Ecoburbia ecstasy

A GEOGRAPHIC community – could being exclusive ever be more inclusive? I gave a TEDx Perth talk in 2013 about the incredible geographic community of Hulbert Street, in South Fremantle. Imagine a street so connected that 30 households organised a Sustainability Fiesta for 7,500 people. It was a magical place.

At the end of the talk I said: “When I tell this story people always say ‘I’d like to do that but I don’t live in Freo . . . but my street’s too wide . . . there are too many cars . . . and there’s that really strange family that live at number 14’.”

I can only say one thing: “We did it and I know you can do it too!” Well