About

Permaculture Tasmania is an incorporated not-for-profit organisation created to promote permaculture knowledge and practices. We aim to encourage discussion on permaculture practices and activities across Tasmania and Australia, sharing ideas, skills and building community networks.

We are managed entirely by volunteers and seek to advance permaculture and share the skills, knowledge and social wealth within our membership, creating a network throughout Tasmania – and beyond! For information about our committee members, scroll down!

We are also an incorporated member of Permaculture Australia.

Snail mail can be sent to:

Permaculture Tasmania Inc.

PO Box 60

Franklin, TAS, 7113.

Oberon Carter – President

By day, Oberon works on conserving Tasmania’s native biodiversity for the Tasmanian government. He is passionate about nature conservation, and walking the earth with as light a footprint as possible. He completed a Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) with Good Life Permaculture in 2014 and a Permaculture Teacher Training Course in 2015 with Rosemary Morrow. Oberon runs the…

Kym Blechynden – Vice President

Kym has worked for nearly two decades as a Public Health, food security and nutrition in Australia and international settings. Countries of work include Nepal, Pakistan, South Sudan, Philippines, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Syria, Turkey, Jordan, Sri Lanka, Japan, Indonesia, Chad and many more. After six years teaching at the University of Tasmania, she now currently…

Celia Leverton – Public Officer

Permaculture came to me when I was dairy farming and raising small children. It was a relief to discover a way to do both in a beyond sustainable way – for the land and the people. Over 20 years later, we now have a permaculture demonstration farm in the Huon Valley, hosting wwoofers and travelers…

Claudia Vinson – Secretary

Claudia, arrived in Australia in 2006, and prior to moving to Tasmania in 2015, previously worked in Melbourne as a sustainability consultant. Claudia only really became involved in Permaculture & her local Transition Town (Hobsons Bay) after going on Maternity Leave. Now the move to Tassie is complete, she & her family have more space to grow…

Kim Sanders – Treasurer

I was first exposed to permaculture in the mid 90’s via a bunch of ‘crazy hippies’ as the locals first referred to them. They had purchased the most degraded, arid farm in a conservative cattle & large scale agricultural farming area in Qld. The dams were dry & the property was no longer sustaining stock…

Nick Towle – Northern representative

Nick Towle is a passionate permaculture educator and sustainability promoter. He is a part time lecturer at the University of Tasmania, where he teaches acute care and global health perspectives to medical students. Research and advocacy interests include climate change and health and improving the lives of others through addressing the social determinants of health.…

Damien Crompton – Committee member

With a love of nature and knowledge both Damien has always sought out ways to be more self-sufficient and sustainable. Through the years Damien has completed several higher education courses ranging from Building and Hospitality through to IT, Horticulture and Environmental studies. Completing his PDC in 2013 Damien has sought to continue his studies and…