Check out our calendar of Ballarat sustainability and environmental events, including workshops and speakers, farmers markets, sustainable living events, hands-on activities, festivals and more. Get on down to some of these events to protect our planet and support these local sustainability groups.
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February 2020
Ballarat Produce Swap
Regular monthly communal produce swap, where goods can be placed on the swap table, and whatever is needed is taken. Nothing is sold, although a donation to the host - the Ballarat Community Garden is always appreciated. Anything left at the end of the swap is taken to # Food is Free Laneway. While the focus of the swap is on produce, many other things are swapped - seeds, plants, baked goods, recycled items, books, knowledge and experience. The kettle…
Find out more »Victorian Bushfire Recovery – Nesting Box for Habitat Workshop
Do you make things & care about wildlife? Are you a handy person with a saw or a hammer? The wildlife of Australia need you! Come join The Bush Pixies, Men's Shed and Sebastopol Scouts again at Delacome Bunnings where we will be taking pre-cut (Thanks Bunnings Trade Team and Scarsdale and Sebastopol Men's Shed!) pieces to assemble and paint in store on Saturday 1st February from 10:30am to 1:30pm. We've had two workshops so far where we have organised…
Find out more »Green Drinks
Green drinks is a non political "get together" of like minded people from a variety of backgrounds. It is a way for people interested in sustainability and the environment to meet socially. Ballarat Green Drinks is a subsidiary of the world wide “Green Drinks” movement https://www.greendrinks.org We meet on the second Wednesday, at The Lake View hotel, 22 Wendouree Parade, Lake Wendouree. February to December. From about 6:15 meals and drinks are ordered and consumed, and then an interesting speaker…
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Creswick Farmers Market
Located in the picturesque and historic township of Creswick, just 20 minutes to either Ballarat or Daylesford. The Creswick Market is open 9am till 1pm, on the third Saturday of every month. The market is a great day out for the whole family – Bring the kids and your four-footed friends – you’re all welcome. Free live music and over 90 specialist boutique sites, offering a variety of unique locally made goods ranging from arts and crafts to freshly made…
Find out more »Ballarat Community Garden Working Bee
Members and friends of the garden we need you! Come and help keep the garden in shape at our friendly bee and share a cuppa and some morning tea! Look forward to seeing you there.
Find out more »Swap-It (Creswick Produce Swap)
Homemade & Homegrown Food, Produce, Seeds & Skills to Swap & Share. No money changes hands. Bring your figs and take home some jam, swap your worm juice for a pumpkin, an hour of mowing for some sewing…. Norm's world famous wood fired pizza will be on offer & tea/ coffee by donation. A great social morning. All welcome at rear Creswick Neighbourhood Centre – co-hosted with Creswick Community Garden. If you don't have something to swap, just bring an…
Find out more »Smart Building and Living Expo
Now in its seventh year, the Smart Building and Living Expo to be held in Buninyong on the 23rd of February 2020, is an established feature of Australia’s biggest Sustainable Living Festival. Come along to be inspired and empowered - "Dare to Change" Find the ideas and tools for changing to a more sustainable way of living - we will have leading solutions to the ecological and social challenges we face.
Find out more »March 2020
Ballarat Produce Swap
Regular monthly communal produce swap, where goods can be placed on the swap table, and whatever is needed is taken. Nothing is sold, although a donation to the host - the Ballarat Community Garden is always appreciated. Anything left at the end of the swap is taken to # Food is Free Laneway. While the focus of the swap is on produce, many other things are swapped - seeds, plants, baked goods, recycled items, books, knowledge and experience. The kettle…
Find out more »Green Drinks
Green drinks is a non political "get together" of like minded people from a variety of backgrounds. It is a way for people interested in sustainability and the environment to meet socially. Ballarat Green Drinks is a subsidiary of the world wide “Green Drinks” movement https://www.greendrinks.org We meet on the second Wednesday, at The Lake View hotel, 22 Wendouree Parade, Lake Wendouree. February to December. From about 6:15 meals and drinks are ordered and consumed, and then an interesting speaker…
Find out more »Ballarat Community Garden Working Bee
Members and friends of the garden we need you! Come and help keep the garden in shape at our friendly bee and share a cuppa and some morning tea! Look forward to seeing you there.
