New Energy for Rural Australia

If a rural community could choose its source of energy, would it opt to stay with coal, or move to renewables? The message from the New England Energy Forum was clear: renewable energy is preferred by a wide margin as the best option. Improving energy efficiency and...

Is 100% renewable electricity really that unrealistic?

While many countries still discuss whether or not a 100% renewable energy system – or “just” a 100% renewable electricity supply – is even theoretically possible, Germans seem no longer bothered by such unscientific doubts. To showcase what we know about what is...

Sophy Banks on the Power of Not Doing Stuff

Sophy Banks gave a workshop on inner transition and visioning in Bellingen about 3 years ago. Then, she was a member of the original Transition Town Totnes and is now part of the greater transition network. Speaking to Rob Hopkins: [soundcloud...

Be eggcited

Great news: it has all happened very suddenly (hence the lack of prior notice), but as of yesterday afternoon our beautiful chook house built for us by the TAS boys is now actually housing 3 of our very own chooks! They are beautiful – and huge! The chooks are...

Compost Workshop

Organic expert Tim Marshall will be running a composting workshop on Saturday 24th August 2013 from 10am to 12.30pm. Cost is $10 ($5 concession). 6/8/13 UPDATE: fully booked

New heart & soul convenor

Paul Reader is our new convenor.  Watch this space for new developments! Thanks for all your support over my time as convenor. Best wishes, Cathie

International Greening Education Event in Germany

A three day International Greening Education Event will be held from 6th to 8th of November, 2013 in Karlsruhe, Germany. This event will bring together academic community, policy makers, representatives of international development agencies, senior members of academic...

NEW funding for 21st century

Several NSW regions have taken another step towards replacing a 150-year-old model of centralised energy production with community-owned renewable power.Two projects aimed at helping rural communities access their own affordable sustainable energy, Farming the Sun and...