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As of the date 202412201400, AAAAWAG has started to set up the IAOZ Australasian Thermal Mapping Network.
202412181800 New Note: https://participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au/neighbourhoods/parkville/ryder-pavilion-closer-welcoming-clubs-2025 is an update on one of the Royal Park Activity Centres to be considered in the Royal Park Master Plan Review.
202412161700 New Note: Today, several citizen scientists in the AAAAWAG network commented, “The thought-provoking article continues to raise awareness of the impact of local climate on the health-benefiting activity of the walking population. Published.
https://www.coolstreets.com.au/ is worth a look when choosing where to walk on a 40+ C day.
Various citizen scientists are mapping thermal comfort at the seat locations on the “cool” paths. They sometimes record a 30C difference in the shaded seat area and 50+ C on the paved paths nearby.” Please consider making additional comments or giving AAAAWAG comment a tick.
202412151700 New Note: Today, several citizen scientists in the AAAAWAG network have become financial members of the Yalukit Willam Nature Association (YWNA). AAAAWAG notes that YWNA has worked closely with the land manager of Bayside City Council. A year ago, YWNA signed a two-year agreement to establish the YWNA working methodology and ensure that we can work respectfully together on the aims of the Masterplan.
202412091800 New Note: Today, the City of Melbourne announced: https://participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au/neighbourhoods/parkville/new-parking-meters-melbourne-zoo . A step facilitating more convenient parking management and revenue generation by Royal Park in the future. A crucial step in the Master Plan for Royal Park.
202412051400 News Note: Today, AAAAWAG began to circulate for comment https://participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au/royal-park-master-plan-review . Have your say on the Draft Royal Park Master Plan by 14 February 2025.
“The TCPA Annual General Meeting for 2024, elected the following Committee and office-bearers for 2025:-
Marianne Richards - President
Tim Patton - Vice-President
Peter Hill - Secretary
Ray Walford - Treasurer
Alex Sawicki - Committee Member
Doug Bell - Committee Member
Horst (Oz) Kayak - Committee Member
Michael Ratcliffe - Committee Member
Peter Don - Committee Member
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202408080900 news note: Today, AAAAWAG included a link to the Expert-advisory-group-to-support-Australian-government-protect-our-health-from-climate-change.
202407281100 news note: Today, AAAAWAG included a link to the Collaborative Action for Transformative Change in Health and Healthcare (CATCH). The first annual report is on its Recommended Links page.
202407100900: TCPA Inc. is preparing a submission to https://engage.vic.gov.au/developing-a-new-plan-for-Victoria. AAAAWAG is contributing to the submission.
202407021000: A new event has been announced for the Parkville Neighbourhood Portal project that you're following:
Event title:
The Adaption Game
Event Description:
Be part of a table-top board game that simulates how you and your community adapt to climate change and build resilience.
Event date:
23 July 2024
Event address:
251 Faraday Street, Carlton VIC, Australia
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202404241800: It was agreed that the AAAAWAG citizen scientists contributing to the Royal Park Master Plan Review would mainly focus on Modelling the Health Impact of Royal Park. Measuring what matters to demonstrate the potential health impact of Royal Park in Melbourne by alternative planning outcomes is one aspect of the focus.
.202404171800: No feedback to AAAAWAG over the last seven days indicated anyone had taken steps to change their behaviour patterns to reduce their personal GHG emissions compared to their living patterns over the previous week.
However, today’s date is of significance. In 194504170900, the town I was born in, Verden-an-der-Aller, surrendered to the Allies. From an upstairs window in my home, I watched the first armoured car come down the main street.
202403061800: No feedback to AAAAWAG over the last seven days indicated anyone had taken steps to change their behaviour patterns to reduce their personal GHG emissions compared to their living patterns over the previous week. However, several correspondents have questioned whether the words civilised community will be used in discussions describing communities.
