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Port Kembla Part 1 and 2

Part 1: Geoff put me in touch with Benn Wolhuter, a very active permie from the coal and steel town of Port Kembla. So on my trip through NSW I got in touch and Benn kindly gave me a tour of some impressive Permaculture projects throughout the region.

In Part I Benn is talking about the laneway project where a small group of volunteers have taken to the lanes, transforming them from bland overgrown backstreets to pleasant, rich & productive places to go for a walk, relax or feed yourself.

It’s really good to see Permaculture spreading like wild fire in an area that according to some reports has significant environmental and health problems due to its industrial emissions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qAwsMJXCJY

Part 2: In Part II Benn takes us to the beginnings of a Permaculture restoration project at Warrawong High School. This project is of particular interest as it has the children at the school heavily involved at every stage of the project and because the land is being rehabilitated after being filled with coal sludge and waste from local industry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTTWkXpOQjE

Stay tuned for more from Benn….

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