Our region wide powerdown project continues... and the importance of relocalisation groups.... It's certainly taking a lot longer than I would like to get our region into serious powerdown action. Our EDAP is still underway -... (read more)

This is just a quick update. I am seeing a lot of people are reading my blog, but so far I have had very little actual feedback. My curiosity about who you are is burning... (read more)

The main focus of this entry is dealing with the drying weather. It has been a couple of months since we had substantial rain, though summer this year was particularly wet. The grass is still... (read more)

In the spirit of making more regular contributions I am determined to keep progress on the property more up to date to avoid data-dumps like the last post. The weather has well and truly turned the... (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)

Gathering my thoughts March 08 It has been almost a year since I last blogged, so you must be thinking I have oodles of news. And in a way I do. But in another way I don’t.... (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)

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)

Its funny how the human heart can spin on a dime. Last week I harvested my first turnips. They were looking a little moth eaten, though the leafy tops had expanded admirably through heat and neglect... (read more)

Just joined three of my local groups and am hoping for some interesting connections and infomation about living simply and making/growing my own in Kenilworth. Current projects are starting a permaculture farm and garden and... (read more)

Thursday night I gave a presentation on oil depletion and relocalisation at the Permaculture Noosa January meeting (see the attached PDF of the presentation). The main purpose of the presentation was to introduce them to... (read more)