The Condamine Alliance incorporating Treehenge is a welcome project to Australia’s most threatened food producing region which will preserve it for future generations. I met with the General Manager, Andy Greening (yes obviously the best man for the job) where we discussed the need for like-minded organisations and business’s to support each other in the area of sustainable management. “Condamine Alliance is an environmental charity. They are a natural resource management, not for profit organisation, with ten years’ experience in managing major environmental projects. Based in Toowoomba, Condamine Alliance has built an extremely successful model of working with partners to … [Read more...]

And what a day it was! Early morning saw dark clouds rolling in from the west but fortunately as the site started coming to life they cleared and had perfect weather all day. CWE organised bike racks in conjunction with the GCCC project “Active Travel – enjoy the way you move” and it was a success. We had approximately 60 bikes from all over the Gold Coast & Northern New South Wales. The bike riders were greeted with a welcome message, thanking them for helping to keep a lower carbon footprint for the event. For their sustainable practice, they were rewarded with a free recyclable water bottle. This project kept cars off the road reducing the carbon footprint of the event. … [Read more...]

We kick off at Bleach* Street at 11am on the 11th of February at the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary and Surf World Gold Coast for a full day of activities. As I’ve mentioned before the good people at Connecting Southern Gold Coast have enlisted Climate Wave Enterprises services to supply advice and hands on sustainable practises for some events during the Bleach festival. "This street Festival includes, the POP UP Bleach* art galleries in Surf World’s car park, roving performances, children’s workshops and music performances by stellar acts. Bleach* Street will also see the world theatrical premiere of the much-loved Gold Coast children’s book, The Surfer and The Mermaid. If … [Read more...]

The new Indonesian Surfing Championship Tour "Lines" on line magazine is available and packed full of interesting articles and amazing photos. Once again we would like to thank all the crew at ISC for the great work they are doing in sustainable event management. For details about the ISC “Go Green” project. Climate Wave Enterprises reviewed the actions of the ISC and came away satisfied that they are on the right path for a sustainable future of surfing competitions in Indonesia. It seems to me that the greening of surfing competitions is taking root and has a bright future. From what I’ve read the Rip Curl Pro San Francisco 2011 has been the most sustainable event to date with … [Read more...]

The world’s economies have all shown how fragile they can be, and then add a natural disaster and this can have devastating effects on a country. With the announcement of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games bid success we have a very real opportunity to diversify our tourism trade in south east Queensland. This subject is in constant discussion in the tourism industry and now we have a real chance of developing a new industry. The proposed sustainable management for the Commonwealth Games can see a whole new green industry surface which all levels of government are apparently eager to develop. This industry is building in Europe in readiness for the London Olympics 2012 and is already … [Read more...]

Eco Challenge brought to you by Surfrider Foundation Sunshine Coast, Climate Wave Enterprises & Golden Days Festival, November 20th 2011, Coolum Beach Perfect weather for a day at the beach, with a bit of swell and lots of action, couldn’t get any better or could it? Well yes it could, through actions taken by event organisers parts of this festival were sustainable. Climate Wave Enterprises was asked to provide advice where needed to this event and we believe the organisers accomplished an excellent result in their first year with a commitment to improve these initial practises. The surfing event was carbon neutral, with plants being supplied by Forest Tree, for people to … [Read more...]

SWU That’s the message from a huge music festival staged in the town of Paulinea, a growing cultural hub next to the city of Campinas in the interior of Sao Paulo state. From its inception the SWU festival has sustainability as it's motive. My friends in Rio and in particular, Felippe Llerena mentioned the green principles of the festival and I was keen to check it out up close. Felippe with his multiple contacts in the Brazilian music scene organised a couple of tickets and after some juggling, I was organised to go to this mega festival. My opportunity to audit from a patron point of view, sustainable event management practices in Brazil. To get there it was quite easy (if you … [Read more...]

Climate Wave was invited to participate on the steering committee for this festival by Connecting Southern Gold Coastand we have been educating the organisers & volunteers on sustainable actions & pitfalls to be aware of during the early stages. The festival will bring together creative pursuits inspired by surf culture, Bleach* Surfing The Fringe will celebrate all art forms kissed by the ocean, encrusted in salt and bleached by the sun. From 11-26 February 2012, music, art, writing, film and photography sharing the common theme of surfing will be on display across the iconic beaches and venues of the Southern Gold Coast. Ever-changing and fluid like the ocean, the festival … [Read more...]

Here I am at Rio’s main bus station “Rodoviaria” Novo Rio on my way to Sao Paulo with the objective to develop strategies for the growth of sustainable events in Brazil and Australia. After an inspiring meeting with Meegan Jones from Green Shoot Pacific and the Australian representative for the elaboration of the new ISO 20121, the next step now, will be meeting with Leticia Menger the Brazilian representative of the Sustainable Event Alliance together with Meegan in an attempt to tackle the immense task of greening the upcoming mega events planned for Brazil. (The 2014 FIFA World Cup and The Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games) I have to say that the new “Rodoviaria” with its … [Read more...]