A recognition of Transition Bondi by the Waverley Local Hero Award

A recognition of Transition Bondi by the Waverley Local Hero Award

Last Monday 17th of May 2021, Kit Shepherd received the Waverley Local Hero Award in the Second Nature Category! Her dedication to Transition Bondi is nicely described in her kind words, which we would like to share with the broader Transition Bondi’s community: “This moment of ‘limelight’ on me is very much about acknowledging the…

About Bees

About Bees

“The hum of bees is the voice of the garden.” World Bee Day is an opportunity to recognise the important role of bees in increasing food security, improving nutrition and fighting hunger, as well as in providing key ecosystem services for agriculture. About Bees Bees are invaluable to life on earth for the critical role…

A Secret Garden

A Secret Garden

The secret garden on Bondi Road has been in operation since 2010 by Transition Bondi members and volunteers. A vacant land in the rear of a block of flats was lent to us (Land share arrangement)  to be designed as a community garden as a generous gesture by its owner. Lance Lieber, the founder of…

Kiss The Ground Screening

Kiss The Ground Screening

Kiss the Ground was screened for Transition Bondi’s last Summerama film night on Thursday, March 18. In the documentary, narrated by celebrity actor Woody Harrelson, science experts and activists unpack the ways in which the earth’s soil may be the key to combating climate change and preserving the planet. It is a story of a…

Cecilia’s Community Compost

Cecilia’s Community Compost

Cecilia moved to Bondi in the 70s. With a keen interest in gardening. She’sbeen cultivating every available nook and cranny of her outdoor space toplant and grow things ever since. In a quick tour, she introduced me to arange of native and non-native species that live in her garden, WarrigalGreens, Kangaroo Apple, Davidson Plums, Lemon…

Climate Parties

By Kit Shepherd and Christine Thomas, Christine Brauer and Jenni Hagland led us with two evenings of Climate Parties in a new venue at Brown Sugar Café in Bondi Beach. The evenings were cosy and engaging, with tapas-style nibbles created by our resident foodie, Victoria.   Climate Parties bring people together to raise awareness around climate change and creating a sustainable future. They…

THE SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS – TB’S first Inner Transition event for 2021

These notes were taken by Jillian, Jade and Kit, with an image by Jade. Ulli Radtke led us into the practical and uplifting world of a course she took up (online) during COVID.  She was drawn to this free course offered by Yale Uni,  to counterbalance the heavy experiences she encounters in her job as…

Community Composting weaves our ‘hood’ together!

By Kit Shepherd When you travel to the beach along Bondi Road, there’s a little shopping precinct just before the bus dips down and the ocean view engulfs your eyes.  This little ‘outpost’ of urbanity is studded with jewels!  There are eateries, organic food shops, bars, places where you can find funky clothing,  a tattooist, a physio, a…