Mission Beach Film Festival

Australia's #1 sustainability film festival, will be held on September 17 to September 19 at the Mission Beach Resort.

The film festival includes 18 films and documentaries, an array of guest speakers including Q and A panels and a variety of children's activities including a "Kids Cinema".

Full program and ticket details are available at the
Mission Beach Film Festival website.

End Credits Film Club & Cairns Festival present...

Festival SHORTS

3 Unique Film Festivals Under The Stars:
World Of Women + Heart Of Gold + FNQ FoodFilm Festival
August 31, Sept 1st & 2nd

Flecker Botanic Gardens, Cairns.

After visiting the Far North, think about coming back and stay in Kuranda. Kuranda Villas are a locally owned and run business, and APC10 sponsors accommodating Victorian bushfire survivors speaking at our event.

Thank you Global Land Repair!

The Food Connect Foundation are sponsors of APC10 and providing a prize in our fundraising raffle of a two year redeemable pass to any of their events and training courses. Look out for some great events being organised through the foundation!

Family-owned five star Thala Beach Lodge, located just south of Port Douglas, sits spectacularly atop a headland with breathtaking views of the Coral Sea. An island on the mainland!
Deluxe timber bungalows are built high on stilts and nestle in the forest canopy. All bungalows have either ocean views or forest views.
Paths meander through rainforests onto private sandy beaches placing guests in an unsurpassed secluded, relaxing environment. Imagine, a rainforest and beach experience in one!

Register Here

Thankyou. WE ARE BOOKED OUT. REGISTRATIONS HAVE CLOSED.

Daily discussions - invite your friends. Get the APC word out there!

Breaking News

Revised programme now online

Featuring many amazing permaculture personalities:
Bill Mollison, co-founder of permaculture
Maj.Gen. Michael Jeffery, former Governor General of Australia
Daryl Hannah, actor & environmental campaigner
Janet Millington, Transition Towns pioneer
Sonya Wallace, Transition Towns pioneer
Geoff Lawton, Permaculture Research Institute
Mark O'Connor, author, poet and playwrite
David Holmgren, co-founder of permaculture
Costa Georgiadis, Costas Gardening Odyssey, SBS TV
Russ Grayson, Permaculture International Ltd
Penny Pyett, Permaculture North, Sydney
Alana Moore, author
Daryl Taylor, Kinglake fire survivor & permaculture trainer
Robert Pekin, Director, Food Connect
Darren J. Doherty, educator, RegenAg
Petra Schneider, IDEP Foundation, Indonesia
Robyn Francis, educator, Djanbung Gardens
Robin Clayfield, Earthcare Education
Ross Mars, trainer and Transition Towns
and..., and..., so many more!

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Read our final update here.

We did it! $2,705 raised to help bring Didier to APC10

Thank you to all the generous and kind donators out there. Donations will continue to support other people coming from developing countries who have sought assistance.

Generous supporters of APC10 - making it possible.

Huge thanks to the Permaculture Research Institute for being our Platinum Supporters of APC10 - making so much possible.

Candlenut is donating the venue and facilities to APC10 and the whole school community is getting behind the event to help make us all feel truly welcome. We really appreciate the generosity of this wonderful community. Read more here

Telstra Country Wide are providing internet ADSL connections to the Candlenut Steiner School in time for APC10 and bringing forward valuable infrastructure, supporting the school's expansion into High School in 2011.

Experience Cairns, Travel Agent and Wicked Van hire.
The folks at Experience Cairns are offering discounts on Eco-certified travel packages. They'll help you get cheap flights to and from Cairns. And check out our Wicked Van Hire deal for the duration of the Convergence. Just tell them you're coming up for the Convergence.
Click here to visit their website

The Regenerative Agriculture Workshop Series is a new initiative to provide Australian and New Zealand farmers with access to a series of workshops, courses and talks by world-leaders in regenerative agriculture whose objective is to ‘Regenerate Agriculture’s Soils, Profits & Community'.