permaculture

[Pacific Edge Permaculture <pacedge@magna.com.au>]

on 13/6/00 11:21 AM, Robyn Francis at permed@nor.com.au wrote:

> ECO-VILLAGE & Sustainable Communities
> - Design Course Aug 21-25
> - & Symposium  Aug 26-27
> at Djanbung Gardens Permaculture Centre, Nimbin
> 
> 'The Eco-Village movement is a conscious response to the complex challenges 
> of
> moving the planet towards a society of sustainable communities.
> Eco-villages look at sustainability not only in environmental terms, but 
> also
> socially, economically and spiritually.
> Its principals can be applied as equally to urban locations as to rural
> settings, to developing and developed countries, providing solutions to 
> human
> and social needs, whilst at the same time protecting the environment and
> offering an enhanced quality of life for all." - Findhorn Foundation
> 
> ERDA Institute, in cooperation with Nimbin Eco-Village Pty  Ltd and
> Sustainable Futures, is presenting a special 9-day programme in August 2000
> for people involved in building sustainable communities and human
> environments. 
> 
> The programme will bring together people working on the cutting edge of
> sustainable solutions in planning, social and environmental design, and
> community development.
> 
> It will serve the needs of professionals and students from architectural,
> planning and engineering sectors, permaculture and landscape architecture,
> alternative technology and building, social planners, business people and
> developers interested in ethical investment, enterprise and development, 
> local
> government, public housing and community organisations.
> 
> The course and symposium can be attended separately or as a whole -  there 
> is
> a discounted price for the full programme.
> 
> Numbers are restricted so please register early to avoid disappointment.
> 
> ECO-VILLAGE & SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DESIGN COURSE
> Mon 21-Fri 25  August
> with Peter Cuming & Robyn Francis
> This intensive course explores creative solutions for an holistic approach 
> to
> the design of new and existing urban and rural communities based on
> permaculture and the principles of  Ecollogically Sustainable Development
> (ESD). 
> 
> It will give you the tools and skills to translate dreams into reality,
> clarify your vision and goals, identify pathways and develop strategies in
> parnership with people, organisations and with nature.
> 
> The course will address:
> € Bioregional and catchment planning process, land ownership and settlement
> patterns
> € Working creatively with state and local governments and planning
> instruments. 
> € Land tenure options including Community Title.
> € Identifying and working with design parameters: social, legal, economic 
> and
> environmental. 
> € Practical and wholistic approach to a diversity of settlement type & 
> forms:
> Co-housing, expanded houses, hamlet, village design for urban and rural
> situations, building new & retrofitting existing communities
> € Design for the full human life-cycle, diversity of lifestyle needs and
> inter-genenerational equity
> € Considerations for infrastructural needs, services & 'waste' treatment:
> household to community  scale.
> € Effective techniques and processes for community participation, 
> consultation
> and design facilitation.
> € Case studies of a range of rural and urban eco-settlements
> 
> TUTORS: 
> Peter Cuming:   permaculture designer andenvironmental planner, Peter has
> worked extensively  with local councils, government departments, intentional
> communities & private clients in a wide range of projects including 
> community
> titles, planning policy development, rural and urban planning, & community
> consultation.
> 
> Robyn Francis  has consulted for communities, local councils, government
> departments and private clients on a wide range of community planning &
> settlement design projects including the design of Jarlanbah Permaculture
> Hamlet and the new Nimbin Eco-Village project.
> 
> Both tutors are renowned for their innovative teaching styles and draw upon 
> a
> wealth of practical experience as facilitators and designers. Together they
> create a dynamic team and have worked jointly on eco-village and planning
> projects including the development of a new Rural Settlement planning policy
> for the NSW Dept of Planning which received State & National Planning 
> Awards.
> 
> Fee: $475 /$450 conc.($100 deposit) includes tuition, course notes& lunches
> 
> ECO-VILLAGE SYMPOSIUM
> SOCIAL ECOLOGY  in  DESIGN
> Sat 26-Sun 27 August
> 
> This symposium will focus on the 'invisible' elements at the heart of
> designing sustainable human settlements and communities.
> 
> The role of legal structures, land tenure, management agreements, rights and
> responsibilities will be explored with solicitor Wroth Wall.
> 
> Peter Cuming will facilitate sessions dealing with community decision making
> processes and conflict resolution.
> 
> Strategies for eco-nomic systems, ethical enterprise and right livelihood 
> will
> be addressed with Robert Rosen as well as issues relating to opportunities 
> and
> limitations of public funding for housing projects.
> 
> Registration Fee:
> € Symposium  $195 /$150 conc. ($50 deposit) includes lunch both days &
> Sat.night dinner 
> 
> € FULL PROGRAMME:  Eco-Village Course AND Symposium special price  $630/$565
> conc
> 
> Registration Form:
> Name: _________________________________________
> Address: _______________________________________
> _______________________________ Postcode________
> Ph: ___________________________________________
> Please register me for the following course/ workshops:
> r Eco-village Design Course Aug 21-25    $475 /$450
> r Eco-village Symposium Aug 26-27    $195 /$150
> r Course & Symposium Aug 21-27    $630 /$565 
> For catering: r Vegan r Vegetarian (eggs/dairy) r Omnivour
> I understand that
> € a deposit ensures my place in the course unless already full
> € deposit is non-refundable unless course is cancelled or full
> € the balance is due at the commencement of the course
> Enclosed is cheque/ money order/ other for $____
> in payment of full fee / deposit
> Signed:_________________________ Date: __________
> Send with Payment to
> Permaculture Education PO Box 379  Nimbin  NSW 2480
> 
> ACCOMMODATION: 
> Please arrange your own accommodation and book in advance to avoid
> disappointment. 
> The following are listed in order of their proximity to Djanbung Gardens.
> € Djanbung Gardens Farm-stay Ph 02-6689 1755
> € Jarlanbah Homestay   Nigel & Yoko  Ph  02-6689 1716
> € Nimbin Caravan Park  Ph 02-6689 1402
> € Nimbin Guest House (Grey Gum Lodge) Ph/Fax 02-6689 1713
> € Freemasons Hotel, Nimbin Ph 6689 1246
> € Granny's Farm Backpackers & camping Ph 02-66891333.
> € Rainbow Retreat Ph 02-6689 1262  Backpacker accommodation
> € Nimbin Motel Abode of Peace  Ph 02-6689 1420 (6km out of town)
> € Black Sheep Farm - s/c cottage on edge of rainforest, private retreat. Ph
> 02-6689 1095 www.blacksheepfarm.com.au
> € Garden Retreat B & B, Tuntable Falls Ph 02-6689 1145 (6km)
> € Klassic Lodge Country Retreat (Motel) Ph 02-6689 9350 (13km)
> TRANSPORT: 
> Lismore (30km from Nimbin) is serviced by
> € NSW RAIL - CountryLink
> € Coach (Brisbane/ Sydney)
> € Airport (Hazelton Airlines - Syd/Lis).
> Daily shuttle bus service from Byron Bay to Nimbin Ph 02-6687 2007.
> Marshes local bus service runs weekdays:
> Lismore-Nimbin:  8am, 2.35pm, 3.25pm
> Murwillumbah-Nimbin:  7.10am, 2.25pm
> Contact Djanbung Gardens if you have problems with transport connections
> Lismore to Nimbin.
> 
> Permaculture Education
> Djanbung Gardens
> PO Box 379
> Nimbin NSW 2480 
>