ByKit
By Kit Shepherd It was with a degree of sadness, but much gratitude, that we acknowledge the contribution of one of our core members, who has had to step back from her duties with Transition Bondi (TB).Gloria’s departure leaves a big gap in our team and in my mind and heart, as she was not…
Our systems are letting us down. The mechanisms that are meant to support us to live healthy, happy and meaningful lives are inherently flawed. This is because economic growth is prioritised before people and the planet. How did we get here and what can we do about it? A man who has been at the forefront…
Sarah K, designer and author was our presenter at February’s guest dinner. She spoke about her book How to Create Things for the World Sustainably. The book covers a comprehensive range of topics. It can appeal to people from many angles: economics ~ the circular economy and degrowth + capitalism/market forces philosophy ~ time, connection…
Last summer when in Takayna (the Tarkine in Tasmania), sipping tea, I was recommended the Carbon Almanac. The book is one of the most wonderful books on climate change, climate justice and climate action with a page dedicated to a particular issue and links to further references (how aptly named an almanac). This book won…
ByAudrey
More than a book club, a place to be heard, informed, and held by a sharing circle. This is not your usual book club, where everyone reads the same book and gives their opinion. This is more of a ‘let’s meet at my place and share what we know about climate change’. The magic happens…
ByKit
By Kit Shepherd, Convenor, Transition Bondi, 30.11.23 This year we’ve covered a lot of territory and had the pleasure welcoming new people into ourgroup and sadly saying goodbye to others who were passing through and got on board for a shorttime….Our hearty crew has been steering the boat as volunteers with Transition Bondi, facing the…
By Jillian After our Guest Dinner on Bees, with young beekeeper Elliott Hanley, in mid November, we have astory to tell about one of the young people who attended.Aum (10 y.o.) was given a school project on bees where he had to present his knowledge, learningand understanding of bees in the form of bee hotel…
ByKit
INTRODUCTION Transition Bondi’s speaker in September, Ashley Wearne, had been involved in a development project in Africa for 10 years, foremost in Uganda. He outlined briefly some of the complexities that surrounded that big idea of bringing what we expect as a public service – electricity access – to a region where around 650 million…
ByKit
Laurie’s Vegetarian in Bondi Road recently closed. Wade, the owner, has been serving up fabulous, tasty food for 20+ years. Transition Bondi has loved his food as takeaway for our meetings for years and this is Kit’s poem of gratitude. How many meals has this man made,the one we know and love, called Wade? he’s…
For four years we’ve been keeping a little laneway nearby looking good. It’s a spot where rubbish might otherwise be dumped, and is now full of a variety of plants including edibles, exotic climbers and indigenous plants. The laneway is the track to a local primary school so we catch families on their way, and…
