Festival Program
The Gippsland Sustainability Festival is a free community event having been financed by our sponsors. It is hosted by the Latrobe City Council’s Green Expectations Project.
Friday 9th May
SCHOOLS, BUSINESS & THE COMMUNITY
- 250 Gippsland primary school children from a variety of Gippsland schools and support staff will visit the festival between 9.30 AM – 1.30 PM and take part of an interactive performance on the main stage called ‘Circus Sustainability’ performed by Vox Bandicoot, the Environmental Theatre Company. See education page for more details.
- The day is open for the community, private and public organisations to visit and see the showcase
- Over 45 stalls showcasing sustainable products and services
Saturday 10th May
COMMUNITY DAY – INTERACTIVE LEARNING & WORKSHOPS
There are over 40 stalls exhibiting sustainable products and services. Throughout the day there will be interactive presentations on the main stage. Thank you to all that volunteered their time to speaking at the festival. Times for each talk are scheduled below:
TALK TIMES SPEAKER TOPIC 10 AM - 10.20 AM Tony Hellier - The Outside Bit of Koonwarra South Gippsland Organic Gardening
Organic potting mix, Downunder biodegradable pots, solid water and other sustainable tricks for your garden!10.25 AM - 10.45 AM Anthony Heinemann -MECU Go Green Banking & the MECU Conservation Landbank 10.50 AM - 11.20 AM John Fleming - Course Co-ordinator
Renewable Energy Technology Chisholm TAFESustainable Housing - What can be achieved 11.25 AM - 11.45 AM CHRIS CLARKE SWALE PROJECTS - The tree house THE TREE HOUSE - A local renewable housing case study - the tree house 11.50 AM - 12.20 PM Giselle Wilkinson - the Conscious Cook Sustainable Cooking & Living - A Recipe for a Sustainable Future. How we can live more sustainably and change our behaviour in ways that work for ourselves and for the world 12.30 PM - 12.50 PM GHD - Paul Dorian The drivers of sustainability and our planet 12.55 PM - 1.15 PM Andrea Klindworth Executive Officer Gippsland Regional Waste Management Group WASTE Management 1.20 PM- 1.50 PM Giselle Wilkinson - the Conscious Cook Sustainable Cooking & Living - A Recipe for a Sustainable Future. How we can live more sustainably and change our behaviour in ways that work for ourselves and for the world 1.55 - 2.05 PM
Introduction of Arron Wood by Latrobe City Council
2.05 PM – 3 PM Arron Wood - keynote speaker The Future of Sustainability - Winner 2007 Prime Minister’s Environmentalist of the Year Award. Winner 2006 United Nations Individual Award for Outstanding Service to the Environment. 2001 Young Australian of the Year (National Environment winner). 3.05 - 3.25PM Ken Acheson - Bamboo Select Sustainable benefits of bamboo in timber flooring
Allergy free, environmentally friendly, sustainable, durable and termite resistant3.30 - 3.50 PM Geoff Boadle – Sustainable Impact Solar Grid Connection Systems, remote power system, solar hot water systems
Advise on energy efficiency, how to reduce your bills,
smart house designs for new houses and renovations.
