Permafund News
Permaculture Australia Celebrates its 100th Permafund Grant
What better way than to stand on a stage surrounded by 38 young shouting Timorese to celebrate that they are the 100th recipient of a Permafund grant since we started handing them out 15 years ago. We were attending the first International Permaculture Youth...
Add your voice to plan the next APC!
You can meet hundreds of permaculture people at the national Permaculture Convergence [APC]! We welcome permies from all over Australia and the Australasian region. Different local groups have hosted in different parts of Australia. We plan an event that brings the...
Youth Ambassadors attend IYPC in Timor-Leste
Arrival in Timor Leste I arrived in Timor-Leste with a mix of excitement and exhaustion. At the airport, we were greeted by the most relaxed border officials I’ve ever met, smiling broadly, waving us through, and apologising for the 1990s computers that couldn’t quite...
2025 Permafund Grant Recipients announced.
Eight organisations in the Asia Pacific region were awarded Permafund grants in the 2025 grant round. Recipients came from countries around the region including Timor Leste, Bangladesh, Myanmar, the Philippines and the Solomon Islands. The wide range of projects shows...
VET Course Industry Validation
The Vocational Education Training Circle of Permaculture Australia has designed a Certificate II Permaculture course for delivery to high school students. They are in the final stages of gaining approval for a pilot delivery of it, and they would really like some...
Youth Circle Launches: Meet Our Ambassadors + Online Gatherings
The Youth Circle is growing! We’ve selected three young ambassadors to attend the Permaculture Youth International Convergence in Timor Leste, are connecting with permaculture elders to nurture intergenerational continuity, and launching online gatherings from 8...
It doesn’t get much better than this!!
The inaugural International Permaculture Youth Convergence (IPYC) is to be held in Timor Leste from October 20 –25 this year. Drone photo of Fatequero village where IPYC is to be held Permatil of Timor-Leste & Permatil Global of Australia are co-hosting the...
Deadline extended for Permafund Grant applications
Thanks to generous donations and fund raising, Permaculture Australia’s 2025 Permafund grant round has been launched.. Considering the time and effort needed to write and submit an application, the closing date for applications has been extended to midnight AEST on 31...
!! Announcing our new Youth Circle!!
Permaculture Australia is excited to share that we have initiated a Youth Circle, with the intention of connecting youth across Australia and around the world to the permaculture movement. We are fortunate to have Karla Quintana step up to lead this circle and...