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The Rural Finance Corporation
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The
Rural Finance Corporation has a long association with the farming
sector by way of providing specialist loans to capitalise and
develop specific rural properties. The unique aspects of the
agricultural sector are discussed here by John Fox - General
Manager. The need for proper management practices and the fundamentals
of profit and loss statements, balance sheets and other instruments
which help to quantify success or failure of a farm as a business
are reviewed. As is the necessity of keeping a sharp eye on
the marketplace. Geographically Australia has numerous agricultural
assets and good export prospects, especially for the Asian market.
Asia has particular requirements for its produce and examples
of these are given. The Rural Finance Corporation principally
deals with enterprises keen (and able) to expand. It funds the
farmers to continue to provide Agricultural Australia with the
incentive to move forward and adopts the approach that farming
is being transformed from 'a way of life to a business'.
(43
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The Beef Improvement Association
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An interview
with Mike Stevens - Chief Executive Officer. The Beef industry
celebrated its 200th anniversary in 1995. 18-20 percent of the
meat traded around the world comes from Australia which consequently
has a major export profile. The beef cattle industry is the
largest single user of land in Australia. The cattle population
is 26 million - spread across a vast area of the country. Which
cattle do best in different climates - and what are the limitations
on quantity and quality of beef produced? The beef market today
pays premium prices but is often very specific about the type
of product it requires. Issues of pasture improvement and certification
of pesticide residue-free carcasses are addressed. Specific
Australian export markets in Korea, Japan, America, Asia and
a small amount to the U.K. are looked at.
(46 minutes
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The Australian Horse Council
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An
interview with Dr Peter Huntington - Trustee of The Australian
Horse Council. Whilst not generally appreciated as a major agricultural
export sector - the horse industry represents a major investment
in land, resources, money and expertise. It has a positive economic
effect in aspects such as tourism for the Spring Racing Carnival
in Melbourne (leading to the Melbourne Cup) and other major
events around Australia - events of international significance.
Issues addressed in this interview include: the high quarantine
standards of Australia (re-inforcing a clean international image),
the thoroughbred breeding program, medical tests to determine
individual horse's ability to race and injuries that can occur
and their treatment. The racing industry is well regulated and
is perceived to be free of problems. Horses in Australia can
remain outside, minimising cost significantly compared with
America and En gland - countries with colder environments. The
Horse Industry is very diverse including show jumping, driving,
and is highly competitive.
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The Austrlian Wheat Board
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Interview
with Alex Nichol - Communications Manager. The Australian Wheat
Board is about 55 years old and was started to provide food
to the Allies during World War II. Over the last 55 years there
has been a gradual change and it has become one of the world's
biggest and most respected marketing organisations. This interview
looks at changes in the way wheat has been marketed through
the years and where our major markets are today. Australia produces
16 million tons of wheat a year, 4.5 million tons of that is
consumed in Australia. The three big market areas are the Middle
East, Asia and the Pacific Rim. Asia is becoming the big market
for Australian wheat with about half of our exports going there.
In any given year Australia might market up to 43 different
styles of wheat a year. Western Australia is Australia's biggest
wheat producing State with New South Wales the second biggest.
Factors influencing the size and quality of our wheat crop.
The high risk nature of wheat production and ways to hedge against
that risk.
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The International Wool Secretariat
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Interview
with David Connors - Director of Australian Branch. The International
Wool Secretariat (formerly the marketing arm of the Australian
Wool Corporation) was formed over 60 years ago. It was started
by some wool growers in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
It promotes the research and development of wool throughout
the world. 97% of Australia's wool is consumed outside Australia.
David Connors reviews the traditional as well as the emerging
markets. He also talks about changing approaches to marketing,
and variations in the style and quality of the wool that needs
to be grown to meet market acceptance. The best way to access
the market and the media 1, trade and fashion shows and other
promotional techniques used.
