Join us on Saturday 29 October 2022 at the inaugural Sustainable Hepburn Expo Day at Trentham Railway Station. From 10-3pm we will showcase some of the businesses and community organisations who are improving the sustainability of our beautiful Hepburn Shire.
Local stallholders will share their knowledge, expertise and products on renewable energy, sustainable homes, permaculture and edible landscapes to local native plants, biodiversity and the circular economy. The free workshop program will kick off following a traditional Welcome to Country and smoking ceremony and will feature Hepburn Shire resident David Holmgren, permaculture co-originator, presenting on permaculture as a grass roots community led approach, relocalising resources and personal accountability for living in tune with land. Workshops will also be presented by Mara Ripani from Village Dreaming speaking about her sustainable home in Blampied, The Daylesford Repair café who will teach us about how to tune up our bikes, darn socks and more, the Enviroshop Newstead on electrifying our homes and using renewable energy and Taryn Lane from Hepburn Energy on adapting to a changing climate.
The event will celebrate the launch of Sustainable Hepburn 2022-26, council’s new environmental sustainability strategy adopted by Council in August, with the commitment to further reduce its corporate greenhouse gas emissions, protect and enhance local biodiversity, transition to a low waste Shire and become more resilient to the impacts of climate change.
Hear local Blackwood musicians Cat and Clint while enjoying food prepared by SHIFT - Sustainable Healthy Integrated Food Towns, who through the SHIFT Healthy Lunch Kitchen, reach 50% of primary schools across Hepburn Shire with affordable healthy lunches, using local produce. There will be activities for the whole family. Make a sustainability pledge on the day and receive a free Sustainable Hepburn reusable glass coffee cup.
The event is proudly bought to you by Hepburn Shire’s Sustainability and Storm Recovery teams in partnership with the community.
We hope to see you there!
29 October 2022
10AM - 3PM
Trentham Railway Station
Read the program for the day(PDF, 1MB)