In-Person Events | National Sustainable Living Festival

Plastic Litter Pickup

Pick up plastic litter on be...

Start: Mon 1 / Feb , 8:00 AM End: Sun 28 / Feb , 5:00 PM
Various Locations
Cost: Free

Seek & Find Nature Cards

Summer’s Secrets Scavenger...

Start: Mon 1 / Feb , 9:00 AM End: Sun 28 / Feb , 5:00 PM
Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne
Cost: Free

Backyard

An outdoor workshop for fami...

Start: Wed 3 / Feb , 10:00 AM End: Sun 28 / Feb , 12:00 PM
Birrarung Marr
Cost: Free

BLAKitecture

Co:Design? Collaboration? Co...

Mon 1 / Feb
6:15 PM - 8:00 PM
Parkade (MPavilion)
Cost: Free

Working Together

Community Led Climate Action

Tue 2 / Feb
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Parkade (MPavilion)
Cost: Free

Matters of Facts

The science of getting it ri...

Tue 2 / Feb
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
The Capitol
Cost: Free

ReFashioned Painting #1

Give textiles a second life ...

Fri 5 / Feb
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Earthbound Bolton Cafe
Cost: Free

Urban Eco Tour #1

Unique urban sustainability ...

Sat 6 / Feb
10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Federation Square
Cost: $60

Architects as Disruptors

Facing the climate and biodi...

Sat 6 / Feb
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Parkade (MPavilion)
Cost: Free

Render & Cob Workshop #1

Come and learn how to build ...

Sat 6 / Feb
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Kinglake Earthship
Cost: $125

Creating a Hobbit Facade #1

Creating an organic facade t...

Sat 6 / Feb
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Kinglake Earthship
Cost: $125

Behind The Scenes Pantry Tour

Tour the free pantry & assoc...

Sat 6 / Feb
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
DWELL
Cost: Free

NatureStrip Planting Expo

Enhance biodiversity & grow ...

Sat 6 / Feb
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Truganina Explosives Reserve
Cost: Free

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Foundry Park Community Garden #1

Twice monthly working bee

Sat 6 / Feb
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Foundry Park Community Garden
Cost: Free

Forest Therapy #1

A guided wellbeing experienc...

Sun 7 / Feb
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Royal Botanic Gardens
Cost: $35

A Journey From Waste to Wear

Understand where products co...

Sun 7 / Feb
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Parkade (MPavilion)
Cost: Free

Kinship Earthship #1

An earthship tour with biote...

Sun 7 / Feb
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Kinglake Earthship
Cost: $75

Food, Fashion & Farming

What can fashion learn from ...

Sun 7 / Feb
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Parkade (MPavilion)
Cost: Free

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Centenary Reserve Community Garden

Monthly working bee

Tue 9 / Feb
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Centenary Reserve Community Garden
Cost: Free

Interdependence

Stories of relationships bet...

Tue 9 / Feb
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Parkade (MPavilion)
Cost: Free

The Big Bike Film Night – Melbourne

Sharing the best cycling sho...

Wed 10 / Feb
6:00 PM - 8:15 PM
Village Cinemas Crown Casino
Cost: $25.50

Growing Plants in Urban Areas

Start a garden from scratch ...

Thu 18 / Feb
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Yarraville Community Centre
Cost: $105

Hot, Wet & Violent

Climate & global security co...

Thu 11 / Feb
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Zoom
Cost: Free

ReFashioned Painting #2

Give textiles a second life ...

Fri 12 / Feb
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Earthbound Bolton Cafe
Cost: Free

Zero Footprint Workshop #1

A women-only workshop

Sat 13 / Feb
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Revival Sustainable Workshop
Cost: $300

Bulk Buying in Pascoe Vale

Launch of a bulk-buying grou...

Sat 13 / Feb
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Pascoe Vale Senior Citizens Centre
Cost: Free

Urban Eco Tour #2

Unique urban sustainability ...

