The Maribyrnong Sustainable Living Festival is now underway, with residents able to learn how to live healthier, more environmentally friendly, and potentially cheaper lifestyles until the end of the month.
The free community festival began on Monday 2 February with a celebration marking World Wetlands Day and a meeting of the nature warriors volunteer gardening program.
The sustainable living festival will continue through the month, with the final events taking place on 26 February.
Between now and then the festival program will feature clean up and tree planting events, a rubbish runners club, children’s activities, gardening, composting and sewing workshops, clean energy presentations and many other attractions, with all of them taking place in and around the Maribyrnong council area.
One of the most keenly anticipated events on the festival program is a presentation and question and answer session hosted by Get off Gas founder Brendan Lang.
An electrician and environmentalist, Mr Lang started Get Off Gas to help accelerate the transition away from fossil fuel based energy sources like gas, to renewable energy.
Mr Lang’s presentation will explain how households can do this by moving to electrified buildings, utilities, transport and appliances and powering them with renewables like rooftop solar and batteries.
The Get Off Gas presentation is at Maribyrnong Community Centre on 17 February from 6.30-8pm.
Entry is free, but bookings are essential.
Details: https://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/Residents/Our-environment/Maribyrnong-Sustainable-Living-Festival
