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The Gap Sustainability Initiative
Community Newsletter: December 2022
We want to take the opportunity to thank everyone in the community for supporting us over the past year. It is also a good time to reflect on some of our key achievements, since we started our organisation in November 2020:
We now have over 250 people on our email list who follow our news and events, and we have more than 30 paying members
We became an incorporated association under QLD law and now formally recognised as a charity by the Australian Charities and Not for Profits Commission
We have an active website and social media presence to keep the community informed about important sustainability issues
We organised nine community seminars in 2021 and six in 2022 with excellent speakers including the Queensland Chief Scientist, regularly attracting 25-30 attendees and up to 80 attendees.
We held a strategic planning workshop in March 2022 and decided to focus on three major projects: • Elevate the awareness and impact of local volunteer organisations • Platypus project • Energy independence
We held regular working group meetings to progress each of these three major projects, and met with relevant stakeholders from various organisations to obtain their insights and guidance including the Brisbane Sustainability Agency, Queensland Parks and Wildlife Services, and South East Queensland Water.
We have applied for and were shortlisted for our first (small) grant.
We have supported activities of many other community groups including Habitat, SOWN and Men’s sheds.
All of this would not have been possible without the excellent input by the many volunteers who offer their advice and support without hesitation, including our amazing expert seminar speakers, who often continue to send us valuable information long after each event has been held.
TGSI Next Events
Saturday 3rd December at 10.30 am we will hold a very brief AGM (all positions open for election) followed by a social barbecue at the Lions Shelter Walton Bridge Park. We welcome Councillor Toomey who will be giving an update on the council activities with regards to sustainability.
Sunday 18th December we will be hosting the Barbecue tent at Keperra Bunnings. This is an important fundraiser for TGSI as proceeds go to our annual insurance costs. Help with the barbecue would be very appreciated, pls let us know if you can do a morning or afternoon shift by email thegapsustainability@gmail. com.
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