Beaming Green
75 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 months ago -A podcast that puts eco-living at the heart of your life. Each episode we showcase sustainability superheroes who share their knowledge and tips that you can implement immediately to experience the joy of living simply and sustainably every day.
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Living a rich and purposeful life - EP 3
May 09, 2023 18:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBIn this the final episode of three with Stephen Armytage, he discusses what it means to live a rich and purposeful life. Stephen explains that his goal in sharing this course, and his overall mission, is to leave the world in a better shape than he found it. He reveals the secret to achieving this is coming from a place of abundance and connection. Stephen believes that living a rich and purposeful life means being the best husband, father, son, and community member possible, together with ...
Living a rich and purposeful life - EP 2
May 04, 2023 21:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBIn episode two of Beaming Green, we learn about the next chapter in Stephen Armytage's journey towards Living a Rich and Purposeful Life (LARPL). Stephen shares what brought on his self-described 'spectacular midlife crisis', which was a growing discomfort about the direction in which the world was heading, particularly around how humans were treating the earth. While working in high-level government consulting, Stephen talks about his need to explore further, or dig deeper into himself to ...
Living a rich and purposeful life - Episode 2
May 04, 2023 21:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBIn episode two of Beaming Green, we learn about the next chapter in Stephen Armytage's journey towards Living a Rich and Purposeful Life (LARPL). Stephen shares what brought on his self-described 'spectacular midlife crisis', which was a growing discomfort about the direction in which the world was heading, particularly around how humans were treating the earth. While working in high-level government consulting, Stephen talks about his need to explore further, or dig deeper into himself to ...
Living a rich and purposeful life EP1
April 26, 2023 06:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MBAre you ready to to live a rich and purposeful life? In this episode of the podcast, I sit down with Stephen Armytage to discuss his upcoming program, Living a Rich and Purposeful Life. Stephen has spent the last 15 years developing a universal approach to helping people live a fulfilling and thriving life. During the conversation, Stephen shares his personal journey of hitting rock bottom and how it led him to reinvent his life. He also discusses how COVID-19 has presented an opportunity ...
Sustainable Schools Network - Katie Norman
August 18, 2021 02:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBEducating our children and making them aware of how to live their lives sustainably is no mean feat. In this episode, I speak with Katie Norman about her business called the Sustainable Schools Network (SSN). Katie is the chief steward for the organisation that has been in operation for almost two years. The SSN philosophy on Education for Sustainability (EfS) is to engage in an ongoing reciprocal dialogue that explores playful possibilities in our collective educational spaces. As much as...
Living Well, Dying Well - with Hermione Elliot
August 04, 2021 01:00 - 53 minutes - 37 MBIn this week’s episode I am excited to welcome guest presenter Andia Cally. Together, we interview Hermione Elliot, who shares her wisdom and wealth of experience and knowledge on a subject that eventually impacts us all—death. Based in the UK, Hermione is an End of Life Doula and the Director of Living Well, Dying Well, an organisation that pioneered (and continues to offer) the only certified end of life training in the UK, since 2009. It was a rich and very rewarding conversation. Hermio...
Repair, Reduce, Refuse, Reuse, Recycle with Justin Bonsey
July 20, 2021 21:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBTo mark Plastic Free July, we go a little deeper and look at waste and recycling in New South Wales, Australia and beyond. I speak with Justin Bonsey who works in the waste industry. Justin is the Strategic Lead of Resource Recovery at the Southern Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC), overseeing regional projects on infrastructure planning, waste data, regulatory reform and circular economy markets and has a long history working in various waste and recovery sectors. Justin isn't o...
Plastic Free Alternatives - Nikki Beckinsale
July 05, 2021 21:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBThis month we celebrate Plastic Free July, an important initiative that Rebecca Prince-Ruiz (the founder of the Plastic Free Foundation) started in Australia with the help of a small local government team in 2011. In this episode, I speak with Nikki Beckinsale about her business Plastic Free Alternatives, which promotes the idea that if we all take small sustainable steps, collectively, we can make a big positive impact. Plastic Free Alternatives offers a range of products that 'do not harm ...
