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Anthea Fawcett

Director, Remote Indigenous Gardens Network
anthea[at]remoteindigenousgardens.net
ph: 02 9818 1580
mobile: 0419 478856

Hello, I’m passionate about food security, sustainability and new ways to work with people from different groups and backgrounds to help get things growing for more resilient communities, better health and happiness! Wherever we live, we can all chip in to ‘grow our own” – and people living in remote communities experience this need and opportunity for many reasons. We can be pretty confident food prices in remote communities aren’t going to ‘get less’ – so meaningful action for increased local production makes sense for social, economic and environmental reasons. There’s a strong strategic case to invest in projects and programs to support people to grow their own – and one of the key reasons RIG was established is to help people who care to connect and make things happen, and to encourage governments to get more strategically in the game.

My background is in the humanities, sustainable design and development.  I specialise in interdisciplinary research,  project facilitation and communications to promote sustainablity. Over the past 20 years I’ve worked as an employee and consultant to organisations that include the EcoDesign Foundation, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the University of Cape Town,  the Institution of Engineers, Sustainable Technologies Australia,  the NSW Department of Planning and the amazing NGO,  Food and Trees for Africa. I’ve  lived and worked in South Africa and Asia, and established Southern Exchange, Sydney, in 2008. When I came back to Australia in late 2007 it struck me that there was a great need – and opportunity – for better local action for local food production in remote and regional Australia.

RIG Network is a project initiative of my small business Augusta Nelson Pty Ltd, t/a Southern Exchange, 5a Duke Place, Balmain, NSW, 2041. In time we aim to link up and roll our projects into initiatives of NGOs and government and we welcome your input and support.

Anthea