PRESS (OZ) - Annette Smith -  nedco at bigpond.net.au telephone  61 3 9531 9910.
PRESS (NZ) - TBC very soon. For now, contact lj at ageofstupid.net
CINEMA BOOKINGS (OZ & NZ) - Caroline Karsten, Hoyts - ckarsten at hoyts.com.au - T: 61 2 8275 6174
NGO LIASON (OZ) - Josh Wyndham-Kidd - M: 0422 491237 - josh.wyndham.kidd at youthclimatecoalition.org
NGO LIASON (NZ) - Rhys Taylor - M: 021 462 260 - anneandrhys at clear.net.nz







Here's what they said about the UK premiere




Press here.
More of the 1200+ emails we received after the premiere here. 


"Jaw-droppingly impressive as to how such a raft of fantastic ideas were so superbly executed. From the solar-powered tent to the camera phone pictures of the audiences, from the campaign packs to The Met Office guy rubber-stamping the science, from the ultra-low transport footprint to the Big If (not forgetting Pete's OBE etc...) and topping it all with the Maldives' challenge to us all. What a night. Thank you all for showing me a way through the rest of my life."



"I feel I have shared in the making of history this evening - such a privilege"




"The build up before the film with the satellite links and attempting to take blurry camera-phone photos before hand gave us in the audience a real sense of coalition and purpose. And as for the film itself? Nothing else has ever made the issue clearer, the solutions more obvious, and the urgency more acute. Nothing else has ever shouted more loudly. I challenge anyone to watch this film and not feel compelled to take action."


"What a triumph. Impressed beyond belief."



"The audience were absolutely riveted by the film.  At the end, the cutover to Leicester Square was so slick and the synchronisation perfect, it was like being transported to the cinema tent and we felt a real sense of being part of that audience -- to the extent that there was clapping at the right moments and barracking ('rubbish') at some of the stuff Ed Miliband spouted.  The sense of engagement with the Premiere was palpable -- I have never experienced anything quite so intense in an audience that size.   And moments like Pete saying that he would hand back his OBE were electric!"


"I work for a large corporate so I went back into the workplace on Monday filled with passion to make a difference and have set up a host of meetings to do just that."



"Brilliant night in Cambridge - sold out - people turned away - fantastic atmosphere - congratulations to all of you!"


"The film was amazing. Saw it at The Light (Leeds) which was sold-out. It was great to be "with you" at Leicester Square, and afterwards.  I went with a friend who does lots of flying (holidays) and she came away very thoughtful indeed. The film had a huge impact on her and I'll be very surprised if she doesn't change her lifestyle. Pete P was such a wonderful person for the role, though clearly he wasn't acting in this case."


"The youth premiere was blazing!"


"The Age of Stupid has brought together local environmental groups from a wide area some of whom didn?t know the others existed, representatives from different groups attending meetings of other groups to listen and share ideas, a new network of like minded friends who are now discussing the possibility of an autumn gathering of all local groups in one place for tea/coffee and a chin wag! Imagine then the friendships that will forge every evening when these groups meet at the showings to talk to filmgoers; the optimism here in Inverness is exciting and electric."


"It was a fantastically great evening and well worth the journey through most of Cheshire to get to Cheshire Oaks." 


"The world seems a little different today."


"Congratulations on a very successful record breaking Premiere from all of us at Newcastle under Lyme! We thoroughly enjoyed an admittedly extra-cinematic experience, it was like a three-course meal and perhaps can be done more often, with live link ups both to London and the Maldives! The ?10 was definitely worth it!"


"I have seen countless climate change, activist films etc  and none has moved me as much as yours. I had to try and be discreet when I could no longer hold back the tears, as I was without tissues and didn't want to ask my friends for any!! And then just as I had found my composure, Pete got up on stage and gave such a rallying, passionate plea, that I began all over again!"


"Your film changed my life completely, it's hard and scary but I've been converted to full on activist status!"


"Mum brought me tea this morning [the day after the premiere] and burst into tears on my bed. She had been up since 5am thinking about the film, and how we live, and getting upset. I have been banging on about this for years (quite ineffectively I realise), but the film acted to distill, and make stark, the totally misplaced and confused framework through which we value things. It really hit the soul of this household."





















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From wells.carolyn at gmail.com  Mon Aug 10 17:52:38 2009
From: wells.carolyn at gmail.com (Carolyn Wells)
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:52:38 +1000
Subject: [tttplus] TTT+ Meeting Wednesday 12th August
Message-ID: <e0ee79ae0908100052r7561ab6fiae58814685c916ba@mail.gmail.com>

Dear TTT+ Members and Friends

Thank you to everybody who came along to the Get-together at Tilba last
weekend and shared ideas about the future directions for TTT+.