The Way of the Courageous Vulnerable with Matthew Harris
June 23, 2021 01:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBIn this episode I speak with Matthew Harris about his first book, The Way of the Courageous Vulnerable – How to Find Meaning and Purpose From the 7 Stages of the Hero’s Journey in your daily life. The book centres on the hero's journey, the underlying template in stories from all around the world, as a way for people to understand and achieve their purpose in life. "The book brings a hopeful message, enabling one to more easily bear and even value the hard times. It is an approach that tea...
RiverTracks - creating a supportive community for youth
June 09, 2021 03:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBRiverTracks is a new Northern Rivers venture, inspired by the very successful BackTrack program that Bernie Shakeshaft created in Armidale, New South Wales to keep young boys 'alive, out of jail and get them back on track'. Like BackTrack, RiverTracks will take an innovative approach to working with young people, 13-16 years giving them the skills and support so they can reach their full potential and have a positive impact in the communities they live in. Despite limited government fundi...
EP 25 - Bridging the gender gap and flourishing - Karen Downes
May 26, 2021 03:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBI heard Karen Lee Downes in an online interview a few months ago where she shared some of the work that her organisation — the Flourish Initiative, together with and Femme Q, were doing around bridging the gap between the masculine and feminine energies in the workplace. This subject appealed to me because I believe there needs to be more of a balance between the masculine and feminine in many spheres, especially around our current paradigm of plundering and pillaging people and the planet ...
Bridging the gender gap and flourishing - Karen Downes
May 26, 2021 03:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBI heard Karen Lee Downes in an online interview a few months ago where she shared some of the work that her organisation — the Flourish Initiative, together with and Femme Q, were doing around bridging the gap between the masculine and feminine energies in the workplace. This subject appealed to me because I believe there needs to be more of a balance between the masculine and feminine in many spheres, especially around our current paradigm of plundering and pillaging people and the planet ...
EP 24 - Eco Business Mentor - Jannine Barron
May 12, 2021 03:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBJannine Barron created her first eco product in 1998. Over the next 23 years she launched more than 33 zero-waste products. In 2000, she coined the phrase, “change the world, one purchase at a time” to express her brand activism, a phrase that many industries have since adopted. Now, two and a half decades later, and based in the UK, Jannine is on a mission to change business for generations to come, through mentoring a new generation of product makers and climate-conscious business owners. ...
Eco Business Mentor - Jannine Barron
May 12, 2021 03:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBJannine Barron created her first eco product in 1998. Over the next 23 years she launched more than 33 zero-waste products. In 2000, she coined the phrase, “change the world, one purchase at a time” to express her brand activism, a phrase that many industries have since adopted. Now, two and a half decades later, and based in the UK, Jannine is on a mission to change business for generations to come, through mentoring a new generation of product makers and climate-conscious business owners. ...
Eco Business Mentor - Jannine Barron
May 12, 2021 03:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBJannine Barron created her first eco product in 1998. Over the next 23 years she launched more than 33 zero-waste products. In 2000, she coined the phrase, “change the world, one purchase at a time” to express her brand activism, a phrase that many industries have since adopted. Now, two and a half decades later, and based in the UK, Jannine is on a mission to change business for generations to come, through mentoring a new generation of product makers and climate-conscious business owners. ...
EP 23 - Talking, Permaculture and Eco-Village life - Morag Gamble
April 28, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBIn this episode I speak with Morag Gamble who is a global Permaculture and Eco Village Ambassador. She has lived in the Crystal Waters Eco Village for more than two decades. She runs permaculture courses online, serving a wide audience that spans six continents. Morag covers a wide array of topics and is such an knowledgable and engaging speaker this one-hour interview will fly by. Morag speaks with me about: Permaculture's roots and evolution the Permaculture Education Institute's onlin...
Talking, Permaculture and Eco-Village life - Morag Gamble
April 28, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBIn this episode I speak with Morag Gamble who is a global Permaculture and Eco Village Ambassador. She has lived in the Crystal Waters Eco Village for more than two decades. She runs permaculture courses online, serving a wide audience that spans six continents. Morag covers a wide array of topics and is such an knowledgable and engaging speaker this one-hour interview will fly by. Morag speaks with me about: Permaculture's roots and evolution the Permaculture Education Institute's onlin...
