Month: July 2009
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Sydney Water Restrictions Eased
I somehow missed this announcement when it came out a couple of weeks ago, but Sydney Water are happier with dam levels and have [eased their water restrictions](http://www.sydneywater.com.au/WhoWeAre/MediaCentre/documents/ministerial/060921%20water%20wise%20rules.pdf). They’re calling the new rules the “Water Wise Rules” – because we’ve all learned from the drought and heavy restrictions, and are now much more water wise.…
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Could Kiama Ban Plastic Bags?
We had another meeting of the Kiama Council Sustainability Advisory Committee tonight, and as always it was a fascinating and stimulating discussion. One of the topics that came up was the question of whether Kiama could ditch plastic bags. There was a [newspaper article in October last year](http://www.kiamaindependent.com.au/article/council_moves_ahead_with_plastic_bag_ban) where the Council announced its intention to…
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Pasta Workshop – Gerringong
Slow Food Saddleback invites you to a Pasta Workshop at the **Gerringong Town Hall** on Sunday 2 August at 11.30am. Fiorella Di Piramo was born and spent her infant years in Genoa, in the province of Liguria in Northern Italy. She came to Australia in 1973 with her husband, Renzo, and their four daughters. She…