The Transition Street Challenge is an initiative of Transition Newcastle. The Challenge brings neighbours together to discuss water, energy, food, transport and consumption/waste. Visit Transition Newcastle's webpage for more info (www.transitionnewcastle.org.au) or there is some background is at http://bit.ly/TNtsc. We showed this slide show at the celebration of our pilot program.

1. Celebrating
the first
streets !
Laman St
The Terrace
Watson St
Union St
Kings Rd

2. Bringing neighbours together
• Having conversations about water, energy,
food, transport and consumption/waste
• Strengthening relationships
• Developing new skills
• Being challenged
• Cutting bills
• Building more connected and sustainable
communities

3. Newcastle
Herald
Saturday,
May 26th,
2012

5. Transition Streets Challenge
• A practical workbook as a basis for regular
discussions amongst neighbours
• Opportunities to access relevant films and
resources to show in your street
• Ideas and support for fun community-building
events, such as street parties, film nights,
share and repair events, and local produce
pizza nights or dinners
• Thought-provoking challenges
• Expertise and guidance along the way

6. The Launch

9. Water
workshop

10. Getting serious about saving water

12. Shower
head
exchange – 15
households
changed to
more water
efficient
shower heads

13. Bin Stickers –
telling the
world!

14. Union
St
group

15. The Terrace group

16. Laman St group

17. Studying
the energy
chapter!

18. Watson St had 2
garage sale days

19. Laman St Film night
with ‘Magnificent
Revolution’ bike
powered film

20. Watson St celebration

22. Kings Rd community garage sale

23. Scarecrows in
Islington –
Watson St group

24. Busy in
Laman
Street

25. Co-ordinator,
facilitator
meetings

26. Kings Rd
group
helped
organise
Throsby Big
Brunch.
Union St
also
participated

27. Laman St -
Dinner on
the
pavement

28. The Terrace
picnic in the
park

30. Thanks to:
Transition Newcastle team
Karen, the Environment/Climate Change
Services team and Make Your Place grants
team at Newcastle Council
Martin and Hunter Water Permaculture Hunter

31. Thanks
Street
coordinators!

32. Thank you Transition Streets!

33. Facilitating a
transition to a
sustainable future
www.transitionnewcastle.org.au