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August 2018
Spring into summer with POW – seed/ling swap, blitzes and bees, sustainable house day
Come along and meet other permaculture enthusiasts and practitioners and: Swap seeds, seedlings, cuttings and all that grows! Plan future working bees and permablitzes in the West! Plot some inspiring and delightful ways to spread the permaculture word at one of our local permie's "open house" event during Sustainable House Day! And stay to check out some of the other groups and individuals in the community who are gathering on the same night as part of the monthly Community Assembly…
Find out more »September 2018
POW @ “Growing Food The Italian Way” (author talk & book signing, hosted by Hobsons Bay Libraries)
Meet POW and other community gardening groups at this HBCC-hosted "Growing food the Italian way" book signing event.
Find out more »POWer bee in St Albans – come help Mick & Terri prep the garden for Sustainable House Day
Come help Mick & Terri tidy up their permaculture garden on Sat, 8 Sep, and come back to help spread the permie word on Sustainable House Day (Sun, 16 Sep)
Find out more »Permablitz Altona! (edible garden working bee, hosted by My Smart Garden)
Join My Smart Garden for a permablitz in Melbourne's inner west!
Find out more »Sustainable House Day 2018 (hosted by the Alternative Technology Association)
National event where visitors can inspect firsthand houses that have been designed, built or renovated with sustainability in mind as well as the opportunity to talk to owners and receive unbiased advice
Find out more »RetroSuburbia Book Club for Melbourne’s West – planning session
Want to get together with other fans of David Holmgren's Retrosuburbia, taking it chapter by chapter to see what changes we can make or celebrate (and share) in our personal contexts? Come join Permaculture Out West for a planning session so we can work out the details - how often, when and where we meet.
Find out more »October 2018
RetroSurbia Book Club: Session 1 – Laying the Ground Work (Chs 3-4, 14 & 34)
Laying the ground work, focussing on Chapters 3-4, 14 and 34 of RetroSurbia. Join this first session and be part of the fortnightly book club.
Find out more »RetroSuburbia Book Club – Session 2: Managing Waste (Chs 9, 16 & 29)
We're about to tackle the issue of waste - from composting toilets to composting food, reducing packaging and minimising waste. Skim through all or bits of Chapters 9, 16 and 29, and feel free to post any additional resources (websites, videos etc) you have found useful. We're meeting at 6,.30pm to cook up some dinner together - bring some veg or other bits you have, or let us know if you plan on trying out or using a recipe and…
Find out more »November 2018
Permaculture Victoria Picnic & AGM
This is an open day for anyone interested in Permaculture. Bring your picnic blanket and basket, be entertained while you enjoy your lunch, join a workshop, check out the marketplace, hear what other Permaculture groups are doing. A day for Permaculture Vic members and groups to connect and share. Live entertainment - Workshops - Talks - Site tours - Weed Walk - Games - Produce/Seed Swap - Buy Swap Sell Table - Scything - Basket weaving - Dancing - Demonstrations…
Find out more »February 2020
POW catch-ups and skill-shares
Come meet like-minded permaculture enthusiasts and practitioners for a quarterly catch-up. We'll discuss all things permaculture, share some skills - think brewing, composting, managing chickens.
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