Surrey Hills Sustainability Expo
You are invited to spend Sunday the 9th of November with Rod Quantock, educators, renovators, builders and gardeners. The Governor of Victoria Prof. David de Kretser AC will open the event, running between 11am and 4pm. Vox Bandicoot, environmental entertainers, will contribute to the rich mix of fun, and performances. We’re spreading the word about a clothes-swap ‘Fashionista’ - for young women to try their luck swapping high quality fashion clothes. An expo with food, demonstrations, debates, and competitions for kids has been created by a local group to demystify and make sustainable living accessible.
What: Surrey Hills Sustainability Expo 2008
Where: Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre & Bedford Av opposite Surrey Hills Station
When: 9 November 2008 between 11am and 4pm
Entry: a Gold Coin Donation for a great show bag
Bedford Avenue will be car-free so a market can setup and musicians can play. Greenlink and Lighter Footprints are hosting tree planting and home environmental retrofitting workshops. Eastern suburbs Permaculture group will display a no-dig garden and worm composting. Solar suppliers and installers plan to demonstrate their latest wares, and Waterwise Systems are presenting a workshop on grey water: The secret to a green garden – How, when, why?
The Team: Zuzana Vrablikova, Phillip Dews, John Strozycki, Ken Coghill and Julia Thornton; Sue Barnett, Peter Campbell, Irene Poon and Jacqui Edge.
Robert Veerman, Rajbans Kaur, Carolyn Ingvarson and Anne Young were not with us at the time of this wintry snap yet we are deeply grateful for their contribution.
To raise funds to install solar panels, water tanks and insulation for our Edwardian Cottage, we will hold a raffle and collect a gold coin donation at our entrances. We are excited to see our annual event be a fun and relaxing day for everyone to enjoy!
If you are interested in being a stallholder, holding a workshop, volunteering on the day, (or in the planning), please contact Jacqui Edge on 0411 387 551 or via j.edge@union.unimelb.edu.au