Find out more »Swap-It (Creswick Produce Swap)
Homemade & Homegrown Food, Produce, Seeds & Skills to Swap & Share. No money changes hands. Bring your figs and take home some jam, swap your worm juice for a pumpkin, an hour of mowing for some sewing…. Norm's world famous wood fired pizza will be on offer & tea/ coffee by donation. A great social morning. All welcome at rear Creswick Neighbourhood Centre – co-hosted with Creswick Community Garden. If you don't have something to swap, just bring an…
Find out more »April 2020
Ballarat Produce Swap
Regular monthly communal produce swap, where goods can be placed on the swap table, and whatever is needed is taken. Nothing is sold, although a donation to the host - the Ballarat Community Garden is always appreciated. Anything left at the end of the swap is taken to # Food is Free Laneway. While the focus of the swap is on produce, many other things are swapped - seeds, plants, baked goods, recycled items, books, knowledge and experience. The kettle…
Find out more »Green Drinks
Green drinks is a non political "get together" of like minded people from a variety of backgrounds. It is a way for people interested in sustainability and the environment to meet socially. Ballarat Green Drinks is a subsidiary of the world wide “Green Drinks” movement https://www.greendrinks.org We meet on the second Wednesday, at The Lake View hotel, 22 Wendouree Parade, Lake Wendouree. February to December. From about 6:15 meals and drinks are ordered and consumed, and then an interesting speaker…
Find out more »Ballarat Community Garden Working Bee
Members and friends of the garden we need you! Come and help keep the garden in shape at our friendly bee and share a cuppa and some morning tea! Look forward to seeing you there.
Find out more »Swap-It (Creswick Produce Swap)
Homemade & Homegrown Food, Produce, Seeds & Skills to Swap & Share. No money changes hands. Bring your figs and take home some jam, swap your worm juice for a pumpkin, an hour of mowing for some sewing…. Norm's world famous wood fired pizza will be on offer & tea/ coffee by donation. A great social morning. All welcome at rear Creswick Neighbourhood Centre – co-hosted with Creswick Community Garden. If you don't have something to swap, just bring an…
Find out more »May 2020
Ballarat Produce Swap
Regular monthly communal produce swap, where goods can be placed on the swap table, and whatever is needed is taken. Nothing is sold, although a donation to the host - the Ballarat Community Garden is always appreciated. Anything left at the end of the swap is taken to # Food is Free Laneway. While the focus of the swap is on produce, many other things are swapped - seeds, plants, baked goods, recycled items, books, knowledge and experience. The kettle…
Find out more »Green Drinks
Green drinks is a non political "get together" of like minded people from a variety of backgrounds. It is a way for people interested in sustainability and the environment to meet socially. Ballarat Green Drinks is a subsidiary of the world wide “Green Drinks” movement https://www.greendrinks.org We meet on the second Wednesday, at The Lake View hotel, 22 Wendouree Parade, Lake Wendouree. February to December. From about 6:15 meals and drinks are ordered and consumed, and then an interesting speaker…
Find out more »Ballarat Community Garden Working Bee
Members and friends of the garden we need you! Come and help keep the garden in shape at our friendly bee and share a cuppa and some morning tea! Look forward to seeing you there.
Find out more »Swap-It (Creswick Produce Swap)
Homemade & Homegrown Food, Produce, Seeds & Skills to Swap & Share. No money changes hands. Bring your figs and take home some jam, swap your worm juice for a pumpkin, an hour of mowing for some sewing…. Norm's world famous wood fired pizza will be on offer & tea/ coffee by donation. A great social morning. All welcome at rear Creswick Neighbourhood Centre – co-hosted with Creswick Community Garden. If you don't have something to swap, just bring an…
Find out more »June 2020
Ballarat Produce Swap
Regular monthly communal produce swap, where goods can be placed on the swap table, and whatever is needed is taken. Nothing is sold, although a donation to the host - the Ballarat Community Garden is always appreciated. Anything left at the end of the swap is taken to # Food is Free Laneway. While the focus of the swap is on produce, many other things are swapped - seeds, plants, baked goods, recycled items, books, knowledge and experience. The kettle…
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