…from the estate of philanthropist, Stuart Sherwin
Stuart Sherwin was a generous person who was fully committed to making the world a better place. In his professional life he was a geophysicist who had formerly worked for British Petroleum.
He was already well into retirement when he became one of the original residents of the Crystal Waters ecovillage in the hinterland of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland. He had an amazing and extensive library of books, audio cassettes and videos about the environment, permaculture, self-reliance, health, personal development and metaphysics that he loved to share with people.
Stuart was a member of Permaculture International Ltd (now Pemaculture Australia) from the early days.
Through the trust fund Stuart purchased a 34-hectare property in Maleny, Sunshine Coast, that later became known as ‘The Genesis Block’.
Following his passing, the trustees of his estate, The Genesis Foundation, wanted to ensure that his wishes to protect and support natural environments continued.
On 12 June 2015 a donation of $15,249.89 was received by Permaculture Australia as a share of the proceeds of the sale of the piece of land.
Stuart Sherwin’s bequest to Permaculture Australia is typical the generosity of spirit that he embodied, and is greatly appreciated.