This month, at the April Club Night, we have Danial Lawton coming to talk to us about the Magic of Swales. Optimal harvesting and retention of water is a key element of Permaculture Design. Danial will explain how water can be effectively managed through design of swales and level sill splillways.

Danial Lawton is a second-generation permaculturalist in his work as a permaculture consultant, educator, entrepreneur and permaculture philanthropist.

Set in motion with a Permaculture Design Course at the tender age of thirteen in Tena, Ecuador, Danial followed this up with a Permaculture Diploma in site development, site design, and research.

At university Danial crammed in a Bachelor of Environmental science with double majors in ecology & conservation biology and Land & water management, a Masters in Environmental management and most recently a Masters in Environmental engineering.

With over 20 years of experience in the Permaculture field, Danial has worked for international permaculture projects in Central and South America, as water systems manager for Tagari farm (PRI Australia) and later as farm manager for Zaytuna farm (PRI Australia).

Within this time Danial has taught and facilitated a variety of Permaculture design and hands on courses through Griffith University, PRI Australia, Northey Street City Farm, Noosa Forest Retreat and many others.

Danial Lawton permaculture consultant draws on environmental science and permaculture principles to design sustainable systems worldwide and for local Australian clients and government organisations.