Links - websites & online resources
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Permaculture
Permaculture International Limited (PIL) is Australia's peak permaculture organization, providing services for members in Australia and around the world.
PIL is a democratically controlled charitable organization located in Australia created to support permaculture and permaculturists.
PIL acts as a communication and organizational hub for Australian permaculture and permaculturists as well as undertaking the following main functions:
- Administering Accredited Permaculture Training (APT tm).
- Managing the pc-oceania email listserve.
- Publishing permaculture resources and storing permaculture knowledge assets on its web site.
- Managing the Permafund-PIL's Tax Deductable Fund for supporting sustainability projects.
- Maintaining a Global Directory facility of our web site.
The Blue Mountains Permaculture Institute
The Blue Mountains Permaculture Institute was co-founded by Rosemary Morrow and Lis Bastian.
They offer courses in the upper mountains. The site provides discussion on current topics and
information on local events.
Milkwood Permaculture
Nick Ritar and Kristen Bradley are developing Milkwood into a Permaculture Demonstration site.
They offer educational courses and system design to urban and rural clients.
Permaculture Sydney East
This site provides information on the activities of this group based in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
They provide useful information, links and fact sheets to down load.
Permaculture Sydney North
Permaculture Sydney North is a group of over 350 people based in Sydney's northern suburbs.
The website provides information on their activities, guest speakers and programs.
There is also a list of useful information sheets, which could be most helpful for the beginner in Permaculture.
These sheets can be downloaded.
Permaculture St George
An introduction to the people, activities and forum of permies in the St George area of Sydney.
Permaculture Sydney West
Basically it's PSW's flyer with news. It also has links to their other online presences eg. mailing-list and facebook page.
Permaculture Warringah Pittwater Manly Google Group
Permaforest Trust
The Permaforest Trust Centre for Sustainabilility Education offers Austudy Approved Certificate IV and Diploma in Accredited Permaculture
Training (APT) in Byron Bay. Tim Winton, founder of the Permaforest Trust and principal trainer of the APT program is joined by a teaching team
of specialist mentors, permaculture industry professionals and guest facilitators. Major areas of study include Enterprise Development,
Project Management, Community Development and Permaculture Design. There are two intakes per year - March and August.
Courses suit people who wish to deepen their skills in Permaculture and create Sustainable employment for themselves, or set up their
own Sustainable Enterprise.
Contact: (02) 66 897 579 or email
info@permaforesttrust.org.au for more information.
Blue Mountains
Blue
Mountains City Council
This site provides information on the local environment, weather and sustainability plans.
Sustainable Blue
Mountains
This Blue Mountains City Council site focuses on sustainable events, programs, and initiatives.
Transition Blue Mountains
Katoomba was designated an official Transition Town in July 2008 by the UK-based Transition Network.
Transition Katoomba covers the towns of Katoomba, Wentworth Falls, Leura and Medlow Bath. This sites explains the Transition
movement, what is happening in the Blue Mountains and lists other local events.
Blue Mountains Fruit and Nut Tree Network
This blog aims to develop like an album of fruit and nut tree growing in the Blue Mountains.
For it to function in this way, please send photos and stories of your trees and fruit for to be posted on the site
Katoomba Chamber of Commerce and Community
The Chamber is heavily involved in a range of Permaculture linked activities such as Slow Food. It is the key body
representing local business in the mountains. One of its major current projects is the development of a local community bank.
Cittaslow Katoomba Blue Mountains
This site provides information on Cittaslow projects, and local events.
The Living Class Room at Lapstone
Pictures and descriptions of how the garden was developed at Lapstone Public School.
The Garden at the End of the World
You can write comments on the film, begin or take part in discussion on the themes of the film, and swap ideas for fundraising
There is a page for ordering the DVD
Craig's Building Site
Craig Laurendet is an owner builder in the Blue Mountains, NSW.(Medlow Bath)
His goal: "To build a house for as little money , as my skill and a three day working week will make possible :)
The way I plan to achieve this is by using alternative methods and use recycled materials where possible.
This site is not a 'How to' (... I wouldn't wish that on anyone!), it's more of a blog, documenting how I did it, recording some of my pitfalls
and triumphs"
Related
Sydney Food Fairness Alliance
The Sydney Food Fairness Alliance encourages the public, government and business to work together to:
- assist people to enjoy seasonal, quality food from the region.
- educate people about the importance of a wide range of foods for healthy living, especially fruits and vegetables.
- increase public knowledge of the importance of a productive and economically viable Sydney Basin agriculture to our quality of life.
Australian Community Foods
Search for farmers' markets, community gardens and seed saver groups in your area
