At the July 2008 Council meeting, it was resolved
that the draft Street Tree Master Plan
   and the Recommended Tree Species be advertised
   for a period of three months to seek community feedback.
(Closing date in about 4 weeks, around Nov 7)
The draft Street Tree Master Plan and the Recommended Tree Species
are intended to provide the Town's staff and resident's with information
  and guidance on streetscape planning in the Town.
To view an electronic copy of the draft Street Tree Master Plan, please refer to
the Town of Bassendean Web Page at www.bassendean.wa.gov.au click on
"Information & Feedback" then click "For Public Comment".   
Council has previously adopted a set of criteria in determining the style
of streetscapes and tree selection criteria that were taken into consideration
when selecting the recommended tree species, which were as follows:
"Boulevard" style streetscapes
Biodiversity Corridors
Historical, cultural or natural association   
Form and scale
Impact on utility services
Drought tolerance
Performance record
Response to pruning
Planting tolerance in paved areas
Resistance to pest and diseases
Verge widths  
Long lived
Limb shear     
Should you have any questions please call the Town on 9377 8000
during officer hours and the Customer Service Officer will forward
your call to the Environmental Officer Mr Brendan Nock assist with your enquiry.

Landmark New Report Says Emerging Green Economy
Could Create Tens of Millions of New "Green Jobs"

Though the report is generally optimistic about the creation of new jobs to address climate change,
it also warns that many of these new jobs can be "dirty, dangerous and difficult". Sectors of concern,
especially but not exclusively in developing economies, include agriculture and recycling
where all too often low pay, insecure employment contracts and exposure to health hazardous
materials needs to change fast.

Green jobs reduce the environmental impact of enterprises and economic sectors,
ultimately to levels that are sustainable. The report focuses on "green jobs" in agriculture,
industry, services and administration that contribute to preserving or restoring the quality of the environment.
It also calls for measures to ensure that they constitute "decent work" that helps reduce poverty
while protecting the environment.

Among other key findings in the report:

- The global market for environmental products and services
is projected to double from US$1,370 billion (1.37 trillion) per year at present
to US$2,740 billion (2.74 trillion) by 2020, according to a study cited in the report.

- Half of this market is in energy efficiency and the balance in sustainable transport,
water supply, sanitation and waste management.
In Germany for example, environmental technology is to grow fourfold
to 16 per cent of industrial output by 2030, with employment
in this sector surpassing that in the country's big machine tool and
automotive industries.

- Sectors that will be particularly important in terms of their environmental,
economic and employment impact are energy supply, in particular renewable energy,
buildings and construction, transportation,basic industries, agriculture and forestry.

- Clean technologies are already the third largest sector for venture capital
after information and biotechnology in the United States, while green venture capital
in China more than doubled to 19 per cent of total investment in recent years.

- 2.3 million people have in recent years found new jobs in the renewable
energy sector alone, and the potential for job growth in the sector is huge.
Employment in alternative energies may rise to 2.1 million in wind and
6.3 million in solar power by 2030.

- In agriculture, 12 million could be employed in biomass for energy and related industries.
In a country like Venezuela, an ethanol blend of 10 per cent in fuels might provide one million jobs
in the sugar cane sector by 2012.

- A worldwide transition to energy-efficient buildings would create millions of jobs,
as well as "greening" existing employment for many of the estimated 111 million people
already working in the construction sector.

- Investments in improved energy efficiency in buildings could generate an additional 2-3.5 million green jobs
in Europe and the United States alone, with the potential much higher in developing countries.

- Recycling and waste management employs an estimated 10 million in China and 500,000 in Brazil today.
This sector is expected to grow rapidly in many countries in the face of escalating commodity prices.

The report provides examples of massive green jobs creation, throughout the world, such as:
600,000 people in China who are already employed in solar thermal making and installing products such as
solar water heaters; in Nigeria, a bio fuels industry based on cassava and sugar cane crops
might sustain an industry employing 200,000 people; India could generate 900,000 jobs by 2025
in biomass gasification of which 300,000 would be in the manufacturing of stoves
and 600,000 in areas such as processing into briquettes and pellets
and the fuel supply chain; and in South Africa, 25,000 previously unemployed people
are now employed in conservation as part of the 'Working for Water' initiative.

For more information on the green job initiative:

www.ilo.org/integration/greenjobs/index.htm

Weekend WAGTALES # 037
  Thursday July 31  2008

National Tree Day Tree planting - 2008

Despite the rain, there was an excellent turn out
and some 2700 trees or thereabouts were planted over the 4 days,
2 days at Ashfield Flats, 1 day at Bindaring Park and another
at the Bassendean Arboretum with a quantity of banksia
and dieback resistant jarrah seedlings.

The final count and locations for the numbered tree groups
will be available shortly on the BPG website.
Yes, we all enjoyed the sausage sizzle with the help of Maggie and Lisa.
The BPG website will be updated in the next few days
with all the pictures we have received!

Next projects

As part of the rest of the year, BPG will be considering projects
like a coffee table book with lots of pictures and stories,
possible presentations from invited speakers,
a celebration social event and
collection and propagation of seeds for the 2009 planting program.

If you have ideas of what you might like BPG to do,
send your ideas to Don by email or call 08 9379 9479.

