Next get together

Our next get together will be on the first Sunday of February 2011 at 8.30am at Sweethearts Cafe in Eudlo.

Transition Town Eudlo and Eudlo Seed Savers' Group.

cheers,
Sonya

December meeting

Sweethearts has reopened - good news for Eudlo.

So we can go back to meeting there - which means organic coffee too!

Our December meeting is tomorrow (December 5) at Sweethearts from 8.30am.

Will also include the Eudlo Seed Savers Group.

See you there,
Sonya

December meeting

Sweethearts has reopened - good news for Eudlo.

So we can go back to meeting there - which means organic coffee too!

Our December meeting is tomorrow (December 5) at Sweethearts from 8.30am.

Will also include the Eudlo Seed Savers Group.

See you there,
Sonya

Next get together

Sunday October 3 - from 8.30am at Sweetheart's Cafe in Eudlo

Next get together

Sunday July 4 at Sweethearts Cafe in Eudlo - 8.30-10am. See you there!

Eudlo Winter Markets

Don't miss the Eudlo Winter Markets on Sunday June 13 8am-1pm in and around the Eudlo Town Hall in the main street of Eudlo.

Next Transition Town Eudlo and Eudlo Seed Savers Network meeting will be on Sunday July 4 at Sweethearts Cafe in Eudlo.

Sonya
Transition Town Eudlo
Coordinator

Next get together

Next Transition Town Eudlo get together is this Sunday June 6 from 8.30am at Sweethearts Cafe in Eudlo.

A few of us won't be there as we'll be attending the Advanced Permaculture Principles course at Eumundi with David Holmgren.

The July meeting will be Sunday July 4, same time, same place.

Sonya
Transition Town Eudlo
Coordinator

Transition Town get together with David Holmgren

A Transition Towns Gathering

~ for information and inspiration ~

A very special Transition Town event proudly presented by Transition Sunshine Coast

Thursday June 10 at Eumundi


Join world-renowned sustainability leader David Holmgren at Eumundi on Thursday June 10 for a day full of information and inspiration.

As part of his Sunshine Coast tour in June, David Holmgren and Su Dennett will be Transition Sunshine Coast’s very special guests at a day full of inspirational stories and wonderful opportunities for Transition Town networking.

Building on his visit to the Sunshine Coast in 2006, which sparked the beginnings of Transition Sunshine Coast and Australia’s first Energy Descent Action Plan, this is our opportunity to pause to celebrate just how far we have come and how much we have achieved.

Transition Towns from the Coast and our surrounding neighbours are invited to deliver a short presentation of what they’ve been up to and what they have achieved in their communities.

We will spend the day and evening together acknowledging and honouring the work we have already done, celebrating our successes, learning from each other and being inspired and energised to go back to our communities and achieve even more.

To cover David’s and Su’s time and travel expenses cost is: $75 per person

Accommodation: contact Janet Millington on 5442 7200 for a range of Eumundi accommodation options to suit your needs if you would like to stay overnight

Places are strictly limited, to secure your place: email Sonya Wallace
or call04 08 013 012

Meeting this Sunday

Transition Town Eudlo will be getting together at Sweetheart's Cafe in Eudlo between 8.30-10am this Sunday May 2. We will be doing a little seed saving and catching up with what's been happening and what's coming up... all welcome,

What is a Transition Town?

So just what exactly is a Transition Town?

A Transition Town is started by a small group of people (you only need four people to get started) who are concerned about climate, energy, oil, resource, economic and food issues and want to do something constructive and positive about it. They are sick of the gloom and doom and want to be part of something positive, something that offers real solutions.

It comes out of permaculture - which is a grassroots movement of people who study and practice the design and implementation of sustainable systems.

While permaculture is well-known as a food production method, those very same principles of sustainability, energy saving, waste reduction and functional resource use can be applied to any system - a transport system, waste system or a regional food supply system.

So Transition Initiatives take those same principles and start looking at their local area - whether its a town, village, city, street, workplace, church, school or an organisation and look at how they can start turning their supply and production systems into resilient systems.

What does this look like on the ground?

Well, using Eudlo as an example, we discussed what we needed here and the idea of an organic food co-op came up and attracted a lot of interest.

A local food co-op would reduce food miles, reduce costs for customers, reduce packaging and waste... so the idea fitted very well with those sustainability principles.

In a nutshell and based on what we've seen happen here on the Sunshine Coast over the past three years that this idea has been out there, a Transition Town is really a catalyst.

A catalyst for bringing people together, specifically people who want to live more simply, more locally and step a little (or a lot) off the consumer treadmill. People who want to be inspired by others in the community and who want to make meaningful community connections. Transition Towns are also a catalyst for reskilling the community and equipping them for a future with less oil.

So whether you want to learn how to knit, how to preserve food, how to grow your own food, how to build a chook tractor... a local Transition Town can help you.

