Past events

  • Bonorong small changes

    Sustainable Living event
    • Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 11:00 AM
    • Brighton Civic Centre

    So many choices and things we do in everyday life can greatly impact the wildlife around us, often without us even knowing that we are doing damage. We know that some of these things may be obvious - but let's take time to really reflect on some small changes we can make to really make a big difference.
    Visit The BIG Weekend of Sustainable Living Ideas to hear from Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary Greg Irons as he encourages us to make SMALL CHANGES.

     

  • Basics of Poultry Keeping

    Sustainable Living event
    • Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 12:00 PM
    • Botanical

    Want to know more about keeping healthy backyard poultry?

    Then pop in Botanical at 12pm on Saturday March 25 for a free workshop

    All part of the BIG WEEKEND OF SUSTAINABLE LIVING IDEAS!

  • Shareholder rights to lower emissions

    Sustainable Living event
    • Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 12:30 PM – March 27, 2023
    • Brighton Civic Centre

    Do you own shares?

    Do you want to influence listed companies to reduce their emissions?

    Hear more about shareholder rights and the impact shareholders are having through the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility

    Everyone is welcome to the FREE presentation by Elisabeth Baraka

    12.30pm

    Saturday and Sunday March 25 and 26

    Brighton Civic Centre Lecture Theatre

    as part of The BIG Weekend of Sustainable Living Ideas

     

  • Repair Cafe at The BIG Weekend

    Sustainable Living event
    • Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 01:00 PM
    • Brighton Civic Centre Breakout Rm 1

    Do you have some items at home that are in need of repair? Would you like to know how to fix them? Or would you like to show other people how to fix their broken items?

    The Eastside Repair Café Hobart will be at The BIG Weekend of Sustainable Living Ideas to help.

    Repair Cafés are free meeting places and they’re all about repairing things (together). At a Repair Café you’ll find tools and materials to help you repair damaged items like clothes, furniture, electrical appliances, bicycles, crockery, appliances, toys, etc.

    There are over 2,500 Repair Cafés worldwide and for the Big Weekend, two of Southern Tasmania's Repair Cafe's will be running a pop up repair session together Brighton Civic Centre. Eastside Repair Cafe is usually based at Warrane Mornington Neighbourhood Centre and Hobart Repair Cafe at Kickstart Arts.

    Visitors can bring their broken items from home and learn how to repair them with a repair specialists. If you have nothing to repair, you can learn from or lend a hand with someone else’s repair job. For this event, bookings will be encouraged (closer to the event) but walk-ins on the afternoon are also welcome if there is repairer availability.

    Visit them on Saturday March 25 between 1 & 4pm in Breakout Room 1 at Brighton Civic Centre

    Registering your broken items is essential.  Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-big-weekend-repair-cafe-pop-up-tickets-575628238557

  • Building with natural materials

    Sustainable Living event
    • Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 01:00 PM – March 27, 2023
    • Brighton Civic Centre
    Everyone is welcome to attend another FREE presentation - this time with Stephen Cole from Integral Consulting Engineers
    Stephen has provided structural design and certification for 30+ Council approved natural buildings. Hear as Stephen talks about about:
    • Why build with natural materials?
    • What natural building systems are best suited to Tasmanian conditions?
    • Approvals to build with natural materials
    • What to allow for when building with natural materials
    Saturday and Sunday March 25 and 26
    Brighton Civic Centre
    Another valuable sessions at The BIG Weekend of Sustainable

     

  • Sustainable funerals

    Sustainable Living event
    • Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 01:30 PM – March 26, 2023
    • Brighton Civic Centre

    Mary Eleanor Holistic Death Care are one of the more unique exhibitors at The BIG Weekend of Sustainable Living Ideas.
    Visit their exhibit and join the presentations on Saturday and Sunday March 25 & 26 as they talk about sustainable funerals.
    Although our society often finds it uncomfortable to talk about death and dying, these ladies will share knowledge to empower us to make meaningful sustainable choices around end of life and funeral care.

     

  • Circular Economy Forum

    Sustainable Living event
    • Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 02:00 PM
    • Brighton Civic Centre Lecture Theatre
    Can Tasmania become a circular economy?
    Hear from Alasdair Wells from the Waste & Recovery Board, Maree Bakker from Natural Resources and Environment, Brad Mashman, Managing Director of Recovery, (Tas) Pty Ltd, Brendan Mitchell, Managing Director of Mitchell Plastics Welding Sustainable Plastics Australia and Aaron Benham the co-convenor of Repair Cafe Hobart, experts from government, industry and community to help us answer questions such as:
    What is Tasmania's draft Strategy?
    Is all household recycling just going to landfill?
    What is best practice in the rest of the world?
    What can we do about plastics?
    What is happening in the 'real world' of manufacturing?
    What is the view from the community?
    How do we get further up the waste hierarchy?
    Free Event - everyone welcome

     

  • Future of Food in Tasmania Forum

    Sustainable Living event
    • Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 02:00 AM
    • Brighton Civic Centre Lecture Theatre
    The BIG Weekend of Sustainable Living Ideas just keeps giving!
    Join our expert panel as they discuss the Future of Food in Tasmania from their varying perspectives.
    The panel includes Anthony Houston from Houston's Farm, Professor Alana Mann from UTAS Media School and FoodLab Sydney, Celia Laverton from Regenerative Agriculture Network of Tasmania and Matthew Evans from Fat Pig Farm.
    Facilitated by James Dryburgh, GM, Brighton Council.
    Everyone is welcome to this free event.

     

  • Circus Skills Workshop

    Sustainable Living event
    • Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 10:00 AM
    • THe Botanical, 2A Eddington Rd Bridgewater
    Roll up roll up, the circus is in town!!
    The Social Circus Tasmania that is and they will be hosting FREE workshops all day on Sunday March 26 at The Botanical as part of the BIG WEEKEND OF SUSTAINABLE LIVING IDEAS!
    Here’s your chance to try your hand at the wonderful world of circus ...!
    All are welcome: little kids and big kids, young and old; to have a go at all sorts of circus tricks including juggling , hula hooping, devilsticks and diabolo... So come on down and you might find you're the star of the circus!!!

     

  • Matthew Evans Cooking Demo

    Sustainable Living event
    • Sunday, March 26, 2023 at 10:30 AM
    • Brighton Civic Centre

    Join celebrity chef Matthew Evans from Fat Pig Farm as he demonstrates simple nutritious recipes such as grilled veg and halloumi, with warmed strawberry and basil with drained yoghurt, a warm potato salad with egg and pickles, plus maybe a pudding of some kind with butterscotch sauce - doesn't your mouth just water!
    And the best part about this is that he is preparing all of this in the carpark of the Brighton Civic Centre during the BIG Weekend of Sustainable Living Ideas in the TasNetworks kitchen powered by an electric vehicle - DON'T MISS THIS EVENT!

    Come and join in the fun at this FREE family event.

    Sunday March 25

    Brighton Civic Centre Carpark

    10.30am and 12.30pm

     

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