Interview with Mathias Kassel – traffic planner

Interview with Mathias Kassel – traffic planner

There is no doubt that the transport sector is extremely carbon intensive and as such there are many debates currently focused around the electrification of vehicles, public transport, investment in road infrastructure, town planning and so on. Australia, in particular, has been slow to take on concepts other than individual car ownership. Miri, member of Transition Bondi…

A Dough-licious Evening

A Dough-licious Evening

Words by Alex Transition Bondi had the pleasure of hosting Oliver from Bread4Change at the Inner Transition event during May. I walked eagerly home from work that day! An extra skip in my step as my mind journeyed into imaginings of future gatherings with friends, enjoying my newly-learned, yet-to-be mastered skill. There’s few I have…

Susan’s Sweet Potato Coconut Curry Soup

Susan’s Sweet Potato Coconut Curry Soup

SWEET POTATO COCONUT CURRY SOUP Ingredients Serves 4 SOUP ·        1 medium onion (diced) ·        4 cloves garlic (minced) ·        1 large sweet potato (cubed) ·        2 Tbsp yellow curry powder ·        1/4 tsp cayenne powder ·        3/4 tsp sea salt ·        1/2 tsp black pepper ·        3 cups coconut milk TOPPING ·        1 1/2 cups of cooked chickpeas or a 400g can ·        3 Tbsp olive oil ·        1/2 tsp yellow curry powder ·        1/4 tsp sea salt ·        1/2 tsp garlic powder ·        1/2 tsp ginger powder ·        1 pinch cayenne powder ·        Sprouted fenugreek seeds Instructions Chickpeas 1.       Preheat…

Behind the scene – Kit Shepherd, the Convenor in Transition Bondi

Behind the scene – Kit Shepherd, the Convenor in Transition Bondi

Interview with  Kit Shepherd by Jana Hlinková, Volunteer, Transition Bondi. Kit worked for nearly forty years in Adult Community Education sector including teaching English to newcomers and Communication, Literacy and Environmental Studies to Prisoners and other marginalised groups. Her dream is to collaborate with others and see the delights and achievements of joint efforts. In…

In conversation with Nicole Lamarche, the godmother of natural dye

In conversation with Nicole Lamarche, the godmother of natural dye

Interview with Nicole Lamarche by Kit Shepherd, Convenor, Transition Bondi  Nicole Lamarche is visiting Sydney from Avignon, France, to run some workshops with Transition Bondi, on natural dyes. I asked Nicole to speak about her approach to her life and work. She has been staying in Bondi, scouting the neighbourhood, finding all sorts of materials…

The plant, my teacher

The plant, my teacher

words by Kit Some plants play a visual trick on us, with flower heads that seem to be floating in air. Iris is one example, where the long thin stems from a distance are not visible. Or Dandelion seed head. A lovely conceit, and a moment of thrill to see something floating, that doesn’t match the laws of physics,…

A Drink or to Thirst

A Drink or to Thirst

words by Kit I noticed a very nice table on the verge near my street, with the sign, “Free for you! The legs are adjustable” And it looked new, solid, long and narrow; perfect for……? The impulse was to arrange to have it picked up, to not miss ‘a bargain’. But (fortunately) my thinking ran further. Where…