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The Australian Veterinary Association
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An
interview with Michael Sheedy a Veterinary Practitioner and
Council Member of the Victorian Division of the Australian Veterinary
Association. The care and management if livestock on farms represents
a major aspect of farming practices. Michael Sheedy of the Australian
Veterinary Association comments on a range of issues including:
provision of shelter in summer and winter, fencing stocking
rations, feedlot situations, care of new born and Australia's
quarantine provisions. He discusses husbandry issues associated
with certain animals such as horses, cattle, sheep, pigs and
chickens. New areas of emerging agriculture-aquaculture and
exotic animal breeds represents new and different challenges
to the profession. But whatever the breed - in the end the golden
rule seems to be 'Prevention is Better than Cure' when it comes
to animal management.
(39 mins)
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The Academy of Grain Technology
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Grain
crops represent a major part of Australia's agricultural production
- and have a particularly large role in the export market. John
Crosbie - General Manager of the Academy of Grain Technology
tells us about the way in which the varieties of wheat and other
grains have changed over the years and research and development
of new varieties. He comments on the many factors affecting
suitable selection of a variety for cultivation. Also addressed
are issues such as: the range of soils and climatic conditions;
diseases and pests which present a problem; measurement of protein
content and ways to boost it. In an increasingly diverse marketplace
premium prices are paid for grain which meets the consumer requirements.
(29
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The Bureau of Meteorology
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Interviews
with Ward Rooney - Senior Forecaster (Melbourne) and Grant Beard
- Senior Meteorologist in Climate Analysis. The role of the
National Climate centre. Degrees of predictability of weather
and climate. The major climatic regions of Australia. Typical
weather patterns of the capital cities. Mediterranean climate.
The monsoonal climate. The El Nino phenomenon and the Southern
Oscillation Index. The moderating effect of expanses of water.
Microclimates. The way in which weather is forecast. The fundamentals
of weather measurement: temperature, windspeed, air pressure
and precipitation. Advances in the use of satellite imagery.
The construction of a weather map. High and low pressure systems.
Warm and cold fronts. The causes of rain. Cloud types. The degree
of accuracy in prediction. Meteorological services to agriculture.
(36
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Set of 8 Agricultural Organisations
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Trade & Professions Videos
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The Mining Industry
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In
Australia we have valuable reserves of silver, lead, zinc, iron,
gold copper, uranium, diamonds and coal, to name only a few
of the minerals essential to provide most of the tools, appliances
and equipment we use today. Mining company employees aren't
just men with lights on their heads digging holes in the ground.
From the geologist who fist finds the deposit, to the truck
drivers and plant operators, engineers, environmental scientists,
marketing personnel and office managers - there is a range of
careers. Peter Harold and Amanda Sebo, with many years experience
in the mining industry, tell you how to become part of one of
the most important industries in our country. The Australian
minerals industry offers a range of educational material designed
particularly for schools.
(21
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Social Welfare Work
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Interviews
with Ian Murray, National President, Australian Institute of
Welfare and Community Workers and Rebecca Naylor, President
of the Australian Association of Social Worker s Ltd (Vic).
Why is Welfare one of the fastest growing fields in Australia?
With the increasing complexity of life, and the ease of travel,
many people move to other cities looking for work, or for a
different lifestyle, and when they do they lose the close support
of the family and friends they have known all their lives. To
whom can they turn when things go wrong? Social welfare workers
become more and more important as people's lives don't work
out the way they hoped. Ian Murray and Rebecca Naylor tell you
what social welfare workers do to help, and how to get into
this challenging, sometimes frustrating and distressing, but
always rewarding career.
(23
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Australian Wall & Ceiling Contractors
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Interview
with Stan Godek - President. The role of plasterers on the building
site and the stage at which they apply their skills. What makes
a good plasterer? Job opportunities in the field. Do most plasterers
work for individual contractors or as part of larger building
companies? Specialist areas in the trade. Fancy ceiling and
wall effects. Cornices. Qualification and certification. How
does one get into the industry? What trade qualifications are
needed to enter into it (i.e. apprenticeships, length of apprenticeship,
trade courses, practical training etc)? What school subjects
are required? Do tradesmen have to join a union? Are many women
becoming plasterers? Sensitivity to boom and bust cycles in
the building industry.
