Saturday 19th Nov, 2011 , until Sunday 1st Jul
SUSTAINABLE DISPLAY HOME OPEN BALLARAT
auction, exhibition, skill share, beyond description, information night, launch, expo
Ballarats first sustainable display home, open and for sale.
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Sunday 5th Feb
MUDBRICK PASSIVE SOLAR HOUSE TOUR WITH DAVID HOLMGREN
talk
This house tour will show you how the Melliodora house and permaculture garden work as one. See the systems that support people, food storage and preparation, and home office work.
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Monday 6th Feb
BZE DISCUSSION GROUP = ZERO CARBON AUSTRALIA (ZCA) LAND USE PLAN
public forum, information night, workshop
Monthly discussion group hosted by Beyond Zero Emissions focusing on energy solutions to climate change. http://beyondzeroemissions.org/events/discussion-group
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Tuesday 7th Feb
THE END OF THE LINE
film screening, benefit
The Big Picture at Ross House is a monthly film series showing films for the environment and social justice. Entry by donation. All cash goes to the planet. This month we're supporting Sea Shepherd.
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Saturday 11th Feb , until Sunday 26th Feb
SUSTAINABLE LIVING FESTIVAL 2012
festival
The Sustainable Living Festival raises awareness and provides tools for change by showcasing leading solutions to the ecological and social challenges we face.
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Saturday 11th Feb
VICTORIAN CLIMATE ACTION CONVERGENCE: SATURDAY FEB 11TH 2012
conference
You're invited to join with Victorian climate action, fossil fuel and energy campaigners for a day of ideas and planning for Victoria's climate campaigns of 2012! Join us from 9am-5pm on Saturday February 11th at South Melbourne Commons: http://commons.org.au/
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Saturday 11th Feb
STOP ABORIGINAL DEATH IN CUSTODY 2012 SUMMER ACTION
action, protest
Remember Terrance Briscoe, Mr Ward, Mulrunji Doomadgee, TJ Hickey and all who have died in custody
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Saturday 11th Feb , until Sunday 19th Feb
TRANSITIONS FILM FESTIVAL
festival, film screening, action
The Transitions Film Festival is a visionary film program dedicated to showcasing ground-breaking documentaries about our global culture in transition towards a sustainable future.
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Friday 17th Feb , until Saturday 17th Mar
MELBOURNE BIKEFEST
bike ride, festival
Doesn't time fly! The next Melbourne Bikefest is just a short time away taking place from the 17 February to 17 March 2012. We will be producing 7 key activities over those 4 weeks, each taking place in a different location and in partnership with a different organisation or festival.
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Friday 17th Feb , until Sunday 19th Feb
EARTHSHIP BIOTECTURE SEMINAR MELBOURNE
seminar
This three day Earthship Biotecture Seminar will be led by Earthship creator Michael Reynolds and cover a wide range of Earthship topics both pragmatic and philosophical.
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Wednesday 29th Feb
LIVING SUSTAINABLE IN RENTAL ACCOMODATION

Learn the skills to make your rental accomodation sustainable
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Saturday 3rd Mar
INTRODUCTION TO URBAN PERMACULTURE (TWO DAY COURSE)
course
Topics covered in this course include context and an introduction to permaculture ethics and design principles, illustrated with topics relevant to home food production and frugal resource use, such as garden design, water catchment and use, urban animals, companion planting, caring for soil. Includes case studies and design examples. Hands-on activities include marking out contours on slopes and making a good compost pile.
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