North West
Environment Centre

Written by Michael Harries President of the North West Environment Centre (NWEC) Tasmania is regarded as one of the very few countries, or in our case states, that generates 100% of its electricity through renewables. Not quite true as we have a gas fired power station but let’s park that problem for now. To achieve 100% renewables all but one of Tasmania’s great rivers and several smaller rivers had to be dammed. Add to that many hundreds of kilometers of high transmission l

"Just as lovers seek union, we are apt, when we fall in love with our world, to fall into oneness with it as well. We begin to see the world as belonging to us as intimately as our own bodies.“ Joanna Macy Every Sunday at 5pm, I start a zoom meeting without knowing who will join me for an hour to fall in love with world over and over again... Since 2020, the mailing list has grown to 125 people from Tasmania and other states and even a few from other countries. Usually 4

Personal sustainability and inner transition/growth can be seen as our greatest lever of change towards human surviving and thriving, that is, towards economic, social and environmental sustainability.

Sustainability Matters What's on June 2026

We're twelve months on since the introduction of Tasmania's Recycle Rewards Program and in that time a staggering 118 million drink containers have been recycled through the program. A win for communities and our precious environment. Donations to community groups and charities in excess of $350K has provided a great incentive for Tasmanian's to redirect containers away from landfill. Waratah-Wynyard and Devonport municipalities lead the way in Tasmania, occupying first and t

Calling all fellow warriors fighting to preserve Tasmania for ourselves and future generations! Come to our 'Power Gathering' just outside the 8th Annual Energy Conference in Devonport, and join us with banners, placards, yellow T-shirts, etc. Bring your friends! Date/Time: Wednesday, 3 June. Gather at 9:00am. Stay until 10:15am. Location: In the outdoor public space opposite the Paranaple Convention Centre, 137 Rooke Street, Devonport What's the 8th Annual Energy Conference?

Sustainability Matters What's on June 2026