Sat 13 / Feb
10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Federation Square
Cost: $60

Precious Plastic Melbourne

A pop-up recycling demonstra...

Sat 27 / Feb
10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Queen Victoria Market
Cost: Free

Honey & Pollinator Tour

Go on a bee pollinating jour...

Sat 13 / Feb
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location provided after registration
Cost: Free

Refurbished Fashion

Love clothes? Hate waste? Le...

Sat 20 / Feb
10:30 AM - 1:45 PM
Queen Victoria Market
Cost: Free

The Cooling Conundrum

Reversing climate change to ...

Sat 13 / Feb
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Zoom
Cost: Free

Feeling The Fires – East Gippsland

Share your feelings about th...

Sat 13 / Feb
2:00 PM - 5:30 PM
The Hub Bairnsdale
Cost: Free

Forest Therapy #2

A guided wellbeing experienc...

Sun 14 / Feb
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Royal Botanic Gardens
Cost: $35

Botanic Garden Guided Tour

Tour a low water usage botan...

Sun 14 / Feb
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Melton Botanic Garden
Cost: Free

Lyell Iffla Reserve Community Garden #1

Twice monthly working bee

Sun 14 / Feb
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Lyell Iffla Reserve Community Garden
Cost: Free

Kinship Earthship #2

An earthship tour with biote...

Sun 14 / Feb
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Kinglake Earthship
Cost: $75

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Below Zero 2030

Emergency action for negativ...

Tue 16 / Feb
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Zoom
Cost: Free

Aquarevo & The Cape

A panel presentation by lead...

Wed 17 / Feb
5:45 PM - 7:00 PM
Zoom
Cost: Free

Harp Meditations

Sit back, relax and listen t...

Wed 17 / Feb
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
Cost: $20

Practicing Futures Together

Future narratives bring new ...

Wed 17 / Feb
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Zoom
Cost: Free

ReFashioned Painting #3

Give textiles a second life ...

Fri 19 / Feb
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Earthbound Bolton Cafe
Cost: Free

Sonica Botanica

Stories and sounds from the ...

Start: Sat 20 / Feb , 7:30 AM End: Sun 28 / Feb , 7:30 PM
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
Cost: Free

Luxury Plastic #1

Make some recycled plastic p...

Sat 20 / Feb
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
The Monash University Makerspace
Cost: $20

Zero Footprint Workshop #2

A women-only workshop

Sat 20 / Feb
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Revival Sustainable Workshop
Cost: $300

Style over Speed

No lycra & cleats ... only f...

Sun 21 / Feb
9:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Grandpa Joe Cafe
Cost: Free

Urban Eco Tour #3

Unique urban sustainability ...

Sat 20 / Feb
10:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Federation Square
Cost: $60

Render & Cob Workshop #2

Come and learn how to build ...

Sat 20 / Feb
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Kinglake Earthship
Cost: $125

Creating a Hobbit Facade #2

Creating an organic facade t...

Sat 20 / Feb
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Kinglake Earthship
Cost: $125

Seeds & Compost

Community garden seed exchan...

Sat 20 / Feb
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Port Melbourne Uniting Church
Cost: Free

Sustainable Farm Tour

Explore Green Connect's urba...

Sat 20 / Feb
10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
Green Connect Farm
Cost: $24

Nature Strip Tour

Explore ways to enhance biod...

Sat 20 / Feb
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
DWELL
Cost: Free

Ross Garnaut

Reset: Restoring Australia a...

Fri 26 / Feb
8:00 PM - 8:45 PM
Zoom
Cost: $10

Luxury Plastic #2

Make some recycled plastic p...

Sat 20 / Feb
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
The Monash University Makerspace
Cost: $20

Sustainable Tourism

Avoiding local over-tourism ...

Sat 20 / Feb
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
CERES Environment Park
Cost: Free

Forest Therapy #3

A guided wellbeing experienc...

Sun 21 / Feb
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Royal Botanic Gardens
Cost: $35

ClimateWatch Walk

Become a citizen scientist a...

