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Knowledge Evidence
The candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:
permaculture principles and practices related to bioregional developmentbioregional analysis and developmentclimate change, Peak Oil and resource depletion responsesTransition Townscommunity or bioregional development strategies, such as:Transition Towns group activities or programsways of reducing the ecological ‘footprint’ of individuals, organisations or the community at largeways of influencing government policyways of influencing business practicessupport for ideas and solutions which enable transition to a low-carbon/low-energy futureenvironmental, water catchment and natural resource conservation projectscommunity economics and enterprise social and cultural programshousing and community development programsstrategic planning frameworkscommunity supported agriculture, organic and sustainable primary production and consumer networks and programsenergy descent planslocal food and water securityrenewable energy and appropriate technologies greenhouse emission reduction and sequestrationdisaster preparedness, response and recoverystrategic planning framework including:core valuesvisiongoalsstrategiesaction plansbenchmarkstimelinescommunity profile developmentcommunity consultation and facilitation methodologies, such as:team and community building activitiescommunity forums and discussionopen space eventscultural mapping processescreative problem solving processesvisualisation and experiential processesinformation gathering processesstructure, processes and characteristics of community organisations, such as:non-government organisationsgovernment organisationscooperativesincorporated and non-incorporated groupscompanies both limited and unlimitedpublic companies both listed and unlistedtrustsfunding sources and their policies and strategies for encouraging community input and participation, such as grands, gifts and crowd-sourced fundingrelevant local, state and federal strategies and legislationspecific knowledge of particular groups or issues