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Guests heard from chair of the Carrickalinga Environment Group Dr Sheryn Pitman, vice-president of the Astronomical Society of Geelong, Dr Keith McGrath, and Peter Crowcroft, an environmental educator representing the Great Ocean Road Coast and Parks Authority.<\/p>\n
After the informational portion of the event, guests then took shuttle buses to Painkalac Valley where they gazed at the clear skies above Aireys Inlet through telescopes.<\/p>\n
Guests also saw several species of moths that were caught by nature experts.<\/p>\n
Ms Wachsmann said the next step for AIDA in gaining Dark Sky accreditation for Aireys Inlet is to meet with the Surf Coast Shire Council.<\/p>\n
“We’ll meet with Council to devise a policy, which the Dark Sky accreditation authority gives us five years to enact before Aireys Inlet as the community goes for the accreditation,” Ms Wachsmann said.<\/p>\n
“AIDA has a general meeting with Council scheduled for November 15 to talk about a range of topics, so we will meet with engineers to talk strategies before then.”<\/p>\n
Surf Coast Shire Anglesea Ward Councillor Libby Stapleton was in attendance at Saturday’s event.<\/p>\n
For more information about AIDA and its programs, head to aireys-inlet.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AIREYS Inlet’s local district association has informed the community of the detriments of light pollution and the benefits of Dark Sky accreditation on the weekend. The Aireys Inlet & District Association (AIDA) successfully held its second Dark Sky Event on Saturday night with attendees hearing from a range of environmental experts. AIDA member and driver […]<\/p>\n