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 <title>Your ideas please!</title>
 <link>http://relocalize.net/node/4533</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;Hi there,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thanks for visiting this site. I&#039;ll refer you to the front page&#039;s statement of intent if you want more info, but really that&#039;s just to get things started. What I&#039;d like to know is what you would like to see on this site. Please put your reply below. Also, if you find something good to check out somewhere else on another Relocalize site (or anywhere else) put a link in here as well.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;thanks&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Charles&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/groups/northernrivers&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Post Carbon Northern Rivers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://relocalize.net/node/4533#comments</comments>
 <category domain="http://relocalize.net/forums/general_discussion/relocalization_network_program/what_would_you_like_to_see_on_this_website">Website suggestions &amp;amp; feedback</category>
 <group domain="http://relocalize.net/groups/northernrivers">Post Carbon Northern Rivers</group>
 <pubDate>Sat, 02 Sep 2006 03:52:04 -0700</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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 <title>Visitor bearing links . . .</title>
 <link>http://relocalize.net/node/4651</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;Hi, I&#039;m Kim from Beaudesert Shire, Qld. :-)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Check out:-&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.relocalize.net/groups/queensland&quot; title=&quot;http://www.relocalize.net/groups/queensland&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.relocalize.net/groups/queensland&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/groups/northernrivers&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Post Carbon Northern Rivers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://relocalize.net/node/4651#comments</comments>
 <category domain="http://relocalize.net/taxonomy/term/43">General Discussion</category>
 <group domain="http://relocalize.net/groups/northernrivers">Post Carbon Northern Rivers</group>
 <pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2006 14:38:53 -0700</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Kim</dc:creator>
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 <title>How to sign up for a group</title>
 <link>http://relocalize.net/node/4685</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;Signing up for a group is a three step process:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1. Create a user account.&lt;br /&gt;
2. Log into the website with your username and password.&lt;br /&gt;
3. Sign up for your group.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;1) Create a user account&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In the right hand column of any webpage on relocalize.net there is an&lt;br /&gt;
area for you to enter your login name and password. Directly below the&lt;br /&gt;
&quot;Log in&quot; button there is a link &quot;Create a New Account&quot; that will take&lt;br /&gt;
you to the registration page.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Required information is highlighted and marked with an asterisk (please&lt;br /&gt;
note that your street address and phone number will not be displayed to&lt;br /&gt;
the public). The &quot;introduction&quot; field is not required but a short&lt;br /&gt;
description will allow other members to learn a bit about you. You may&lt;br /&gt;
want to join a Local Group from the drop down menu of Local Post Carbon&lt;br /&gt;
Groups.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Once all your information has been entered click &quot;create a new account&quot;&lt;br /&gt;
and your new password will be email to the email address that you&lt;br /&gt;
provided in the form.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;2) Log-in&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In the yellow sidebar on any page of relocalize.net there is an area for&lt;br /&gt;
entering your login name and password. Your password will have been&lt;br /&gt;
emailed to you when you register. Your browser will prompt you for the&lt;br /&gt;
option to remember your password. Click the &quot;Log in&quot; button to log into&lt;br /&gt;
the site.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;3) Join a Local Post Carbon Group on-line?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Most Local Groups have their membership setting set to &quot;open.&quot; This&lt;br /&gt;
means that if you are logged into the website, you can click on the&lt;br /&gt;
green &quot;Join this Local Group now&quot; button that is in the yellow sidebar&lt;br /&gt;
under the name of the Local Group on the group homepage. In your case&lt;br /&gt;
the button would be on this page:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.relocalize.net/groups/northernrivers&quot; title=&quot;http://www.relocalize.net/groups/northernrivers&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.relocalize.net/groups/northernrivers&lt;/a&gt; . Clicking on this link&lt;br /&gt;
will automatically make you a member of the Post Carbon Northern Rivers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Once you are a member of a Local Post Carbon Group, you can participate&lt;br /&gt;
in the Group Forum Discussions and post your blog post in the Community&lt;br /&gt;
Blog.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This is from &lt;a href=&quot;http://relocalize.net/help/general&quot; title=&quot;http://relocalize.net/help/general&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://relocalize.net/help/general&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you still have problems email me at charles [dot] glaspole [at] gmail [dot] com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/groups/northernrivers&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Post Carbon Northern Rivers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://relocalize.net/node/4685#comments</comments>
 <category domain="http://relocalize.net/taxonomy/term/43">General Discussion</category>
 <group domain="http://relocalize.net/groups/northernrivers">Post Carbon Northern Rivers</group>
 <pubDate>Sat, 16 Sep 2006 06:12:13 -0700</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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 <title>Governance</title>