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National Electrical Contractors Assoc.
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Interview
with Ralph Gwynne, Chief Executive of the Victorian Chapter
of the National Electrical Contractors Association who explains
the difference between electrical contractors, tradesmen and
engineers. Electricians do much more than fix power points and
install new stoves. They work on commercial and industrial sites.
This could be anywhere from small offices, shops or hotels to
large manufacturing companies, oil refineries and telecommunications
services. They undertake four years training before they are
allowed to practice, and there are plenty of openings for those
who want to specialise in a particular area. This program tells
you how to go about becoming an electrical tradesman. Women
are particularly encouraged to enter the trade.
(21
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The Australian Institute of Builders
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Building
activity is a key economic indicator - in both the commercial
and residential sectors. What are the many trades practiced
on a building site and how well are they each rewarded? Is there
much change in the traditional trades associated with building?
What are the areas of greatest demand in the building game?
What skills and experience is needed to manage a building project
- what are the areas which are most difficult to co-ordinate?
What financial risks are undertaken - and how are payments and
contracts structures to minimise the S risk? What opportunities
are available in this industry and how can they best be realised?
(22
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Institute of Professional Secretaries
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What
is the job of a secretary? How do you successfully manage the
flow of information, appointments and documents to the key personnel
so as to enhance the overall efficiency of the business? In
what areas of business life can decisions be made at your own
discretion? What are the levels of skill required in technical
disciplines - and how are they assessed? What communication
skills are required - and to what degree must tact be used in
dealing with different levels of an organisation? These are
just some of the issues addressed here.
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Building Training Scheme - Bricklaying
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Interview
with Liam Rossney, ,Manager of Training and Programmes for the
Building Industry Group (Training) Scheme. The development of
new techniques for building in concrete, steel and glass have
not diminished the pleasure we take in a well-built brick wall;
people have been building in brick since prehistoric times.
Today we use various additives to make mortar more durable,
and our bricks are wire-cut and fired in huge kilns, but we
lay them in exactly the same way as our ancestors. Bricklaying
is a physically demanding trade requiring great motivation,
but the rewards are there for those willing to work. Liam Rossney
talks about his experiences during many years as a bricklayer,
the opportunities for a tradesman to expand his business, how
school leavers can get an apprenticeship, what the union can
do for its members and how to become a registered bricklayer.
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Engineering Skills Training Board
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Interview
with Alison Vickers, Project Officer, Engineering Skills Training
Board. With the Industrial Revolution came the need for boilers,
containers, bridges and an endless variety of new constructions.
All these things were made out of metal, and a whole range of
trade skills developed to meet the need. As technology advances
new products and materials are becoming available, and people
who once were metalworkers now find themselves using plastics
and ceramics as well. Do we still have sheetmetal workers, boilers
and welders? Alison Vickers tells you about changes in the field
of engineering skills, formerly known as the metalworking trade,
and what opportunities it offers school leavers.
(22
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Master Plumbers Associaton
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Interviews
with David McNamara (Group Scheme Co-Ordinator) and Vin Ebejer
(Director of Training Services). Vin Ebejer believes plumbers
are underestimated - and so will you when you discover how much
apprentices have to learn, how long they have to train, and
the stringency of the testing procedure they undergo before
they can become a Licensed Plumber. But it doesnŐt stop there.
New materials are coming on to the market, hot water systems
and gas appliances are improved, and tapware changes every year.
Plumbers are constantly updating their skills as they go about
a wide variety of tasks from running gas or compresses air lines,
installing air conditioning, fastening roofs, working on sewerage
or storm water drains to unblocking your sink and changing a
tap washer.
