One of my favourite festivals of the year is coming up very soon. The Sustainable Living Festival, which is now in its 15th year, is one of Melbourne’s premier green events. Here is the event’s blurb and social media details.
SUSTAINABLE LIVING FESTIVAL | 8 – 23 FEB 2014
Australia’s largest sustainable living celebration is back and bigger than ever! The Festival’s 16-day program features a record breaking 200 events across Victoria. People from far and wide are stepping up with solutions to create Australia’s State of sustainability.
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Twitter: twitter.com/SLFestivalAus @SLFestivalAUS (hashtag #SLFAus)
Facebook: facebook.com/SustainableLivingFestival
Instagram: http://instagram.com/slfestivalaus
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I have been visiting this amazing event since 2007 when I first discovered its existence. I wouldn’t miss it for the world, and the kids always come along with me. Ben really enjoys the day, especially the food. Probably because he has hollow legs! You can see what we got up to in previous years by following through to these links – SLF 2008, SLF 2009, SLF 2010, SLF 2011, SLF 2012, and SLF 2013. That’s a whole lot of fun right there!
Anyway, here is the really cool news. This is the first year that I am presenting! Not just once, but twice and two different subjects to boot.
My first appearance is on Saturday 15th Feb @ 1700 – 1800 at Federation Square. Greg Foyster (author of Changing Gears) invited me to be part of a panel, during the Big Weekend. Here is the blurb;
LIVING SIMPLY IN THE CITY
Keeping chooks, saving water, growing food and reducing energy use – simple living sounds easy in theory, but how do you put it into practice when you live and work in a large city? How do you resist social and culture pressures to buy, buy, buy? And do inner city dwellers have higher or lower environmental footprints than their regional counterparts?Greg Foyster, author of the book Changing Gears, chairs this panel featuring Gavin Webber (greeningofgavin.com), Kat Lavers (Cultivating Community) and Mike Hill (WestWyck). You can find more details at this link.
Sounds like lots of fun, doesn’t it. I am looking forward to meeting the other panel members and sharing my experience and opinion.
The second appearance is on Tuesday 18th Feb @ 1900 – 2015 at the Ivanhoe Library. Here is the skinny;
SUSTAINABLE LIVING IN THE SUBURBS
Ever wondered how to start living a more sustainable lifestyle? Come along and hear Gavin Webber (Green Lifestyle Awards – Local Green Hero), talk about his journey over the last 7 years, and how he transformed his suburban home into an energy efficient, money saving, food providing, and thriving oasis in the ‘burbs. You can find more details at this link.
Good stuff Gav, You’ll have a ball. Presenting at the SLF event is a real buzz.
Cheers
MOC
Thanks Mick. Hope to see you there!
Gav
Hi Gav,
My wife and I will be making the trip again this year from Adelaide to visit the big weekend and check out all the wonderful talks and stalls etc. I’ll listen to your talk and hopefully get to have a chat with you afterwards.
Keep up the good work with the blog and podcasts 🙂
Cheers,
Paulie
Looking forward to meeting you and your wife Paulie!
Hi Gavin,
congratulations on getting to present this year 🙂 I’m only sorry it’s a bit too far for me to travel, I would love to be there.
Madeleine.x
I agree, bit too far.
Gav x
Ill see if i can wrangle Jess in and we can be your hecklers (fan club). Congrats my friend.
Sounds like fun mate!
hi Gavin
hope to catch up with you there this year at the SLF. our bee group and Permaculture Victoria will bee having a combined stall. I should be there most of Saturday and Sunday. I might also be doing a talk if no-one else puts up their permie hand
Claire in kalorama
Hi Claire, maybe this time our paths will cross! x
Shamefully, I have never attended before but this might be the year. 🙂
Now you have a good excuse! Come and see your mate in action. x
Hi Gavin,
I hope you have fun,I wish I was still in Melbourne:( I’d be there also. I found your blog through Rhonda’s Down to Earth blog- me I’m a reduce, recycle, reuse, make-do,grow, sew, bake kinda girl( trying to transform our lives)!! You inspire me & helping to get my point across too my other half. I want the good life, it’s not easy:0