 <link>http://relocalize.net/node/4752</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;How can we engage in local governance? What are some steps that can be taken to approach local officials and planners and get them involved and on board with Relocalization?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This forum topic is a local version of the same forum topic (for the entire site) which you can access at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.relocalize.net/forum/60&quot; title=&quot;http://www.relocalize.net/forum/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.relocalize.net/forum/60&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Please add your thoughts here! All comments, ideas and questions are welcome.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/groups/northernrivers&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Post Carbon Northern Rivers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://relocalize.net/node/4752#comments</comments>
 <category domain="http://relocalize.net/taxonomy/term/49">Governance</category>
 <group domain="http://relocalize.net/groups/northernrivers">Post Carbon Northern Rivers</group>
 <pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:04:53 -0700</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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 <title>Food</title>
 <link>http://relocalize.net/node/4753</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;This forum invites discussion about different aspects of relocalizing food systems, including community gardens, farmers markets, permaculture, organic gardening, and urban gardening.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This forum topic is a local version of the same forum topic (for the entire site) which you can access at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.relocalize.net/forum/60&quot; title=&quot;http://www.relocalize.net/forum/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.relocalize.net/forum/60&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Please add your thoughts here! All comments, ideas and questions are welcome.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/groups/northernrivers&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Post Carbon Northern Rivers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://relocalize.net/node/4753#comments</comments>
 <category domain="http://relocalize.net/taxonomy/term/51">Food</category>
 <group domain="http://relocalize.net/groups/northernrivers">Post Carbon Northern Rivers</group>
 <pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:38:25 -0700</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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 <title>Energy</title>
 <link>http://relocalize.net/node/4754</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;This forum invites discussion about different aspects of relocalizing energy systems, including renewable energy sources and community supported manufacturing.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This forum topic is a local version of the same forum topic (for the entire site) which you can access at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.relocalize.net/forum/60&quot; title=&quot;http://www.relocalize.net/forum/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.relocalize.net/forum/60&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Please add your thoughts here! All comments, ideas and questions are welcome.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/groups/northernrivers&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Post Carbon Northern Rivers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://relocalize.net/node/4754#comments</comments>
 <category domain="http://relocalize.net/taxonomy/term/54">Energy</category>
 <group domain="http://relocalize.net/groups/northernrivers">Post Carbon Northern Rivers</group>
 <pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:41:11 -0700</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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 <title>Transportation</title>
 <link>http://relocalize.net/node/4755</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;How do we restructure our transportation systems to adapt to an fossil fuel energy constrained world? What kind of local community will this new transportation system prescribe?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This forum topic is a local version of the same forum topic (for the entire site) which you can access at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.relocalize.net/forum/60&quot; title=&quot;http://www.relocalize.net/forum/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.relocalize.net/forum/60&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Please add your thoughts here! All comments, ideas and questions are welcome.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/groups/northernrivers&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Post Carbon Northern Rivers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://relocalize.net/node/4755#comments</comments>
 <category domain="http://relocalize.net/taxonomy/term/52">Transportation</category>
 <group domain="http://relocalize.net/groups/northernrivers">Post Carbon Northern Rivers</group>
 <pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2006 01:21:40 -0700</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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 <title>Production and Manufacturing</title>
 <link>http://relocalize.net/node/4756</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;This forum invites discussion about the local production and manufacturing of goods. What products will no longer be available? What alternatives to these can be locally established? What needs to be done to establish these alternatives, most notably where this first requires threatened services and products?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This forum topic is a local version of the same forum topic (for the entire site) which you can access at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.relocalize.net/forum/60&quot; title=&quot;http://www.relocalize.net/forum/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.relocalize.net/forum/60&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Please add your thoughts here! All comments, ideas and questions are welcome.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/groups/northernrivers&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Post Carbon Northern Rivers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://relocalize.net/node/4756#comments</comments>
