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Leading relocalisation, peak oi speakers to address Sydney meeting
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Leading relocalisation speakers to address Sydney gathering

Helena Norberg-Hodge, international campaigner for local food systems and 
relocalisation, is to participate in the annual Ecoliving Fair in Randwick 
on Saturday, June 16.

Ms Norberg-Hodge will be supported by Tim Winton from the Permaforest Trust, 
a Permaculture training initiative in northern NSW. Tim promotes 
understanding and preparing for peak oil, climate change and the transition 
to a low carbon future.

Relocalisation seeks to boost local culture, food systems, livelihoods and 
local economies as a means of strengthening communities against the impact 
of global warming and the peaking of the global oil supply. The speakers 
will adddress ways in which Sydney could look to local resources and skills 
as a means of becoming a sustainable city.

Co-originator of the Permaculture design system, David Holmgren, has spoken 
publicly in favour of relocalisation.

International reputation
Helena Norberg-Hodge started ISEC - the International Society for Ecology 
and Culture - to promote local food systems in the UK and to support work 
already underway in Ladakh. That work forms the core of her well known book, 
Ancient Futures, and she is co-author of Bringing the Food Economy Home, a 
book that explores the social, environmental and economic benefits  of local 
food economies.

Tim Winton started the Ecoforest Trust on a rural property where he offers 
training in nationally accredited Permaculture design courses and other 
skills.

Audience as participants
Tim will join Ms Norberg-Hodge, Dr Chris Reidy from the UTS Institute for 
Sustainable Futures and Randwick City Council sustainability manager, Peter 
Maganov in a facilitated conversation - Conversation for the Future -  led 
by Noel Winterburn who facilitated the popular Conversations for the 21st 
Century. Peter will bring a local, Eastern Suburbs perspective to the 
discussion and introduce ideas that local government can undertake to move 
municipalities towards sustainability. Chris Reidy is a leading global 
warming specialist with a continuing interest in the development of public 
policy that delivers an effective response to climate change.

The structure of the session will include the audience in the dialogue on 
sustainability in the Eastern Suburbs and what local people can do to deal 
with the changes we face in the neighbourhoods where we live.

The event is one of a number that makes up Randwick City Council's annual 
Ecoliving Fair. In the morning, Conversations With Designers will explore 
ways to develop your sustainable home and garden with designers from the 
UNSW  - landscape architect, Linda Corkery; interior architect, Kirsty Mate; 
solar electricity specialist, Alistair Sproul; and water expert, Greg 
Leslie.

A wealth of workshops
Workshops at the Ecoliving Fair include the Permaculture home with 
Permaculture-trained solar architect, Terry Bail, the Permaculture garden 
with Permaculture-trained landscape architect, Steve Batley from Sydney 
Organic Gardens, and integrated pest management in the garden with Dr Tim 
Luckett. Other workshops include: Using Water Wisely; Slow Food Fair Food; 
Home Green Makeover; Backyard Poultry; No-Waste Shopping for Smart Buyers; 
Young Children in the Garden and more. A seed mosaic will be contructed 
under the guidance of horticulturist and landscape designer, Emma Daniel, 
and there will be other arts events, a schools sustainability expo and kids 
activities.

WHEN: Saturday June 16, 10.30am to 3.30pm.
WHERE: Randwick Community Centre, 27 Munda Street, Randwick. Turn south down 
Hendy Avenue and right into Marida Street and into Munda Street.
COST: All events free.
FOOD: Available from food stalls.
INFORMATION: http://www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/ecoliving




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