Greetings and welcome to all of you.

I want to begin by saying that I have thoroughly enjoyed being a part of the Buddhist Council of South Australia this year. The year has felt very productive, full of interesting events, issues and discussions. Our meetings are always lively and amicable and it is a privilege to work with such committed and dedicated people.

Please shared this link with those in your group or organisation
http://www.ecobuddhism.org/buddhist-declaration.php
a way for Buddhists to contribute to action on climate change.

Situated on the western end of Kangaroo Island, South Australia, De-Tong Ling Retreat Center offers ideal conditions for solitary, long or short term meditation retreat.

The center has five fully self-contained retreat houses set in pristine bush-land and available for rent at a modest fee. No retreat house is visible from any other. Each is powered by solar panels and gas, and supplied with clean, pure water. The retreat houses have running hot and cold water, showers, flushing toilets, a kitchen/living area, sleeping area and a separate meditation room.

Services are provided by residents on adjoining Yacca Creeks, a lay area reserved for non retreat activity. These include shopping, food delivery, gas bottle and fire wood delivery, and a message service for people in retreat and their retreat supervisors.

For more information visit the De Tong Ling website: Retreating at De-Tong Ling

Buddhist Council of South Australia - Annual Report - May 2007
Anna Markey - Ashtree Sangha - Chair of the BCSA

Greetings everyone. First I would like to say what an honour it is to be here today in this position. I have been Chair since June last year and it has been a considerable learning experience for me. I joined the BCSA initially to meet more Buddhists and to take refuge in the community of the wise. So I have well and truly achieved my aim. I have had the privilege of working with a truly wise and wonderful group of people.....

Dr. Mohini Gunasekera, President of the Federation of Australian Buddhist Councils this morning spoke with Jennifer Macey on ABC Radios program AM which is broadcast nationally.
The Topic was: 'Religions come together to pressure govt on climate change'

The Federation's President, Mohini Gunasekera, says modern life is too wasteful, "Buddha believed in the middle path of not overindulging in anything. That's where we use what we basically need, not what we want; using what we have with wisdom."

The Transcript and Audio (Mp3, Real, WMA, pod) are available at:

Transcript: http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2006/s1804300.htm
Podcast : http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200612/r118896_377846.mp3

The purpose of the ASA is to serve the needs of all Buddhist monks and nuns resident in Australia. ASA aims:
* To represent the Sangha in Australia
* To promote harmony among Buddhist traditions
* To educate and inform for the healthy growth of Buddhism

Visit ASA's website: http://asaweb1.googlepages.com/home
Download ASA's newsletter: ASA News Dec 2006 (.pdf 416kB)