Category: BSFG REVIEW 2022

BSFG General Meeting - 7.30pm Thurs 28 July - 'Together We Grow'

13/7/2022

We invite BSFG members, supporters and workshop attendees during the recent review process to attend our BSFG General Meeting at 7:30pm on Thursday 28th July at the Benalla Uniting Church meeting room.

The film shown will be 'Together We Grow' from Happen Films. 'Common Unity' is the organisation featured in the film which runs for 39 minutes. Jordan and Antoinette, who are Happen Films, attended the SEFF in 2018 for the screening of their feature film Living the Change.

At this meeting, we may have some updates from the new action groups from our review. Brief information about the new action groups can be found in the BSFG Newsletter article, https://www.bsfg.org.au/bsfg-review-2022.html

A light supper will be served at the conclusion of the evening.

Please RSVP your attendance to bsfginc@gmail.com

We hope to see you there,

Judy Schwarzman
Secretary, BSFG

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BSFG Review 2022 Update

30/6/2022

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In March/April/May this year, BSFG reviewed its past achievements, opportunities for the future and plans for the next 5 - 10 years. New action groups have been formed and are keen to take on new members! Please consider participating in one of these groups.

1. Widespread Adoption of Sustainable Farming Systems
2. Connected and Engaged Community
3. 100% Renewable and Community Owned Energy
4. Ecological, Sustainable Planning and Development and Retro fits
5. Greening and Cooling for Our Urban Spaces - 'Greening Benalla'

For all of us concerned about the future for our descendants, we need to be strong, viable and active!

Find out more about the BSFG Review

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Climate change is too important to ignore. We need your input!

21/3/2022

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Dear BSFG members and supporters

We are in the critical decade that Climate Scientists constantly are telling us is our last opportunity to curtail runaway climate change.

BSFG has, for the past approximately 13 years, been lobbying our local Council and State and Federal politicians to take urgent action on climate. We have set up Action Groups to lead the way towards more sustainable ways of living, conducted information sessions, shown films, co-sponsored the Swanpool Environmental Film Festival each year it has run, raised funds to install solar systems on 2 local kindergartens, and organised last year’s climate science talks and petition to Council to declare a Climate Emergency.

These are just some of the ways in which this dedicated group of people have worked to try to improve the future prospects for our community.

We now need your input and help more than ever!!

Many of us are beyond the age of 70, and the goal of combating climate change is too important to ignore. We will keep doing whatever we can, but we also need your help and input.

On Thursday 31st March (7pm) and Tuesday 12th April (7 pm), at the Uniting Church in Carrier St, we are conducting a review of BSFG, its past achievements, and its plans for the next 5-10 years. Cath Botta will be leading this review, and we urge all of our members and supporters to participate by either attending these meetings, or completing the on-line survey at
https://www.bsfg.org.au/news/bsfg-review-2022 .

Please indicate your attendance by email to bsfginc@gmail.com

We also urge supporters to consider becoming a financial member of BSFG ($25 per household/year), and especially younger people to offer to join the committee at our AGM in May.

Please give these requests your serious attention. For all of us concerned about the future for our descendants, we need a strong, viable and active group, agitating for climate action – we simply cannot allow complacency, greed or ignorance to triumph over action on climate.

In hope

Peter Holmes (President)

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BSFG Review - workshops March 31, April 10 & online submissions

27/2/2022

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The Benalla Sustainable Future Group Inc. executive has engaged consultant Cath Botta to facilitate a review of BSFG which will be held over a series of workshops on Thursday March 31st 7pm-9pm and Sunday April 10th 1pm-3.30pm.

Objectives of the review

To reflect on the progress and development of the Benalla Sustainable Future Group, including key achievements, and key strengths
To identify the critical issues, and key opportunities for BSFG that need to be considered in the strategic plan for the next 5 years
To identify key strategic Objectives for the next 3 – 5years and priority Actions for the next 12 - 18 months
To clarify the purpose and vision for BSFG

BSFG is seeking input from its membership and other community stakeholders about key strengths and achievements of BSFG and will be personally contacting some people for input to this review.

The questions below for Members and Non-Members can also be answered using an online form which can be accessed from the form links below.

For Members

When did you join, and why?
What do you think have been some of the key achievements or strengths of BSFG?
Can you describe a time or a current example of when BSFG as a group was operating at its best and having a real impact on our Benalla community?
What do you think was working well at that time, or what did you observe that really enabled BSFG to operate at its best?
What do you think are the key areas of opportunities for BSFG?
Do you belong to any other group which may have a similar environmental/sustainability focus?

These Member questions can be answered and submitted to us using this Member online form

For Non-Members

Have you heard of Benalla Sustainable Future Group (BSFG)?
Do you belong to any other group which may have a similar environmental/sustainability focus?
If yes to question 1, do you know of any of the key achievements of BSFG?
What do you think are the key areas of opportunities for BSFG?

These Non-Member questions can be answered and submitted to us using this Non-Member online form

Thank you for assisting BSFG with this important review of our Group.

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Benalla Sustainable Future Group acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which we live, work and meet, the Taungerang and Bpangerang people
of North East Victoria, and pay our respects to their elders past, present and emerging.

Photo used under Creative Commons from davebloggs007

BSFG General Meeting - 7.30pm Thurs 28 July - 'Together We Grow'

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