Robin’s Dynamic Facilitation course assisted me as a primary and high school teacher to diversify my planning and delivery of educational programs, in a creative and innovative way. Her program encouraged my confidence and capacity to embrace, weave and implement a variety of learning modes and methods to enable the accessibility of content and the inclusivity of diverse learning styles. …
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Reconciliation Day at Crystal Waters
Robin was honoured to be invited to speak at the Reconciliation Day at Crystal Waters last July.Thanks very much to Sabine, the Facilities Manager of the Crystal Waters Coop Facilities for gaining a grant to organise and host this event. Here’s the Link to the Video of Reconciliation – Cooperation DayStay tuned for an evolved version of the event this …
Read More »Permaculture Design Course at Crystal Waters Eco Village in August
Crystal Waters Eco Village has established its reputation as an important centre for Permaculture here in South East Queensland with its history going back over 32 years. Robin Clayfield and Crystal Waters Community Cooperative will host a Permaculture Design Course (PDC) from 8th to 22nd August, 2021 with many Crystal Waters and other local Permaculture teachers, facilitators and guest presenters. …
Read More »Kutamullamee Garden and Tours
‘Kuttamullamee’, the 1acre Lot that Robin cares for at Crystal Waters Permaculture EcoVillage, is becoming a Permaculture and creative Social Permaculture wonderland after she, Rob and several volunteers and WWOOFers have put in many hours since COVID began to plan for and work towards creating a biodiverse garden system, water security, fire safety, food security, gully regeneration, earthworks consolidation plus …
Read More »Social Permaculture Course Reflections
The second Social Permaculture Weekend hosted by Robin and I at Crystal Waters Ecovillage in November 2020 was an absolute delight! A rich group came together to explore and understand the application of permaculture principles for the design of social dynamics. Particularly in the context of ‘times of change’, for which 2020 was a great demonstration. The engaging content was …
Read More »Eco Village Voice Magazine and Community
Robin and many others at Crystal Waters EcoVillage in South East Queensland support resident Michael Ney who has begun producing a world class magazine. Eco Village Voice is an online community featuring a quarterly magazine including videos, podcasts and webinars. Eco Village Voice provides educational articles on many aspects of ecovillage living, as well as encouraging communication between other ecovillages …
Read More »Introducing the EcoVillage Voice and the EcoVillage Film Festival
A new online magazine, Eco Village Voice, presents special events and the first is the Eco Village Film Festival in Maleny, QLD. This film festival celebrates the rise of sustainable communities aka “ecovillages” who are using appropriate technology to combat the effects of climate change, and are focus more on care for the planet than consumerism and are promoting a …
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