Striving to live sustainably in the Lockyer Valley. Black Cockatoo Ridge as a Permaculture Property. Fire Danger and Weather Conditions. This tree and another which we dug out few years back were planted ten years ago and probably gave us about a tonne of fruit over that time. We tried a range of approaches to controlling the fungus, including spraying with wettable sulphur and Seasol.

December 22, 2016 by permaculturepower. Toby Hemenway was born on April 23, 1952 and died on December 20, 2016. He was an American author and educator. Hemenway has written extensively on permaculture and ecological issues.

Keep up to date with the latest news coming from PermaculturePrinciples. Tuesday, August 21, 2012. Updated website and on Facebook. I have now set up a Permaculture Principles Facebook page. That is getting stack of updates - to all sorts of permaculture items of interest. The website has been updated. Monday, July 30, 2012. Friday, May 18, 2012.

Project wrap-up, and Vale Tony Nicholas. Monday, October 20, 2014. This blog exists as a record of this project, that existed from 2008 to 2011. It documents the how and why of retrofit modifications made to these public buildings, the building of the community wood-fired oven, and also some of the events that were run. Tony Nicholas with solar installer Matt, March 2010. Eco Buildings, food and forestry in a small country town.

A new concept in sustainable residential development. A group of students from Sunraysia TAFE recently visited WestWyck, courtesy of the Victorian Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability, Kate Auty, who organised the tour. Moreland Mayor John Kavanagh and Councillor Lenka Thompson dropped in to visit WestWyck and met Lorna, Mike and Rosie.