Kill Bill star Daryl Hannah is planning to complete her Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) at in early September and then she'll join Permaculture co-founder Bill Mollison, TV's Costa, former Governor General Michael Jeffery, and many others at the 10th Australiasian Permaculture Convergence, September 24 - 27, 2010 In the heart of the rainforest, Kuranda, Far North Queensland

more details at www.apc10.org

Oh and speaking of star power, check out Ellen Page, star of Juno and Whip It talking about her time on Lost Valley permaculture farm composting urine and um... humanure, with Jay Leno.

We said goodbye recently to Andrew Campbell-Fraser who has designed and facilitated several great permablitzes in the last 12 months.  Fortuitously, he moved to Perth in the same week that a new permablitz network was launched there.

Here's Andrew at the Stewart Lodge permablitz last year.

See you mate, and thanks for contributing a lot of your time and passion to the permablitz network!

[ Back in October there was a permablitz at Stewart Lodge Supported Residential Service in Brunswick.  It was a great day!  Check out the photos.  I've been back lately and the results are fantastic!  They are now looking for some help maintaining it, which would be a very rewarding project for any one who is interested... ]

Regular Volunteers Needed- Stewart Lodge Permaculture Garden

Stewart Lodge is a Supported Residential Service in Brunswick, accommodating 80 men and women living with mental illness, physical or intellectual disability, or acquired brain injury.

· Resident involvement in the garden improves their physical and mental health and wellbeing

· All the produce from the garden is used by the Cooks in healthy meals

We are seeking enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers to help maintain the garden and to help engage the residents with the garden.  Volunteers require no experience, just a friendly attitude and a willingness to interact with people from marginalized backgrounds. Flexible days/hours.

About the project, residents have said:

“ It’s good meeting and working with volunteers.  It’s beautiful.  It makes me feel better, it’s my hobby.  I like the range of food grown.”

“There’s activities.  Growing vegetables.  People gathering together, having a good time, it’s good to see people participating all together.”

Contact Jackie Evers,  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or phone 8319 7423

Good news, Permablitz Perth is to be launched at this event!

A family friendly day of creativity & community building. Become less of a consumer & more of a creator. All day workshops include brewing beer, making sourdough, a raw food workshop, organic gardening talks, eco-woodwork, pickling & preserving, deep ecology talk and many more. They'll be market stalls, kids activities, great food and music on the day. Also get behind Transition Towns Perth, join a local Permaculture group near you and sign up for the launch of Permablitz Perth to win the first blitz atyour place.

For more information on The Great Reskilling, check out the PAWA events page and for more information on Permablitz Perth, check out the Permablitz Perth page.