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1 Slow Community: Walking with our people
By Geoff Wells Every morning, unless the westerlies are coming in wild, I walk the path around the boat harbour in the small Australian coastal town where I live. The path moves through native trees and shrubs which grow right down to the water’s edge, salt-tolerant. The first section of it is gravelled; then, without…
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Community-based ageing in place
Our place, being a beautiful little town on the Limestone Coast, is a favoured location for retired people. Many of them are farmers who have moved in from their farms in the district. Others are people who have lived their lives and worked here, in fishing, construction, and now retail. Generally speaking their preference is…
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Sustainable tourism
A local couple, long-term residents of our place, returned recently from a 6-week stay on two of the Greek Islands, Kythera and Ithaka. From these bases they explored the islands and found ways to connect with their local peoples. This is an example of what is coming to be called sustainable tourism: extended stays, respecting…
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SE Coastal Lakes proposal
We’ve been working through a new proposal for organising and managing the SE Coastal Lakes. The main thrust of it is to place substantial parts of them under conservation protection. Nominally the proposal is under the state Department of Environment and Water, who commissioned a consultant to carry out an engagement process designed to open…
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For a GM-free Limestone Coast
RCA’s presentation to the Limestone Coast Local Government Association in support of our region remaining a GM-free Crop Zone Why we want our Councils to remain a GM-free Crop Zone Losing South Australia’s state-wide GM-free status and reputation for high quality GM-free food products will disrupt market and trade opportunities for producers and processors all…
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Country Women Seniors Project
Our Country Women Seniors Project is a community resilience project. It is for women seniors in Limestone Coast communities who can be overlooked in our community life. Yet they have rich experience and knowledge which deserves to be heard. This project and its website is being developed to give them a place to speak, in…
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RCA comments on local rights and environmental law
The Australian Panel of Experts on Environmental Law (APEEL) has been working on a comprehensive overhaul of environmental law in Australia–which is much needed and RCA supports the initiative. APEEL has published its Blueprint for the next generation of environmental law. In addition it has drafted 8 Technical Papers. One of these is the Democracy…