Adelaide-based. Communications and strategy, sustainability, health, education.
Joined July 2009
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22 May 2021
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Rebecca Short retweeted
2 Feb 2021
The City of Adelaide and Renew are offering free one-on-one advice to help your business reduce energy costs. 💡 Book in for a free chat with an nergy or sustainability expert for personalised advice. Wednesday 3 March. Book your free Zoom session now: ow.ly/zfNn50DotaE
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16 Dec 2020
South Austrlaian Climate Change Action Plan has been released. Targets renewable energy 500% of demand by 2050, and support for EVs, adaptation, urban greening and more. environment.sa.gov.au/topics….
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26 Nov 2020
Great result in NSW!
25 Nov 2020
Today we saw politicians from all different parties work together to put the community interest ahead of vested interests. As a result NSW will now lead the Nation and become an energy and economic superpower smh.com.au/politics/nsw/land…
Rebecca Short retweeted
19 Nov 2020
Proposals for cycleways on College Street, Liverpool Street and Oxford Street are online now and we’d love your feedback: cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/prop…
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Rebecca Short retweeted
18 Nov 2020
To close/stop for 6 days:
- All schools/ university
- Takeaway food, pubs, restaurants
-Open inspections
-Outdoor sport/ physical activity
-Regional travel
-Aged care sent into lockdown
-Construction
-Masks required outside home @9NewsAdel
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6 Nov 2020
*Coos in South Australian
6 Nov 2020
‘Pigeon’ has landed! Created by Adelaide-based artist, Paul Sloan, this fun and larger-than-life art work is now perched in Rundle Mall. Pigeons are very social creatures - so be sure to say hi next time you’re in town. #ADL #MyAdelaide
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9 Sep 2020
Good move for SA.
9 Sep 2020
BREAKING: The Marshall Liberal Government’s legislation to ban single-use plastics in South Australia has passed Parliament. #saparli ♻️🌲🌿
5 Sep 2020
Everyone is equal. Never speak down to a waiter, driver, cleaner. Everyone has an interesting personal history.
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18 Jun 2020
Goodness. My Nanna, who was a young working woman in the Blitz times , used to sing Vera Lynn around the house when I was a kid.
18 Jun 2020
Dame Vera Lynn has died, aged 103. In 1981, the she told Michael Parkinson how she became the "Forces' Sweetheart".
Rebecca Short retweeted
16 Jun 2020
In the new Adelaide Living podcast episode @Lebmaru shares how #Adelaide's connected community has helped him bring youth-focused #socialenterprises to life.
🎧 ow.ly/8tyB50A7tM1
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11 Jun 2020
This is my preferred city place. Nice one Jacob!
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Rebecca Short retweeted
11 Jun 2020
Our sandstone harbour walls are beautiful, but they’re not a great home for diverse marine life.
So we have provided the Sydney Institute of Marine Science with a $20,000 grant to create artificial homes for fish, crabs and ocean plants along the shoreline.
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Rebecca Short retweeted
10 Jun 2020
In a laneway behind Halifax Street, an enterprising business owner has rallied their peers to reap the benefits of ‘sharing’ of solar power while contributing to Adelaide’s carbon neutral vision. #InvestInAdelaide #CarbonNeutralADL ow.ly/OmY650A3AYq
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Rebecca Short retweeted
4 Jun 2020
Broad estimates:
$4,000 - 5,000 for solar (3-4kW)
$7,000 - 10,000 for battery storage (subject to rebates)
$3,000 for air-sourced heat pump (hot water)
$3,000 insulation, air-sealing
$2,500 split-cycle air-conditioning
Around: $20,000 - 23,000 per dwelling
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Rebecca Short retweeted
4 Jun 2020
Fun fact
$25k is about the estimate for a full retrofit of a social housing dwelling.
Solar, battery, heat pump, insulation...the lot.
Cost savings, health benefits, greater social equity.
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Rebecca Short retweeted
12 May 2020
In episode 7 of the Adelaide Living podcast, Adelaide-born filmmaker Damon Gameau shares what gave him the courage to start telling his own stories and why he chooses hope as the way to bring more people into the climate conversation. Listen now: ow.ly/iWma50zCkFC
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