Mission Beach Film Festival
Australia's #1 sustainability film festival, will be held on September 17 to September 19 at the Mission Beach Resort. Full program and ticket details are available at the End Credits Film Club & Cairns Festival present... Festival SHORTS3 Unique Film Festivals Under The Stars: 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! |
What is Permaculture?The term Permaculture was first coined by two Australians David Holmgren and Bill Mollison in the 1970s and was defined further when they published Permaculture One in 1978. The Permaculture vision of permanent or sustainable agriculture has now evolved into the broader concept of permanent or sustainable culture. Permaculture is essentially a design system based on ecological principles, which provides an organising framework for a regenerative, sustainable future. David Holmgren defines Permaculture as “Consciously designed landscapes which mimic the patterns and relationships found in nature, while yielding an abundance of food, fibre and energy for provision of local needs. People, their buildings and the ways in which they organise themselves are central to Permaculture.” In three decades the movement has now grown into an international network with thousands of system designers on every continent on the planet. Permaculture has been described as one of Australia's most significant “intellectual exports” (Holmgren, 2009). |
Daily discussions - invite your friends. Get the APC word out there! Breaking NewsRevised programme now onlineFeaturing 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! Read our final update here. We did it! $2,705 raised to help bring Didier to APC10Thank 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.  Read more here. Generous supporters of APC10 - making it 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 Do you think you could sponsor APC10? Sponsorship will help us get great speakers to this Convergence who are financially challenged and would otherwise be unable to come. Contact us to discuss the opportunities. apc10.2010@gmail.comNavigationUser login |
Huge thanks to the Permaculture Research Institute for being our Platinum Supporters of APC10 - making so much possible.
