Mark Allen (pictured) is an environmental campaigner based in Albany, Western Australia, with a professional background in town planning sustainability. He is also the co-host of the "Post Growth Australia" podcast.

You can learn more about Mark, his ideas and broader philosophies, through his website, "Holistic Activism".

Mark also praised the book by permaculturist, David Holgren, "Retrosuburbia: The Downshifter's Guide to a Resilient Future".

He will expand on his ideas for a town-planning rebellion when he joins (via Zoom) Shepparton's Beneath the Wisteria on Saturday, March 23, at 11:00 am. More information about that event can be had from me, Robert McLean,