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Peak Oil and Permaculture capital city tour of Australia

In August 2006 David Holmgren was joined by Richard Heinberg, leading environmental educator from California, on a public speaking tour of Australian capital cities explaining the truth and opportunities from the coming end of cheap energy.

More information and downloadable presentations...

David Holmgren and Richard Heinberg at the Hawke Centre, Adelaide. 28th of August 2006

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David Holmgren at Woodford

In December 2003 David gave two presentations at the huge Woodford Folk Festival in S.E. Queensland. "Permaculture: Reclaiming Our Place in Nature" and "Permaculture Design Principles" were part of the Radiance program of talks and workshops over the six days of Woodford organised by Sunshine Coast organic entrepreneur Graeme Sait of Nutri-tech Solutions. Both those presentations were recorded and are available on DVD.

David at Woodford,
January 2004.

DVD's of David's presentations

This year (Dec04/Jan05) there was a record crowd of 150,000 over six days. David returned to give two more presentations in the Radiance program.

"Global Energy Peak: Threat or Opportunity" gave an empowering and inclusive understanding of permaculture as a multi-faceted design response to energy crisis. A similar presentation will launch the 8th Australian Permaculture Convergence in Melbourne is now a downloadable pdf from the Writings page.

In his second talk at Woodford David gave his impressions of sustainable solutions in Japan, following a four week teaching trip in June 04. For the downloadable written version, see Permaculture In Japan: Foreign Import or Indigenous Design

Su, David and Rick Tanaka (interpreter) visiting workshop and studio of traditional paper maker (near Oginoshima village) .

Organic farmer & environmental activist Nakai-san checking his rice paddies in Amakusa

LANDLINE COMES TO MELLIODORA

Reporter Tim Lee paid Melliodora a visit on behalf of LandLine, Australia's national rural issues program on ABC, to talk about permaculture and David's...

'The Landcare concept borrowed heavily from permaculture practices, but Mr Holmgren argues the movement has scarcely evolved past the notion that pest plants and animals are the major causes of land degradation and that ferals and exotics must be eradicated.'

To read the complete transcript from the interview click on the above image.

If you would like to read more about David's views on the Landcare movement then click here or go to the Writings section.

Book Launched in Melbourne by Rod Quantock

Book Launched in Sydney by Robyn Williams

For more photos of this event please visit the Gallery

David Holmgren, Robyn Williams(Presenter of ABC Radio National Science Show) and Cameron Little (Co-ordinator, UNSW Eco Living Centre) at the launch on Randwick campus.

In a tour of cities and regional centres in S.A., Vic., N.S.W., & Old.
David presented an empowering and challenging analysis of how Permaculture and other environmental solutions have influenced Australian society in waves over the last thirty years.

Download the transcript of the talk
"Permaculture and the Third Wave of Environmental Solutions"
(44Kb PDF)

Public Talk & Book Launch Tour 2003