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Penguin Sustainable Living Centre

Locality: Penguin, Tasmania

Address: 207 Ironcliffe Rd 7316 Penguin, TAS, Australia

Website: http://www.nwec.org.au

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24.01.2022 come and join a discussion on the future of small farms with Radio Nationals Phillip Adams tonight. Burnie Arts and Function Centre, 6.30pm for a 7pm start.

22.01.2022 Weather looks great here is a preview of one of todays guest speakers.

22.01.2022 With under a month to go to the Organic & Sustainable Living Festival its time to set the date in your diary and get ready to come along to this fantastic event. The festival is a one day celebration of sustainable living, drawing large crowds to the workshops, guest speakers and exhibits, and is set in the idyllic grounds of the Penguin Sustainable Living Centre. The festival has strong ties with its organic roots, having been the showcase for organic growing, local produce ...and sustainably produced food for many years. But, that is only half of the story and part of the festival focus. The festival will also have exhibitors with information, products and services to help people live a more sustainable lifestyle. Our theme in 2012 is it starts @ home, and we will have a programme of guest speakers and workshops reflecting that theme from home preserving to saving seed, or energy saving to preserving our planet, it all starts at home! Speakers include Tino Carnevale; Sally Wise and Linda Cockburn. There will also be childrens entertainment, music, rare breeds, workshops and demonstrations.

20.01.2022 Welcome Home and nice work Damian Hingston, treasured volunteer of ours, and SES officer who has spent the last 10 days amidst the unnerving aftershocks, helping the Christchurch folks get their lives back into some semblance of normality. We salute you!

19.01.2022 REMINDER: Organic & Sustainable Living Festival - this Sunday - 4th March Guest speakers - Sally Wise, Linda Cockburn and Tino Carnevale Starts at 9am until 4pm

19.01.2022 Did everyone in the North West spot the mining exploration applications in the Advocate last week - the whole of the Dial Range is a part of it, as well as other sites around the region. Is nowhere too special to allow mineral extraction?? Objections must be in by early April, and they have slapped a $30 fee on objections (can that possibly be legal?), I say: "I object!"

19.01.2022 Getting Ready for the 2012 Festival

18.01.2022 Exciting opportunity - The North West Environment Centre is seeking a new coordinator that will be based at the PSLC. Tasks involve organising the festival, creating projects and having fun! Selection criteria at http://nwec.wordpress.com/

18.01.2022 Our fantastic Fungi workshop is on this Saturday, details at www.nwec.org.au, bring your family for a great day in the bush, Lunch is provided!

18.01.2022 Lets All Muck In Day Saturday 11th Feb at the Penguin Sustainable Living Centre, we would love to see you there!

18.01.2022 Tasmanian multipedes workshop Saturday 5th May 2012 9.30am 3pm Penguin Sustainable Living Centre 207 Ironcliffe Rd, Penguin Multipedes are fascinating creatures, though tiny and often overlooked. Come join us for an informative presentation, question time and field trip with internationally recognized multipede researcher, Bob Mesibov. We will be looking at multipedes in detail participants are welcome to bring along a specimen for examination. Our workshop will include... a gourmet lunch of woodfired pizza cooked in our cob oven at the centre. All welcome. Entry is by gold coin donation - all proceeds will benefit the North West Environment Centre. Please bring along comfortable walking shoes and appropriate weather gear for the field work component of this workshop. For more information please contact Carolyn Hay: [email protected] See more

17.01.2022 the fresh pasta is drying, the vegies are roasted, and the apple crumble is in the oven. cmon lunch!

17.01.2022 Remember the Festival this Sunday... Sweet Theresa is back so come say hello to her and share some organic and sustainable festival good vibes!

15.01.2022 The NEXT Organic & Sustainable Living Festival? Plenty of people have said how much they enjoyed the festival, but rather than just being a visitor to the event or watching from the sidelines - would you like to play an active role in making the next festival happen? Get in touch if you want to be part of the event team, have a passion for sustainability and are brimful of ideas for the festival or just love organising events. Leave your posts here about what you want at the festival or give me a ring if you want to be on the team. NWEC Coordinator 0437 507393

14.01.2022 The early weather forecast for this Sunday looks great. Hope people come out and experience a great community day. Should be fun!