*Next meeting to discuss future projects*
The outcomes of the get-together will be the subject of our next meeting
which will be held this coming Wendesday (12th) from 2.30 to 4.30 at the
Pink House at 8279 Princes Hwy, Tilba. The agenda includes discussion of the
attached list of possible future activities, and upcoming fairs and
festivals. Directions for getting to the Pink House: From the north, after
the Victoria Creek bridge turn left at the 2km to Tilba sign, then
immediately turn right and follow the driveway that is closest to the
highway. From the south, pass Sunnyside Rd and turn right at the next
driveway, then right again and follow the driveway that is closest to the
highway. Phone 0417 896 725 for directions.

*Welcome to new members and friends*
Welcome to the newcomers who gave us their contact details at the
Get-together. As well as the occasional TTT+ email, you might receive emails
from SouthEast Transition Towns (SETT), including links to Transition TV. If
you don't want to receive our emails then please let us know by return email
and we'll adjust your email status.

You can also keep in touch via the SETT website at
http://nswcommunities.org.au/setts.html
 (click on 'Transition Websites' in the top bar, then TTTrianlge Plus in the
drop down menu).

TransitionTV can be accessed at http://transitionTV.org.au
<http://transitiontv.org.au/>*
*The latest episode (TransitionTV 7) features the Get-together at Tilba, as
well as other interesting items.*
 *
Hope to see you on Wednesday
Carolyn, Jo, Ros, Anne and Peter
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From wells.carolyn at gmail.com  Wed Aug 12 19:20:06 2009
From: wells.carolyn at gmail.com (Carolyn Wells)
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:20:06 +1000
Subject: [tttplus] Celebration of Citrus at the Tilba Market Sat 15th
Message-ID: <e0ee79ae0908120220i45a1922ydfcc3c5bdea4db3d@mail.gmail.com>

Hi folks,

There will be a Citrus Festival at the Tilba Growers Market this coming
Saturday (15th August) starting at 9am. There will be varieties for
inspection and tasting, opportunities to discuss preservation techniques and
ideas for adding value and creating products for sale. Please bring along
your produce and your ideas.

See item in Narooma News p23.
Carolyn, TTT+


TTTPlus web address:

http://www.eurobodalla.org.au/tttplus.htm<http://www.eurobodalla.org.au/tttplus.html>

 TTT+ events address:

http://www.eurobodalla.org.au/1628.html

 South East Transition Towns:

http://nswcommunities.org.au/setts.html

 <http://nswcommunities.org.au/setts.html>TransitionTV :
http://transitionTV.org.au <http://transitiontv.org.au/>
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From anadodero at bigpond.com  Fri Aug 14 05:50:12 2009
From: anadodero at bigpond.com (Ana Walker)
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:50:12 +1000
Subject: [tttplus] TOMORROW: SAUSAGE SIZZLE
Message-ID: <002101ca1c4f$4712f7e0$d3758690@19ffa783137a4f4>

NEXT TO COBARGO BAKERY.....
SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY GARDEN AND TURIST STOP.
$ 2.- a sausage with anions.
SEE YOU ALL THERE. 
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From rainbird at skymesh.com.au  Sun Aug 16 12:43:50 2009
From: rainbird at skymesh.com.au (Jo Lewis)
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:43:50 +1000
Subject: [tttplus] Fwd: SERCA PICNIC AT BERMAGUI FOREST
References: <2eaed6c80908132024i4b4f1c79jef9ad2541ffd0f93@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <49112D0F-B17E-4E2C-859D-6820B019BE83@skymesh.com.au>


Jo Lewis
rainbird at skymesh.com.au

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Temporary Email account <sercalists at gmail.com>
> Date: 14 August 2009 1:24:24 PM
> To: sercansw at gmail.com
> Subject: SERCA PICNIC AT BERMAGUI FOREST
>
> Greetings!
>
>
> Logging has been rescheduled for four compartments in Bermagui  
> Forest, the Mumbulla Ranges and Guluga (Mt Dromedary) to commence  
> in September this year. To share your concerns, please come to a  
> picnic on 30th August at 12.00 noon in the Bermagui Forest.  Signed  
> entry will be on Cobargo-Bermagui Road and on the Narooma-Bermagui  
> Road north of Bermagui. There will be a BBQ, music, local honey,  
> raffles and speakers.  Please BYO food and drinks. This is a  
> children friendly event. You may wish to bookmark our website:   
> http://www.serca-online.org where you will find fuller details of  
> the picnic.
>
>
> If you wish to become part of the serca team email  
> sercansw at gmail.com and our Committee will contact you.
>
>
> The serca team
>
>
> sercansw at gmail.com
>
>
> ******************
>
> This is a group mailing account for the south east region  
> conservation alliance.
> It will provide you with up to date information about serca's  
> public events and activities.
> If you wish to be removed from this group mailout, please reply and  
> type "unsubcribe".
> Apologies for cross-posting.

