[permaculture-oceania] Lack of Voice

[Bandicoot Highs]

Well Yes i see what you mean.I was one who suggested we as Permies needed
some Leadership.....But back then the sheep were waiting for a ram...We just
stayed in the Paddock without a Leader..

Baaa Baaa Baaa.........
Howard brags of his Leadershit Abilities..
Beazly dosnt even have guts to try and Lead..allthough he does have the
guts....

and all the permies want to do is live in a leaderless exsistance......

As they say "we get the leaders we deserve"
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Champagne" <brogopg at bigpond.net.au>
To: "Permaculture Oceania Mailing list"
<permaculture-oceania at lists.cat.org.au>
Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 4:32 AM
Subject: [permaculture-oceania] Lack of Voice


>
> Warm Greetings,
>
> Back to this issue of the permaculture movement lacking a voice at a
> national level. Last week saw the Howard Government pouring more
> millions into drought affected farming regions.
>
> Calls came from the Wentworth Group of scientists not to prop up farmers
> that are unsustainable. Then Clive Hamilton from the Australian
> Institute stuck his head out and suggested also that maybe they shouldnt
> be farming and that it was cruel to prolong the agony for these people.
>
> Liberal and National members fired back that it was ' un-Australian' to
> not look after them as they got caught up in this simplistic romantic
> notion of how farmers built this country. You could almost hear the
> strains of The Man from Snowy River in the background.Un
> Australian!!!!!! are they unable to see solutions due to hanging onto
> the past or more likely, thats where their votes are. Principle 12 -
> Creatively Adapt and Respond to Change will not get you re-elected in a
> hurry.
>
> How frustrating it is to belong to a movement that has proven answers to
> design landscapes for maximising water retention but has no voice. At
> this very time, Geoff Lawton is back in Jordon checking out his design
> of turning a barren desert into  food crops after applying simple
> permaculture principles.I was hanging out for a Press Release from
> someone..... but it didnt happen.
>
> Kind Regards
> John Champagne
> Mumbulla Bioregion.
>
>
>
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