ByKit
We heard Rowan Foley speak at a book launch by one of our presenters this year – Alana Mann (her book is Food in a Changing Climate). We wanted to hear more from him so invited him to speak at a Transition Bondi Community Cafe Conversation (October 18) on the topic Connecting to Country – Earth,…
ByKit
Sarah Wilson joined us for our August Community Café event, to share her wisdom and experience, from the personal, through the social, to the political. It is a treat always to hear someone speak with ease across a range of topics that all interconnect. She chose the Q & A format, rather than giving a…
ByMylene
Responsible Runners Bondi started more than a decade ago, with a group of friends willing to pick up rubbish as they jogged along Bondi Beach. It became mainstream and the movement grew up in other suburbs to do regular clean-ups. The local Bondi group started again in November 2020 with a monthly event. The format…
ByKit
COVID once again shifted the landscape of our activities during July, and an opportunity arose for a pop-up Plastic Free July event – a home-based Film & Feast. Nine people attended on zoom, from the comfort of their own dining tables, to meet others and watch six engaging short films. The focus topic was a…
Kiss the Ground was screened for Transition Bondi’s last Summerama film night on Thursday, March 18. In the documentary, narrated by celebrity actor Woody Harrelson, science experts and activists unpack the ways in which the earth’s soil may be the key to combating climate change and preserving the planet. It is a story of a…
By Kit Shepherd and Christine Thomas, Christine Brauer and Jenni Hagland led us with two evenings of Climate Parties in a new venue at Brown Sugar Café in Bondi Beach. The evenings were cosy and engaging, with tapas-style nibbles created by our resident foodie, Victoria. Climate Parties bring people together to raise awareness around climate change and creating a sustainable future. They…
These notes were taken by Jillian, Jade and Kit, with an image by Jade. Ulli Radtke led us into the practical and uplifting world of a course she took up (online) during COVID. She was drawn to this free course offered by Yale Uni, to counterbalance the heavy experiences she encounters in her job as…
ByMylene
In November 2020, Responsible Runners Bondi came back with a new monthly event to keep the local beaches free of littering and educate people about the health and environmental risks of single-use waste and plastic. Two local volunteers at Transition Bondi, Mylene and Kerry, took over from a previous Leader, Mei Li. The group was…
ByMylene
By Anna Jane Linke and Mylene Turban November 2020 Australia’s first-ever circular economy festival, Looped Festival, hit the shores of Little Bay, Sydney at the Prince Henry Centre, on Sunday, 29th November 2020. Clare Press, founder of The Wardrobe Crisis, hosted the festival and facilitated robust discussions on using the circular economy to shift our…
ByMario
By Mario Paredes During July 2020 our Film and Fest event was a documentary called THE STORY OF PLASTIC which is a production by The Story of Stuff Project, a non-profit dedicated to changing the way that we make, use, and throw away Stuff so that it is more sustainable, healthy, and fair. THE STORY…
