On Wednesday 23rd March Sustain ED Nick Rose travelled to Northern Rivers NSW, at the invitation of Dr Richard Hil, co-founder of the Mullumbimby-based Ngara Institute , to speak at a ‘Politics in the Pub’ event on the need for a fairer and more democratic food system. Nick took the opportunity to…
Perth, 12th April, and Fremantle, 13th April 2016 Tuesday 12th April saw Nick Rose fly from Albany to Perth, where he met with Charlie Thorn, Director of Research and Development at Curtin University, and Professor Greg Morrison, of the Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute. Established in 2008, CUSP forms part…
Albany and the Great Southern, Monday 11th April, 2016 At the invitation of Evelyn Lee and Libby Johnson of Community Food Events and CLEAN (Communities Linking Environment, Agriculture and Nutrition), Nick Rose co-facilitated co-facilitate a highly participatory food systems and food policy workshop in Albany on Monday 11th April, 2016. A…
Sustain ED Nick Rose flew to Perth on Thursday 7th April for an intensive week of presentations, meetings and discussions on the exciting opportunities provided by the momentous shift towards food systems that work for all. Nick played a key role in four events in three locations, separated by hundreds…
Community Food Hubs in Australia – Creating healthy and fair food distribution enterprises for the future Inaugural Australian Community Food Hubs Conference, 8th & 9th August 2016 TO BOOK YOUR TICKETS VISIT THE CAPITAL THEATRE WEBSITE Sustain: The Australian Food Network, in collaboration with Growing Change, the City of Greater…
February is the month of the Sustainable Living Festival in Melbourne; and over 13-14 February thousands of Melbournians and visitors came to the Green Market at Birrarung Marr, as part of the Festival’s Big Weekend. Sustain was delighted to be part of the proceedings on both days. On Saturday 13th…
On 19th October 2016 Sustain: The Australian Food Network was launched in Melbourne’s CBD, with a one-day workshop: Democratising Food Systems. This was a well-attended and very successful event, and we are pleased now to publish the workshop report. The executive summary is reproduced below, and the full report can…
