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Permaculture Network
The following links to other web sites provide information about local, national and global Permaculture resources.

Local (Central Victoria)

Solar Sisters: A local partnership of two permaculture colleagues which provides design advice, tours and events relating to sustainable building including the Great Sustainable Building Debate

Imagine Stawbale A local architectural and building partnership specialising in strawbale

Daylesford Region Landcare Group Site of Local Landcare group. Includes Upper Spring Ck Management Report by David Holmgren.

Victorian Landcare Centre Creswick. Government funded courses and information (including Landcare For Educators courses at which David Holmgren is one presenter)

Permaculture Melbourne Network centre for permaculture groups and activities by associated local groups in Melbourne and country Victoria.

National

Permaculture International Ltd Past publisher of the long running Permaculture International Journal, now a networking organization connecting permaculture groups and activists in Australia and producing an electronic newsletter.

Permaculture Association of South Australia Permaculture activities, events and resources in South Australia.

Sustainable Energy Foundation Promotes a wide range of sustainable alternatives. Organisers of the Sustainable Living Festival, a major event in Melbourne.

Southern Cross Permaculture Institute Education and demonstration centre in South Gippsland run by Rick & Naomi Coleman

Djanbung Gardens Nimbin NSW permaculture resource centre run by Robyn Francis, well known permaculture teacher, publisher and designer of Jarlanbah eco-village.

Pacific Edge Permaculture Sydney based permaculture teaching and networking partnership of Russ Grayson and Fiona Campbell with links to Sydney and wider permaculture projects and events.

The Food Forest A 40 acre permaculture demonstration, and production property at Gawler, South Australia run by Graeme and Anne-Marie Brookman. One of the most inspiring permaculture places in Australia.

Future Harvest An exhibition developed by Museum of Victoria bringing issues of future sustainable food production to a general public by focus on case studies of more sustainable "farming" . Hepburn Permaculture Gardens is one of 12 case studies presented.

Rosneath Farm A new eco-village in Western Australia with an extensive web site.

University of Sydney Rural Management Studies, Orange NSW Post graduate diploma in Sustainable Agriculture which includes permaculture course material written by David Holmgren

Global

Permanent Publications U.K. Publishers of Permaculture Magazine, an excellent source of information on permaculture and related subjects. Distributors of Hepburn Permaculture Gardens

Chelsea Green U.S. Publishers and distributors of books related to self reliance including permaculture. Distributors of Hepburn Permaculture Gardens

Permaculture Activist Web site of the U.S. permaculture magazine covering permaculture issues and news and resources. Distributors of Collected Writings CD

Watershed Systems Writings by resource ecologist Haikai Tane, based in Twizel, N.Z.

Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales is one of the largest ecological education organisations in Europe

Global Eco -Village Network An information network (with strong links to the permaculture movement) about intentional communities world wide.

University of Florida Emergy Information Exchange This site is part of the Faculty of Ecological Engineering headed by H.T.. Odum, pioneer systems ecologist, who developed the environmental accounting methodology (Emergy Accounting) referred to in writings by David Holmgren, as the scientific foundation for permaculture principles. A good starting point for information about Emergy.

Global Oil Crisis The lastest infomation on the imminent end of cheap energy which will precipitate the low energy future on which permaculture design principles are predicated.


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