 <category domain="http://relocalize.net/taxonomy/term/55">Production &amp;amp; Manufacturing</category>
 <group domain="http://relocalize.net/groups/northernrivers">Post Carbon Northern Rivers</group>
 <pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2006 01:25:54 -0700</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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 <title>Currency</title>
 <link>http://relocalize.net/node/4757</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;This forum invites discussion about alternative local currency systems.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This forum topic is a local version of the same forum topic (for the entire site) which you can access at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.relocalize.net/forum/60&quot; title=&quot;http://www.relocalize.net/forum/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.relocalize.net/forum/60&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Please add your thoughts here! All comments, ideas and questions are welcome.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/groups/northernrivers&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Post Carbon Northern Rivers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://relocalize.net/node/4757#comments</comments>
 <category domain="http://relocalize.net/taxonomy/term/56">Currency</category>
 <group domain="http://relocalize.net/groups/northernrivers">Post Carbon Northern Rivers</group>
 <pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2006 01:28:37 -0700</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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 <title>Built Environment</title>
 <link>http://relocalize.net/node/4758</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;How do we rethink the way we plan our cities or built environments? What are the alternatives to demolition and new buildings? Some examples include retrofitting, green/sustainable building and edible landscaping.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This forum topic is a local version of the same forum topic (for the entire site) which you can access at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.relocalize.net/forum/60&quot; title=&quot;http://www.relocalize.net/forum/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.relocalize.net/forum/60&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Please add your thoughts here! All comments, ideas and questions are welcome.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/groups/northernrivers&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Post Carbon Northern Rivers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://relocalize.net/node/4758#comments</comments>
 <category domain="http://relocalize.net/taxonomy/term/57">Built Environment</category>
 <group domain="http://relocalize.net/groups/northernrivers">Post Carbon Northern Rivers</group>
 <pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2006 01:30:22 -0700</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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 <title>Cultures</title>
 <link>http://relocalize.net/node/4759</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;This forum invites discussion about various aspects of local culture. How will we pass the plurality of our values, institutions, beliefs, arts and literature from generation to generation? Will it be done by learning? What form will this learning take?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This forum topic is a local version of the same forum topic (for the entire site) which you can access at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.relocalize.net/forum/60&quot; title=&quot;http://www.relocalize.net/forum/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.relocalize.net/forum/60&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Please add your thoughts here! All comments, ideas and questions are welcome.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/groups/northernrivers&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Post Carbon Northern Rivers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://relocalize.net/node/4759#comments</comments>
 <category domain="http://relocalize.net/taxonomy/term/59">Culture</category>
 <group domain="http://relocalize.net/groups/northernrivers">Post Carbon Northern Rivers</group>
 <pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2006 01:43:59 -0700</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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 <title>Water Systems</title>
 <link>http://relocalize.net/node/4760</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;Access to a water supply is vital for any community. How will the effects of Peak Oil change the way water is stored, treated and supplied? What alternatives can be established to mitigate these effects? What needs to be done now?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This forum topic is a local version of the same forum topic (for the entire site) which you can access at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.relocalize.net/forum/60&quot; title=&quot;http://www.relocalize.net/forum/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.relocalize.net/forum/60&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Please add your thoughts here! All comments, ideas and questions are welcome.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/groups/northernrivers&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Post Carbon Northern Rivers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://relocalize.net/node/4760#comments</comments>
 <category domain="http://relocalize.net/taxonomy/term/189">Water Systems</category>
 <group domain="http://relocalize.net/groups/northernrivers">Post Carbon Northern Rivers</group>
 <pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2006 02:11:18 -0700</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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 <title>Health</title>
