Sustainable living workshops and events

Living for our Future program

This program helps you live in a more sustainable way.

Through this program, you can:

• attend free workshops and webinars
• get subsidised worm farms and compost bins
• access free advice to save energy in your home.

Sign up to our email list to join: Living for our Future workshop and events updates.

Upcoming events

Host your own event

We can help you host your own event if you're part of a:

• community group or club in Boroondara
• school or kindergarten in Boroondara.

We help you find experts to deliver these events. You will need to organise the event itself.

Topics

Topics include:

• Energy savers: practical advice about reducing energy use at home, school, or work.
• Healthy homes/Green cleaning: how to reduce toxic chemicals in your home.
• Declutter and reduce waste: tips to organise every room in your house.
• Sustainable gardening: how to manage water, soil, pests, seasonal vegetables, composting and wildlife.

How to apply

You can apply to host an event up to 2 months before the planned date.

Email your request to [email protected] and include:

• name of your group or organisation
• topic (from above list)
• planned date and time
• venue name and address
• expected number of attendees
• your plan to promote the event
• your reason for hosting the event.
• your planned outcomes.

Eligibility criteria

To host an event, you must:

• expect at least 25 attendees
• have a suitable venue with seating and tea/coffee facilities
• provide a data projector and screen
• open your event to community members
• acknowledge City of Boroondara and Living for our Future in your promotional material
• provide us with feedback after the event.

During the event, you must:

• acknowledge the support of City of Boroondara and Living for our Future
• ask participants to complete a feedback survey.

In case you missed it

Watch the Keeping chickens - backyard chooks for beginner webinar recording on YouTube.

Presented by Ella from Chooktopia, it covers:

• how to keep healthy, happy chooks in your backyard
• Council and local law requirements.

Watch the Heatproof your garden webinar recording on YouTube presented by Very Edible Gardens.

This webinar offers tips to create a garden that provides shade and uses less resources.