Unfortunately the Greenway project (upgrading the green corridor between Iron Cove and the Cooks River) has been deferred by the state government. We think the Greenway project is an important project for the government to work on NOW, not just so people can access the proposed light rail, but also to provide locals (humans and [...]
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Greenway
Posted in Local issues, tagged cooks river, environment, government, greenway, iron cove, light rail, politics, walking on September 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Landshare comes to Australia
Posted in Growing our own food, Local issues, tagged community gardens, landshare on February 1, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Via our local permaculture group, I’ve just heard that Landshare has just arrived in Australia. The basic idea is to connect up those with spare (unused but arable) land, with people who have a passion for gardening. The produce is then shared. (It’s an alternative approach to the traditional community garden.) From a distance of [...]
Sustainable House Day is today!
Posted in Local issues, Saving the environment, tagged sustainability, sustainable house day on September 12, 2010 | 4 Comments »
There are over 250 houses open today for Sustainable House Day, throughout Australia. Including ours This is the fact sheet for our house, to give details on what we’ll be talking about. Drop by and say hi!
Sustainable House Day not far off!
Posted in Local issues, Saving the environment, tagged sustainability, sustainable house day on August 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We are opening our house as part of this year’s Sustainable House Day, which is on Sunday September 12. If you’ve been following this blog, you have an idea of what to expect, and this is your chance to drop by to see it in person. I’ve posted some details on Shmeco, to whet your [...]
More community garden resources
Posted in Growing our own food, Local issues, tagged community gardens, policies on August 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This week’s session of the Milkwood part-time permaculture course is on community gardens. Run by Russ Grayson, a veteran of permaculture and community gardens, he pointed us to a pile of useful resources: Community Garden Guide (City of Sydney; PDF) Community Garden Policy (City of Sydney; PDF) Community Gardens – A Policy Direction (Marrickville Council; [...]
Wealthy communities & the Permaculture Biz
Posted in Local issues, tagged community gardens, gardening, permaculture on May 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Robin will give a brief PowerPoint slide show titled ‘Wealthy Communities’ which showcases co-operative and community strategies that support the creation of real wealth. Robin’s primary passion is interactive group work and creative learning so, to complete the evening, you’ll get to experience an activity that will support teamwork and the deepening of connections and [...]
City of Sydney’s community gardens policy
Posted in Growing our own food, Local issues, tagged community garden, council, gardens, marrickville council, policy on March 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Michael Mobbs has highlighted on his blog that City of Sydney has just published a community gardens policy (PDF). This looks good, and I’d love to see something similar in place in Marrickville Council. To quote: Community gardens are unique forms of public open space which are managed by the community primarily for the production [...]
Part-time permaculture course
Posted in Growing our own food, Local issues, tagged course, milkwood, permaculture on February 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve just signed up for the Milkwood Sydney Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC). This runs for 12 weeks, one day per weekend, and should cover a huge amount of ground (pun intended). The things that made this course attractive: It’s in Sydney, and not hours of driving out into the countryside. It has a specific urban [...]
Chippendale Food for the Future Fair 2009
Posted in Local issues, tagged chippendale, fair on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s that time of year again, and tomorrow (Saturday October 24) is the Chippendale Food for the Future Fair 2009. While we don’t live in Chippo anymore, I still work there, and continue to feel a close attachment to the little suburb. This is a great day to visit, with plenty happening: launch of local [...]
Water sustainable urban development: tour through Marrickville
Posted in Growing our own food, Local issues, Saving the environment, tagged lewisham, marrickville, newtown, rain garden, sustainability, water tanks, wsud on October 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I spent an enjoyable morning today, visiting local houses who are saving water in interesting ways, as well as looking at some “rain gardens” in the street. (Our house was also the last stop on the tour, showing off what we’d done in the garden.) The Water Sustainable Urban Development (WSUD) tour was organised by [...]
