At the District Changeover, July 1st, our club was granted the Gold Award for exemplary dedication to the Rotary International Environment Area of Focus.
I thank my Environment Team, Doug, Ross and Lucy for their hard work and encouragement and also to each and every member who took on the activities and challenges we handed to them.
Congratulations go to you all.
At the beginning of our new Rotary Year I would like to remind you all of the vision and mission statements put forward by the Environmental Team when we were first set up.
Vision statement
To raise awareness of the natural environment, respect the science and promote environmental sustainability for our community and future generations.
To reduce our carbon footprint by modifying our behaviour and having a positive impact on our natural environment.
As a club we will be judged by how we achieve measurable environmental targets.
Mission Statement
To reduce the causes and impacts of environmental degradation on our community by:
- measuring our carbon footprint and pledging to become carbon neutral by reducing our carbon footprint and using mitigation techniques to remove excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
- introducing and measuring easily achievable environmental targets
- Joining a Rotary Action Group which promotes Environmental Sustainability eg Rotarians for Bees, Adopt a Tree, Rotarians for Koalas
- Encouraging all members, their family, friends and community to join with us in engaging in environmentally friendly behaviours.
As a club and as individuals we have done very well, let’s see what we can achieve this year!
The Environment Committee in its endeavor to educate members provides links to Oxfam Climate Change report.