Transition Streets Challenge

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The Transition Streets Challenge

What is it?

The Transition Streets Challenge is an opportunity for neighbours to come together and support each other in becoming more energy and water efficient, more vibrant and more connected.

Each Transition Street will explore energy and water usage, food, waste and transport over a six month period through:

• Discussions based on a practical workbook
• Thought provoking challenges
• Workshops (e.g., permaculture, energy auditing)
• Events (e.g., a street film night, a local food dinner).

Together they decide what they can do in their own homes and community to move towards a more sustainable lifestyle.

Developing skills!

Through the Challenge, participants learn how they can save money while also becoming more sustainable.  Each household receives a workbook with useful information, questions for discussion, and suggestions for how to become more sustainable and to reduce their bills. Members of Transition Newcastle can help organise the first meeting and will be available to provide expertise and support. They can also organise speakers, workshops, films and other resources.

Building relationships!

Creating more sustainable communities relies on people coming together. The Transition Streets Challenge helps neighbours build relationships, and opens up possibilities for cooperative initiatives. Not everybody in the street will want to be involved to the same extent so here are some suggestions. You might:

• Meet regularly with their neighbours
• Come to a permaculture blitz or a film screening
• Help organise a street party or a local produce dinner. 

Leading the way!

Inspired by the successful UK Transition Together program, the Transition Streets Challenge will demonstrate what can be achieved locally. There will be opportunities to showcase the Challenge to the broader community through:

• Regular radio, TV and newspaper interviews
• Street open days
• Transition Streets signs to show others they have taken the Challenge.

What Next?

Transition Newcastle is seeking partners, sponsors, and support for the Transition Streets Challenge. We’re looking for businesses and organisations who can offer sponsorship, products  or assistance with producing the workbooks; and individuals who’d like to share their skills and expertise

Once applications are open, we will be looking for streets where at least six households in the street or immediate neighbourhood have agreed to work together in the Transition Streets Challenge.

For enquiries email info@transitionnewcastle.org.au or phone William Vorobioff on 4967 3231.