New Year's Message from ECCO
Posted: January 22nd 2012
 ECCO is looking forward to another year of strong advocacy for the environment in 2012, creating community awareness and taking action on climate action, advocating for sustainable urban development and natural resource management, and campaigning against environmental degradation. We work through community events, public meetings on key environmental issues, advocacy in submissions and media commentary, and coordination of the local environment awards and Earth First column in the CWD. We hope you will join us on this journey.
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Superb Parrot Community Information Day Hailed a Success
Posted: December 7th 2011
 ECCO held an information day on December 4th at Bloomfield Park and Gosling Creek Reserve to raise awareness of the Superb Parrot, an endangered native species that visits Orange each year. Over 40 community members attended, some coming from as far as Boorowa to learn about the birds and share knowledge about how we can protect this magnificent species across the region. Participants were lucky enough to see several juvenile birds being fed by adults. For further information on how to protect Superb Parrots in your area, contact Peter West (pictured with fellow event organiser, Tony Smith).
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Public Meeting Held on Options to Secure Orange's Water Supply
Posted: December 1st 2011
 The recently-formed Orange and Region Water Alliance, of which ECCO is a member, held a public meeting at the Orange City Bowling Club on November 30th. Guest speakers included Alliance Spokesperson, Paul Wettin, ECCO President, Neil Jones, and Greens MLC, Jeremy Buckingham. The meeting focused on alternatives to the pipeline and provided a great forum for robust and open debate. The meeting helped clarify the short and long-term options available, and the arguments for stopping any further work on the pipeline until all options are fully and consistently reassessed.
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ECCO
Supports:
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OCAN:
Orange Climate Action Now is a Sub-Committee of ECCO that focuses on taking local action to raise awareness about climate change and to mitigate its impact. OCAN organises direct action and local participation in global events such as Earth Hour and the Walk Against Warming.
Local Environment Awards:
ECCO hosts
local environment awards to celebrate the achievements of
individuals and groups who are making a real difference by
taking action on climate change or helping make the City of
orange a more sustainable community.
Earth First:
Earth First is a column that appears in
the Central Western Daily each Saturday. It focuses on a
different environmental issue each week. ECCO has been
co-ordinating contributions to the column since the middle
of 2008.
Daroo Urban Landcare Group:
The Daroo Urban Landcare Group is a group of volunteers working to rehabilitate and revegetate Wentworth Reserve in west Orange. Daroo was the winner of the inaugural ECCO Award for Environmental Sustainability in October 2008.
ELF Community Garden Group:
The ELF
Community Garden Group established
a permaculture community garden at the Environmental
Learning Facility in 2005. The group continues to maintain
and develop the garden, providing an opportunity for members
to garden with others, share knowledge, experiment with new
gardening techniques and enjoy the local produce grown in
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