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The next Permaculture Design Certificate course in Freshwater Creek near Geelong, Victoria is being held in April from the 1st to the 15th.

Rick Coleman from Southern Cross Permaculture Institute will be the main tutor and if numbers exceed 15 we will also have Kat Lavers and we will also have 2 very skilled local guest tutors who will be doing a session each.

Bookings are now open and the deposit needs to be paid by the 15th February.

Email Monica on goldenalight@yahoo.com.au or phone 03 5241 7086 or 0439 390 557 for more information. Or visit the Geelong Sustainability website and click on Events.

Anyone up for bottling / preserving the summer harvest workshop?

Time, date and address to be arranged.

Register your interest email annstevens@optusnet.com.au

POW is also on Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#!/groups/232421223455251/

It’s the new year and all the neighborhood houses and community centres have released their calender of events.

Including such gems as

Jams and preserves at Kensington

- http://kensingtonneighbourhoodhouse.com/component/docman/cat_view/50-publications?orderby=dmdate_published

Kensington is part of the city of Moonee Valley here are the other centres http://www.mvcc.vic.gov.au/experience-moonee-valley/community-centres-and-halls/neighbourhood-houses.aspx

City of Maribyrnong Centres are here

http://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/page/page.asp?page_id=533 Check out the yoga and community cooking at Maidstone

Safe Food Handling

at Sussex Street only $30- for volunteers http://www.sussexnh.org.au/

Find a neighborhood house near you

http://www.anhlc.asn.au/find/networkwest

Gardening in Small Spaces

It only takes a minute to register online at www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/greening

How do you find a green space and realise your gardening dreams when you have small outdoor spaces. There are many small spaces that are unconventional, in areas that may not have once been considered as a place for a garden. Come along and explore some great ideas about growing a garden on a verandah, in a courtyard or unusual nooks.

The workshop covers

• planting in pots
• balconies, courtyards and small backyards • plants for small gardens

Sponsored by City West Water

Date: Sunday 13 November 2011, 10.30am – 12.30pm
Location: Footscray Community Arts Centre, 45 Moreland Street, Footscray
Presenter: Sustainable Gardening Australia

Would you like FREE expert advice on business planning for your not-for-profit organisation?

The Office for the Community Sector, in partnership with Small Business Victoria and the Small Business Mentoring Service, is running the Business Planning for NFP Organisations Program from
November 2011 through to June 2012.

Through the program, 72 community organisations across six locations will be able to attend free business planning workshops followed by four individual business mentoring sessions. This opportunity for small to medium community organisations to improve their basic business planning skills and access one-on-one advice aims to:

- Help identify and develop solutions to business problems
- Assist with development of a strategic action plan to assist with business, marketing and financial planning
- Increase and further develop your existing business skills.

Date/Time/Venue

Date/Time: Wednesday 16 November 9.30am – 11.30am
Address: Meeting Room 1, Richmond Town Hall 333 Bridge Rd, Richmond

Date/Time: Wednesday 23 November|9.30am – 11.30am Victoria University campus
Address: 460 Ballarat Road, Sunshine

How to book

Or you can call or email to book from the details below.
Option 1: Book online – Register online at: https://services.business.vic.gov.au/ems/search.do
Option 2: Call 9317 5794 (Contact Craig Rowley)
Option 3: Craig.Rowley@leadwest.com.au

Cost (inc GST) Free

Maximum bookings per person 2

Local to our Western Melbourne area, cheese making courses in Little River.

http://www.cheeselinks.com.au/

Free sustainable gardening workshops
As the weather warms up, why not learn new skills at spring workshops run by My Smart Garden program? The program, run by Moonee Valleyand Hobsons Bay Councils helps you grown your own food, shelter your home, use water wisely and recycle wastes.

As well as access to workshops, Moonee Valley & Hobsons Bay residents who sign up to the program receive sustainable gardening information, discounts from local garden suppliers and can win great prizes every month. You could win a rain garden worth $500 in October and a Fowler’s preserving kit worth $250 in November.

Introduction to organic gardening

Date: Saturday 15 October, 10 – 12pm
Strathmore Heights Community Centre,
Address: 1 Boeing Rd, Strathmore Heights

Beginner’s guide to chickens

Date: Saturday 22 October, 10am – 12pm
Louis Joel Arts and Community Centre,
Address: 5 Sargood Ave, Altona

Meet your garden bug life and control pests naturally

Date: Monday 24 October, 6-8pm
Flemington Library,
Address: 311 Racecourse Rd, Flemington

Garden for wildlife

Date: Thursday 3 November, 6-8pm
Avondale Heights Library,
Address: 69/72 Military Rd, Avondale Heights

Gardening in small spaces

Date: Thursday 17 November, 6.30 – 8.30pm
Newport Community Education Centre,
Address: 43 Mason St, Newport

To book in for workshops, please email
Contact contactus@mysmartgarden.org.au or call 9932 1142.

Dates: Friday 30th September – Sunday 2nd October
Venue: South Melbourne Commons, corner Bank & Montague Sts, South Melbourne.
E-tickets: On-line tickets with GreenTix

More information http://www.permaculturemelbourne.org.au/2011/Conf/PcM_conference/permie-conference-2011.html

The conference and it’s associated events will bring people together to share stories and discuss where we’re going as a movement. Presentations will be given by a wide range of local activists from local group leaders to gardeners, educators, writers, designers, foresters and more. Site visits will be happening to local gardens and community sites

Dates: Friday 30th September – Sunday 2nd October
Venue: South Melbourne Commons
Address: Corner Bank and Montague Streets South Melbourne

30th Birthday Party

Friday Evening 30th September
Food and live band to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Permaculture Melbourne’s fouding.

Conference

Sat & Sun 1st–2nd October
The Conference program is a mix of networking and discussion, with an emphasis on swapping stories as well as discussing policy and planning issues

Saturday Evening

Film screening and BBQ
Screening of the just released documentary Anima Mundi. The director will be attending and speak about the project .

For further information contact
http://www.permaculturemelbourne.org.au/

Tickets

E-tickets from Greentix or
contact Ann annstevens@optusnet.com.au

Convert your frontyard into an edible Eden.

This one day workshop will give you the design skills and chance to build a practical and functional Food Forest. Led by professional Permaculturists Paz Faigenbaum & Hamish MacCallum.

Visit www.foodingardens.com.au to register.

Date: Sunday 7th August (10am – 5pm)
Price: $75 (Early Bird/concession until 19th July) / $85
Location: 42 Adelaide St, Castlemaine

Booking closes Sunday 31st July – Limited places. Be Quick!

Lunch & morning tea included. Fresh organic vegetarian.

e: paz@foodingardens.com.au
t: 0431 325 929
w: www.foodingardens.com.au