About

President: Liz Smith      smiliztas@gmail.com

Public Officer: Gerry White    sueandgerrywhite@gmail.com

Treasurer: Laurie Port laurenceport@hotmail.com

Secretary:  Austin Greenwood  agwood2001@gmail.com

Member: Jenny Cambers-Smith jenny.camberssmith@gmail.com

We have room for 4 other committee members. If you want to jump on board send a message to circulareconomyhuon@gmail.com

  Steve & Ross listening in.

During COVID times the Committee developed a way of working that keeps things ticking along in spite of restrictions that might occur. Here are the details,

• Discussion Forum - we use groups.io platform and a private discussion group called circulareconomyhuon which allows us to keep in touch between meetings by using the group email address  circulareconmyhuon@groups.io. You can join the group by clicking on the 'apply for membership' button.
  
  

• Weekly Zoom Meeting - Usually a weekday evening for 40 minutes and can start at 5, 6 or 7pm depending on availabilities. The Secretary sends out an agenda and meeting links to the discussion forum. We use this meeting mainly to follow up on issues of the day ... not so much for discussing issues in detail.

• Monthly Face to Face Meeting at the Hub. Usually on the second Tuesday of the Month. We use this meeting to discuss items at length with an open invitation for anyone to attend. We can also use the conference facilities to include interstate or international parties.
  
  

• Newsletters - We have tried to do at least one a month to keep members up to date.
  
  

• Website - We have used this to keep a record of what we have done and what we plan on doing. It has more potential but requires more expertise .
  
  

• Files - We keep our files in Google Drive and they are available to Committee members.

Committee members use some or all of the above to contribute according to their available time.

The key to active involvement is to join the discussion forum. You can choose, via the settings, to either receive individual emails or a daily\weekly digest. 

In 2016, Circular Economy Huon began as a community group focused on creating sustainable housing on a 4ha land in Cygnet. The project was later taken over by the Cygnet Association.

By 2017, Circular Economy Cygnet became CEH, with a goal of reducing material use and carbon emissions. We organized climate change workshops and discussed various ideas, such as regenerative farming and waste reduction. We also held a Sustainable Houses tour and initiated work on composting and resource recovery with the council.

In 2019, we recognized that transport-related carbon emissions were a major concern. We hosted EV forums, developed a draft Integrated Transport Strategy, and petitioned for improved public transport in southern Tasmania. We also responded to reports on state government expenditure and collaborated with other groups to address various issues.

Our aim is to promote sustainability, resource efficiency, and community resilience in the face of climate change and resource depletion.

We welcome new members to help address these issues collaboratively.