Talking, Permaculture and Eco-Village life - Morag Gamble
April 28, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 43.1 MBIn this episode I speak with Morag Gamble who is a global Permaculture and Eco Village Ambassador. She has lived in the Crystal Waters Eco Village for more than two decades. She runs permaculture courses online, serving a wide audience that spans six continents. Morag covers a wide array of topics and is such an knowledgable and engaging speaker this one-hour interview will fly by. Morag speaks with me about: Permaculture's roots and evolution the Permaculture Education Institute's onlin...
" Library of stuff" - reducing your consumption
April 14, 2021 03:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBLibraries are traditionally associated with borrowing books. These days, with an increasing awareness that once a product reaches its used-by date ‘there is no away’, many waste-conscious communities are creating tool libraries. This is a great way to pool resources, borrowing, rather than buying tools, camping goods, PAs, party equipment and man other household items. Tool libraries are a great way of sharing resources, saving money for individual households and saving the environment from ...
EP 22 -" Library of stuff" - reducing your consumption
April 14, 2021 03:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBLibraries are traditionally associated with borrowing books. These days, with an increasing awareness that once a product reaches its used-by date ‘there is no away’, many waste-conscious communities are creating tool libraries. This is a great way to pool resources, borrowing, rather than buying tools, camping goods, PAs, party equipment and man other household items. Tool libraries are a great way of sharing resources, saving money for individual households and saving the environment from ...
Fred's Tiny Houses, the fundamentals of design
March 31, 2021 01:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBThe tiny house movement has been growing steadily for more than a decade. It offers an affordable alternative to buying a conventional house and an alternative way of living. Many home buyers are choosing to downsize and simplify their lives due to economic hardship, housing affordability and environmental stress. This conscientious collective are choosing to live off grid and leave a smaller footprint on our struggling planet. In this episode, I speak with Fred Schultz the founder of Fred’...
EP 21- Fred's Tiny Houses, the fundamentals of design
March 31, 2021 01:00 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBThe tiny house movement has been growing steadily for more than a decade. It offers an affordable alternative to buying a conventional house and an alternative way of living. Many home buyers are choosing to downsize and simplify their lives due to economic hardship, housing affordability and environmental stress. This conscientious collective are choosing to live off grid and leave a smaller footprint on our struggling planet. In this episode, I speak with Fred Schultz the founder of Fred’...
Syntropic Gardener - Victor Pires
March 17, 2021 03:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBWelcome to episode twenty. I'm excited to welcome back Victor Pires to learn more about Syntropic agriculture and his new training course — Syntropic Gardener, based in Uki, Northern NSW, Australia. Victor was born in Brazil where he trained extensively in this field, learning from some of the founders, including the Syntropic agriculture creator, Ernst Gotsch, a Swiss farmer who moved to Brazil in the early 1980s'. Fans of Beaming Green will remember Victor from our first episode. Seven mo...
Syntropic Gardener - Victor Pires
March 17, 2021 03:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBWelcome to episode twenty. I'm excited to welcome back Victor Pires to learn more about Syntropic agriculture and his new training course — Syntropic Gardener, based in Uki, Northern NSW, Australia. Victor was born in Brazil where he trained extensively in this field, learning from some of the founders, including the Syntropic agriculture creator, Ernst Gotsch, a Swiss farmer who moved to Brazil in the early 1980s'. Fans of Beaming Green will remember Victor from our first episode. Seven mo...
EP 20 - Syntropic Gardener - Victor Pires
March 17, 2021 03:00 - 42 minutes - 29.4 MBWelcome to episode twenty. I'm excited to welcome back Victor Pires to learn more about Syntropic agriculture and his new training course — Syntropic Gardener, based in Uki, Northern NSW, Australia. Victor was born in Brazil where he trained extensively in this field, learning from some of the founders, including the Syntropic agriculture creator, Ernst Gotsch, a Swiss farmer who moved to Brazil in the early 1980s'. Fans of Beaming Green will remember Victor from our first episode. Seven mo...
