, t Syd- nish elds. The Generator , author of , lms to comple- Sustainable Living and the Greens candi- The Generator , editor of , ve The evening will focus on strate- The evening The evening will include musical will The evening Introduced by Byron Shire Tim Winton has built The Per- Winton has built Tim Dr Sally MacKinnon is a direc- Ebono is founder and Giovanni Low carbon Low future for Byron? The Ethos Foundation, Permafor- The Ethos Foundation, and Ebono Institute have Trust est to Pathways joined forces to deliver a forum at Future, Carbon a Low the Byron Community Cultural Thursday October 25. Centre on The forum will discuss the urgency the experiences of the for change, Beaudesert the border Shire across Vision in Queensland and a 2020 Caldera. Wollumbin for the gies a com- for achieving change at regula- overcoming munity level, tory and the challenges obstacles make the transition facewe as we Tim As to a sustainable lifestyle. Winton put it recently on the Bay FM radio program ‘We have had the technology to have ‘We reduce our footprint for some time. Most of the challenges are human.’ interludes and snippets of new and respected fi well from the main ment presentations will fi The evening speakers. with questions from the audience and a call for suggestions for com- munity action from the audience. the speakers Barham, Jan Mayor their fi in known are well maforest Trust as a not-for-profi Trust maforest centre and demonstra- education in the Vale tion farm in Barkers as known He is well Valley. Tweed Peak a speaker on Permaculture, Oil and transitional lifestyles. tor of the Ethos Foundation, Centre founder of the Gondwana Austral- in the and deeply involved energy and sustainable ian water, industries. development producer of the popular radio show, the Guide to Saving ney’s Planet Dummies for of for the federal seat date Richmond. s t r o h s , eleven short plays ,
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