The BIG Weekend of Sustainable Living Ideas set to make its mark in Brighton this March
by Brighton Council
Whether you are a local business, community group, a school or an environmentally conscious community member, the BIG Weekend of Sustainable Living Ideas is for you!
Hosted by Sustainable Living Tasmania as part of their 50th birthday celebrations, the BIG Weekend will take over both the Brighton Civic Centre and the Botanical Institute, just a short walk down the road, on 25-26 March, 2023.
This innovative event aims to connect community members, businesses and organisations with projects, initiatives and education pathways to encourage households and businesses to adopt sustainable practices. It’s also about showing people how to save money on their household budgets and about connecting with their community to improve mental health and wellbeing.
The weekend will include workshops, presentations, forums, and activities, including a no-dig vege garden workshop hosted by Gardening Australia and Goodlife Permaculture’s Hannah Moloney, as well as cooking demonstrations by Matthew Evans from Fat Pig Farm, using a kitchen powered by an electric vehicle. If something a little more serious is your focus, join us for the forums each afternoon to listen to a panel of professionals discuss topics involving issues and initiatives surrounding waste reduction and food production in Tasmania.
Many of the activities over the weekend will focus on recycling, upcycling and reusing what we have, with community members invited to participate in clothing, book and toy swaps and the repair cafes. There will also be free plants, the chance to try multicultural food, pottery classes, children’s adventure play, and plans to also include an Art to Waste Sculpture trail engaging the local schools.
Expressions of interest are still open with a limited number of exhibitor sites still available, as well as opportunities to host sustainable living workshops and activities.
For more information please head to www.slt.org.au. For all enquiries please email sandra@slt.org.au and follow Sustainable Living Tasmania’s Facebook page for updates.