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From wells.carolyn at gmail.com  Tue Aug 18 16:50:19 2009
From: wells.carolyn at gmail.com (Carolyn Wells)
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:50:19 +1000
Subject: [tttplus] 2 cows with calves free to a good home
Message-ID: <e0ee79ae0908172350w4051cba8u96fd936691546752@mail.gmail.com>

The following offer has been made to TTT+ members. If you are interested
please contact the owner directly on the numbers below.

Free to Good Home

2 Angus and Freisan cows, 9 years old- currently with 6 month old calves at
foot. Raised as pets from 1 day old, these cows can no longer stay with me
because of a relationship break-up and change of my personal living
circumstances. I do not want to send them off to slaughter. I will split
them up if necessary, tho it would be nice to find homes for them as pairs
(ie calves going with mothers). They produce great manure, could be milked
productively, are tame and easy to handle, come when called and are used to
dogs, children and really love company.
Please phone 6493 6281 or 0413 674 185
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From rainbird at skymesh.com.au  Thu Aug 20 14:45:15 2009
From: rainbird at skymesh.com.au (Jo Lewis)
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:45:15 +1000
Subject: [tttplus] Planting at TIlba
Message-ID: <EF52854D-7E86-472C-AB07-0905B108E7BA@skymesh.com.au>

John Carter from Landcare has invited Transition Town Triangle  
members to assist with a major planting project at the jersey cow  
farm owned by Nick Dibden (opposite Tilba Tilba turn off on  
highway).  I believe the first planting day is Thursday 27 August.   
We will forward more details shortly if you can assist that would be  
most appreciated.
Jo

Jo Lewis
rainbird at skymesh.com.au
0412 234 521
02 4473 7927



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From rainbird at skymesh.com.au  Sat Aug 22 11:00:55 2009
From: rainbird at skymesh.com.au (Jo Lewis)
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:00:55 +1000
Subject: [tttplus] Fwd: Landcare Planting at Tilba
References: <978119E1-BCFE-406E-8D04-3511733A05E3@iimetro.com.au>
Message-ID: <D06764D6-59E0-4618-82D0-02A77ED998FC@skymesh.com.au>

This is the call for  assistance to carry out a planting at the  
Dibden Dairy on Thursday 27th August, full details in the forwarded  
email below.
It is important to let John know by Monday evening if you can help -  
his contact details are in the forwarded email.
Jo

Begin forwarded message:

> From: John Carter <johnc at iimetro.com.au>
> Date: 22 August 2009 8:45:36 AM
> To: rainbird at skymesh.com.au
> Subject: Landcare Planting at Tilba
>
> Hello all
>
> Far South Coast Landcare is carrying out a planting of 2000  
> seedlings at the Dibden Dairy at Tilba and would like to invite you  
> along to help.  This planting is part of a Landcare program of  
> fencing and re-vegetating water courses and paddock areas in the  
> Wallaga Lake Catchment.
>
> When  :      9am to early afternoon (depending on how many people  
> come to help)
>                     Thursday 27 August 2009
>
> Where  :     Dibden's Dairy, Princes Highway, Tilba.   Access to  
> Dairy is opposite the turnoff to Tilba Tilba.
>
> What to bring  :    Mattock, solid footwear, personal water, sun  
> protection, chair.
>
> Food  :        We will be providing morning tea and lunch so you  
> must let us know if you are coming.
>                      RSVP by 5pm Monday 24 August to John Carter     
> 64933416   johnc at iimetro.com.au
>
> Hoping to see you at Tilba
>
> John Carter
>


TTTPlus
our web address :
http://www.eurobodalla.org.au/tttplus.htm

our events address :
http://www.eurobodalla.org.au/1628.html

Transition TV
http://nswcommunities.org.au/ttv.html

SETT web address
http://nswcommunities.org.au/setts.html


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From rainbird at skymesh.com.au  Sat Aug 22 13:59:32 2009
From: rainbird at skymesh.com.au (Jo Lewis)
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:59:32 +1000
Subject: [tttplus] New 'food' email list
Message-ID: <47DA8345-3B9E-436D-A347-D2D6B01D3487@skymesh.com.au>

