March 2010 - Green Tie Ball
The EIANZ SEQ was proud to present the Green Tie Ball to celebrate the achievements of the environmental 
profession and Earth Hour. Organisations were encouraged to bring clients and staff to share our joint commitment in making a difference.
It was a night to share your views and enthusiasm on how we protect our environment and to celebrate the achievements made so far.
Date Saturday 27 March 2010 (Earth Hour)
Time 6pm - 11pm
Venue The Victoria Park Function Centre
223 Herston Road, Herston
The evening included guest speaker, Emeritus Professor Tor Hundloe OAM., author of “From Buddha to Bono” and “The Planet of the Thinking Animals”, Founding President and life member of the EIANZ.
Our entertainment for the evening also included the fantastic sounds of 'The Elements', who delivered an energetic and fresh performance. Their varied repertoire of popular songs spanned the 60's through to current radio hits ensured there was something for everyone, with many of us kicking up our heels.
During Earth Hour, the band played 'unplugged' as we enjoyed the Brisbane city skyline.
Earth Hour Every Hour
Big or small, we can all resolve to do one thing this year that will reduce our impact on the environment.
During the hour of darkness, the following resolutions were made by guests at the EIANZ-SEQ Green Tie Ball.
‘Make people more aware about environmental matters’ – Ravi Chiba
‘Switch off my computer monitor when out of the office’ – Mark Taylor
‘To encourage my daughter to want to use less power’ – Lyndal Hargrave
‘Get chickens and an apiary to keep our new worm farm company’ – Alana Caple
‘Reduce consumption and reuse my waste – one man’s trash is another man’s treasure’ – Kirby Davids
‘To rely on my car less and instead use public transport more – or walk!’ – Annie Sanaxay
‘To turn off my computer more often: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm’ – Richard Smith
‘To reduce my carbon footprint by: driving less and walking/riding more, growing my own vegies, educating my children about the role they can play in being sustainable’ – Simon Forsyth
‘I will try to have more sex with the lights off’ – Damien Krikowa
‘Consume less of everything – except wine!’ – Claire Gronow
‘Tell my kids: stop playing playstation, turn off the electric guitar, get on ya bike, go down the creek, turn off the air con, grow your own vegies’ – David Dique
‘I will get my local dump to start recycling’ – Alison Buchanan
‘Use my GoCard more often and turn the toilet and bathroom lights off!’ – Annie Leggett
‘To ride to work more often rather than driving and grow more food at home’ – Simon Pollock
‘To cut down consumption of red meat and install solar panels to drive ceiling fans’ – Lesley Chenoweth
‘To use my car as little as possible’ – Darryl Jones
‘To convince others we are all actors of change’ – Laura Canevari
‘Consume only what I need and make sure it comes from footprint small sources’ – Piet Filet
‘Going to carpool more!’‘ – Lyndall Rosevear
‘Compost my kitchen scraps and grow some vegies’ – Renee Domalewski
‘Reduce meat consumption’ – Rachel Booth
‘Buy only what I need’ – Geraldine Squires
‘To have a vegetable patch’ – Nicole Walters
‘Install P.V. at my house’ – Michael Asnicar
‘Annoy the Woolworths checkout people by not using any plastic bags for my vegies – or just buy the reusable bag!’ – Kylie Holmes
‘Turn laptops and printers off when not using them’ – Danielle Bolton
‘To paint the town GREEN by educating over 500 people in environmental management’ – Phil Abernathy
‘Dinner 2 nights per week by candlelight’ – David Carberry
‘To spend time investigating and identifying opportunities to incorporate solutions to basic and complex impacts to environmental harm!’ – Dan Morgan
‘Participate in the sharing of professional knowledge by seeking to publish my research’ – Linda Tait
‘To not chase the black Murano up the hill at 100km per hour in my V8’ – Petrina Abraham
‘Not to use air con’ – Phill Wilkinson
‘Walk, run, cycle and take the train, leaving the car at home, compost, grow fruit and vegies, shower with my wife to save water’ – Morgan Jones
‘Aim for 5 local vegies per day by 2011, displace meat/processed portion’ – Simon Cavendish
‘Buy my fruit and vegies from local farmers markets, knit my own socks from belly button lint’ – Ashe Pepper
‘To promote to my customers the importance to incorporate more trees into their backyards’ – Ben Morgan
‘Visit Professor Tor Hundloe’s tree in the wet tropics’ – Michael Weldon
‘Utilise public transport at least 3 times per week to get to work’ – Robert Schuster
‘Stop driving my beloved V8 to work’ – Colleen Regan
‘Ride my bike to work more, and reduce red meat consumption’ – Alan Chenoweth
‘To invest in more ecofriendly stocks’ – James Williamson
‘I am going to purchase a Prius’ – Stephanie Beckey
‘To greatly reduce my use of water bottles’ – Jenny Currie