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Building Training Scheme - Carpentry
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Interview
with Danny Lauder, Training Co-ordinator with the Building Industry
Group Training Scheme. Carpenters are always in demand. Everywhere
houses are being built, shops renovated, or large construction
projects are underway, there are carpenters working. Carpenters
are on site right from the start, laying out the foundations,
building formwork for concrete, constructing the frame of the
building, laying floors, fitting doors and architraving, right
up to the finishing touches. Danny Lauder tells you how to become
a carpenter, explaining how Group Training Schemes train apprentices,
what qualifications are required, and which school subjects
you should concentrate on.
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Textiles and Fashion Industries
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Interview
with Michael Iaccarimo - Deputy Director. The organisation began
in the early 1940's when it was known as The Textile Council
of Australia. In 1995 after mergers with other Associations
they became The Council of Textiles and Fashion Industries of
Australia Ltd. The structure of the Council is in four divisions
- clothing, textiles, footwear and fashion. Members mainly come
from the manufacturing sector. This industry is customer driven
and has to respond to sometimes rapid changes in the marketplace.
Because the Australian market is small in world terms the main
focus has to be on good quality design. Apart from voicing industry
concerns, a major role for the council is to develop viable
planning for the long term future.
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Speech Pathology
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Communication
is a large part of everyday life. A break-down in the ability
to communicate can have a significant impact on our life whether
at home, school, work or socially. This can occur in a variety
of ways. Some people are born with disabilities like Cerebral
Palsy. Whereas other problems may occur later in life such as
a stroke. Problems can vary from very mild to quite severe.
Children with a breakdown in communication skills will often
avoid things they find difficult or misbehave to avoid doing
the activity. The first Speech Pathology clinic was opened in
Sydney in 1931 and in 1934 the college of Speech Therapists
was founded.
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Music Therapy
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The
A.M.T.A. was started in 1975 by a group of people who witnessed
the positive effect music can have on people. It is a national
association and has state branches in the three eastern States,
Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. The association functions
as a public relation vehicle as well as being the sole supporters
of Music Therapists in Australia. To become a Music Therapist
you must have a high level of skill in a musical instrument
and you need to be able to develop a feel the way music can
be used to enhance quality of life. Music can impact on heart
rate, blood pressure and the level of oxygenation in the body.
Music Therapists employ a variety of techniques that both involve
live music making and the use of recorded music.
(24
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The Australian Psychological Society
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The
Australian Psychological Society commenced operation in 1966
as a professional body responding to the growing importance
of psychology in industry, education, government and business.
This video looks at the structure and functions of the APS and
also at the changes that have taken place in the community which
have resulted in the increasing use of psychologists - in testing,
personality assessment, organisational change and human resources
management. What are the training and industry experience pre-requisites
for joining this profession?
(23
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Set of 14 Industry videos
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The Environment Videos
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Keep Australia Beautiful
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Interview with Anne Canterbury of Keep Australia
Beautiful. This organisation was founded in 1968 by a group
of citizens who where concerned about litter in Victoria.
Similiar groups were soon formed in other states and before
long a national organisation was set up. IT aims to educate
people to become more aware of the problems litter causes
and runs a number of programmes aimed at encouraging us to
pay more attention to looking after our surroundings. The
best thing about Keep Australia Beatuiful is that everyone
can do their bit - by being careful how they dispose of their
own rubbish, helping clean up other people's rubish and encouraging
their friends and family to be aware of litter.
(19 minutes) - Year of Production 1996
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Australian Conservation Foundation
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An interview with Jim Downey - Executive
Director, The Australian Conservation Foundation. The ACF
was established about thirty years ago. It aims to protect
important natural and cultural areas; assessing and reversing
environmental degradation, and influencing government policy
to protect the environment. The Foundation seeks social solutiions
to serious environmental problems rather than just demanding
that unsustainable industries (eg logging of native forests,
or mining in environementally sensitive areas) should
be closed down.