Next monthly meeting - NEW TIME
Monthly meetings will still be held on the second Wednesday of the month
at the New Library, 46 Old Perth Rd,
but there is a NEW START TIME 7pm
with a max meeting length of 2 hours.

(Next date: Wednesday Aug 13 2008)

 
To be taken off this list or ideas ... email Don

Weekend WAGTALES # 036
  Thursday July 24  2008

National Tree Day Tree planting - 2008
Weather forecast: showers & windy

Let's hope we see you bright and early 9am, this Sunday, July 27.
Ashfield Flats, South end of West Road, Bassendean
opposite the Sandy Beach Reserve.

It is our last planting day for the year and wraps up
some 2400 trees planted this season, including
special dieback resistant Jarrahs & Banksias at the
Bassendean Arboretum last Sunday.

Bring mozi repellent, gum boots and leave your shovels at home.
We have a number of Hamilton Tree Planters that do an excellent job,
with virtually no air gaps around the roots of the trees.

Weather permitting, stay for a hot coffee or tea with a sausage sizzle.
There is a small safety induction before the action starts,
and we will be issuing name tags so to make for a friendly morning.
See our website for numbers and locations

 
To be taken off this list ... email Don

Weekend WAGTALES # 029

Thursday June 5 2008 - World Environment Day
Click on the logo and check out more detail



Some of the World Environment Day activities in Perth ....

Tiwest, in partnership with the local Chittering Landcare Centre and the Gingin District High School,
will plant native seedlings around a demonstration wetland to highlight sustainable farming practices.
In addition, Tiwest will celebrate World Environment Day with its operational staff by promoting
sustainable practices during the week and conducting guided walks around the man-made wetlands
created near the processing facility.

For more information, please contact: Parveen Naidoo, Tiwest Pty Ltd
742 Brand Highway Muchea
Tel: 61 08 9571 9333
Fax: 61 08 9571 9241
E-mail: parveen.naidoo@tiwest.com.au 
Website: www.tiwest.com.au

On the occasion of World Environment Day 2008, the Department of Health will be launching its
green office programme with displays and presentations on how to reduce their carbon footprint.

For more information, please contact: Bree Abbott, Department of Health
P. O. Box 8172 Perth
E-mail: bree.abbott@health.wa.gov.au

The Environmental Warriors would like to organize a green free dress day with a gold coin donation
within their secondary campus. They would also like to make this day a no air-conditioning or lights day,
also in their secondary campus. The funds that they raise on this day will be sent to a chosen environmental
organisation.

For more information, please contact: Lauren Johnson, Environmental Warriors
Chittering Road, Bullsbrook 6084
Tel: +61 9571 1220
E-mail: lauren.johnson@det.wa.edu.au

The Cockburn Wetlands Education Centre will host a school excursion for students in the area to help
them understand the impact of climate change on the local wetlands. To draw attention to the 2008 theme,
"Kick the habit - towards a low carbon economy”, a competition will be run with the prize of a stereoscope
being awarded to the class that has the lowest carbon footprint for the day.

For more information, please contact: Kellie Bennett, Cockburn Wetlands Education Centre
184 Hope Rd, Bibra Lake
E-mail: denise@cockburnwetlands.org.au


Scotch College students plan to raise awareness of green electricity alternative and encouraged people
to sign up for their residents.

For more information, please contact: Chris Menage, Scotch College
76 Shenton Rd Swanbourne
Tel: +61 893841466
E-mail: cmenage@scotch.wa.edu.au
Website: www.scotch.wa.edu.au

Your next BPG meeting .... Next Wednesday, 7.30pm, Library 46 Old Perth Rd, June 11

Our tree planting starts here .... '2008 in 2008' native tree plantings start very soon
The indicative dates for the 2300 trees to be planted are:
Jubilee Reserve Sunday June 15
Ashfield Flats     Sunday June 29 and July 27 (with a BBQ on July 27)
Bindaring Park Sunday July 13

All plantings start at 9am ... bring gum boots, gloves,
mozi repellent, jacket and enthusiasm! ALL WELCOME

World Water Day :
Easter Saturday March 22

"I write to express my extreme disappointment at the loss of the Esperance
Sandplain vegetation type from the Broadway Arboretum, particularly as this
now means that not every vegetation region in South-Western Australia is represented. 

 I write to request a response explaining why this part of the Broadway Arboretum
was not protected, and accordingly have addressed this letter to both the
Western Australian Planning Commission and the Town of Bassendean.
I am also interested in finding out if there are proposals to relocate the
Esperance Sandplain vegetation type to another part of the Broadway Arboretum
or another nearby area within the Town of Bassendean.

 A response is needed to quell speculation in the community about why the
Esperance Sandplain vegetation portion of the Arboretum has not been protected. 
Blame is being directed by community members (rightly or wrongly) to both the
Town of Bassendean for not converting the road reserve into part of the Arboretum,
for not advising the Western Australian Planning Commission of the existence
of the Arboretum and to the Western Australian Planning Commission for either
not consulting or ignoring advice from the Town of Bassendean."

Ron's full letter and 2 maps on www.bpginc.info

Look at the 'Willy Wagtail" Dance (Taken from Youtube)