ByKit and
By Kit Shepherd and Mylene Turban 25th of January 2021 Five thirty is not the usual time to be in the garden, but for us, it was a special opportunity to do some desk work, in the surrounds of our community garden on our Landshare plot in Bondi Rd. Four of us – one a…
ByKit
By Kit Shepherd 12th of December 2020 The laneways near my home in Bondi have been my highway to well-being in the time of COVID, lockdowns, and restrictions on social contacts. They kept me buoyant during the fires last year. And tending the laneways has been a form of vigil or prayer to Earth amidst the…
ByMylene
In November 2020, Responsible Runners Bondi came back with a new monthly event to keep the local beaches free of littering and educate people about the health and environmental risks of single-use waste and plastic. Two local volunteers at Transition Bondi, Mylene and Kerry, took over from a previous Leader, Mei Li. The group was…
ByMylene
By Anna Jane Linke and Mylene Turban November 2020 Australia’s first-ever circular economy festival, Looped Festival, hit the shores of Little Bay, Sydney at the Prince Henry Centre, on Sunday, 29th November 2020. Clare Press, founder of The Wardrobe Crisis, hosted the festival and facilitated robust discussions on using the circular economy to shift our…
ByMario
By Mario Paredes During July 2020 our Film and Fest event was a documentary called THE STORY OF PLASTIC which is a production by The Story of Stuff Project, a non-profit dedicated to changing the way that we make, use, and throw away Stuff so that it is more sustainable, healthy, and fair. THE STORY…
ByMario
By Mario Paredes Someone in your community has the missing piece to help you move your ideas and projects to the next level; the trick is to know who they are. An Offers and Needs Market (https://www.postgrowth.org/offers-and-needs-markets) is a fast process where you (virtually) meet likeminded people who want to create a better economy, and…
ByKit
By Kit Shepherd, Transition Bondi It was a slow realisation – that the electricity supply had been cut off. No, the food on the stove wasn’t getting hot, the fridge was no longer humming, and the phone couldn’t’ be recharged. The internet too was now not working, so all the usual screen-based contact (that has…
ByKit
By Kit Shepherd Transition Bondi’s recent August Inner Transition evening was an intimate gathering of the Steering Group. They have been following the theme of Indigenous Cultural Awareness for the past year, with short films, book discussions and focused conversations. We are keen to expand our knowledge, and shift our perspectives on issues regarding race…
ByMylene
By Mylene Turban Last July kept us all busy with the different Plastic Free July events, which happened around us! We all learned a lot from them, and we are usually shocked by the numbers we can read in articles or hear in documentaries. We want to take action, and not be part anymore of…
By Alexander Manning Environmental start up ClimateClever is offering 50 free subscriptions to their award-winning school program for Australian public schools. The ClimateClever Schools Program, valued at $3000, is an engaging, student-led program, underpinned by a set of innovative, data-driven online tools that help students measure, manage and reduce their school’s carbon footprint. The best…