202312201800: Several octogenarian citizen scientist readers of this page advise me they have a clinically defined algorithmic condition. Some define the algorithmic condition as compulsive obsessive behaviour when it begins to interfere with standard, acceptable living patterns in their community. All AAAAWAG correspondents with me, whom I respond to, use step counters regularly. All my correspondence, under the title MEASURING WHAT MATTERS, assumes the addressee knows their walking-related activity patterns in one form or another.
202312191600: The Age has published the following AAAAWAG comment: “Has anyone modelled the various impacts on possible microclimate impacts in the Port Phillip Region for site development as open green space, sports facilities or education infrastructure, or maybe a combination of all three?” on https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/school-v-sports-clubs-the-future-of-this-port-melbourne-site-decided-20231218-p5es6q.html
202312190900: Can we beat the heat with 'shadeways'? the article warrants reading.
202312131800: From now on, the only Participate Melbourne activity AAAAWAG provides input to is https://participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au/royal-park-master-plan-review.
202309031600: AAAAWAG submitted the following motion to the TCPA : “The TCPA will prepare feedback on the Measuring What Matters Statement to Treasury; within the time frame to be agreed to by the Committee at its September Meeting. ”Details of the formal statement (141 pages) by Treasury are at https://treasury.gov.au/publication/p2023-mwm .AAAAWAG will post the outcome on this portal.
202309201800: TCPA supports the Voice to Parliament by Marianne Richards | Aug 20, 2023 | Commentary> Recognising the Traditional Owners’ custodianship of country over many millennia and their continuing connection to land, waters and community, the TCPA welcomes the Uluru Statement from the Heart and supports the establishment of an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice in the Constitution. Feedback from AAAAWAG strongly endorses the TCPA support.
202305231800: Readers of this site interested in potential health outcomes from possible exposure time in green urban green space are referred to Launch of joint DEA and WWF-A report: Trees. The forgotten heroes for our health - DEA.
202301251800: AAAAWAG are combining Health Impact Modelling (HIM) with GHG modelling in their proposed submission to the Royal Park Master Plan Review to the MCC on 202306301800.
202212271800: Recent AAAAWAG discussions indicate that the https://participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au/royal-park-master-plan-review needs to include focusing on the benefits from appreciating and experiencing Nature in the existing park as well as setting in place future funding of park management and infrastructure to optimize adaption and adoption of steps to minimise the climate change impact underway.
20221301800: AAAAWAG from now on includes the concept of Personal Health Impact Modelling (PHIM) in the first sentence in each and every item of its correspondence
202211281440: “The TCPA Annual General Meeting for 2022 was convened on last Wednesday 23 November.
The results of the election of Committee and office-bearers for 2022-23 are:
Marianne Richards - President
Tim Patton - Vice-President
Peter Hill - Secretary
Ray Walford - Treasurer
Alex Sawicki - Committee Member
Doug Bell- Committee Member
Horst (Oz) Kayak - Committee Member
Michael Ratcliffe- Committee Member
Peter Don - Committee
Syd Herron - Committee Member
Warwick Pattinson - Committee
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202208171315: The Age declined to publish the comment :
“All the active octogenarians who correspond with me regularly practice optimal, but minimal isometric movements, to manage their cognitive decline.” covering
202208131630: Today The Age, published a print article by Carolyn Webb on the Pollination Corridor between the Royal Botanic Gardens close to the CBD and Westgate Park. AAAAWAG endorses the development of this urban "Nature" corridor as it has the potential to significantly impact on urban environmental health.
202207161800: The Intelligent Agents feeding this web site are tracking https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-transport-and-health and will post the most recent published new data on items of interest to AAAAWAG at the end of each week (EST).
202207071745: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-transport-and-health is tracked.
202207061800 AAWAG ceased to exist and is replaced by AAAAWAG, The Australasian Alliance of Active Ageing Walking Activity Groups.
202204101600: The Great Ocean Road Coast & Parks Authority (greatoceanroadauthority.vic.gov.au) activity will feature on this web site from now on.
202202191500: Commenced reviewing progress on TCPA submissions