Welcome to The Sunshine Coast Energy Action Centre(SEAC) and Transition Sunshine Coast - Australia's first Transition Town.

- we offer information, education, workshops, group facilitation and action planning strategies for climate change and peak oil, Transition Town Initiatives, Energy Descent Action Planning and positive, pro-active community action. Visit news & articles and events to discover what's happening across the Sunshine Coast.

TRANSITION TOWN COURSES & WORKSHOPS - We have a range of courses and workshops in the pipeline. From weekend intensives on how to prepare your home, garden and community through to train the trainer courses to help you start your own Transition Initiative in your local area. Keep an eye on this website for updates and please register your interest at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE (PDC) at the Bamboo Forest Eumundi. October 6-19. Check Events for all the details and how to secure your place.

We are proud to offer Australia's first energy descent action planning course, Transition Initiative workshops and much, much more. We are also Australia's first Transition Town. 

Discover why peak oil is such a big problem here.

BE EMPOWERED & GET ACTIVE - Discover what you can do about climate change and peak oil and the solutions already happening HERE on the Sunshine Coast and around the world - visit our solutions page and take a look at our current and future projects.

ABOUT SEAC

The Sunshine Coast Energy Action Centre (SEAC), offers information on Transition Initiatives, climate change, peak oil, energy descent planning, relocalisation, permaculture and much, much more. 

SEAC offers a creative and positive response to peak oil and climate change by linking together all the aspects needed for sustainable living, by providing free information to the community and by building partnerships with key regional stakeholders.

Our mission is to make a real difference in our local region by providing inspirational education, information, planning and action strategies and by promoting more sustainable choices for a low impact, low emission future.

We've brought key groups in the region, including local council, to be part of the planning and implementation of an Energy Descent Action Plan (EDAP), the next logical step in ‘think global – act local’.

SEAC (‘seek’) is a focal point for information, networking and education for; members of the public, community groups, environmentalists, schools, university students, teachers, academics, the media, businesses, industry, council, state government … in fact SEAC is for anyone interested in being part of positive, community-led collaborative action that is making a real difference in our region.

To learn more about peak oil, view this flash presentation from the UK.

You're invited to take a look around this website and discover the exciting projects already happening on the Coast in response to climate change, peak oil and energy descent preparedness.

Be part of local response to these critical global issues and join the challenge to take control of our future and create an exciting vision based on low impact living, relocalisation, transitioning and rebuilding community! Be part of the solution.