Thanks Robert, a new thread as requested.

A few like minds have formed the Sunraysia Biodiesel Club.

Our first meeting will be on the evening of 18th October. The time and venue will be announced on this thread and in the local media shortly.

We've incorporated under the CAV model rules and with some fairly general and uncontentious aims. A committee, any changes to this initial set up and ideas about how to operate in practice and in future will be discussed on the night.

We see this as the first step towards creating a model for a community owned commercial level BD plant which:

1) will find a positive, local use for the thousands of litres of WVO leaving Sunraysia every week
2) will offer new avenues of security and income for hard pressed local farmers who want to diversify into oil seed crops
3) will be a model of resource efficiency - using solar power for much of its operating energy and dry wash techniques to conserve water
4) will invest profits in community environmental education and energy creation and conservation projects

Brave words, I know, and as yet only words, but Sunraysia is only one of any number of sizeable hard pressed regional communities that are going to have to start relying on themselves for their energy in the difficult years to come. The sooner we start, the less painful it's going to be.

So for all the locals out there, come along and be heard. For any others wider afield, who might have the ideas and expertise to help, please get in touch.

Fatboy

Fatboy - well done and best of luck to you all. We'll all be interested in your progress and in supporting you in any way that we can.

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Sydney Biodiesel Users' Group and Australian Biofuel Users


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Joe

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Anything that can provide an option for those farmers selling wheat to the corrupt wheat board and get them to switch to canola has to be a good thing.

Full details for the meeting are:

6pm Wednesday 18th October

Barry Goodwin's Workshop
37 Pitman Avenue
Buronga
NSW

If anyone needs directions, just send me a personal message and I'll get back to you asap.

Fatboy

You should put an event in the calendar too. http://www.biofuelsforum.com/calendar.php

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Robert Fyvie
Site Admin
Sydney Biodiesel Users' Group and Australian Biofuel Users


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2007 Mazda 6 Diesel ..................................2000 Peugeot 306..........................2001 Landrover (retired)
2L Turbo charged (Common Rail) ...................XTdt 1.9L Turbo ............................Freelander TD4 (Common Rail)
on B100.................................................. ...on B100.......................................on B100