tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4092476244064542269.post682594966168395312..comments2023-12-05T21:35:56.631+11:00Comments on Daylesford Community Food Garden: Meeting the candidatesPermapoesishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05565236504537501720noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4092476244064542269.post-50705519011610696772012-10-11T20:09:44.221+11:002012-10-11T20:09:44.221+11:00Candidate Chris Sedgman's response:
1 I am ce...Candidate Chris Sedgman's response:<br /><br />1 I am certainly against any mining in our area whether or not it<br />affects the quality of our water & would certainly like to look into<br />what current practices are carried out by council staff that may reduce<br />the quality of the water.<br /><br />2 As you know I am in support of community gardens & consider the<br />Kitchen garden program to be vital for young people to learn about<br />plants, growing harvesting & cooking their own produce. Programs like<br />these do more than just teach about plants & food. They unknowingly<br />teach the students about math, through weighing & dividing products,<br />reading & spelling via recipes as well as engaging the community. My<br />hope is to have the KGP & CG to work parallel & in support of each other<br />in the future.<br /><br />3 I believe that the reduction of toxic chemicals is an environmental goal<br />that we should aim for & it would be desirable for the council to have a<br />structured program to phase in the use of less toxic products.<br />I love the idea of a plastic bag free shire.<br /><br />4 Some years ago I personally did some research, which was adopted<br />by the then Ministry of Housing, to enable a single parent to remain in<br />the family home after a divorce, rather than selling, moving losing all<br />their & their children's support structures, friends and sometime family<br />pets when having to move. I understand that the program is still<br />running. I believe that thinking 'out of the box' can provide us with<br />some innovative and sustainable structures that are of great benefit to<br />our society. We have just built our home facing north (not the views) &<br />it is a beautifully light sun filled home. I cannot think of why anyone<br />would not do that. The idea of co-ops is a great way of providing homes<br />for lower income families/singles especially if it can be arranged for<br />the co-op to build the homes for themselves and each other. This<br />increases the skill base & gives more ownership & engages the group into<br />a community. This sort of project has been done before & I would be very<br />interested in trying to get it to happen in our shire. Composting<br />toilets are ideologically a great idea I'm just not sure about them<br />being in town but would be happy to investigate it in more detail.<br /><br />Thanks for taking the time to ask me to respond to your questions.<br /><br />Cheers<br />ChrisPermapoesishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05565236504537501720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4092476244064542269.post-3612133322295896052012-10-10T17:50:14.235+11:002012-10-10T17:50:14.235+11:00Thanks Patrick for your interesting analysis. I ag...Thanks Patrick for your interesting analysis. I agree that this election is about the immediate and long term health of the Shire and residents and its communities. This covers a beadth of topics with environment sustainability housing and jobs at the top of the list in my view. It should be so not about car parks, and pedestrians should at least be able to cross the roads safely. Thank you for your interest and passion. Jon BarrellAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15643596706258730828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4092476244064542269.post-89529911821315475052012-10-10T13:50:25.142+11:002012-10-10T13:50:25.142+11:00I found the evening most interesting and was reaso...I found the evening most interesting and was reasonably impressed with the quality and diversity of the candidates, although I would add that I thought there was too much emphasis placed on the Vincent St Revitalisation and Shire rates. <br /><br />Jon Barrell came across pretty well overall and at least addressed the ecological crisis we are facing. Better the devil you know, than the one you don't:-)<br /><br />I thought Kate Redwood and Jade McCutcheon were both impressive and had some passion for the environment, arts, community and equality. Kate is also a Director of Hepburn Wind, which she did not mention. <br /><br />Brian would at least keeps things interesting and would uphold the ecological health of the Shire. He is openly against the wombat forest mines and I certainly enjoyed his passion and words of wisdom.<br /><br />Pierre did not grab me, and I unsure if his background in the petroleum industry would be benefical??????<br /><br />Overall, way too much chatter about roads and rubbish! IChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14114451417199533007noreply@blogger.com