Lessons from Indigenous Australia may hold a key to a sustainable future
March 03, 2021 02:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBIndigenous Australians are the first-known human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. The term includes both the Torres Strait Islanders and the Aboriginal People, who together make up about 2.5% of Australia's population. Scientists believe Indigenous Australians arrived in Australia between 40,000 and 70,000 years ago, but Aboriginal history says "we have been here since time began". Non-Indigenous Australians can learn a great deal from these ancient custodian...
EP 19 - Lessons from Indigenous Australia may hold a key to a sustainable future
March 03, 2021 02:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBIndigenous Australians are the first-known human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. The term includes both the Torres Strait Islanders and the Aboriginal People, who together make up about 2.5% of Australia's population. Scientists believe Indigenous Australians arrived in Australia between 40,000 and 70,000 years ago, but Aboriginal history says "we have been here since time began". Non-Indigenous Australians can learn a great deal from these ancient custodian...
EP 18 - Farmers' markets: promoting healthy individuals, communities and environments
February 16, 2021 21:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBFarmers' markets promote individual health, environmental health and healthy communities. These weekly markets support local farmers, stimulating local economies and building direct relationships between the growers and buyers. They offer a place where the consumer can ask questions about how their food is grown, creating consumer trust and encouraging sustainable farming practices that reduce exposure to toxic fertilisers and pesticides. Consumers are guaranteed fresh, locally grown, (oft...
Farmers' markets: promoting healthy individuals, communities and environments
February 16, 2021 21:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBFarmers' markets promote individual health, environmental health and healthy communities. These weekly markets support local farmers, stimulating local economies and building direct relationships between the growers and buyers. They offer a place where the consumer can ask questions about how their food is grown, creating consumer trust and encouraging sustainable farming practices that reduce exposure to toxic fertilisers and pesticides. Consumers are guaranteed fresh, locally grown, (oft...
EP 17 - Deep Listeners - Compassion, healing and support for the community
February 02, 2021 21:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBIn this episode I speak with Ursula Wharton, the founder of Deep Listeners . Ursula shares her personal story about the loss of her son to suicide. As a result of her loss, she created a free community offering called Deep Listeners that aims "to up-skill and empower community members and organisations to be prepared and willing to listen compassionately to each other." In this episiode Ursula shares how: she coped with the tragic loss of her son Josh to suicide in September 2017 she fe...
Deep Listeners - Compassion, healing and support for the community
February 02, 2021 21:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBIn this episode I speak with Ursula Wharton, the founder of Deep Listeners . Ursula shares her personal story about the loss of her son to suicide. As a result of her loss, she created a free community offering called Deep Listeners that aims "to up-skill and empower community members and organisations to be prepared and willing to listen compassionately to each other." In this episiode Ursula shares how: she coped with the tragic loss of her son Josh to suicide in September 2017 she fe...
EP 16 Rites to a good life - Everyday Rituals of Healing and Transformation
January 21, 2021 23:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBI am really excited to be speaking with Frederick Marx, an internationally acclaimed Oscar and Emmy nominated director/writer and producer of many films over 40 illustrious years, (inc. the award-winning Hoop Dreams, 1994). Today, I speak with him about his new book Rites to a Good Life - Everyday Rituals of Healing and Transformation. Frederick shares his journey that started as a 9-year old boy having to deal with the loss of his father, who was 41, and the impact this had on his world vi...
Rites to a good life - Everyday Rituals of Healing and Transformation
January 21, 2021 23:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBI am really excited to be speaking with Frederick Marx, an internationally acclaimed Oscar and Emmy nominated director/writer and producer of many films over 40 illustrious years, (inc. the award-winning Hoop Dreams, 1994). Today, I speak with him about his new book Rites to a Good Life - Everyday Rituals of Healing and Transformation. Frederick shares his journey that started as a 9-year old boy having to deal with the loss of his father, who was 41, and the impact this had on his world vi...
