Creating a Sustainable Sunshine Coast - Nambour to Mooloolah

I acknowledge the owners of the land upon which I write, the Kaurareg nation. Living up here in the Torres Strait means that sometimes things take a bit of time to get done. ... (read more)

For those interested in how exponential growth applies to things other than paw-paws, I invite you to check out the very interesting slide show in the making at "Crash Course". http://www.chrismartenson.com/crashcourse It provides some very interesting analysis... (read more)

One of the "buzz-words" flying around a lot of blogs (but not yet the mainstream media) is the idea and reality of exponential growth. You may have also heard of "positive-feedback loops". These... (read more)

Sigh. That is about all I have been doing for the past few days as I read the blogs that I frequent. Then I stumbled upon one which poked me into quiet reflection... (read more)

The Future Ready Expo at Kawana was quite an eye opener. There was a lot to see and hear. Listening to Roberto Perez (from the Power of Community DVD) was a real treat. We all... (read more)

I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land where I write, the Kaurareg nation. Living at the end of the Australian diesel supply chain here on Waibene (Thursday Island) has always made me consider,... (read more)

I would like to share an interesting site I found on possible rising sea levels. You can play with it endlessly and view almost anywhere in the world to see what a new sea height... (read more)

A very interesting thing happened here last week. We had a public meeting sponsered by the Chamber of Commerce and two projects were chosen. One that I want to help with is a festival... (read more)

Well, it's one month today since the local council election and the amalgamation of three councils into one. The EDAP is still being written, but in reality, we it wouldn't have been appropriate to deliver it... (read more)

While talking to someone yesterday about peak oil and its possible effects on every aspect of life, I felt a bit like I did about Y2K. Do you all remember the hype and doomsday pictures... (read more)

We have been thinking that one of the best ways to help relocalize our community is to join existing organisations that have similar aims and revitalise them! For example, the QCWA, that is, the Country... (read more)

Here is a plan showing the food forest I am creating next to the chook run and then our cow/sheep paddock. The chook run has small compartments down it in which to grow veges and... (read more)

With all the rain this Summer, I couldn't do much to my farm. Not even keep up with the grass! Now the weather is cooling,I am all inspired to get to work! I have finally begun... (read more)

Second meeting with one of the mayoral candidates went very well. The election date is the next key timeline point for the region. Once the new Mayor is elected and he (there are only two candidates,... (read more)

Well, the meeting with the Mayor went very well and I now have a follow up meeting on Feb 18 to discuss in more depth what SEAC has been doing, our role in energy descent... (read more)

This week I've been invited to meet with the local Mayor to discuss the work I'm doing with the Sunshine Coast Energy Action Centre, and the Sunshine Coast Energy Descent Action Plan, which is currently... (read more)

Peak Everything has arrived - well the book is here! I'm busy reading that and will post a review soon. The momentum (pressure) is really starting to build with phone calls and emails starting to... (read more)

We're still officially on a break from the weekly opening of the Sunshine Coast Energy Action Centre, but I've been working away on a few ideas for ways to seriously get our region (and others... (read more)

After months of hard work and community consultation - more than 150,000 hits on our website, numerous email of support and hundreds of visitors dropping in to our community education centre we, the Sunshine Coast... (read more)

Welcome to my regional powerdown blog. Thought I'd take a change in direction away from the organic gardening blog as now days my husband does most of the food production (and lifeboat building) and I'm... (read more)

The Summary for Policymakers of the Synthesis Report of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report has been hard to find. I attempted to post this document here because it took me a heckuva long time... (read more)

Many of the professional pundits are saying that Peak Oil has arrived. No doubt the meteoric shift in crude prices is contributing to this notion. One of the problems with pinpointing the time... (read more)

The Australian Conservation Foundation now has a website, called Who On Earth Cares, where we can each put ourselves on a map of Australians who care about climate change. Over 11,000 of us have... (read more)

Spring has sprung and the garden is taking on a life of its own. Most of the winter vegies have either been eaten (by us) or are going to flower. I can't bring myself to remove... (read more)

Spring is here and so is Peak Egg! After a massive rain event heralded the end of winter (in which we received more than 300mm in a few days, and many areas on the Sunshine Coast... (read more)