Transition The Grove provided a guest speaker to talk about the Transition Towns movement and what it is concerned with.
Topics covered included:
Transition initiatives in SW QLD
[ul]Transition The Grove[/ul]
The concept of local
[ul]A well-defined bounded region
All local community organisations residents businesses
A bio-region
Statistics available to precisely define it
Build deep understanding of local resources & culture
Applying the concept of local to Arana View Club and The Smith Family’s program to help disadvanted youth with education
[ul]What other organisations are working with youth locally?
How to identify youth in need locally?
Who can help publicise the program and the outcomes?[/ul][/ul]
The concept of resilience
[ul]How change happens
Climate change peak oil food securityand other critical challenges
Building the ability to survive and recover from catastrophes
Hope for the future[/ul]