(21 minutes) - Year of Production 1996
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Friends of the Earth
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This program talks to two speakers from Friends
of the Earth. Cam Walker and Sarojini Krishinapillai. Friends
of the Earth was founded in 1969 and at present has 12 groups
operating around Australia. Strategies for community educatioin
are discussed together with the speciic environmental issues
facing us all in city and countryside. Lobbying and direct
action efforts are covered in the area of protectioin of forests,
land rights, water catchments, promotion of public transport
an an alternative to motor vehicles, uranium mining and industries
which degrade the natural environment. An overall philoshopy
of sustainable natural deveopment is promoted. Practical matters
on the food co-op, publications and how to get involved are
also covered.
(32 minutes) - Year of Production 1996
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Australian Trust for Conservation Volunteers
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An interview with Garry Snowden - Manager,
National Programmes. The Australian Trust for Conservation
Volunteers began in 1982 when a group of concerned Ballarat
residents set out to repair a badly degraded creek by removing
rubbish and replanting the creek banks. That project is still
continuing, but the idea that volunteers can be organised
to preserve our natural and cultural heritage has spread Australia
wide. The Trust now promotes more that 1000 projects each
year; these include tree planting, historic building restoration,
flora and fauna surveys, bush regeneration, wetalnds creation,
walking track construction and seed collection. Anyone can
volunteer to work on these labour intensive projects.
(25 minutes) - Year of Production 1996
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Town & Country Planning Association
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Interview with Alan Parker, Vice President
of the Town and Country Palnning Association. A private organisation
founded in 1914, the Town and Country Planning Associations
supports better urban and regional development, with the empahsis
on sustainable planning. The TCPA contends that we have not
made the best use of our country - farms push out into marginal
land while the suburban sprawl of our cities takes over valuable
agricultural land. Within the cities emphasis is on freeways
rather than improved public transport and bicycle paths. How
much thought is given to planning buildings and urban areas
to make best use of natural resource?
(20 minutes) - Year of Production 1996
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The Bureau of Meteorology
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Interviews with Ward Rooney - Senior Forecaster
(Melbourne) and Grant Beard - Senior Meterologist in Climate
Analysis. The role of the National Climate Centre. Degrees
of predictability of weather and climate. the major climatic
regions of Australia. Typical weather patterns of the capital
cities. Mediterranean climates. The monsoonal climate. The
El Nino phenomenon and the Southern Oscillation Index. The
moderating effect of expanse of water. Microclimates. The
way in which weather is forecast. The fundamentals of weather
measurement: temperature, windspeed, air pressyure and precipitation.
Advances in the use of satalie imagery. The construction of
a weather map. High and low pressure systems. Warm and cold
fronts. The causes of rain. Cloud types. The degree of accuracy
in prediction. Meteorological services to agriculture.
(36 minutes)- Year of Production 1996
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Permaculture - An Urban Perspective
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This fascinating visit to Margi Jackson's
urban permaculture garden on an eighth of an acre in the city
shows just how porductive our gardens can be. Filming takes
place in early winter and again in spring to show the seasonal
changes as a huge variety of perrenials, sel-sowing annuals
and dward, espaliered and medium sized trees, vines and creepers
bring forth their bounty. Margi discusses site planning -
takin gaccount of sun angle, prevailing winds and micro-climate
featyres - and incorporating these considerations into the
desing of paths, garden beds, composting processes and so
on. So much more can be done in the urban context to recylkce
and enich the immediate environment of the house. Poultry
are a very important part of urban permaculture, they work
as composters and recyclers. They dig, removing insect pests,
and leave manure on the garden. Zone 0 is your house or centre
of household activity. Zone 1 is immediately adjacent to your
house where you grow your herbs and salad vegetables. Extending
outwards zone 2 is the kitchen garden where the major vegatable
cropping occurs and zone 3 is the semi- orchard. If you use
your garden correctly you can supply many of your needs all
year round - thorugh a sensible combinatioin of fresh and
dried food produce.
