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Healthy & Sustainable Food Futures: a resilient approach to our food systems

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More time for public comment on SEQ climate change plan

From the Minister for Infrastructure and Planning [Media release] Friday, September 11, 2009 More time for public comment on SEQ climate change plan The Queensland Government has extended the period for public consultation on the Draft South East Queensland Climate … Continue reading

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The addict’s guide to 1938… or how to escape from oil

Published in the Courier Mail Tuesday, 8 September 2009 by Graham Readfearn THE year 1938 should have a significant place in the lives of two of the world’s largest groups of addicts – two collectives which whether we like it … Continue reading

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Achieving grid parity for solar power generation

In the past, solar power generation has been largely limited to niche applications (space satellite, telephone repeater stations and remote homesteads) and applications by dedicated enthusiasts, but the technology is now increasingly being adopted by mainstream grid-connected households and businesses.  … Continue reading

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Really Planning for Real

Sustainable Transport is coming our way!! Click image below for registration and more details: Making Kurilpa the Heart of Active & Sustainable Transport in Brisbane A West End Community Association & Transition Kurilpa Initiative A Workshop Facilitated By Australia’s Leading
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Australia’s Open Garden Scheme

The 2009 Community Grants Program builds on the success of ten previous annual programs that have returned over $925,000 to the community. Since 1987 the Scheme has funded 385 community projects around Australia. Australia’s Open Garden Scheme is a self-funding, … Continue reading

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The LOCAL Opportunity: Building Resilient Businesses and Local Living Economies

“It’s not about stopping anything. It’s about starting something – vibrant local economies that will make our cities and towns the places we very much want them to be.” Continue reading

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Frank Assessment Of Where The World Is At

James Howard Kunstler, prominently featured in the peak oil documentary “The End of Suburbia“, has written a frank and chilling assessment of where the world is at for “The Daily Reckoning“. Unfortunately it is not all rosy, but as usual … Continue reading

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‘In Transition’ Movie

On Saturday May 23rd the premiere of the new film ‘In Transition’  will be streamed live on the internet from the UK. With input from Transition communities around the world it tells the story of the people that have looked … Continue reading

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An EDAP is Born!

Two years after the group was formed, Transition Forest Row has just published its first version of an EDAP. Subtitled ‘a community work in progress’ it is a combination of storytelling, cartoons, drawings and practical steps to an oil-free 2030. … Continue reading

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