14 September 2021: Library of Things
Sonia Giles, Vice President The Wheel – A Sustainability Hub Sonia Giles is a passionate community volunteer who is truly green at heart. A local to the Sutherland Shire, she is a mum of 2, a Project Director at The Department of Education, a volunteer Age Manager for Nippers at Cronulla SLSC, and the founding... Continue reading »
28 September 2021: PIP Magazine-Robyn Rosenfeldt
Our guest speaker for the end of the month Zoom is Robyn Rosenfeldt of Pip Magazine, who will be sharing how she came to be living a permaculture / sustainable lifestyle whilst juggling three children and birthing a successful magazine. Robyn Rosenfeldt lives in Pambula on the NSW south coast and is the founding publisher... Continue reading »
12 October 2021: Small Bird Habitat
Come along and learn more about small bird habitat with our guest speaker, Bev Debrincat. This zoom presentation will discuss small native birds, why we are losing them, what they need and what we can do to help them both in our own gardens and on public lands. We will take a closer look into... Continue reading »
2022 Membership
Membership to Permaculture Sydney South is now open. There will be no increase in the cost of membership for 2022. For new members cost is $30. Renewing membership is $25. Details for payment by EFT are on the "Becoming a Member" page of this website
8 February 2022: How Plants & Soil Feed Each Other
HOW PLANTS AND SOIL FEED EACH OTHER by Matt Heffernan The science of soil is having a renaissance. Our knowledge of the complexities of plant and soil relationships are still being discovered and understood. Thousands of chemical compounds are made by plants that feed the soil microbes. The soil biology in turn makes thousands of... Continue reading »
22 February 2022: Working with community to better understand potential contaminant risks in urban gardens by Professor Mark Patrick Taylor
By ZOOMThis talk with cover the primary findings of the VegeSafe soils contaminants program Professor Taylor, EPA Victoria’s Chief Environmental Scientist, has completed with his graduate team. The talk will cover not only trace metals in soils in our backyard, but examine what this means for vegetables, honey bees and chickens along with the likely sources... Continue reading »
27 March 2022: RESCHEDULED Step Up to Clean Up
Please note that due to the recent high rainfall Georges River Council has rescheduled "Step Up to Clean UP". The new date for this event is Sunday 27 March 2022. If you plan on coming along please register using the link below https://www.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au/fundraisers/jenniferbaxterbaxter/quarry-reserve
8 March 2022: The Benefits of Being Involved in Your Community Garden by Sofia Carvajal
By ZOOMSofia had always wanted to grow vegetables, so she joined Hurstville Community Garden. She fell in love with gardening as she found it a radical and magical process of watching food grow before your eyes. The food is organic, fresh and the best tasting she had ever cooked. Not to mention seasonal and with a... Continue reading »
12 April 2022: Water Smarter with Low Cost, Highly Efficient Irrigation by Nevin Sweeney NOW BY ZOOM
Oatley Community Hall 61 Oatley Avenue, OATLEYIn this workshop we will be talking about using water in the garden more efficiently including hints on water conservation, water wise fruit, vegetables and herbs and hints for growing in containers more water efficiently. We will also be discussing a number of highly efficient but low cost irrigation techniques such as buried clay pots... Continue reading »
10 May 2022: FROG ID by Gracie Liu
By ZOOMGracie is completing a PhD at UNSW Sydney and the Australian Museum, where she is researching how human-driven habitat modification affects frogs using citizen science and field data. She also works at the Australian Museum and has identified thousands of frog calls submitted to the citizen science app, FrogID – Australia’s first national frog count.... Continue reading »