(29 minutes) - Year of Production 1997
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Raincatchers in the City
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An interview with Marie Q - Rain Catcher
and Water Saver. Australia is using water at ahuge rate. Large
urban settlements are increasing their level of water usage
for every person by about 2% every year. With the increase
in population over the next 20 years, we are going to have
to look for a new source of water. Marie Q has set up a small
house that catches its own water, harvests it and stores it
all for her own family's use. They are not connected to the
mains at all. They have also greatly reduced the water that
leaves the house as waste water. They can catch the rain on
the roof, it travels down gutters and down pipes, a lieaf
diverter is fitted to separate out all leaves, twigs etc.
The water is stored in a tank under the house which hold 20
thousand litres. This isn't a particularly new idea, it just
isn't used much in Australia. In their house, they recycle
water by using the dirty laundy water to flush the toilet
and use the bathroom water to water the garden. In doing all
this they save up to half of what a two two person household
would use per year.
(19 minutes) - Year of Production 1997
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Habitat - Sustainable Urban Development
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An interview with Ross Mellor. Project Founder.
The Habitat project was formed in an endeavour to create a
socially responsible and sustainable economy. It began in
the 1950's with Ross Mellor's interest in the problem of salinity
in the Murray/Darling Basin, and how to repair that damage.
With community concerns about the environment and the importance
of sustainability increasing. Habitat set out to talk to community
groups, business and industry governments and educational
institutions. One of it's major goals is to form links between
these groups to establish networks all working towards solving
common problems and setting common goals. On a practical level
much effort is directed towards tree planting and developing
urban forests.
(19 minutes) - Year of Production 1997
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PGAN - Permaculture Global Assistance
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An interview with John Mackensie, P.G.A.N.
Director. In "The Global Gardener" series (shown
on ABC TV) bill Mollison - permaculture pioneer - sit down
with a group of African women and draws up plan for making
the land aroun d their villages many times more productive
that it is- through the application of basic permaculture
principles. The same sorts of miracles are illustrated in
a permaculture in India where is is contrasted against the
steady impoverishment of the rural poor who have turned to
growing cash crops ( in a world of steadily shrinking returns
for commodities). There is no better good news in the story
of Third World today than that of permaculture - rejuvenating
and enriching the land according to scientific principles
of landcare - whilst at the same time providing for basic
food and fuel needs locally. The Permaculture Global Assistance
Network started in an attempt to support overseas aid programs
for the permaculture movement. The P.G.A.N assists in many
wasy, running projects in some countries, developing Government
policy and assisting volunteers and other aid agencies.
(20 minutes)- Year of Production 1997
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Ceres - Sustainable Human Development
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Ceres stands for "Centre for Education,
Research and Environmental Strategies". It is an area
of four hectares of alnd reclaimed from a rubbish tip in inner
city Melbourne along the banks of Merri creek. Today it is
a showcase example of sustainable development - where derelict
land has been once again made fantastically productive. It
is the site of some fifty of so community gardens - where
innner city residents grow much of their own food. In addition
it has recycling depots, a bushfood nursery, permaculture
education sites, mud-brick bulding and solar energy houses.
It generates its own power - through wind and solar energy
- and even feed excess energy back into the city grid. there
are a large range of demonstration sites - especially dealing
with some of the base things we should be doing in working
towards a more sustainable lifestyle - such as the compositing
of household waste. Ceres has taken a large role in the pormotion
of "worm farms" as well as supporting a diverse
range of other farm animals - poultry, goats, sheep and so
on. It promotes learning by doing - "experimental learning'
- rather than simply by classrom or textbook. One of the more
exciting recent projects has been the construction of an an
African village with traditional materials. it is an innovative
and exciting place to be - leading the way into the future
by example.
(21 minutes) - Year of Production 1997
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Set of 11 Environment videos
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