EP 15 - A Christmas that doesn't cost the earth
December 16, 2020 03:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBThis week I talk Turkey with my (vegan) partner Andia about how we can celebrate Christmas sustainably. In Australia alone, it's estimated that our festive waste is growing by 30% yearly because of all the thousands of tonnes of wrapping paper, food, decorations, empty bottles and unwanted presents. We spend about $11 billion a year on Christmas gifts annually down under, so it's important that we spend wisely and think sustainably to make sure we're part of the solution, rather than the p...
A Christmas that doesn't cost the earth
December 16, 2020 03:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBThis week I talk Turkey with my (vegan) partner Andia about how we can celebrate Christmas sustainably. In Australia alone, it's estimated that our festive waste is growing by 30% yearly because of all the thousands of tonnes of wrapping paper, food, decorations, empty bottles and unwanted presents. We spend about $11 billion a year on Christmas gifts annually down under, so it's important that we spend wisely and think sustainably to make sure we're part of the solution, rather than the p...
EP 14 - So, you want to become a beekeeper
November 27, 2020 00:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBSo, you want to become a beekeeper I'm excited to be speaking with Leonie Schwarzel, who is a fellow beekeeper with extensive experience (more than me). I met Leonie when I joined the Gold Coast Amateur Beekeepers Society three years ago. There is a lot beekeepers need to know, so I thought it would be useful to discuss the basics before starting a hive. In this interview we speak about things to consider before you start beekeeping, including: deciding if beekeeping is right for you fi...
So, you want to become a beekeeper
November 27, 2020 00:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBSo, you want to become a beekeeper I'm excited to be speaking with Leonie Schwarzel, who is a fellow beekeeper with extensive experience (more than me). I met Leonie when I joined the Gold Coast Amateur Beekeepers Society three years ago. There is a lot beekeepers need to know, so I thought it would be useful to discuss the basics before starting a hive. In this interview we speak about things to consider before you start beekeeping, including: deciding if beekeeping is right for you fi...
Sustainable School with humanist values
November 20, 2020 00:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBSustainable School with humanist values My partner Andia and I started a not-for-profit called “Lets Waste Less” in 2017. We wanted to reduce the use of single plastics in our town and began sourcing second-hand materials and support for fortnightly Boomerang Bag sewing bees. Friends suggested asking the Sathya Sai School if we could use their hall. We had a great meeting with them. They not only agreed to let us use their hall, they also advertised our events and many of the staff, inclu...
EP 13 - Sustainable School with humanist values
November 20, 2020 00:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBSustainable School with humanist values My partner Andia and I started a not-for-profit called “Lets Waste Less” in 2017. We wanted to reduce the use of single plastics in our town and began sourcing second-hand materials and support for fortnightly Boomerang Bag sewing bees. Friends suggested asking the Sathya Sai School if we could use their hall. We had a great meeting with them. They not only agreed to let us use their hall, they also advertised our events and many of the staff, inclu...
EP 12 - Vegucation with Samantha Jones
November 13, 2020 03:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBIn this episode I speak with Samantha Jones, the winner of It Takes A Town's program – 'Pitch for Change'. Samantha is offering budding gardeners an opportunity to learn the basics of gardening and growing their own food with her program 'Vegucation' at the Murwillumbah Community Gardens. In this interview we speak about: her passion for organic gardening how and why she started the lessons she learned living in Indonesia some tips to get planting in summer the importance of compostin...
Vegucation with Samantha Jones
November 13, 2020 03:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBIn this episode I speak with Samantha Jones, the winner of It Takes A Town's program – 'Pitch for Change'. Samantha is offering budding gardeners an opportunity to learn the basics of gardening and growing their own food with her program 'Vegucation' at the Murwillumbah Community Gardens. In this interview we speak about: her passion for organic gardening how and why she started the lessons she learned living in Indonesia some tips to get planting in summer the importance of compostin...
A Plastic Ocean with Jo Ruxton
November 06, 2020 02:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBI feel honoured to speak with UK-based Jo Ruxton this week, who is the producer of the film "A Plastic Ocean" (A film my partner and I screened when we launched our not-for-profit Let's Waste Less in 2017 that forever changed the way we viewed single plastic and our throw-away culture). View the trailer Plastic is accumulating across the planet at an alarming rate and adversely affecting the health of wildlife, wildlife habitat and humans. Because plastic takes decades to break down, exper...
