EVENTS

Cultivating Sustainability Behaviour Change Workshop with Tim Cotter

Tuesday, July 13 - Hobart

Those responsible for promoting sustainability repeatedly come up against the same problem – you can give people all the information and resources they need to act sustainably, but some people still don’t change their behaviour! To translate knowledge into action, people need to be engaged, take responsibility and feel personally empowered to make sustainable choices.

Cultivating Sustainability is a 1-day workshop which provides sustainability advocates with insights, models and tools to trigger the psychological drivers of sustainable behaviour. Tim Cotter is a psychologist who specialises in behaviour change in an organisational and environmental context. After 12 years in a boutique consultancy specialising in values-based culture change, Tim created Awake, with a vision to inspire sustainable action through increasing awareness and connection. Tim is an accomplished facilitator, coach and writer who is passionate about applying the lessons from psychology to real world challenges. View the flyer for more information.  Registrations essential - Contact Tim by email or phone 03 9387 1181.

Cool Pool Day and Cinq a Sept Event

Friday, 16 July - Hobart

Free parking for people carpooling all day at the Baha'i Centre of Learning and Hobart Regatta Grounds.  Find someone to share a ride with on the Cool Pool Tas website or ask your friends. There will also be a celebratory evening event 'Cinq a Sept' at the Baha'i Centre from 5-7pm.  There will be presentation of the CAR awards, beanies to buy, food to share, people to meet and more. Download a flyer for more info.

Small, Open, Local, Connected - A diologue on sustainable design and social innovation for Tasmania

Sunday, 18 July 2-3:30pm @ Moorilla

Extending his national tour, The Alcorso Foundation is proud to present in Hobart, Ezio Manzini. Perhaps the world's leading expert on sustainable design, Ezio sits at the interface between design, community and social innovation with a focus on scenario building toward solutions encompassing both environmental and social quality. Send an email to register or download the flyer for more information.

Art from Trash Exhibition

Opening Night Friday, 23 July 6pm

Art From Trash is an annual community event that encourages the use of discarded materials in the production of visual art. The exhibition is open to all ages and is a great opportunity for many first time and emerging artists. Art From Trash is instrumental in promoting creative reuse, and, while the exhibition is a lot of fun, there is an underlying message to use the earth’s resources wisely and to minimize the inappropriate disposal of limited resources. Art from Trash is coordinated by Resource Work Cooperative and has been running for 15 years!  The exhibition will run from 22 July - 2 August at the Long Gallery, Salamanca Arts Centre.  Visit the website for more information.

See Change Sustainability Festival - East Coast - August/September

The inaugural See Change Sustainability Festival will be held on the East Coast of Tasmania in August and September. Trade fair: St Helens Saturday 4th Sept and Bicheno Sunday 5th September. Film festivals, recycled fashion parada and other events held throughout Glamorgan Spring Bay and Break O'Day municipalities. For more information contact Cynthia by email or on 6256 5050

Australasian Permaculture Convergence 2010 - September 24-27 - Cairns

The dates of the Convergence again:  September 24 - 27 and the Tablelands Tour on the 28th.  But that's not all, there's lots of workshops, PDCs and wonderful eco-adventures to be had while your visiting the Far North.  So many reasons to come to the beautiful Cairns and the Atherton Tablelands. More information available here.

Regenerative Agriculture Workshop Series : AUS/NZ 2010

Sept-Nov 2010

This initiative is being developed and facilitated by leading farm education providers across Australia and New Zealand and features both international presenters Joel Salatin (US), Kirk Gadzia (US) & Eugenio Gras (MX) and locals Darren J. Doherty (AU) & Paul Taylor (AU) respected worldwide for their innovative contributions to farming methodology.

The workshops series will run state-by-state over a period of four months and cover a broad curriculum spanning grazing and farm management, through soil fertility and farm design to direct marketing and re-localisation strategies. An extraordinary company of worldwide expertise who will assemble (through the Regenerative Agriculture Workshop Series), the big picture concerning the present & future of agriculture & community. Farmers can get FREE registration. Visit the regenAG website for more info and to register.

2010 Sustainable Living Expo

Saturday and Sunday - 6 & 7 November - Shed no. 1, Princes Wharf

Our annual celebration of sustainability - now in it's 12th year - Don't miss out on the excitement!  Put the dates in your diary early.  Visit www.sustainablelivingexpo.org.au for the latest information.

Critical Mass "Cycle Celebration"

5:15pm @ Franklin Square Last Friday of every month!!

Please come take part in a ride around Hobart to show your support for cycling and advocate for improved cycling infrastructure.