Community engagement with children and young people

  Secret Kids’ Business, Eagleby, Gold Coast, 1999 Photograph by Kelvin Walsh, 1999   A few weeks ago the communications officer of a local council responded to my plea to include children and young people in their community engagement strategy.   Chidren and young people are not our customers   “Children and young people are… Continue reading Community engagement with children and young people

Kitchen Table Sustainability launched at Bond University

9 December 2008 Successful book launch at Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, 3 December 2008   I love the new building of the Mirvac School of Sustainable Development at Bond University. It reminds me of the concept of “eco-revelatory design” made popular by a great new book by Randy Hester, Design for Ecological Democracy (2006).… Continue reading Kitchen Table Sustainability launched at Bond University

Rapturous reception at Avid Reader book launch for KTS

After years of drought, Brisbane was treated to a sparkling evening shower on Friday night, December 5th and a rapturous reception for Kitchen Table Sustainability.   Four of our book’s five authors were present at the book launch at popular West End bookstore, Avid Reader.   Cathy Wilkinson flew in from Swedish Lappland, Steph Vajda… Continue reading Rapturous reception at Avid Reader book launch for KTS

Kitchen Table Sustainability launched in Adelaide 22 November 2008

Reflections on the Adelaide book-signing event, November 2008 When I emigrated to Australia in October, 1968, the second person I met was Hugh Stretton, now widely regarded as one of Australia’s foremost urbanists. Ideas for Australian Cities In his kitchen at 61 Tynte Street, North Adelaide, actually at his kitchen table, Hugh was putting the… Continue reading Kitchen Table Sustainability launched in Adelaide 22 November 2008