EP 11 - A Plastic Ocean with Jo Ruxton
November 06, 2020 02:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBI feel honoured to speak with UK-based Jo Ruxton this week, who is the producer of the film "A Plastic Ocean" (A film my partner and I screened when we launched our not-for-profit Let's Waste Less in 2017 that forever changed the way we viewed single plastic and our throw-away culture). View the trailer Plastic is accumulating across the planet at an alarming rate and adversely affecting the health of wildlife, wildlife habitat and humans. Because plastic takes decades to break down, exper...
Episode Ten - How to face relationship and COVID challenges
October 30, 2020 03:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBI am really excited to be speaking with Henrike Schreer, a qualified Life Coach, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) practitioner and Hypnotherapist. I asked her what she would recommended for people who are experiencing difficulty in their relationships and in particular how COVID-19 seems to have exacerbated the situation. In this episode Henrike shares how she used the techniques she'd learned to: deal with a relationship break up two years after moving from Germany to Australia with a y...
EP 10 - How to face relationship and COVID challenges
October 30, 2020 03:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBI am really excited to be speaking with Henrike Schreer, a qualified Life Coach, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) practitioner and Hypnotherapist. I asked her what she would recommended for people who are experiencing difficulty in their relationships and in particular how COVID-19 seems to have exacerbated the situation. In this episode Henrike shares how she used the techniques she'd learned to: deal with a relationship break up two years after moving from Germany to Australia with a y...
How to face relationship and COVID challenges
October 30, 2020 03:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBI am really excited to be speaking with Henrike Schreer, a qualified Life Coach, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) practitioner and Hypnotherapist. I asked her what she would recommended for people who are experiencing difficulty in their relationships and in particular how COVID-19 seems to have exacerbated the situation. In this episode Henrike shares how she used the techniques she'd learned to: deal with a relationship break up two years after moving from Germany to Australia with a y...
Episode Nine - It takes a town with Carmen Stewart
October 23, 2020 04:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBIt Takes a Town — with Carmen Stewart It Takes a Town (ITAT) started in 2017 in the 2484 postcode area, which includes Murwillumbah, Northern New South Wales and surrounding villages. It operates under the premise that we all — residents, services, clubs, churches, businesses, schools and government—have a role to play in creating change. With 1 in 3 children below the poverty line in 2484, children and families have become ITAT's primary focus. ITAT focuses on nurturing the qualities of c...
It takes a town with Carmen Stewart
October 23, 2020 04:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBIt Takes a Town — with Carmen Stewart It Takes a Town (ITAT) started in 2017 in the 2484 postcode area, which includes Murwillumbah, Northern New South Wales and surrounding villages. It operates under the premise that we all — residents, services, clubs, churches, businesses, schools and government—have a role to play in creating change. With 1 in 3 children below the poverty line in 2484, children and families have become ITAT's primary focus. ITAT focuses on nurturing the qualities of c...
EP 9 - It takes a town with Carmen Stewart
October 23, 2020 04:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBIt Takes a Town — with Carmen Stewart It Takes a Town (ITAT) started in 2017 in the 2484 postcode area, which includes Murwillumbah, Northern New South Wales and surrounding villages. It operates under the premise that we all — residents, services, clubs, churches, businesses, schools and government—have a role to play in creating change. With 1 in 3 children below the poverty line in 2484, children and families have become ITAT's primary focus. ITAT focuses on nurturing the qualities of c...
Circular Economy Villages
October 16, 2020 01:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBIn this episode I speak with skilled planners and strategic engineers, Nilmini De Silva and Steven Liaros, who have more than 25 years local government and consulting experience. They share their vision of pioneering "Circular Economy Villages" (CEVs) in Australia . A CEV lowers living costs, covering the basic needs of residents, including water, food, energy and shelter. CEVs also integrate sustainable and innovative ideas and infrastructure, reinventing how 'residents and entrepreneurs'...