Sustainable Living Day for Friends, Families and Flatmates

Saturday 9th December 11am - 2.30pm

East Melbourne Library and Community Centre
122 George Street
East Melbourne

For bookings phone 1300 650 444

• Find out some simple things you can do now to improve the environmental sustainability of your home
• Learn how to set up and maintain a worm farm
• Win Door Prizes! A worm farm and copies of Andrew Cooper's and Tony Wilson's books to be won
• Free morning tea and a low-cost lunch

Event Program

11:00am -11:30am: Morning Tea and Welcome

11:30am - 12:30pm: Andrew Cooper discusses his diary, The Little Things Sustainable Living Diary 2007 with Gabrielle Stannus, Community Sustainability Officer, City of Melbourne (upstairs meeting room)

Peter Garrett says 'It's got a sustainability tip for every day of the year; everyone should get a look at this.'

Gabrielle Stannus, Community Sustainability Officer, City of Melbourne, will be on hand to answer your questions on reducing energy, water and waste in your home. Gabrielle will also discuss how you can be further involved in community environment programs in 2007, including the Sustainability Street program.

Copies of the diary will be available for sale on the day and to be won as door prizes!

11.30am -12.30pm Children's activities with Tony Wilson reading from The Thirsty Flowers (downstairs children's area)

Triple R radio presenter and author Tony Wilson will read from his new children's book The Thirsty Flowers. Written in the tradition of Banjo Patterson and Dr Seuss, it is a hilarious tale of horticultural survival in a time of drought. Tony will talk about making a picture book and the characters in the story. Following the session there will be craft activities set up for children to do.

Signed copies of Tony's books will be available for purchase and to be won as door prizes!

12:30pm - 1:15pm: Lunch

Available for a small fee and provided by Cultural Catering

1:15pm - 2:15pm: Worm farm workshop with Diana Cotter

Diana Cotter from Sustainable Gardening Australia will provide you with a lowdown on maintaining your worms - in a worm farm that is! Worm farms provide a great alternative to larger-scale composting for people with small backyards or balcony gardens. Learn how to recycle your organic scraps from your kitchen to feed your garden, while reducing the waste you send to landfill.

One lucky person will win a worm farm!

2.30pm - Finish

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Further information

Postal Address City of Yarra PO Box 168 Richmond 3121 Ph: 1300 695 427 Email: yarralibraries@yarracity.vic.gov.au Carlton Library 667 Rathdowne St, North Carlton Vic 3054 Fax: (03) 9203 3696 Collingwood Library 11 Stanton St, Abbotsford Vic 3067 Fax: (03) 9201 1502

Fitzroy Library 128 Moor St, Fitzroy Vic 3065 Fax: (03) 9201 1545 North Fitzroy Library 240 St Georges Rd, North Fitzroy Vic 3068 Fax: (03) 9481 0223 Richmond Library 415 Church Street, Richmond Vic 3121 Fax: (03) 9201 0655

Links

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