In sydney, a new economics recognises its existence

October 26, 2012 Permaculture

SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT happened on Thursday 27 September 2012. How it unfolds over the next few years will determine whether it will be a good idea stillborn or the…

Local government version 2.0: from managerialism to platform

August 1, 2012 Journal

What could happen if councils made the change from managerialism to platform? From doing things for people to doing things with them? It might be a move away…

My work in local government—a few thoughts

August 1, 2012 Journal

A reflection on my recent role working in local government and a validation for my approach to the work...

A next-to-last project: a new community garden for Woolloomooloo

August 1, 2012 Permaculture

It was a different process getting the Bourke Street Park Community Garden through the social design and into the design stage. When it's built it will supplement the…

Three huts on a trail

August 1, 2012 A Tasmanian journey

Walk to places you haven't been for decades and you walk into memory. This was my experience on the Lenah Valley Track high above Hobart...

Social planning comes first in community garden design

August 1, 2012 Participatory techniques

When it comes to starting a community garden, social design precedes site design, and we have developed a simple management plan process for doing this...