Last Sat 3/5 saw the official launch of LifeSaving Energy for the Jindabyne surf club. 2kW of photovoltaic cells, a 400w wind turbine, and solar hot water will ensure that the Jindabyne surf club will reduce our regions emissions by 3 tonnes of CO2 per year. Its going to save the surf club $1000 per year for the next 30 years, and it's going to help educate thousands of people. No wonder the LifeSaving Energy concept is starting to gain momentum.

Next Saturday 10/5 we are holding the Moruya LifeSaving Energy Big Swim to raise money for renewable energy for the Moruya and Broulee surf clubs.

Registration is from 0800 hrs at Riverside Park for a 0930 start for paddlers and a 1000hrs start for swimmers. Entrants will swim or paddle a tide assisted 1.5km course, and buses will be on hand to transport swimmers to the start. The finish will be at Riverside Park. The entry fee is $30 for individuals, and $80 for teams of 4. Wet suits are encouraged, but the water temperature is still quite reasonable, and swimmers should have no trouble without a wet suit.

A longer 6 km swim will start at Shelley Beach at 0800hrs, and swimmers should get there half an hour early. The longer swim will be restricted to experienced swimmers, and those swimmers will need an accompanying paddler. For the longer event, swimmers will need to make their own way to Shelley Beach, but the start location will be obvious. We are expecting about 10 swimmers to compete in the longer event. It is hoped that swimmers competing in the longer event will be able to look for some sponsorship for LifeSaving Energy.

Every cent made in the swim will go towards renewable energy for the Moruya and Broulee surf clubs. We hope to raise enough money to get both surf clubs set up with solar hot water, solar photovoltaics and a wind turbine. The Eurobodalla council are helping this project with dollar for dollar funding, so I think our target is quite achievable. We could have both surf clubs set up with LifeSaving Energy within months.

For more information contact Gabriele on 44744046 or get onto

www.cleanenergyforeternity.net.au

Matthew Nott

 

The Narooma LifeSaving Energy Big Swim  
After the success of the Jindabyne Big Swim, there is growing interest in the Narooma LifeSaving Energy Big Swim, to be held in the Wagonga Inlet on 20/4/08. Here is the plan: The 7km swim will start at Taylor's fish and chip shop in Narooma at 8am on Sunday 20/4. Entrants will swim into the bay, around a bouy that will be clearly marked, then down the Wagonga Inlet (with the tide) to finish at Little Bar Beach. There is no entry fee, but swimmers will be asked to look for sponsorship, to go towards funding renewable energy for the Narooma and Bermagui surf clubs.  A 2km swim will be held on the same day, starting from the bridge, and finishing at Little Bar Beach. Swimming with the tide will make this swim a quick one. An entry fee for the shorter swim will be asked for. 
There will be a surf boat race starting at 1200hrs, following the 7km swim course.
Water safety will be provided by the Narooma and Bermagui surf clubs, and there will be live music at the finish.
How much money does this swim need to raise?
We get an $8000 AGO rebate, and the Bega Valley and Eurobodalla councils have agreed to fund LifeSaving Energy dollar for dollar with community donations. The Narooma and Bermagui surf clubs have already started fundraising.
If you put that all together, if we can raise about $8000 with this swim, then we get the Bermagui and Narooma surf clubs set up with renewable energy. We get solar panels and a wind turbine onto the roof of the Narooma surf club in June, and we wait for Bermagui to get a clubhouse. We can instal the renewable energy at Bermagui as a free standing set up, on the site of the surf club, and it can immediately start saving money for the Bermi club.
This swim is also looking to raise some much needed funding for the Narooma swimming club. The swim club are an intergral part of this event, which is evolving into a stong partnership between Clean Energy For Eternity and the surf clubs of SE NSW.
The Jindabyne LifeSaving Energy Big Swim raised nearly $20000 for the Jindy surf club, and renewable energy will be installed on the roof of the surf club on 3/5/08.
The next LSE Big Swim will be in the Moruya River (another 7km swim) on 11/5. This will be to raise money for the Moruya and Broulee surf clubs. Both surf clubs are well underway with fundraising. This event will be open to experienced swimmers only.
Matthew Nott
 
 
 
 

Clean Energy For Eternity have had the foot to the
floor.

A public meeting in Tathra last Thursday heard Mike
Kelly committ to his pre election promise of $100000
to look into the feasibility of a solar farm for our
region. This has lead to the formation of a working
group that includes representation from local
government, ANU, the Mosman community, and regional
talent. Mike Kelly talked about a further $1 million
in Federal Government funding to put into a solar
farm. He talked about an aspirational target of 50/50
by 2020 for the electorate of Eden-Monaro, and the
importance of looking at all renewable energy
technologies in order to meet a 50/50 by 2020 target.
This would involve wind, sun and biomass generation,
as well as emerging technologies such as wave and tide
generation.
Steve Garrett talked about the sort of changes that
will be required for meeting our 50/50 by 2020 target,
and the place that solar could have in the mix of
renewable energy solutions. He made it clear that a
solar farm is going to be a big undertaking.
An attendance of 150 people voted at the meeting in
favour of painting "50/50 by 2020" on the Tathra water
tower. This allows us to procede with a development
application through council.
At the same meeting we held a very successful art
auction, which has helped us raise $3500 so far for a
wind turbine for the Tathra primary school. Thanks to
all the local artists who generously donated art work
for the auction.

Last Sunday, the Narooma LifeSaving Big Swim was held
in cool conditions on the Wagonga Inlet, with 7 and
2km swims. About 100 swimmers competed, and the event
has raised enough money to start getting renewable
energy installed onto surf clubs. It may take a few
weeks to work out how much money was made on the day,
but generous support from the National Australia Bank
and Tathra Beach and Bike insured that this event was
always going to be a success. This was a collaborative
effort between CEFE, the Narooma and Bermagui surf
clubs, and the Narooma swim club, and thanks to all
who contributed to the smooth running of this event.
Well done to the Narooma surf club for wading through
the mountain of paper work that is a part of events
like these, and for providing water safety on the day.

The next LifeSaving Energy event will be the official
launch of renewable energy on the roof of the
Jindabyne surf club on 3/5. On the 10/5 the Moruya
LifeSaving Energy Big Swim will be held in the Moruya
River to raise money for renewable energy for the
Moruya and Broulee surf clubs.
Matthew Nott