1 - 3 March 2013

Australia’s world-class luxury resort, Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, in conjunction with the acclaimed Sydney Symphony, will present an exclusive chamber music weekend performance.

Where: Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort & Spa, Wolgan Valley
When: Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd March 2013
Cost: Book an all-inclusive event package from $975 per person, per night
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15-23 February 2013

Featuring an amazing line-up of films including Matt Damon and Gus Van Sant’s feature narrative Promised Land, the Sundance Institute's A Fierce Green Fire and the highly anticipated Chasing Ice, the Transitions Film Festival runs from the 15th to the 23rd of February at Federation Square, ACMI and Cinema Nova. The program features introductions and panel discussions with international filmmakers and Australia's sustainability leaders. Key guests include: Velcrow Ripper via satellite (Director of Occupy Love), Bob Brown (former leader of The Australian Greens), Anna Rose (AYCC), Drew Hutton (Lock The Gate) and John Wiseman (Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute). Ride your bike to the films and receive cyclist’s concession prices.  

Where: Federation Square, ACMI and Cinema Nova, Melbourne
When: Friday 15th-Saturday 23rd February 2013
Cost: Adult: $17, Concession: $12 (per movie)
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20 February 2013

Are you interested in using reusable nappies instead of land-filling disposable nappies? The Canberra Environment Centre is exploring the world of modern cloth nappies with a workshop on Wednesday 20th February at 10.30am.

The workshop will introduce you to the different types of modern cloth nappies available, the accessories that make using cloth nappies easier, tips for washing and maintaining cloth nappies and the financial savings and environmental benefits that result from leaving disposables behind.

Where: Canberra Environment Centre, Acton, ACT
When: 10:30-11:30am, Wednesday 20 February, 2013
Cost: $15 or $10 for Carbon Challenge participants
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7-9 May, 2013

Australia's international water conference and exhibition, hosted each year by the Australian Water Association. Ozwater is the ‘must attend’ event on the calendar for water industry professionals and those with a commercial interest in water. This year's theme is 'Competing for water in a climate of change', bringing to the fore the challenges faced by the water industry in a rapidly changing world.

Where: Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre
When: Tuesday 7th- Thursday 9th of May, 2013
Cost: Adult full registration: $1630, Student full registration: $815, Day registration: $805
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8-11 March 2013

WOMADelaide is an Australian festival launched in 1992. Since then, it has become one of the nation’s favourite outdoor festivals, not only because of the unique and extraordinary music it presents, but also because of its beautiful and friendly vibe.

The program features performances and workshops on seven stages by the world's best traditional and contemporary musicians, dancers and DJs, a KidZone activity area, street theatre and visual artists, the Taste the World cooking program, The Planet Talks environmental discussions program, Artists in Conversation and around 100 amazing food, retail and charity stalls.

Where: Botanic Park, Adelaide
When: Friday 8-Monday 11 March 2013
Cost: Prices range for 4-day, 3-day and single day or night passes, see website (Kids get free entry)
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3 March, 2013

Clean Up Australia Day is a simple way you can take action to clean up, fix up and conserve our prized Australian environment.

In 2012 an estimated 591,400 volunteers cleaned up 16,169 tonnes at 7,363 sites right across Australia. But we can do better! So be a good sport and join the team to Clean Up Australia on Sunday, 3 March 2013.

Clean Up Australia is also running separate clean up days for schools and businesses, to be held on the days prior.

Want to take part? Simply register at www.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au, then get a group together to clean up a specific site where you think litter is a problem. After you have completed your collection, the local council will come around to pick up the bags-easy!

Join in and make Australia a more beautiful place to live!

Where: In your local site
When:
Business Clean-Up: Tuesday February 26, 2013
Schools Clean-Up: Friday March 1, 2013
Clean Up Australia Day: Sunday March 3, 2013
Cost: Free
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9 February 2013

Come along to the Macedon Ranges Sustainable Living Festival at Woodend for a fun family day out for everyone! Enjoy the local musicians, vegetarian food and fair trade coffee while you take a look around at the stalls and displays from sustainability groups and businesses.

The kids won't be bored, with educational and fun permaculture garden tours and other children's activities running all day long.
If you want to get serious about sustainability, check out the range of speakers that will talk on the day in the Hub building, including:

-Ralf Thesing (MRSG President and speaker for Beyond Zero Emissions)
-Caitlin Griffith from Victorian National Parks Association
-Phillip Sutton
-Giselle Wilkinson
-plus many more!

Where: Woodend Neighbourhood House
When: 10am-4pm, Saturday 9 February 2013
Cost: Free
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1-4 February 2013

From industrial beginnings an artistic future is born – the village of Kandos in the Mudgee Region has announced a new cutting edge contemporary arts festival, Cementa_13.

Featuring 40 artists over four days, art aficionados and nature lovers are invited to join in the program of events that includes artist guided tours, sound and video installations, exhibitions, performances and film nights. Plus join organised hikes through the inspiring natural escarpment, art-themed bicycle tours and enjoy local wine and food.

Kandos is located 3.5 hours from Sydney in Central NSW. It is the perfect setting for an arts festival, set beneath a grand mountain and once home to the largest cement works in the southern hemisphere due to its rich mineral deposits.

Where: Kandos, NSW
When: Friday 1st-Monday 4th February 2013
Cost: Free
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November 2012, January, February, March 2013

Want to learn how to design sustainable systems to your home, garden, or community?
Milkwood Farm, located in Central West NSW, has courses that will enable you to create a sustainable future for you and your family.

Over two weeks you will engage in practical workshops, site visits, theory and extensive design workshops. The courses will provide both urban and rural examples, and so whether you are from the country or the city, this course will enable you to apply energy conservation, food production systems and nutrient cycling in your community.

Where: Milkwood Farm, Mudgee, NSW
When: 11th-26th November 2012, 6th-19th January 2012, 24th February-9th March 2013
Cost: $2,200 pp if booking individually, discounts apply to those booking in a group
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Thursday 20 - Sunday 23 December 2012

UPLIFT 2012 is a three day festival that marks the start of a new beginning; this series of events centre around changes that will lead us to a more connected way of living as a whole rather than for ourselves.

The festival will bring together some of the world’s most inspirational pioneers, innovative thinkers and artists. Prominent speakers will discuss new social paradigms, environmentalism, sustainability, deep ecology, science, new-economics, indigenous wisdom and empowerment of the people. UPLIFT 2012 coincides with the final days of the 5,125-year cycle of the Mayan calendar on the December solstice of 2012, and focuses on the opportunity for sustained positive change.

Speakers include:
Barbara Marx Hubbard, Futurist, author and visionary
Bruce Lipton, Stem-cell Biologist, author and winner of the 2009 Goi Peace Award
Patch Adams, Health care pioneer
Jonathan Goldman, Sound Healing expert
Agnes Baker Pilgrim, One of International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers
Paul Stamets, Mycologist and ecological restoration
and more!

Where: Sports and Cultural Complex, Byron Bay
When: Thursday 20 - Sunday 23 December 2012
Cost: $380 for full festival pass, $280 for conference only pass, $130 for day pass (other passes available online)
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