Tania Brookes is an indigenous Maori woman living on palawa country in lutruwita, Tasmania, Australia. Tania encourages people to foster a deeper connection with the natural world. Tania has a professional background in Project Management and Business Administration within the civil engineering and construction and Not for Profit sectors. Tania is passionate about community resilience, food security and voluntary simplicity and is an alternative currencies advocate. Currently Tania is the Administrator for the Community Exchange Network Tasmania (CENTs) and is co Administrator for the national Community Exchange System in Australia covering LETS, Community Currency and Time Banking groups around Australia . Tania is a permaculture practitioner/educator affiliated with the RESEED Centre and Live Well Tasmania in northwest Tasmania. As a community change maker Tania assists people to live more sustainably through various community initiatives including establishing Community Seed Banks for the northwest of Tasmania.