On Sunday the 18th May we will be holding our Permaculture Noosa Autumn Festival at the Cooroy Community Gardens. This is also a celebration of our clubs 30th anniverary. See the Event page for more details as the event gets closer.

We have three speakers confirmed for the Autumn Festival.

  • Geoff Lawton
  • Rupert Faust, from Grounded Permaculture Action Group
  • Aaron Mears

Geoff Lawton

Geoff Lawton is one of the foremost authorities on Permaculture in the world. He is a Permaculture Consultant Designer and Teacher and has undertaken thousands of jobs teaching, consulting, designing, administrating and implementing permaculture, in 6 continents and close to 50 countries around the world. Clients have included private individuals, groups, communities, governments, aid organizations, non-government organisations and multinational companies.

Not only that, but he is also the founder of this very club, which he began back in 1994.

As of 2020, Geoff has educated over 16,000 students in Permaculture worldwide. These include graduates of the Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) Course and courses focused on the practical design of sustainable soil, water, plant, and legal and economic systems.

As our keynote speaker for the Permaculture Noosa’s Autum Permaculture Festival, Geoff will touch on these topics.

  • The new Permaculture Community Group start up kit now available worldwide.
  • Introduction to Permaculture online course.
  • The online Permaculture Design Certificate course as a yearlong cohort event with a big support team.
  • The online evergreen Permaculture Design Certificate course supported by a Geoff Lawton specialist AI.
  • The online Permaculture Earthworks course.
  • The online Permaculture mapping course producing permaculture enhanced satellite LiDAR maps.
  • The advanced Permaculture design course using enhanced satellite LiDAR maps to produce the most accurate detailed permaculture designs available in the world.

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Rupert Faust

Rupert Faust is the founder of the Grounded Permaculture Action Party, which is based in the Gold Coast Hinterland. They focus on Events and online education. Incorporating as a not-for-profit community organisation in 2017, Grounded Permaculture Action Party (Inc.) is now a highly effective organisation that runs several events and enterprises hinged around the ethics and principles of permaculture.

 

Rupert will be speaking about Grounded’s origin story.

Some people refer to Grounded Permaculture Action Party Inc. as a ‘movement’. This is because there are a few things that make it unique to anything else in existence. Grounded is the first Permaculture Action Party in the world. Founding member Rupert Faust will share the key ingredients required so you can create and host your own Permaculture Action Party.

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Aaron Mears – Lulu’s Perch Permaculture

Aaron is a man of many passions & talents. Growing up in Sydney, after leaving school Aaron studied & worked as a Mental Health Nurse for many years until finding his way to Education. Upon completing his studies, he stumbled across Permaculture while in Peru & soon found his path. The journey has taken him all over the world, studying under Geoff Lawton, interning in Jordan & finally landing in the Noosa Hinterland.

Aaron is a dedicated father, loving husband & a passionate Permaculture Educator. He has the ability to convey seemingly complex issues simply whilst ensuring everyone walks away feeling empowered & entertained. Aaron also thoroughly enjoys conducting private consultancies, assisting his clients to find simple & cost-effective solutions, all through the lens of Permaculture & Regenerative practices.

Each month Aaron teaches a Permaculture session at the local brewery in Cooran, does regular talks with Cooroy Library & teaches at the Community Gardens in Cooroy. He also very much enjoys teaching workshops on his own property, pouring all of his knowledge & enthusiasm into his 6-month Permaculture Design Course.

Aaron will be speaking about Invisible Earthworks – Explore the unseen forces that shape our social landscape and watch as we use Permaculture principles and practices to dive into the subsoil of human behaviour.

Drawing parallels between natural systems and human dynamics, we’ll uncover practical tools for designing healthier relationships, groups and cultures.