perhaps only a hundred will he inirially mieresied or
any regional assoeiario ,snd even less Will he am. in
ii. The walk oi ihe oioregional gooup is no assess ihe
nrrumi. ieehnreal, serves, and iinaneiai mm ol ihe
region, and |o idenriiv areas where leak-3a! oi resouaeer
(wimr, soil, money, ralenei leave lhe region This
ouiekly pmnlsdw way ro lixalielleiehanee shearegies
people (an be eailed on io wnie aeeounis oi iheir
speeiulilies, as ehey upply m rhe region, and regional
news sheeis publish resulls as ihey eorne in, OIKE areas
at aeiion have been delined, regional groups ean be
lormod inro assoclafinns dealing wieh speeilie areas.
I s

. Food. Coniumekpmducu assoeialions and
earderung or soil soo‘eiieo

. gm. awneHsuiider amauons

- m Appmpnam reehriology associaiions

Finanee An ~eanhoank~ associaiion

And so on lor eralls, musie markeis, livesioeio arid
nsiure siudy or any oiher inieresi The loo ol ihe
hioiegional olliee is complex, and u needse—o peoplero
an as eonsulianrs and moldlmmxs, wiih oiheis on all
when needed All 0|Mr asroeiarioie all use she OK!!!
ior any necessary regisirarion, address, phone. and
newslerrerserriees, and pay a lee lor usage

leml servues and links ean be buill ov any regmai
oineo. ii can serve as a [will mess rriurv, operanng ihe
siraiegies ouilmed laier under lh-r seeiion. li eon also
aei as leasehold and rule regisier, or lo serviee
agreemenis ior elues and soeieues More imporranrlv,
irie regional oliiee ean oiler and house cummumly
sell running schemes, and rolled monies for irusis and
socieries

The .egional olhee also serves as a ronraei eenrre m
oirier regions, and ihus as a irade or eoordinaiion
eenrre One regional oroee males ii very easy ior any
residenl or visual io eonraer all serviees and associa~
lions orrenng in ihe region, and also greaiiy reduees
eosis oi wmmumfihun ior all groups An aerouniani
on rail ean hundfly eornrael io serviee many gnups.
1he regional group ean also invile eralispeople or
leeirirers io address iurereai gmup! louny, sharing
ineome hum ihis edurarional enierprise,

Some or rhe ropies iiiai ean he ineluded in rhe
regional direeiory are as iollows. These ean he iaken
ropie oy lopie, sold al riisr by rhe page, and finally pur
iogeiher as a loeeeleai nuebook lvolunleers enrer loeal
reseureeeenirea and addresses under eaeheaoegorv; eiie
sysiern is oesr soiled la eompurer rerrievali The
iollowing Resouree Index lor nioregions has been
eompiled bry Maxine Cole and myseii (or lhe Nonhern
Rivers aioregional Assoeiauon ol New Scum Wales,
Ansl'liha.

the primary eaiegones are as lollows-

A. Food and food supporr sysiems

B shelrerand bu gs

c Livelihoods and suppori servires

n lnlormaiion. media, eoinrnunieaiiori. and
reseairh

E Corninunuy and seenniy

 

 

F Son-I lire

c, Healrh semees

H purine rreridr

l Tronspon serves

M Appendires maps. Publxulions ol ihe oioregsoni

All ol elie abut: reelions ean coma-nag iusiones of
sueeiasiul srraiegies in th| area.

CRITERIA' Ynmul resourees lpeopl akiils,
machinery, smires, biological piodueisi esseniiel to live
lunelioning ol a small region, and assisiing ihe
eonsorvalion oi resourees. regional cash Haw. rhe
survival ol selrlernenr, empioyrrieni and communlly
seeurliy, (Seeuriry here means a eoopersrive neigh-
bourhood and ample, susramahle malt: lor people)

 

cuacon A - FOOD AND room summer
SYSTEMS.

Cn ena: Naeive and economic speeies, orearue and
plodde bee, produeu oi good nuiriuonal value.
AW

i.i Nurseries and propagarion eenlrei, iissue
eulruie, suurees ol innoeulanoe, mywrrhm.

i 2 Phi“ eolleeiions and horanieal gardens,
eeonorrue plani assemblies. aquanes

La Researeh insiuuies, horlieulrural and pasioral
agencies

H Seed sourees and seed exchange

i s Narirespeeies reserves and nurseoes

lo Demonslraeion iarins and gardens Keithlng
cenires, workshop eonveners

I 7 Governmeni deparirnems arid iheir resourres,
regulariuris

| a Voluniary ageneies involved in plani proreeoon,
planning and prupagaiion

L9 Skilled peopleiiomnisis. homeulrui-islr

1 iii Puhllcaliuns and lnlormaoori ieallees ol use in
rhe region. relerenee boon, noranes, posiers.

I ll Conlraeiors rrid eonsulraney groups irriple-
menlauon oi plani syriems, larm designs,

in Pmducz: produels and producers in region,
growers

L13 cheeislisi ol vegmblrs, lruiis and nurs whieh
an be grown in ehe region and species uselul lor orhee
hhan lood pmvlsiml ,

Animal

2,i Breeders arid srud or propagalion eenrres,
aroiieial lmluluhfln, harsher-res.

2 z speeies eullecoons, lncludlng worms and like
inverpeorrier,

13 rishmudeisaridaquaeiespeeies

2.4 Useful naiive species eollecrions and reserve,
polenriai lor eullivaliori,

zs nemorisrrarion (-rms, eg. lree range, bee
euliure. workshop eonveners, reaehmg (man.

2 e Governmeru deparimeriu and iheir resounes.
regulaiions

2 7 Valumary agencies ond animal proieerinn
soeienes

zs skilled people. larners, vers, naiural hisionans

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