2025 AGM round up
Spring has sprung and with it a new year for Permaculture Tasmania.
We have continued to work hard to re-establish Permaculture Tasmania as an active, vibrant group that serves the community. This takes time but we are slowly but surely getting there.
2025 has been a year of regrowth and renewal. At our AGM on Sunday 14 th September we said goodbye to our Public Officer, Suzi Read. Suzi has an amazing grasp of the PT constitution and was always on this ball when her expertise was required. I’d like to thank Suzi for her time, dedication and hard work over the past 12 months in helping to re- establish PT and wish her all the best in her future endeavours.
I’d like to welcome to the committee Patrick Casey. Patrick moved to Tasmania to build his own sustainable straw bale house in Deloraine with his wife Rhianna. Patrick’s enthusiasm and attention to detail will no doubt put him in good stead for the job as a committee member.
If you would like a copy of the AGM minutes, please email us at permaculturetasmania@gmail.com
Most of all, I’d like to thank you, the general membership; for sticking by Permaculture Tasmania through the dark years, for becoming renewed or recently new members of PT and for giving PT its purpose.
Here’s to an abundant Spring!
John Kane
President
Permaculture Tasmania
permaculturetasmania@gmail.com
Sunday Swaps — 14 September 2025
by Russ Grayson
Here’s the thing. Attend a Permaculture Tasmania annual meeting and go away full of food.
That’s what happened this afternoon when a new organising team was elected and people took away used tools and stuff from the swap table.
From Hepburn in the Central Victoria David Holmgren dropped by via Zoom to offer words of encouragement. He spoke of ‘process’ and ‘project’ people and the creative tension between them in permaculture, and those home or community focussed.
My take: in the rapidly evolving global geopolitical circumstances we need both. David also mentioned the need to link with and support other organisations and individuals engaging with initiatives outside permaculture circles that are compatible with it.
The photo above, shows our edible haul. Sam’s tasty wholemeal sourdough, Tania’s Greek yogurt lovingly brewed at home and her red onion jam cunningly created on her stove. Not to mention the minestrone soup we had there and that will make a tasty dinner. Permacultures Tasmania was rescued from the doldrums by a dedicated team and has started to grow its membership. Good things are coming.