If you want to see if other people in your area are interested in bikeways and walkways, whether people would like to share in a bulk buy of rainwater tanks or solar panels... a local Transition Town can help you.

If you want to learn how to seed save, about permaculture, or about Local Energy Transfer Systems (LETS), what to do with a glut of mangoes... if you can teach a skill or learn a skill... Transtion Towns can be the catalyst for that to happen.

If you want to find out if there is a local organic food box system or Community Supported Agriculture near you, how to start a community garden, where to buy native trees, where the best local produce markets are and when they are on... a local Transition Town can help.

In Eudlo a lot of people come to our meetings to find out what is happening and what's on in the community... Transition Towns don't just make things happen, they let people know what is already happening in their local area.

We sit around, have a coffee, catch up with what's happening both in the community and in our groups and we'll probably be doing some seed saving too, just to keep busy!

Our groups include;
Eudlo Permablitz Team
The Eudlo Food Co-operative
The Eudlo Steam Team
Eudlo Seed Savers' Group
Eudlo Beekeepers' Collective
Waste Busters
Eudlo Transport Solutions
Permaculture Eudlo
Eudlo Market Team
Solar Cooking Group
Eudlo Health Hub
What's On? Eudlo Networking Group
Energy Descent Action Planning Team
EGG (Eudlo Growers' Group) (coming soon)
Community Harvest Project (coming soon)

We meet on the first Sunday of the month at Sweetheart's Cafe in Eudlo.

Other Transition Towns on the Sunshine Coast are at;
Nambour
Cooran
Eumundi Markets
Maleny

If you're interested in starting a Transition Town in your local area, we have a weekend workshop on how to do just that coming up in June at Eumundi. If you'd like infomation on that, please email us at transitiontowns@yahoo.com.au

cheers,
Sonya
Transition Town Eudlo
Coordinator

Eudlo Autumn Markets

Transition Town Eudlo were at the Eudlo Autumn Markets today. We had a lot of interest in our produce and information with more of a focus on local food this time and seed saving.



Our next markets are Sunday June 13.

cheers,
Sonya
Transition Town Eudlo
Coordinator

Eudlo Autumn Leaves Market + Seed Saving

Looking for something to do this weekend? Why not visit the Eudlo Markets?

Our seasonal markets are only held once every three months so catch them while you can.

Transition Town Eudlo will be there so drop by and say hello. We'll have some seed saving happening, so if you'd like to find out more about our seed saving group and how to get involved, pay us a visit.

You'll find the markets in and around the Eudlo Town Hall in the main street - very easy to find - they start at 7am and run until noon. You can enjoy a great organic coffee and a meal at Sweethearts Cafe or the General Store.

Cheers,
Sonya Wallace
Transition Town Eudlo
Coordinator

Eudlo Organic Food Collective

Transition Town Eudlo's Food Collective is working on a variety of projects to help localise our food production, supply and distribution.

Projects include: the Eudlo Organic Food Co-op, supporting local produce, supporting our local markets, permablitzes, our seed saver group, EGG (Eudlo Growers Group) and the start of a Community Harvest Project. Live local, eat local.

Our Food Co-op is a major project and this year it's set to really ramp up its activities.

You can find out more about the Eudlo Food Co-op and all our Transition Town activities at the Eudlo Autumn Leaves Market on Sunday March 28 at the Town Hall from 7am-noon.



cheers,
Sonya Wallace
Transition Town Eudlo
Coordinator

WOEIE postponed, Markets still on

Unfortunately the annual WOEIE Festival has been postponed until later in the year.

With the threat of a major cyclone looming off the Queensland coast, the decision was made to postpone the event. It's a shame and a hard call to make, but safety and comfort must come first.

The Eudlo Autumn Markets are still on though - Sunday March 28 from 7am to noon.

Transition Town Eudlo will be there with fresh local produce for sale including Eudlo Raw Honey - BELOW



There will also be plants, seeds, fresh produce, herb books and much more for sale.

We'll have our Talking Tent there - with some people busy seed saving, so drop by for a chat.

The first steps toward a Eudlo Community Plan are underway, so if you're interested in being part of that, let us know and we can let you know how to keep in the loop.

Cheers,
Sonya
Transition Town Eudlo
Coordinator

Events and a couple of new ideas...

It's coming up to a busy time in Eudlo... next Saturday - March 20 - is the WOEIE Festival (Where On Earth Is Eudlo?) in the school grounds from noon.

Then the following week it's time again for the Eudlo Markets - this will be our Autumn Markets. Transition Town Eudlo will have a 'talking tent' there where you'll be able to sit and chat about what's happening and we'll be doing some seed saving there too.



Following on from our last meeting, it was raised that our regular Sunday mornings are a great time to find out what's on, so perhaps we need a Eudlo Network Group.

Some people who are in the loop and know what's happening - workshops, tours, guest speakers... any type of local community events that fit the theme of building resilience - and sharing that information with everyone else.