 <link>http://relocalize.net/node/4761</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;Peak Oil has the capacity to effect every step in the provision of healthcare. From manufacturing and storage to distribution, large scale alternatives will need to be considered for the provision of medicine. Meeting basic needs such as nutrition and clean water will also need to be considered.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Please add your thoughts here! All comments, ideas and questions are welcome. You can also post to the forum for the entire site at &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.relocalize.net/forum/60&quot; title=&quot;http://www.relocalize.net/forum/60&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.relocalize.net/forum/60&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/groups/northernrivers&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Post Carbon Northern Rivers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://relocalize.net/node/4761#comments</comments>
 <category domain="http://relocalize.net/taxonomy/term/43">General Discussion</category>
 <group domain="http://relocalize.net/groups/northernrivers">Post Carbon Northern Rivers</group>
 <pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2006 02:19:31 -0700</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>Charles</dc:creator>
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 <title>Waste</title>
 <link>http://relocalize.net/node/5274</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;Hi all,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I live on a small farm about 6km from Lismore. We are self contained for water and sewage and largely for energy, this will improve as soon as we install our wind generator.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Local council has written to all residents down my road and an adjoining one &#039;offering&#039; a garbage collection service. This we don&#039;t need as our household produces one small garbage bag of rubbish each week. We do have a lot of recycling which I drop at the tip every week. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;My point is this, I know Council has to respond to requests by residents, but why doesn&#039;t our Council work towards minimising everybody&#039;s rubbish rather than giving everyone massive waste bins which just encourage people to be lazy and not make an effort to shop wisely and recycle.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It is quite a lot of effort to reduce waste, especially in the beginning when I had to think very carefully about what I purchased and from whom. The biggest waste generators I found to be fresh meat and vegetables from the local supermarket. I now purchase meat from a butcher who uses minimal packaging and fruit and vegetables pretty much the only packaging is the second hand cardboard box.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Surely education and convenient recycling facilities are the way to go. Anyone in my area interested in campaigning Council?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Cheers&lt;br /&gt;
Helen&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/groups/northernrivers&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Post Carbon Northern Rivers&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
 <comments>http://relocalize.net/node/5274#comments</comments>
 <category domain="http://relocalize.net/taxonomy/term/43">General Discussion</category>
 <category domain="http://relocalize.net/taxonomy/term/550">Waste</category>
 <group domain="http://relocalize.net/groups/northernrivers">Post Carbon Northern Rivers</group>
 <pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2006 01:06:42 -0800</pubDate>
 <dc:creator>tullera182</dc:creator>
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 <title>Regional Adaption Map</title>
 <link>http://relocalize.net/node/5289</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;At our last meeting, someone outlined a very interesting idea which seems to have generated some excitement in the group. I&#039;d like to run it by you all to see if anyone&#039;s tried this before, and if you have any suggestions on how to implement it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The idea is to host an interactive map on our website, showing the local region in high detail. We then collect data from the community and show it visually on the map, eg:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Home vegetable gardens&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Organic farms&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Green innovations&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Businesses that buy local produce&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Solar panels&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Biofuel producer&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Grey water system&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt; Designated permaculture &#039;zone&#039;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Zone 1: Home garden&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Zone 2: Town infrastructure&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Zone 3: Small farms&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Zone 4: Forestry&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Zone 5: Native habitat&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;etc&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
Once some of the map has been marked, people in the community moving towards sustainability can identify each other. This could facilitate the creation of &#039;green clusters&#039; and business networks which could make progress more effectively than they could alone.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The map &amp;amp; data could also be used as the basis for an Energy Descent Action Plan.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;
There are some technical hurdles to jump before we can implement such a scheme. While I have some web development skills, I don&#039;t have any GIS experience and the learning curve may be steep. There seems to be a lot of open source GIS systems out there but it will take a lot of time and work to research to find the most suitable one and to learn how to use it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Google Maps is not usable in our area due to the low-resolution coverage. Our local council (Caloundra City) already hosts an &lt;a href=&quot;http://maproom.caloundra.qld.gov.au/website/calmap/viewer.asp?w=calmap&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;impressive online map&lt;/a&gt; with excellent resolution and numerous useful layers. Perhaps we can leverage this in some way.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Any ideas out there on a way to take this forwards?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Barry&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.blackallrangerelocalisation.org&quot; title=&quot;http://www.blackallrangerelocalisation.org&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.blackallrangerelocalisation.