News & Stories
International PermaYouth Convergence 2025
The International PermaYouth Convergence (IPYC–2025) is a celebration of permaculture, youth leadership, arts, culture, and music across six days in the mountains of Timor-Leste. Taking place in the village of Fatuquero, Ermera, this inaugural event is inspired by the...
Launch of the 2025 Permafund grant round
Thanks to the generous donors to Permaculture Australia’s Permafund, our small grants program is ready to launch another round of grants. This time we are calling for applications from groups in Australasia, South-East Asia and the Pacific Islands. A Sumatran Farmer...
No time like End of Financial Year for Fairshare
Story compiled by Permafund’s Chris Carroll Permafund grants support community organisations in Australia and around the world to learn about permaculture design and sustainable strategies to apply to their projects to enhance and restore their natural...
Permaculture Adventure, Leadership & Connection
If you are between 17 & 35, you can be a Permaculture Youth Ambassadors representing Australia at the 2025 International Permaculture Youth Convergence (IPYC) at Timor Leste (East Timor) in the hills above Dili from October 20 - 25 this year! ...
Meet the Voices of APC2025
The Australian Permaculture Convergence 2025 isn’t just a gathering — it’s a cross-pollination of ideas, experience, and action. And the speaker lineup? Absolutely buzzing. Join us in Kangaroo Valley this October to learn from some of the most passionate and...
Accredited Permaculture Training
VET Circle Update - June 2025 If you are not sure, Accredited Permaculture Training (APT) is permaculture education accessed through Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) and is a Vocational Education and Training (VET) qualification – just like your plumber,...
One Woman Ten Trees Project
Story by Permafund’s Louise Learmont - by Farm Sahel in Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a land-locked country in Africa, one of the world’s poorest and least developed countries, ranking 134th of 137 according to the World Bank/UN Human Development Index. With just 3...
Share what’s spare before June 30
Permafund Chair & PA Director John Champagne reminds us never to forget the humanitarian potential permaculture offers. "Bill Mollison's pioneering decades of teaching in places such as Africa and India has launched a plethora of NGOs dedicated to assisting their...
Welcome to the new Permaculture Australia Board.
The Permaculture Australia 2025 Annual General Meeting covered a range of important topics, including the annual report, strategic planning, and governance discussions. The meeting also addressed financial matters, constitutional changes, and the election of new board...