Sun 21 / Feb
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
Cost: Free

Foundry Park Community Garden #2

Twice monthly working bee

Sun 21 / Feb
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Foundry Park Community Garden
Cost: Free

Composting for Apartments #1

Online workshop on compostin...

Sun 7 / Feb
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Zoom
Cost: Free

Visible Mending #1

Repair your clothes and tex...

Sun 21 / Feb
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Karhina Designs Studio
Cost: $95

Kinship Earthship #3

An earthship tour with biote...

Sun 21 / Feb
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Kinglake Earthship
Cost: $75

Rewrite The Future

Presenting possible future s...

Mon 22 / Feb
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Fitzroy Town Hall
Cost: $20

Beyond Declarations of Intent

Town planning as a tool for ...

Tue 23 / Feb
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
GLOU Sustainable Wine Dispensary
Cost: $25

Care for the Rare

Help Australia's most threat...

Thu 25 / Feb
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Royal Botanic Gardens Cranbourne
Cost: Free

ReFashioned Painting #4

Give textiles a second life ...

Fri 26 / Feb
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Earthbound Bolton Cafe
Cost: Free

Zero Footprint Workshop #3

A women-only workshop

Sat 27 / Feb
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Revival Sustainable Workshop
Cost: $300

Zero-Waste Market

A zero-waste market, showcas...

Sat 27 / Feb
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Leinster Grove Community Hall
Cost: Free

Journeys in Wildness

Reestablish your place in th...

Sat 27 / Feb
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Moora Moora Cooperative Community
Cost: $95

Climate Fiction: Lucy Treloar

Hear from the author of awar...

Sat 27 / Feb
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Sam Merrifield Library
Cost: Free

Backyard Permaculture

Strategies for building a pr...

Sat 27 / Feb
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The Dairy
Cost: $70

Community Compost Tour

Visit two existing community...

Sat 27 / Feb
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
DWELL
Cost: Free

Embracing Imperfection

Living sustainably doesn't h...

Sat 27 / Feb
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Mosman Rowers Club

DIY Eco-Friendly Cleaning

Make non-toxic, earth friend...

Sat 27 / Feb
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Sam Merrifield Library
Cost: Free

Intro to Beekeeping

Beekeeping theory & hands on...

Sat 27 / Feb
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Backyard Beekeeping Ballarat
Cost: $130

DIY Eco-Friendly Beauty

Create healthier, vegan, nat...

Sat 27 / Feb
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Sam Merrifield Library
Cost: Free

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Growing New Farmers – In-Person

Launch of a new research rep...

Sat 27 / Feb
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Day’s Walk Farm
Cost: Free

Living In Community

Explore opportunities & chal...

Sun 28 / Feb
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Moora Moora Cooperative Community
Cost: $95

Forest Therapy #4

A guided wellbeing experienc...

Sun 28 / Feb
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Royal Botanic Gardens
Cost: $35

Culture of Caring

An exploration of values bas...

Sun 28 / Feb
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Parkade (MPavilion)
Cost: Free

Lyell Iffla Reserve Community Garden #2

Twice monthly working bee

Sun 28 / Feb
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Lyell Iffla Reserve Community Garden
Cost: Free

Indigenous Ecosystem

Seeding indigenous ecosystem...

Sun 28 / Feb
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Parkade (MPavilion)
Cost: Free

Biodesign

Reconciling, decolonising an...

Sun 28 / Feb
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Parkade (MPavilion)
Cost: Free

Visible Mending #2

Repair your clothes and tex...

Sun 28 / Feb
1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Karhina Designs Studio
Cost: $95

Kinship Earthship #4

An earthship tour with biote...

Sun 28 / Feb
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Kinglake Earthship
Cost: $75

Wine 4 Wildlife #1

A delicious event

Sun 28 / Feb
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
GLOU Sustainable Wine Dispensary
Cost: $35

Wine 4 Wildlife #2

A delicious event

Sun 28 / Feb
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
GLOU Sustainable Wine Dispensary
Cost: $35