Open the door to zero waste
Open the door to sustainable living with a zero waste home tour in Nyora with Tammy Logan of Gippsland Unwrapped.
There will be three days on offer to be welcomed into Tammy’s home to inspect firsthand the choices that allow her to live zero waste, plastic and palm oil free.
Tammy will share her passion and knowledge of reducing household waste whilst creating a home that is comfortable to live in, cheaper to run and healthier for the family.
Participants will receive unbiased advice, stories of what worked and what didn’t as well as various alternative solutions whilst moving through the house and surrounds. It’s a chance to see how all the refusing, reducing, reusing, recycling and composting fit together under one roof.
This tour is suitable for anyone, whether you live in the country or city, with family or alone, on a tight budget or not, and whether you have support from others in the home or not.
The number of participants will be kept small to allow for in-depth discussion and meaningful outcomes for all participants. You are encouraged to share your experiences, successes and challenges.
Tammy will offer tours on Tuesday, October 31; Wednesday, November 8; and Sunday, November 12 between 10.30am and 12.30pm.
The cost is $80 per person which includes a zero waste gift pack valued at $40.
If you are ready to be inspired and gain ideas for reducing waste in the home, book your place for this unique opportunity at gippslandunwrapped.com.
Longtime Walhalla Goldfields Railway volunteer Ian Ipsen was awarded life membership at the organisation’s recent annual meeting.
Ian has been a volunteer with the railway for 17 years. Volunteering has played a large part in his adult life as he began to work on the Walhalla Goldfields Railway bridges when he was a member of the army reserve.
The local Royal Australian Engineers, army reserve unit based in Newborough, worked on building the bridges on the Walhalla Goldfields Railway line more than 17 years ago.
Once the bridges were completed Ian recalled, there was rail to put down and other jobs to do.
Seventeen years later he is still volunteering with the railway. where he is superintendent of the maintenance crew who meet each Tuesday and Friday at the Thomson sheds,
“It’s sort of like a men’s shed without meetings,” Ian said.
“We have a great bunch of guys from all different walks of life which make up the maintenance team who fix everything from engines to laying track, or painting sheds.
Apart from the railway Ian is also an active member of Legacy.
Another surprise at the annual meeting was the resignation by Michael Leaney from the role of president.
He has been president for the past nine years but stepped down from the position to concentrate more on his Baw Baw Shire council commitments.
Office manager Lynda George said Michael had been an innovate president and had helped to develop Walhalla Goldfields Railway as the second busiest tourist railway in Victoria.
With a flair for advertising, he has produced much of the railway’s advertising over the years. He will still be involved with Walhalla Goldfields Railway when he has time between his own hotel business based in Walhalla and council duties.
Walhalla Goldfields Railway’s acting president is Phil Kamay until a new person is appointed.
Walhalla Goldfields Railway is always looking for more volunteers to drive trains, to run the stations or to help with maintenance like Ian
For anyone interested the next training day for volunteers is being held on Sunday October 22 at Thomson station.
For more information please contact Lynda in the office 5165 6280 or email- office@walhallarail.com.au