The Future Ready Expo at Kawana was quite an eye opener. There was a lot to see and hear. Listening to Roberto Perez (from the Power of Community DVD) was a real treat. We all... (read more)

I have lost in cyberspace my first blog entitled US which was a rundown about how hubby and I had come to this point. It was amusing, concise, interesting and informative. No honestly, you can... (read more)

Elvira suggested that I should write about coloured cotton plants. When we lived in the west, I grew lots of ordinary cotton just as a garden plant. We would pop a bush in anywhere in... (read more)

So we've skipped over the adventures in the bush. When we had had simply too much drought and floods and geographical isolation and intellectual isolation we headed back to the coast to our little... (read more)

The Australian Conservation Foundation now has a website, called Who On Earth Cares, where we can each put ourselves on a map of Australians who care about climate change. Over 11,000 of us have... (read more)

My husband and I keep a personal blog which is chiefly about our adventures moving from the US to Australia, buying a rural property, building a passive solar strawbale house and attempting to become self... (read more)

Thursday night I gave a presentation on oil depletion and relocalisation at the Permaculture Noosa January meeting (see the attached PDF of the presentation). The main purpose of the presentation was to introduce them to... (read more)

Yesterday I gave a presentation about relocalisation and RWBI to the Central and North Burnett Community Services Network. The meeting was held in Mundubbera, about an hour and a half drive away. There were 11... (read more)

I've just posted the recent article from the Weekend Australian Magazine about people in Australia who've changed their lives in response to peak oil. My husband and I are the last couple featured in the... (read more)

Fourteen people attended the first Ruby Party. Eleven were guests; three were members of the host's family (all relocalisation advocates). People came out of curiosity about what the host was 'into'; 'for the food'... (read more)

Slide Presentation (PDF, 309KB) Presentation text (PDF, 62KB) The Oil Depletion Protocol and the Relocalization Network 1) Thank you for allowing me to speak today. My name is Andi Hazelwood, I am content editor for Post Carbon Institute.... (read more)

Mr Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen. On behalf of Andi and myself, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to address your forum and congratulate the newly elected and re-elected office bearers. Initially... (read more)

Yesterday Andi and I were guest speakers at the Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation’s (BIEDO's) Annual General Meeting. BIEDO is a network of delegates from each of the Inland’s 12 shire councils, together with representatives... (read more)

Today Andi and I were guest speakers at the Burnett Inland Economic Development Organisation’s (BIEDO's) Annual General Meeting. BIEDO is a network of delegates from each of the Inland’s 12 shire councils, together with representatives... (read more)

Very early on, Andi and I made a commitment to blog our experiences warts and all on the net for several reasons. In our prospectus we detailed a committment to using a Participatory Action... (read more)

At the suggestion of permaculturist Janet Millington, yesterday Ree and I attended the Living in the Landscape Expo in Eumundi on the Sunshine Coast. They had a "kitchen table" set up, where people could get... (read more)

It is amazing how quickly things spiralled and started falling into place once Andi and I met and starting scheming for what we want to do re relocalisation. We met for the first time only... (read more)