Live local challenge – what I learned #livelocal
Kate Carruthers Approach My approach was that of an ordinary outer suburban Sydney dweller. I wanted to see how easy it would be to live locally using the local shopping sources –…
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Live local challenge day 7 #livelocal
Had long distances to travel today – starting with a meeting with some of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) folks at the Garvan Institute in Darlinghurst.…
Chief Economist cares about the future!
Here’s Tim Harcourt, Chief Economist with Austrade (who’s also known as the Airport Economist), talking about why the Future Summit was on his agenda:
Live local challenge day 6 #livelocal
One of the many things that this challenge has taught me is what season it is now. Up until this time I had never really bothered with little details like…
Here’s another person who is interested in the future
Here is Jen Harwood from Champions of Australian Business talking about why she took time out to attend the Future Summit: It turns out Jen’s also good buddies with a…
Here’s another person who is interested in the future
Here is Jen Harwood from Champions of Australian Business talking about why she took time out to attend the Future Summit: It turns out Jen’s also good buddies with a…
Live local challenge day 5 #livelocal
The rain finally stopped today and everyone in town took the opportunity to get out and about. Parents had clearly sent their children out to run off some energy and…
Neighbourhood vegetable garden #livelocal
Finally braved the rain yesterday afternoon to visit a neighbour – who’s got a nice vegetable garden instead of lawn in her front yard (that’s a picture of it on…
Where does soap come from? #livelocal
This morning as we were washing the dogs I started to wonder where soap and the other cleaning supplies come from. Again, this is not a topic I’ve ever pondered…
Live local challenge day 4 #livelocal
One of the things I’ve been wanting to do is catch up with the neighbours about the challenge, but some are away on a long trip and everyone else is…