Recently, some of our Transition Bonding network and friends attended a workshop presented by Voices of Wentworth and held at Paddington RSL. The venue was big, as was the audience. If you missed out, or wish you had gone, take a look at the comprehensive links that were provided. If you would like to join…
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By Kit Shepherd Transition Bondi is like a hair on an elephant – tiny!  We sit within the broad network of Transition Australia.  And there is a world-wide movement – the Transition Network – that spans the globe.Recently I was on a panel for a Day of Transition Practice, which continued for 24 hours as…
Our systems are letting us down. The mechanisms that are meant to support us to live healthy, happy and meaningful lives are inherently flawed. This is because economic growth is prioritised before people and the planet. How did we get here and what can we do about it? A man who has been at the forefront…
Sarah K, designer and author was our presenter at February’s guest dinner.  She spoke about her book How to Create Things for the World Sustainably. The book covers a comprehensive range of topics.  It can appeal to people from many angles: economics ~ the circular economy and degrowth + capitalism/market forces philosophy ~ time, connection…
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Our last Guest Dinner for the year (in November) wove a number of threads together, arising from the topic of ‘A New Look at Fashion’. Our speakers were Kara Otter and Chiara di Giorgio. It is a topic and an ‘issue’ that we are all connected to, and we were treated to a potted life story…
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Walking in the local streets and lanes is full of interest as Spring gets plants growing! The lushness of beauty of different types of grass or tree are sheer pleasure to the eye. Even weeds, like the tall plantain with bobbing flower heads, or the circular flat, lobe-leaved dandelion bring a pause to one’s step,…
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Based on The Secret Science of Soil event co-hosted by Steve Batley and Kit Shepherd. Steve studied landscape architecture at Uni; worked in that field for 20 years then he studied Permaculture under Fiona Campbell and Russ Grayson (Sydney elders in the Permaculture network, now living in Tasmania). For the past 15 years he’s been…
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There’s an exciting innovation in climate and sustainability education, that is beginning to grow in Australia. Originating in France, the event goes by names like Climate Fresk*, Water Puzzle, Circular Economy Fresk. They are a gamified form of learning dense material. The originator is a French professor who was concerned that in his university courses…
Based on WATER PUZZLE event with Transition Bondi 3.3.22  Where does our water come from? Table of Content Where does our water come from?Where does it go after we ‘use’ it?Why are we running out of water?What is our water footprint?What to do? Introduction “Water is the source of life on earth. It is also the…
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Reduce – Reuse – Recycle – Reform The queen of recycling materials was our guest in February. Veena Sahajwalla graced us with her generous and lively presence and painted pictures of what is possible in the realm of using waste as a resource. From local modular factories to rural and community micro facilities…. We learned…
