Claire Sheridan on co-operative living
Claire lives at Cascade Housing in Tasmania and here she gives listeners all sorts of insights into co-housing and sharing resources as a way of living more sustainably.
Category: A Sustainable & Inclusive Future
round the bend co-op
It was a sheer fluke that Michael (also a resident of Christie Walk) and I bumped into Zainil and Michael but it was serendipitous that we did. Have a listen to their passion when talking about their home.”We aim to cooperatively live on and manage the land to protect, conserve and enjoy its indigenous nature.” But why “round the bend” We are part of the Bend of Islands community –…
FASCINATING REFLECTIONS FROM A LIFE COACH
Carol Omer is an artist and certified Life Coach who specialises in women’s empowerment, change management and creating peace after domestic violence .She was a founding member of EarthSong Aboriginal Healing Pathways Foundation and former board member of Nunga Mi:Minars Aboriginal Women’s and Children’s Domestic Violence Shelter. Carol recognises the crucial role of the expertise, wisdom and authority of the First People of Australia as core to our capacity develop…
Sam Scammell on what it means to promote a future in which regeneration is the key
With over 30 years’ experience as a practicing lawyer and as a senior executive for major Australian companies, Sam now provides business mentoring and business development services to a number of organisations. Sam brings his diverse career experience and specialist expertise in the areas of law, governance and compliance to boards and community groups. His interests also include co-operative models and working toward a more circular economy promoting a regenerative,…
Edward Wilby
Ed has dedicated much of his life to sustainable development and to create an environment that nurtures both the people, plants and creatures that live on the land and the land itself. Here he answers the question of what a sustainable inclusive looks like to him
towards an alternative future
Nilmini and Steven have visited Adelaide on numerous occasions and they are always a source of inspiration. In this 2 part interview they talk about a whole range of possibilities towards a more sustainable and inclusive future. Steven and Nilmini are mobile town planners who have lived and worked nomadically from their motorhome for more than 4 years. They are keen to change the current paradigm for land management…
The Darwin to Adelaide Solar car race
Julie Conway, Kirsty Martinsen and I were admiring the view from my new Christie Walk apartment when Tom Wright Julie’s nephew called to say he was on his way up. Tom had just the day before arrived in Adelaide after a gruelling but exciting solar car race. Tom and his team got in 2nd place and received line honours for their category. He had so many stories to tell I…
A personal story and a new initiative Portside
Warwick O’Brien of WOB Architects talks about his work, his life, his passion for sustainable development and his hopes for a new way forward.
Hearts with Angelena and Liam
Angelena Harridine Buckskin set up HEARTS (Health, Education, Arts, Resources and Training) some time ago and she has lately teamed up with Liam Clancy a Consultant in the Community Services Sector and NDIS Consultant and by working together through HEARTS they show what can be done. This is part 1 of an interview that is all about people working together.
A throwaway planet
Damon has painted and thrown away thousands of little planets. How many will it take? A fabulous artistic metaphor. I talk to Damon here about why he is so passionate about this