We are establishing a new contact list specifically for people  
interested in being involved in local food initiatives. We think it  
will probably develop off-shoots dealing with more specific areas  
such as orchards, community gardens etc once it is established.
Contact  tttplusfood at austcom.org.au  and we will add your name to the  
list (that is if it is all working the way its supposed to!!)
Jo


Jo Lewis
rainbird at skymesh.com.au
0412 234 521
02 4473 7927



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From rainbird at skymesh.com.au  Sat Aug 22 13:59:32 2009
From: rainbird at skymesh.com.au (Jo Lewis)
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:59:32 +1000
Subject: [tttplus] New 'food' email list
Message-ID: <47DA8345-3B9E-436D-A347-D2D6B01D3487@skymesh.com.au>

We are establishing a new contact list specifically for people  
interested in being involved in local food initiatives. We think it  
will probably develop off-shoots dealing with more specific areas  
such as orchards, community gardens etc once it is established.
Contact  tttplusfood at austcom.org.au  and we will add your name to the  
list (that is if it is all working the way its supposed to!!)
Jo


Jo Lewis
rainbird at skymesh.com.au
0412 234 521
02 4473 7927



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From rainbird at skymesh.com.au  Sun Aug 23 07:23:14 2009
From: rainbird at skymesh.com.au (Jo Lewis)
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:23:14 +1000
Subject: [tttplus] Fwd: Whoo-hoo
References: <e0ee79ae0908220525h31f36609v7362fb752edfef54@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <C81AE17C-F079-4CBF-96DA-BA03C005BAD0@skymesh.com.au>

Yes!!

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Carolyn Wells <wells.carolyn at gmail.com>
> Date: 22 August 2009 10:25:25 PM
> To: Jo Lewis <rainbird at skymesh.com.au>, Ros Barr  
> <rossiebarr at hotmail.com>,  GetUp at Narooma <getup-at- 
> narooma at googlegroups.com>
> Subject: Whoo-hoo
>
> CSIRO backs carbon capture
>
> BY ROSSLYN BEEBY
> 22/08/2009 9:43:00 AM
> Australia could cut greenhouse emissions by more than a billion  
> tonnes a year if federal and state governments boost support for  
> green carbon projects, a CSIRO report says.
> The landmark report by the CSIRO's new research project, the  
> Sustainable Agriculture Flagship is the first of its kind in  
> Australia.
>
> Commissioned by Queensland Premier Anna Bligh to examine the  
> benefits of biosequestration (storing carbon in the landscape), it  
> has been hailed as poised to drive a national ''carbon and  
> conservation revolution''.
>
> The report estimates planting trees to store carbon and create  
> wildlife habitat could cut emissions by 750 million tonnes a year,  
> over a 40-year period. Other significant cuts can be achieved by  
> restoring overgrazed agricultural land (100million tonnes),  
> reducing land-clearing (56million tonnes) and better protecting  
> native forests (47million tonnes).
>
> C
>
>
>

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From rainbird at skymesh.com.au  Sun Aug 23 07:40:51 2009
From: rainbird at skymesh.com.au (Jo Lewis)
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:40:51 +1000
Subject: [tttplus] New food list
Message-ID: <247196A7-62EB-4B1C-8DCD-B7E13215651A@skymesh.com.au>

Geoffrey has advised that the best way to join the new food list is  
to go to the website and add your name there. The link is on the  
front page, top of the right hand column above the photos
Jo

TTTPlus
our web address :
http://www.eurobodalla.org.au/tttplus.htm

our events address :
http://www.eurobodalla.org.au/1628.html

Transition TV
http://nswcommunities.org.au/ttv.html

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From dol62834 at bigpond.net.au  Tue Aug 25 20:14:55 2009
From: dol62834 at bigpond.net.au (David Oliphant)
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:14:55 +1000
Subject: [tttplus] visit of Mark Diesendorf
Message-ID: <1D9F5B69-D409-48A8-8B07-8E847AB71F11@bigpond.net.au>

Please pass the invitation to hear Mark speak about his new book to  
anyone you think interested.

