[Pil-pc-oceania] swale building rebates? APT role?

[tamara griffiths]

If you've done a PDC you should be able to dig a swale. Its not that hard.

Alot of people that have earth movers actually know what a swale is and how 
to dig one.

I would strenuously object to only APT certified people were able to build 
swales, as I am a competent builder of them and perfectly able to direct 
earth moving machinery.

I suggest the permaculture people's Party make rebates for swales part of 
its platform.

Tamara

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>From: "Matthew Bond" <mjbond at gmail.com>
>Reply-To: permacultue discussion 
>list<pil-pc-oceania at lists.permacultureinternational.org>
>To: pil-pc-oceania at lists.permacultureinternational.org
>Subject: Re: [Pil-pc-oceania] swale building rebates? APT role?
>Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:24:34 +1100
>
>I was thinking that if there were rebates, the conditions of getting the
>rebate should be that the earth mover would need to know what a swale was
>and how he/she should co-ordinate his work with the surveyor.  Hence the 
>APT
>connection as I know of no other authority that would know how to certify
>that someone is competent to build a swale (as private firms usually 
>certify
>people with their qualifications as far as I know).  My thinking was that
>rebates usually make people want to get qualified and also that governments
>like to be seen as doing something for the drought.  Given that it's
>election time, perhaps we should ask our local candidates to give us these
>rebates for water-harvesting drought related solutions?
>
>Matt.
>
>On 13/11/2007, pil-pc-oceania-request at lists.permacultureinternational.org <
>pil-pc-oceania-request at lists.permacultureinternational.org> wrote:
> >
> > Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 22:04:31 +1100
> > From: "mossmans" <mossmans at internode.on.net>
> >
> > Although I appreciate pushing the APT competency, I would suggest that
> > some
> > people have had living experience and therefore would qualify - try 
>asking
> > Geoff Lawton if he has an APT qual !! Or Darren Doherty?
> >
> > Surely going to a person who has done this work and involved in
> > permaculture
> > is better than me going down the road to the local earth mover who may 
>not
> > know what a swale is?  - Which is more likely as most people don't know
> > where the permis are who can help them.
> >
> > What are the requirements to "advertise" on the PIL website - is this
> > something a person who has PIL membership can do as a benefit of
> > membership
> > of PIL? Or are there other criteria?
> >
> > Sue
> >


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