{"id":272,"date":"2026-01-01T22:15:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T12:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.communitiesoflight.com.au\/?page_id=272"},"modified":"2026-01-22T18:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T08:42:11","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/communitiesoflight.com.au\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Connect, Learn & Thrive:<\/h1>

A Network of Like-Minded Aussie Families<\/h1>

Who Share Your Values & Vision<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Australia’s go-to destination for family-centred self reliance,<\/p>

and preparedness from beginner basics to advanced projects.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJOIN OUR SELF RELIANCE COMMUNITY<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Government Promises Don't Guarantee Real Help When a Crisis Hits<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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  • Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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    • Supply chain disruptions highlight the risk of relying on others.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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      • Community disconnection makes us more isolated than ever.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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        • Health advice during CoVid19 has been proven to be false \u2014who can we trust?<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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          • Digital ID and privacy concerns leave us asking: where is this leading?<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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            • We feel vulnerable when reliance on institutions proves unreliable.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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              • Hidden media backing makes finding the truth harder than ever.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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                • Aggressive Chinese tactics threaten our economic security and regional stability<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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                  Communities of Light seek to assist ordinary families to adapt, prepare and thrive together, regardless of the uncertainties or challenges posed by local, national and global events.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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                  From Anxiety to Action - Simple Steps, Real Results<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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                  If you are seeking self reliance, or better yet, community reliance education and support join our community to share & build the skills, connections and security your family will need to thrive not just survive.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                  Connect, Learn, Thrive<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                  Learn from experienced members while sharing modern perspectives. Grow personally by sharing your expertise and helping others on their preparedness journey.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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                  Reduce Stress Through Preparedness<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                  Feel that calm confidence knowing your family has plans, supplies, and skills for various scenarios.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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                  Build Skills Through Active Learning<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                  Master gardening, first aid, food storage, water purification, and other self-sufficiency skills through beginner-friendly resources.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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                  Your Complete Toolkit for Self-Reliant Living<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                  As we\u2019re in start up mode the following list of \u201ctools\u201d is essentially our wish-list. We are building these out, hoping that it\u2019s not too slow. The world is moving so fast…<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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                  Beginner\u2019s Learning Path<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                  Structured progression of skills and knowledge for new members starting their preparedness journey<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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                  Organized community activities like \u201c30-Day Food Storage Challenge\u201d or \u201cEmergency Kit Building\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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                  Step-by-Step Tutorial Library<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                  Comprehensive video and written guides for essential skills like food preservation, water purification, health care and so much more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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                  Discussion boards for sharing experiences, asking questions, and connecting with other families.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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                  Downloadable Checklists and Worksheets<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                  Printable resources for emergency planning, supply inventories, and skill tracking<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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                  Schedule of local meetings, hands-on workshops, and community preparedness events<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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                  Regular live sessions with preparedness experts, local farmers, health professionals and even legal experts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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                  Australian-Specific Emergency Planning Templates <\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                  Customizable family emergency plans tailored to local risks and regulations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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                  Connect, Learn & Thrive: A Network of Like-Minded Aussie Families Who Share Your Values & Vision Australia’s go-to destination for family-centred self reliance, and preparedness from beginner basics to advanced projects. JOIN OUR SELF RELIANCE COMMUNITY Government Promises Don’t Guarantee Real Help When a Crisis Hits Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent Supply chain […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-272","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/communitiesoflight.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/communitiesoflight.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/communitiesoflight.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communitiesoflight.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communitiesoflight.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272"}],"version-history":[{"count":47,"href":"https:\/\/communitiesoflight.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/272\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":377,"href":"https:\/\/communitiesoflight.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/272\/revisions\/377"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communitiesoflight.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}