Come and hear
Dr Mark Diesendorf
speak about his latest book

Climate Action: A Campaign Manual for Greenhouse Solutions
(UNSW 2009)

Saturday 19th  September 2009 at 7.30pm
Open Sanctuary at Tilba (Holy Trinity Church - on Corkhill Drive  
between Central Tilba and Tilba Tilba)

All Welcome

Responding to the global flowering of hundreds of creative local  
groups, Climate Action: A Campaign Manual for Greenhouse Solutions is  
a manual that draws upon positive case studies of grass-roots social  
movements and presents key strategies and a large menu of tactics for  
citizens to challenge government and businesses to create a framework  
for big and rapid reductions in greenhouse gas emissions.

Mark Diesendorf, from the Institute of Environmental Studies at the  
University of New South Wales, is one of Australia?s most experienced  
and respected environmentalists.  This new book is a practical sequel  
to his Greenhouse Solutions with Sustainable Energy (UNSW 2007)
Enquiries: David Oliphant  44737570

?Can we beat climate change? Mark Diesendorf thinks we must and we  
can? Professor David Elliott, Open University, UK.
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From geoffrey at austcom.org.au  Sun Aug 30 22:19:20 2009
From: geoffrey at austcom.org.au (Geoffrey Grigg)
Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 22:19:20 +1000
Subject: [tttplus] Transition TV 8
Message-ID: <4A9A6E48.4040201@austcom.org.au>

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From relax at greengables.com.au  Mon Aug 31 13:04:45 2009
From: relax at greengables.com.au (Green Gables Bed & Breakfast)
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:04:45 +1000
Subject: [tttplus] Swapping seeds
Message-ID: <007e01ca29e7$cb3fca20$61bf5e60$@com.au>

It is Spring - a good time to sow seed, vegetable or flower.

There is probably a good deal of seed stuff happening out there. Interested
in getting seed exchange stuff happening?

Have you recently purchased a packet of seeds? You know you will only use
few of the seeds, what to do with the rest? Have you purchased seed,
possibly by mail order and then later think you should have ordered
something else? Maybe someone else has some of those seeds spare? There are
so many varieties of any one vegetable, wouldn't it be good to get a few
seeds of several types rather than be restricted to one type? An opportunity
for exchange! Have you collected seed and now have a surplus? Why not share?


This Saturday, 5 September, from about 11am at the Grower's Market, Central
Tilba a seed swap will be happening. Please bring you seed collections, show
and tell, sell, share and exchange as you wish. Envelopes for seeds will be
provided. 

Regards Philip      

Stuart Absalom and Philip Mawer
Green Gables Bed and Breakfast
269 Corkhill Drive
Tilba Tilba? NSW? 2546
Phone: 02 4473 7435? Fax:? 02 4473 7835
Email: relax at greengables.com.au
Website: www.greengables.com.au




From rainbird at skymesh.com.au  Mon Aug 31 14:29:42 2009
From: rainbird at skymesh.com.au (Jo Lewis)
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:29:42 +1000
Subject: [tttplus] Fwd: Extra plantings at Dibden Dairy
References: <1A4B8B10-031C-461E-AA08-01C1725DC75C@iimetro.com.au>
Message-ID: <20926E0C-1790-4851-AAED-538482C37F59@skymesh.com.au>

Thank you to everyone who supported the Landcare planting at Dibden's  
Dairy last Thursday. There are two more plantings planned for  
September 3rd & 17th, to finish the job off. These are shorter 2hr  
sessions - see forwarded email below for details.
Jo

Jo Lewis
rainbird at skymesh.com.au
0412 234 521
02 4473 7927



Begin forwarded message:

> From: John Carter <johnc at iimetro.com.au>
> Date: 30 August 2009 4:55:28 PM
> To: Jo Lewis <rainbird at skymesh.com.au>
> Subject: Extra plantings at Dibden Dairy
>
> Hello Jo
>
> Could you please send this email to out on your Transition Towns  
> network.
>
> Hello all
>
> A huge thanks for all those who took part in the plant-in last  
> Thursday.  Many trees were planted and the event also seemed to  
> work well as a social event.
>
> We still have a few hundred plants to go in and we are planning to  
> do that work in two short working bees on ;
>
>             This Thursday 3 September    9am to 11am  - morning tea  
> at 11.
>
>             Thursday 17 September   9am - 11am - morning tea at 11.
>
> Please bring mattock, sun protection, personal water, chair - (and  
> your favourite mug if you like)
> Access to Dairy is from the Princes Highway, opposite the turnoff  
> to Tilba Tilba.  Follow the signs.
>
> At the second working bee, Erica Dibden will talk about her South  
> Coast Cheese business and we will be able to try some of her cheeses.
>
> We hope you can get along for one or both of these plantings.
>
> PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE COMING.
>
> Kind regards
>
> John Carter
> 64933416

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