Transition Town Kuranda meeting Sunday 12th June 3-5pm
Sjoerd at Recharge Kuranda forum
Friends of the Earth Kuranda supports the aim of making Kuranda a Transition Town , working towards a future in Kuranda that is “energy- lean, less stressful, happier and healthier”
We call on local people and local groups to be part of the exciting Recharge Kuranda initiative.
Come to a meeting at the community hub, the Original Markets on Sunday 12th June 3-5pm.
Help create a community map of individuals and groups who share the Transition Town goals so everyone can work together to develop a resilient community .
For further details, phone Sjoerdon 0457129516, Robert on 40930987or email Robert@realfoodnetwork.com.au . Re-Charge Kuranda is also on Facebook.
Friends of the Earth Kuranda supports the aim of making Kuranda a Transition Town , working towards a future in Kuranda that is “energy- lean, less stressful, happier and healthier”
We call on local people and local groups to be part of the exciting
Recharge Kuranda initiative
Recharge Kuranda: Choosing our Future
What would a world without fossil fuel look like? Is 100% renewable energy possible? How can we start using less energy and have a good standard of living? There was much energetic discussion about these and other questions in the recent Recharge Kuranda forum where a crowd of more than 35 people, ranging from toddlers to more seasoned campaigners, participated in this first forum organised by the RealFood network together with Friends of the Earth Kuranda. Topics debated included the National 100% Renewable Energy campaign, outlined by Anna McGuire, CAFNEC sustainability officer; how we as a community can act to protect Australian wildife and bees from the hazards of pesticides especially the insecticide Strike Out; sourcing clean drinking water, uncontaminated by pesticides and other positive actions inspired by the global Transition Towns movement. Janet Millington of Transition Towns Cairns, a permaculture author, teacher , co –founder of the first Transition Initiative in Australia and a wealth of information and experience commented “This is a good time to get the message to council while they are doing their community plan and to drive the change we want through a responsive council asking for direction.” At the end of an interesting and informative few hours, and a shared lunch of delicious market food and home-made snacks, Sjoerd Aadema summed up by saying “Recharging Kuranda is going to be an all inspiring happening and a long-term project for positive change. “Through the RealFood network we plan to bring real organic and biodynamic certified produce from the Tablelands to the Kuranda original markets and to use this stall as a community hub for forums, workshops and social gatherings. There is no end to what we can achieve when we all work together as one community” ” For further information on
- the next Recharge Kuranda Forum ph Sjoerd on 0457 129 516 or Robert on 4093 0987 email robert@realfoodnetwork.com.au. Re-Charge Kuranda is on Facebook too.
- the RealFood network and to order a weekly local fruit and veg box email chris@bigmam.com.au ph 4055 2666, mob 0414 608 234
- the National 100% Energy campaign ph Anna on 4032 1746 email climate@cafnec.org.au
Transition Towns
Vision a positive future
- If we can’t imagine the future we want we won’t be able to create it
- Things are going to change – our choice is a future we want and one which happens to us.
Inclusion – everyone is needed
- In a successful transition project every skill is valuable because there is so much happening.
- We need good listeners, gardeners, people who like to make and fix everything, good parties, discussions, energy engineers, inspiring art and music, builders, planners, project managers and more.
- Bring your passion and make that their contribution – if there isn’t a project working in Kuranda, create one!!
Resilience – building strong local communities
- Resilience is the ability of a system to absorb change and still function.
- In most communities in the past – a generation or two ago –there were people with basic skills needed for life such as growing and preserving food, making clothes, building with local materials.
- We used to create the cake locally and import the icing. Now we import the cake and only produce the icing locally.
Transition makes sense – the solution is the same size as the problem
- Many of the solutions to our problems lie at the local level – we don’t need to wait for others.
- It proposes changes in proportion to the problem.
- Many films or books who suggest that changing light bulbs, recycling and driving smaller cars may be enough. This causes a state called “Cognitive Dissonance” – a trance where you have been given an answer, but know that it is not going to solve the problem you’ve just been given.
Transition Towns FNQ An Energy Descent Action Plan (EDAP) gives regional communities a ‘planned way down’ the descent of oil supply. It works on the theory that while we have no choice in the fact that peak oil will be put upon us, we do have a choice in how we manage the situation. It also addresses ways to avoid dangerous levels of climate change. It inspires people to feel empowered – to see a better future and to see their role in taking their community there, to get them to see the opportunities of a positive and uplifting future. EDAPs demonstrate workable partnerships between the community, key stakeholders and local Councils’ commitment to finding solutions to climate change and peak oil.
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