Sustainable Living Festival 2023

The Sustainable Living Festival is on again this year and the lineup is incredible. There are so many great events taking place all over Victoria. We’ve highlighted a few of our favourites below.

First Nations Focus

• First Nations Wisdom for Regenerative Futures, The Capitol (Melbourne), Sunday 19 February
• Embracing Country – building relationships with Country in urban environments, MPavilion (Melbourne), Saturday 18 February
• BLAKitecture forum with Sarah Lynn Rees, MPavilion (Melbourne), Monday 6 February
• Traditional weaving with Gunditjmara artist Bronwyn Razem, MPavilion (Melbourne), Sunday 5 February
• First Nations guided tour: the rich history and thriving culture of First Nations people, Royal Botanic Gardens (Melbourne), Thursdays and Sundays throughout February

Talks, Panels & Workshops

• Women Speaking Out: feminist perspectives on climate change, Tuesday 21 February
• The Power of Localisation with Helena Norberg-Hodge, The Capitol (Melbourne), Saturday 18 February
• The Ethical Investor: divesting from fossil fuels, Bargoonga Nganjin Library (Fitzroy North), Thursday 2 February
• National Seed Savers: conserving locally-adapted seeds, (online), Sunday 5 February
• The Future of Environmental Protest in Australia with Clive Hamilton, The Capitol (Melbourne), Saturday 11 February
• Foraging Harvest Walk: foraging as a revolutionary act, Ceres Joe’s Market Garden (Coburg), Saturday 11 February
• The Possibilities of Recycled Plastics, MPavilion (Melbourne), Tuesday 28 February
• The Big Shift: how purpose-led business can harness impact, University of Melbourne (Carlton), Wednesday 22 and Thursday 23 February
• The Great Local Picnic with Costa Georgiadis and sustainability innovators, Royal Botanic Gardens (Melbourne), Sunday 26 February

Art & Film

• Climate Anxiety Arc artist exhibition: exposing the museum as an apologist for colonialism, Burrinja Gallery (Upwey), open until Saturday 25 February
• Hot Reels: short films for Burrinja Climate Change Biennale, Burrinja Cultural Centre (Upwey), Saturday 11 February
• Nature Journaling: immersive 2-day drawing and print-making workshop with Jane Rusden, The Mill Artpuff Studio (Castlemaine), Sunday 26 – Monday 27 February
• Create Your Own Shelter of Care with Sarah Metzner (TarraWarra Museum of Art), MPavilion (Melbourne), Sunday 19 February