From the Sydney Morning Herald: Focus on family planning as Carr doubles foreign aid AS WORLD leaders convene for a major family planning summit in London, the Foreign Affairs Minister, Bob Carr, said Australia would double its overseas aid for family planning programs to more than $50 million a year by 2016.
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On- Saturday July 7th at 2.00p.m.
At- Balwyn Library Meeting Room, 336, Whitehorse Road Balwyn
There will be an election of office bearers for 2011-12- at the meeting. Financial members are invited to nominate for any of the following positions- president, vice president, treasurer, secretary, or committee member (5 positions)
Following formal business our guest speaker, Dr. Geoff Mosley will reflect on his 60 years of involvement with conservation, the lessons learned, and the way ahead.
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The Federal Government’s recent Budget decision to boost to skilled migration from 180,000 to 190,000 flies in the face of a survey that shows 51 per cent of Australians believe population growth is out of control, according to Sustainable Population Australia (SPA).
Research by Australia shows the number of people wanting to close the border to immigration has risen from 41 per cent in 2005 to 51 per cent.
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Dr Jane O’Sullivan, an experienced expert campaigner and SPA’s Queensland Branch president, will attend the important Rio+20 meeting. We are fundraising to support her and SPA’s presence there. Please visit our main Rio+20 page for more details.
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SPA is pleased to present the paintings called Encroachment, donated for a fundraising auction by their artist Jackie Ellis who is an SPA member. Proceeds of the auction of this art work will go to SPA’s Sustainable Population Fund. Go to population.org.au/auction to view more information and bid!
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Mark O’Connor talk: Sustainability versus Australia’s growth lobby – Melbourne Feb 17th SPA will hold a stall at the Melbourne Sustainable Living festival Birrarung Mar near Federation Square Friday Feb 17th, noon – 8 pm Saturday Feb 18th, 10am- 6.00pm Sunday Feb 19th, 10am – 5.00 pm Mark O’Connor (famous co-author of Overloading
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Peak oil can fuel a change for the better: The Sydney Morning Herald has published an article by academic Dr Samuel Alexander of Melbourne University. It is one of the few articles that has been published by a major Australian newspaper that tackles Peak Oil head on, has a positive outlook and is also fairly
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On the most important issues of our time 23 February 2012 Hawke Centre University of South Australia, West Campus Doors open 4pm, Seminar starts 4.30pm, Q & A 5.50pm, Finish 6.30pm / See the attached brochure for more details: Nicole Foss Brochure Are you puzzled, concerned, even frightened, over the worsening economic
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Contact: SPA NSW ([email protected]) Status: Running Start: Tuesday, November 1, 2011 End: Thursday, December 1, 2011 SPA NSW is letterbox dropping in Sydney’s Upper North Shore (Eppng, Hornsby, Berowra, Ku-ring-gai and Turramurra) in November & December, 2011. Volunteers as called for to hand deliver leaflets so sections of the coverage area. To be involved,
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Contact: Will Burke, [email protected] 9876 5432 or via SPA NSW ([email protected]) Status: Running SPA is coordinating an SPA & environmental NGO members’ delegation of voters living in the electorate of Wentworth to their MP, Malcolm Turnbull. The delegates’ are to urge Mr Turnbull to comit to legilsation giving local governments’ the right to say no
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