Another group worth considering could be an arts and crafts group. We need skills kept alive for the future - do you have a secret talent? Do you know how to make something really useful? Would you like to teach others?

I was reading No 62 edition of the Permaculture Magazine and found a story in their about a Transition Town group in the UK who have revitalised a much-loved eighteenth century annual event - the Montpelier Bean Feast to celebrate local hertiage, local harvest and local genius.

Maybe Eudlo could create a special annual event to celebrate local harvests and heritage?

Hopefully the weather will clear up by next weekend and WOEIE will be a huge success and then it stays clear for the markets the following week - fingers crossed.

Cheers,
Sonya Wallace
Transition Town Eudlo
Coordinator

Seedy Sunday success

Our first Seedy Sunday was yesterday - and it was a great success.

Anne organised equipment and seeds and explained how best to process the seeds for saving



Everyone enjoyed it, sitting around the table chatting and bagging up the seeds.



We also found we had two people who work in health who are interested in starting the Eudlo Health Hub - early days yet, but they had some great ideas on how to get started.



Also, a couple of Eudlo diary dates - the WOEIE Festival (Where On Earth Is Eudlo?) is on at the school grounds on Saturday March 20 from noon and the next Eudlo Markets are on Sunday March 28 from 7am.

Our next get together falls on Easter Sunday, so we'll skip that one and move straight to May (can you believe how quickly the year is going?) on May 2nd.

Cheers,
Sonya Wallace
Transition Town Eudlo
Coordinator

TT Eudlo featured in Australian Geographic

Transition Town Eudlo (and Transition Sunshine Coast) are featured in the Australian Geographic magazine (issue number 96).



The article is titled 'when the oil runs out'



And ABOVE - it even features our dear friend Yukari Desjardins who sadly passed away last August.

Sonya

March meeting - a Seedy Sunday

Our next meeting - in March - will be our first official Seedy Sunday with our focus being on seed saving.

So if you have any seeds lying around that need to be processed, bring them along and we'll go through them and sort them out together.

The day is all about building important seed saving skills in our community.

Cheers,
Sonya Wallace
Transition Town Eudlo
Coordinator

Eudlo... now on Facebook

Become a fan of Eudlo Village Community on Facebook - see button on the right...

Cheers,
Sonya Wallace
Transition Town Eudlo
Coordinator

Community meeting Jan 11, 2010

As mentioned in a previous post, there was a get together of locals last night to discuss a few ideas for Eudlo and how we might get them started and out into the community.

There are a number of things happening in Eudlo already and we looked at how we might start linking them together and create opportunities for people to meet.

We already have;
A Town Hall association and the lovely Town Hall itself
Transition Town Eudlo
The Tennis Club
The Old Mill Site
Recreational grounds (skate park and play equipment)
The Eudlo Markets
The Rural Fire Service
Local shops - the General Store, hairdresser, beautician and Sweetheart's Cafe
Local Primary School and it's P&C
The Post Office
The Pony Club
The Bike Club
Numberous B&Bs and lots of other home businesses
and Chenrezig Buddhist Institute

We talked about how we might start contributing to Council's Town Planning process, how we could create a Vision and Plan for Eudlo, and ways we could share information and communicate better with each other.

Most importantly, we also talked about how we could retain the character and heritage of Eudlo, the things we love most about it, the reasons we moved here in the first place.

So outcomes were;
looking at how we can create a 'get to know your neighbours' area at the next markets
Setting up a facebook page for Eudlo Village so people can stay up to date with what's happening
and setting up a follow up meeting

For Transition Town Eudlo it's the start of the Energy Descent Action Planning process and we also identified some opportunities for how we might get the Eudlo Food Co-operative up and running.

We'll also hopefully have a talking tent at next markets in March and we might look at having family film nights in the Town Hall too.

And the idea of Eudlo being Carbon Neutral by 2020 was floated too...

Cheers,
Sonya Wallace
Transition Town Eudlo
Coordinator

The Eudlo Energy Descent Action Plan

Transition Town Eudlo and the Eudlo Town Hall Committee are about to begin work on creating a community plan for Eudlo to be delivered to Council.

We aim to work together to create an energy descent action plan (EDAP) - one that puts forward what the community would like to see happen in Eudlo. A plan that factors in climate change mitigation strategies and peak oil preparedness. A plan that helps keep Eudlo unique and retains the things we love about Eudlo.

On January 11 at 7pm in the Eudlo Town Hall, a few of us will be getting together to discuss how we might go about doing this - if you have an interest in putting forward positive, constructive ideas for the town of Eudlo, please come along.

The EDAP will cover things like; local food, water, energy, waste, built environment, transport, health, arts and culture, environment, emergency preparedness and much, much more. You're welcome to be part of this, the Sunshine Coast's first town led EDAP.

Cheers,
Sonya
Transition Town Eudlo
Coordinator