12.01.2022 for those who missed the demonstration at the garden, this is exactly what ours looked like.

11.01.2022 Weather looks great here is a preview of one of today's guest speakers.

10.01.2022 With the 2012 Organic and Sustainable Living Festival under a month a way, it is time to let the world know it is on! Do you have or know of a little spot that a poster would fit into? Well here is your chance to help us shout it from the roof tops by printing out the 2012 festival poster and sticking it around the community!

10.01.2022 111 people like the Centre! Good number!

10.01.2022 Its a beautiful Tasmanian morning here in Penguin this morning, dont forget to join us today at the PSLC from 10am onwards for a final tidy up in the lead up to this years festival!

08.01.2022 Passing on some information I received about a permaculture meeting: SUPPORTING PERMACULTURE IN NORTHERN TASMANIA - a prospective meeting -26May12 You are invited to a meeting of persons interested to create and develop an organisation supporting Permaculture in Northern Tasmania.... 26May12-11.00am-2.00pm, at Bracknell TAS 7302 Please bring food to share. Enquiries to Heather Thorpe at 63973001

06.01.2022 would you like to see some gorgeous, vibrant photos from the 2011 festival? Check out the North West Environment Centres facebook page.

05.01.2022 Heybridge Improvement Association Inc is running some fantastic home sustainability workshops about solar power & hot water options, home energy efficiency assessments and simple energy saving tips. Call Michelle on 6435 4559 for more info or email [email protected]

05.01.2022 It's a beautiful Tasmanian morning here in Penguin this morning, don't forget to join us today at the PSLC from 10am onwards for a final tidy up in the lead up to this years festival!

04.01.2022 Coming Up! On the 30th of April were holding a Fungi workshop. Join Sarah Lloyd, experienced naturalist, on a day of field discovery and discussion at the Centre. We start at 10am, lunch will be included, and the whole day will cost $10, or $5 concession. Call 0413 039 733 for details, or find more details on the NWEC website www.nwec.org.au

04.01.2022 URGENT NOTICE Due to the very bad weather forecast for Saturday/Sunday, we have decided to postpone the festival until the 25th March. Our sincere apologies for any inconvenience that this may cause - more details will be posted soon. kind regards Julie... NWEC Coordinator See more

03.01.2022 Four sleeps to go!

02.01.2022 come along this morning and not-dig!

02.01.2022 Would you like to come along to the Pulp Mill Rally in Lauceston on Saturday? There will be a bus leaving from the north west, with pick ups in Wynyard (8.15am), Burnie (8.45am) and Devonport (9.30am). Carol Donaghey is the contact person for this service, so please get in touch with her: [email protected] asap! See www.tapvision.info for more details of the rally.

02.01.2022 Its that time of year for the planning frenzy to commence and the NWEC are calling on all volunteers, members and supporters to bring forth your fabulous ideas for the Festival Planning Day @ the PSLC 207 Ironcliffe Road, Penguin to be held Sunday 23rd October 2011 @ 12pm 3pm. The actual date for the Festival will be confirmed on this day and announced shortly thereafter. So if you want to help shape this event get those creative juices flowing and lets make this the best Fesitval to date. PS: Please bring a plate to share for lunch.

02.01.2022 Were seeking expressions of interest from North West Tasmanians to attend a full day conference with Richard Thornton Smith - soil scientist, author and highly regarded Biodynamic expert. It will cost around $50, with lunch provided and be split into two sessions on different aspects of Biodynamics and food nutrition. If we have a crew of folks who would like to go, we can take our bus and provide free transport.

01.01.2022 the fireplace here has a sort of whistle to it, but as long as it keeps warming my back like this, it can sing sea shanties all day for all the trouble Ill give it.

01.01.2022 To those involved in Festival 2011...anyone remember where the road signs for last years festival were stored? Are they in your shed??