Upcoming Events
Check out our monthly Green Drinks and Smart Living Ballarat programs as well as our BREAZE special events.
November Green Drinks
Tim Drylie is a Victorian Energy Scorecard Assessor, former Mayor of Hepburn Shire and former host of Smart Living Ballarat. Tim’s various roles have given him considerable insights into living sustainable and the various government assistance schemes for renewable energy, which can be a labyrinth for the lay person to navigate.
November Smart Living Ballarat: DIY Cleaning Products
Making your own cleaning products can be surprisingly easy and cheap! As the cost of cleaning products rises like crazy in the supermarkets, come and learn how to make your own, at home, for a fraction of the price.
Where: CoLab Kitchen Space - Upstairs, Ballarat Central Library. 178 Doveton St Nth, Ballarat Central.
October Smart Living Ballarat
A garden is not just for humans! Come and learn how to create a garden that gives food and habitat to wildlife and pollinators. Gardens for Wildlife is a local group founded by Stephanie Davison that promotes native plants and plants that support biodiversity.
No need to book.
Where: Sebastopol Library, 181 Albert St, Sebastopol.
October Green Drinks
Steve Burns, Manager of Ballarat farmers Market and long standing member of the Ballarat Permaculture Guild has been helping the local community to garden more sustainably for many decades. The BPG also runs courses in Permaculture for interested local residents.
September Smart Living Ballarat: Composting 101
Come and learn the basics of composting and how to turn your waste into garden gold! Composting should be easy but is often misunderstood, so come and find out all the tips to troubleshoot your compost patch, the best ways to compost, what to leave in and what to leave out.
September Green Drinks
Les Stokes, Former Head of Waste and Resource Recovery at Ballarat City Council, now with Mitchell Shire, will talk about the work involved in transitioning the community to a circular economy.
January - November
Ballarat Today Radio Program
4th Friday of the month
following 10:00 am news