I attended the Future Ready Expo at Kawana Waters on Saturday and learnt a lot! Wearing the SustainaBundy shirt meant I was approached by a few original Bundabergians who wanted to know more about what... (read more)

Together with another teacher at the Rosedale SS we are planning on starting a school food garden as well as cleaning up and greening up the garden at the entrance to the school. ... (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)

Thank you to all those who attended and contributed ideas and energy to create my beautiful new back garden. Also to the washing up committee, much appreciated. Many thanks to Andi for such... (read more)

A couple of interesting episodes on TV for your information: Landline, ABC (replay Monday 7th, 11am) The Food Forest Segment about a permaculture farm in Gawler, South Australia growing over 150 varieties. Included an introduction to the concept... (read more)

Tonight at the invitation of Beth Whitworth I attended the Bundaberg Business Women's Network dinner, where the guest speaker was Alison Rickert- the Bundaberg region's own Al Gore-trained climate change presenter. Even with all that... (read more)

1. Final reminder, SustainaBundy Garage Sale Party tomorrow! We've been donated two bottles of "worm tea" (an excellent natural liquid fertiliser), cloth shopping bags and a jar of tomato relish for the raffle, as well... (read more)

Last night was another meeting of the Community Gardeners. We met on site at a potential community garden location just behind the Coronation Hall near the corner of Barolin and Walker Streets. It is council... (read more)

The Playhouse Theatre should've been bursting at the seams with a throng of passionate artists, musicians and community organisation reps, all hungry for insight on Monday night- but it wasn't. In a golden opportunity that... (read more)

Just a reminder, next Saturday the 8th of March is the SustainaBundy Garage Sale Party! Starting at 7am, 144 Barolin Street, Walkervale (on Barolin between Walker St. and Maynard St.) Look for the SustainaBundy Garage... (read more)

Did anyone see Insight on SBS tonight? It featured a forum discussion about building sustainable cities in response to climate change, involving Minister for Environment Peter Garrett, a demographer, a town planner, a developer, and... (read more)

im am an apprentice chef in bundaberg and am wonderin why bundaberg has no local fruit and veg ? why do we pay for transport when we fram it locally... (read more)

The first SustainaBundy General Meeting was held on February 11. Topics covered: -progress update on the SustainaBundy Directory and Guide; -future projects and events. Guide Update Content was submitted to the printer on February 11. Promotional 'got local' stickers will also... (read more)

I don't know about you, but we got 170mm of rain at our house yesterday - that's nearly 7 inches! In the heaviest part of it I hung out the bedroom window, taking photos of... (read more)

There's no better time than Valentine's Day to put into action the relocalisation concept of reducing consumption and increasing experiences! Let's explore some of the ways we can make an utterly romantic - and sustainable... (read more)

So much to catch up on! First a quick reminder, tonight is our SustainaBundy general meeting! Get all the details here. We'll talk about all our upcoming events, so we welcome everyone to attend! In... (read more)

Biofuels such as ethanol are currently being presented as the “clean, green” alternative to fossil fuels but are they? It is true that Biofuels when burned do not release extra greenhouse gases. But Biofuels rely... (read more)

The SustainaBundy management committee met on February 4th to: -discuss the progress of the SustainaBundy Directory and Guide; -discuss feedback from the success of the recent movie night; and -map out the next 6 months of SustainaBundy activities. Update... (read more)

For the benefit of all the new SustainaBundy subscribers, I'd like to mention that our group - and our website - is part of an international Relocalization Network, made up of nearly 180 groups around... (read more)

Look for me on Channel 7 News tonight talking about simple things we can do to combat climate change! I mentioned using less, buying local, buying second hand first, turning down the thermostat on your... (read more)

When most people familiar with the concept think of relocalisation, they think of localised food production, local currencies, local energy, perhaps even local manufacturing. But what about supporting local music, local art and local culture?... (read more)

A busy day today! We were kindly invited along to sit in on one of the Gin Gin Historical Society's meetings today. With a lot going on this weekend we managed to squeeze it in... (read more)

I had been meaning to get along to our local Neighbourhood Watch meeting. In our area they are bi-monthly and we moved in just after the August one and had a worm farm to build... (read more)

The SustainaBundy management committee met on Wednesday, 5th December to: -discuss membership terms and fees; -make arrangements for the SustainaBundy Garage Sale Christmas Breakfast Party; -check progress on the SustainaBundy Directory and Guide; -discuss involvement in the 'Future Ready'... (read more)

We had a good meeting today with Christine Sorbello of the Community Gardens Committee. Christine is also the Community Nutritionist of Bundaberg Community Health. So there is a lot of cross over with the concept... (read more)