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Sustainable Living Festival 2024

Going Circular
Welcome to this year's Festival program!
The Festival is spread across multiple sites at the Tramsheds and Inveresk Precinct. Below you will find a detailed program of activities. Please use the filter below to explore and plan your day. You can also download the PDF Program and Map.
Please note that the program is subject to change.
Program
Sustainable Living Festival | 02 Mar 2024, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Tramsheds & Inveresk Precinct, 4 Invermay Rd, Launceston TAS 7248, Australia
Back to event- 15 minutes
Official Opening
CoL Exhibitor Stage - 30 minutes
Regenerative Agriculture with Seed Freaks
Outdoor StageSustainable Agriculture - 30 minutes
Electrifying Homes with Sustainable Solutions: Q & A session focusing on Powering the Future
CoL Exhibitor StageEnergy - 1 hour
Jackie Anifandis & the Fabulous Ukulele & Guitar Jam
Centre CircleMusic - 1 hour 50 minutes
Repair Cafe
Breakout RoomRecycleRepairReuse - 6 hours
Crop Swap (ALL DAY)
UTAS Community GardenAll DayCrop Swap - 6 hours
The University of Tasmania Nature Connection Project: Storytelling Pod (ALL DAY)
Centre CircleCreativityKids Activity - 6 hours
Small e-waste drop off (ALL DAY)
CoL Exhibitor Hall 1All Daye-waste - 6 hours
Electrikhana: Pre-register for EV rides & drives (ALL DAY)
Electric VehiclesAll DayElectric VehiclesEVs - 6 hours
Bin Education with Golden Brown (ALL DAY)
Centre CircleAll DayBinsFood WasteRubbishWaste - 6 hours
Upcycling Clothing with St Marys Upcycling & Repurposing (ALL DAY)
Centre CircleAll DayClothesFashionRefashionUpcycling - 6 hours
Kids Activities with 24 Carrot Gardens/Community Gardens Tas (ALL DAY)
Centre CircleAll DayGardeningKids ActivityVegetable Growing - 6 hours
Kids Activities & Seed Swap with Transition Tamar (ALL DAY)
Centre CircleCreativityKids Activityseed swapVegetable Growing - 6 hours
Free Tram Rides (ALL DAY)
All DayTram - 1 hour 30 minutes
Youth Forum: Beyond recycling to 'going circular': What are the best ways to encourage Tasmanians to do the other R’s
UTAS LibraryforumKids Activity - 30 minutes
TasNetworks Climate Change and Sustainability Action
CoL AuditoriumClimate changeEnergy - 30 minutes
Composting for Everyone
Outdoor StageCompostRegenerating natural systemsSustainable Agriculture - 30 minutes
Circularity - Transforming Climate Action in the City of Launceston
CoL Exhibitor StageClimate change - 30 minutes
Bill Evans Allstars
Music Outside the TramshedsMusic - 50 minutes
KEYNOTE: Craig Reucassel - Let's Go Circular!
CoL AuditoriumRecycleRemanufactureRepurposeRethink DesignReuse - 30 minutes
Biochar - Frank Strie from Terra Pretta Industries
Outdoor StageBiocharRegenerating Natural SystemsSustainable Agriculture - 30 minutes
Rethink Waste: Rethinking your consumer choices to make recycling easy
CoL Exhibitor StageRecycleRethink Waste - 30 minutes
Inveresk Community Garden Tour
UTAS Community GardenGardeningVegetable Growing - 1 hour 30 minutes
Solo vocalist Liam Chapman
UTAS LibraryMusic - 30 minutes
Blossoming Change: Our Journey to a More Sustainable Business - Florage
UTAS LibrarySmall Business - 30 minutes
Electrifying Homes with Sustainable Solutions: Q & A session focusing on Powering the Future
Breakout RoomEnergy - 30 minutes
Thermomix Demo
CoL Exhibitor Stage - 30 minutes
Remade Sustainable Wearable Art Parade by Interweave Arts
Centre CircleArtCreativityRedesignRepurposeReuse - 45 minutes
Preserves and Ferments with Chef Yyan Ng
Outdoor StageFood Waste - 1 hour
UTAS Inveresk Campus Tour
UTAS Library - 30 minutes
Exploring the Bounty of the Sea - Identifying Tasmania's Best Edible Seaweeds
CoL AuditoriumFoodSeaweed - 45 minutes
Hot Composting Workshop
UTAS Community GardenCompost - 50 minutes
Slow Refashion Parade by the ReDress Hub
UTAS LibraryClothesFashionRefashion - 30 minutes
Good-looking gardens to tickle your tastebuds!
Breakout RoomDesignFoodGardening - 30 minutes
Jo from The Grain Grocer (DETAILS TO COME)
CoL Exhibitor Stage - 30 minutes
Waiting for the world to change: Building a circular business in the linear economy
CoL Auditoriumcircular businessSmall Business - 30 minutes
Seed Saving with Seed Freaks
Outdoor StageRegenerating Natural Systems - 30 minutes
Bill Evans Allstars
Music Outside the TramshedsMusic - 30 minutes
'Going Circular' in Designing and Building our Homes
Breakout RoomDesignRecycleRethink DesignReuseSustainable Building - 30 minutes
Creative ways to reduce waste in the home: Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania
CoL Exhibitor StageKids Activity - 30 minutes
Leverage points for Sustainability: Connecting with Nature and Education
UTAS LibraryResearch - 1 hour 30 minutes
FORUM: Beyond Recycling with Craig Reucassel
CoL AuditoriumRemanufactureRepairRepurposeRethink DesignReuse - 45 minutes
Preserves and Ferments with Chef Yyan Ng
Outdoor StageFood Waste - 30 minutes
Gardening with fire: Community Assisted Fire Hazard Management
Breakout RoomBiocharClimate change - 30 minutes
Regenerative agriculture and how it fits with farming at all scales
CoL Exhibitor Stage - 30 minutes
Inveresk Community Garden Tour
UTAS Community GardenGardeningVegetable Growing - 30 minutes
"From Farm to Fork" presentations by Dr Naomi Vinden and Dr Bianca Das
UTAS LibraryResearch - 30 minutes
Closed Loop Food Systems - Golden Brown
Outdoor StageFood WasteRegenerating Natural Systems - 30 minutes
Creating Communities: Devonport Showgrounds - A Village inside a City
Breakout RoomCommunity Development - 30 minutes
Anne Green from the Green Flower Farm (DETAILS TO COME)
CoL Exhibitor Stage - 30 minutes
Practical Implementation of Circular Economy Principles to Reduce Waste within Industries
UTAS LibraryResearch - 30 minutes
How our food choices impact climate change
Outdoor StageClimate changeFood - 30 minutes
Flower arranging without foam with Wildly Abigail.
CoL Exhibitor Stageflowers
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