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/groups/blackallrange&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;Sustainable Maleny Project&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;Have your say at State Govt level.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How can we prepare for climate change and peak oil?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On August 29 I have been invited to attend a roundtable discussion at Parliament House in Brisbane.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The forum will look at how we can best prepare for the long haul on these global issues.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As part of my role in the discussions, I have been asked to discuss these issues with my local community (geographical or virtual) and bring their input and comments to the table.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;My interests in this are relocalisation, permaculture solutions, energy descent action planning and community education about these issues and the many solutions we have available to us to act.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I will be discussing the energy descent action planning course we have in place, the Sunshine Coast Energy Action Centre and the relocalisation groups I am involved with.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Could you please consider the following background information and questions and let me know if you have any suggestions or comments you would like to include;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Leading for the future…&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Building resilience in social and economic systems to deal with sudden discontinuous change and uncertainty.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Strengthening our capacity to learn, adapt and innovate in businesses and communities.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Think ‘local’… think ‘dispersed’… think ‘diverse’…&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Focus questions&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What conditions allow people to collaborate across boundaries to generate social resilience and innovation?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What do we (as community leaders) need to do differently to meet the challenges of climate change (and peak oil)?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What support and resources will we need to be effective in this role?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;What steps can we take in SEQ and NENSW to develop local leadership?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;How can we support networking and learning between leaders?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Your comments would be most appreciated,&lt;br /&gt;
Sonya&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/groups/sustainabundy&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;SustainaBundy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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 <pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 18:53:59 -0700</pubDate>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;High &amp;amp; Dry by Guy Pearse&lt;br /&gt;
John Howard, climate change and the selling of Australia&#039;s future.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Guy Pearse&#039;s revelation about Australia&#039;s &#039;greenhouse mafia&#039; made headlines. In High &amp;amp; Dry this Liberal Party insider shows why John Howard&#039;s climate change policy is reckless, how it came about, and who is behind it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Released only a few weeks ago, this book outlines the reason behind John Howard&#039;s refusal to sign Kyoto and explains why he will never do anything to cut carbon emissions while he is in power. The story featured on ABC TV&#039;s Four Corners in February 2006.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you wonder why our leaders are steadfastly refusing to respond to the greatest threat posed to our planet - read this book. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Not only are our politicians doing nothing to stop emissions, they are resolutely taking us in the exact opposite direction - one they know will lead to a very grim future for us all.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It&#039;s hard to understand how anyone could consciously do this, but Pearses&#039; book explains the reasoning and the &#039;behind the scenes&#039; very well. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Not a cheery read by any means, but an absolute must read for any Australian concerned about climate change, the future of the planet and future generations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;From the book jacket...&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In this damning account, Liberal Party member, lobbyist and former Howard-government advisor Guy Pearse takes us behind the rhetoric he once helped write. He reveals that the government has no plans whatsoever to reduce Australia&#039;s emissions, and explains why this is bad for Australia&#039;s economy. He exposes a prime minister wilfully blind to Australia&#039;s real interests - a man who has allowed climate change policy to be dictated by a small group of Australia&#039;s biggest polluters and the lobbyists they fund.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Just as Tim Flannery&#039;s The Weather Makers explained the science of climate change, High &amp;amp; Dry explains the politics. You cannot understand the future of Australia without reading this book.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Published by Viking as an imprint of Penguin Books - ask for it at your bookstore&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.highanddry.com.au&quot; title=&quot;www.highanddry.com.au&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;www.highanddry.com.au&lt;/a&gt; for more information and updates. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;og_rss_groups&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;links&quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;first last og_links&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/groups/sustainabundy&quot; class=&quot;og_links&quot;&gt;SustainaBundy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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