Program Overview For Building A More Sustainable and Livable Marys Mount - More Information
Overview
The project is to protect residents of Marys Mount from the growing climate , in particular temperature extremes, drought and flooding. More information below including links to further information and project plans. The scope of the project includes social inclusion and support for the disadvantaged and disabled in times of climate crises.
Guided by the Marys Mount plan and associated plans and One Planet Living, mindmaps
Business Opportunities
Approach
Targets
Reduced household emissions and energy bills
Method
Potential Competitions
Publicity
Alternatives:-
Program Overview For Building A More Sustainable and Livable Marys Mount - More Information
Overview
The project is to protect residents of Marys Mount from the growing climate , in particular temperature extremes, drought and flooding. More information below including links to further information and project plans. The scope of the project includes social inclusion and support for the disadvantaged and disabled in times of climate crises.
- Tree planting on Council land across Riverside Park, including Quiberon Way, behind Warrigal Aged Care and over the creek and behind Green Valley Road. See latest information on this link.
- Establishment of mycorrizal planting patches across Marys Mount on private and public land, in particular at the start of Marys Mount Road where most of the work required to promote mycorrhizal fungi has already been undertaken. See this video.
Guided by the Marys Mount plan and associated plans and One Planet Living, mindmaps
- further grow the sense of community
- cool around the houses and in the streets
- reduce the cost of building gardens by reducing the effort through templates and by working together
- build private and shared vegetable patches
- improve domestic water capture with larger water tanks
- extend the Marys Mount tree planting area to cool the vacant Council land in middle of the housing developments
- create shaded walking and cycling opportunities on the extensive pathways, starting at the weir by furthejr planting.
- The above to be part of the larger “masterplan” for Marys Mount to build to:-
- plant biodiversity and incoporate it to make ot a mandatory requirement for further MM developments
- join up the bodies of water to help cool down the environment,such as the one at Blakelys Run
- cool the houses and the streets
- group housing
Business Opportunities
- Sale of roof and wall insulation
- Sale of curtains and blinds
- Sale of double glazing
- Sale of water tanks to hold water from roofs, plus installation services
- Sale of plants for gardens
- Sale of vegetable seeds and seedlings
- Sale of garden ornamentation
- Landscape design and planting service eg Raina Emerson's garden templates and services to establish a veggie patch
- Garden maintenance
- Increased discretionary spending from above reduction in house and garden costs
Approach
- The householders in the pilot to pay for part of the remediation work as defined in the pilot project costing spreadsheet
Targets
Reduced household emissions and energy bills
- Emissions reduction
- Waste reduction
Method
- Work with pilot households.
Potential Competitions
- household that has reduced its emissions by the highest percentage
- house with most reduced rubbish
- most sustainable garden
- most productive vegetable patch
Publicity
- Local Radio Stations including Eagle FM
- Goulburn Post
- Website
Alternatives:-
- Dept Regional NSW (they funded Bega's information and education centre) Might get funding for project start-up costs.