Permaculture Research Institute (PRI). (n.d.). https://www.permaculturenews.org/

Established by Geoff Lawton, Australian permaculture consultant and successor to Bill Mollison’s original Permaculture Institute. Provides articles, video demonstrations and instructive animations for beginners; community forums; and links to local groups and organisations. They also provide Arabic-English permaculture textbooks and links to a fully-Arabic sister site.

Permaculture Australia. (n.d.). https://permacultureaustralia.org.au/ 

A not-for-profit organisation funding permaculture projects globally. Their website offers directories to local permaculture groups and accredited permaculture design courses (PDC) in Australia, including access to a 58-page PDC syllabus (with bibliography). This resource offers a comprehensive overview of permaculture and a list of reliable resources to explore. 

RetroSuburbia. (n.d.) https://retrosuburbia.com/ 

A website for David Holmgren’s book RetroSuburbia: The Downshifter’s Guide To A Resilient Future (2018), available at whatever price you can afford. The website provides additional readings, resources, property checklists and case studies (including useful statistics such as owners’ time spent, soil types, and land area). 

The SEED Initiative. (n.d.). https://live.seed.nsw.gov.au/ 

The SEED Initiative website by the NSW government is a central hub for state environmental datasets. It includes soil profiles, climatology, and geoscientific information, providing insight into the state of local environments. Provides an interactive map for easier research. An excellent resource for the analysis stage of permaculture design.

Australian National Botanic Gardens (ANBG). (n.d.). https://www.anbg.gov.au/gardens/plantinfo/index.html 

ANGB is an Australian Government organisation. ANGB’s website provides a comprehensive index of Australian native plants, including photographs, botanical databases, statistics and identification information. A useful reference resource for researching native plants and their natural climates and ecosystems.

Renew. (n.d.). https://renew.org.au 

Another non-profit organisation, Renew provides independent advice on sustainability. It has two publications and further independent research on the effectiveness of environmentally sustainable techniques, architecture and designs. Additional free resources include non-commercial calculators for a range of products (e.g. solar), and community forums.

Permies. (n.d.) https://permies.com/ 

An online community for permaculture enthusiasts. It has an active forum for questions and sharing resources, and videos, articles and podcasts on a range of permaculture topics such as The realities of practical permaculture. They also publish detailed permaculture book reviews, providing a quick list of reliable further reading.