20 and 27 October

The Youth Food Movement Ride On Lunch is an event for foodies and greenies alike, as this bike ride takes riders through the inner city to meet food and sustainability champions. Currently in its third year, this year's theme is Food Love Stories. Riders are encouraged to get romantic about food by sharing and listening to food love stories.

The 100% waste free event will take around 60 riders on each day to several stops through Sydney, giving riders a chance to sample local food and gain sustainable ideas to take home.

Where: TBC.
When: Saturday 20th and Saturday 27th October 2012
Cost: $17 registration for adults
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27 October

After a few years away, Surry Hills Festival will return to the newly-renovated Prince Alfred Park to offer even more variety of stalls, music, street theatre and food. This festival is a great family day out that also raises money for the Surry Hills Neighborhood Centre. Each year the festival draws thousands from Sydney and beyond, and this year is expected to be bigger than ever.

It's also a good opportunity for budding artists or bands to perform live for a crowd; see the website for details. Those with creative minds and hands are also encouraged to sign up to sell their wares at one of the many stalls.

Where: Prince Alfred Park, Surry Hills
When: Saturday 27th October, 2012
Cost: Free
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2 November - 2 December, 2012

Want to get back to nature? Then you should check out the new package from Emirates Wolgan Valley Resort and Spa.

The resort will host artist Georgia Mansur for the month of November for guests to enjoy art lessons during their stay. Situated near the picturesque Wolgan State Forest at the base of the Blue Mountains, this resort provides perfect inspirational scenery for outdoor sketching sessions.

The package includes up to three sessions of art instruction, sketch pads, pencils, paint/water colours, brushes, an artist's pack to take home and light refreshments during sessions.

All experience levels are welcome.

Where: Emirates Wolgan Valley, NSW
When: Offer includes all reservations made for dates between Friday 2nd November-Sunday 2nd of December, 2012
Cost: $300 pp
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September-December 2012

Training your team in water resources management is easy with ICE WaRM's short courses running over September, October, November and into December this year.

The courses run over 1-3 days and cover a variety of topics to suit a variety of professions across both private and public sectors such as agriculture, mining, education, research or environment. Courses include Hydraulics and Hydrology for Non-Engineers, Coal Seam Gas and Water, Groundwater Essentials, Climate Change Adaptation, Water in Coal Mines and a Water Essentials Course.

The courses are run at well-equipped training facilities in CBD locations. All catering is provided.

Where: Check individual courses for location
When: Courses run on various dates in September through to December 2012
Cost: Courses range from $770 up to $2200, group discounts are available
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Tuesday Evenings this Spring

The Australian Museum will open its doors every Tuesday evening this spring for drinks, live music and performances. The Jurassic Lounge provides entertainment while educating with its interactive games, expert talks, hands-on workshops and film screenings.

The museum aesthetics give evening drinks with friends a quirky touch, so bring everyone down for some after-work fun.

This is an over 18 event held from 5:30pm-9:30pm every Tuesday.

Where: The Australian Museum, College St, Sydney.
When: Every Tuesday this spring, 2012
Cost: $14 at the door
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27 October, 2012

Surry Hills Festival 2012 returns to the newly renovated Prince Alfred Park to offer an even bigger variety of music, street theatre, food and market stalls.

This is a great community event to bring the family along to, as any funds raised go towards the Surry Hills Neighborhood Centre. Each year the venue is flooded with thousands from Sydney and beyond, and this year is shaping up to be the biggest Surry Hills Festival yet.

This is also a great opportunity for local up and coming artists or bands to perform live for a crowd, or those with creative minds and hands to set up a stall and earn some cash for their wares.

Where: Prince Alfred Park, Surry Hills
When: Saturday 27th October, 2012
Cost: Free
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30 September, 2012

The Festival of Dangerous Ideas (FODI) is a weekend of contentious and thought provoking talks from over 30 world class speakers from around the globe. There are loads of great talks on interesting ethical issues that you can check out over the whole weekend here, but we've highlighted four of our favourites below:

- 12noon - 1pm, 'Engineer humans to stop climate change', Matthew Liao, $25
- 2 - 3pm, 'If mother nature could sue', Cormac Cullinan, $25
- 4:15 - 5:15 30 Sept, 'You are being greenwashed', Guy Pearse (not the actor!), $25
- 8pm - 9:15pm. 'How to solve all the world's problems in an hour', panel discussion, $25

To purchase tickets, call (02) 9250 7777, or email bookings@sydneyoperahouse.com.

We have 2 double passes to give away to the events ‘Engineer humans to stop climate change’ and ‘How to solve all the world’s problems in an hour’. Just email us in 25 words or less explaining what you’d do to solve most of our world’s problems, to competitions@gmagazine.com.au before 5pm Wednesday 19 September.

Where: Sydney Opera House, NSW.
When: 23, 28, 29 & 30 September, 2012.
Cost: Some events are free, and various prices for ticketed events.
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5-11 October, 2012

Are you a cyclist who attends a place of worship or religious community?
Why not join with people across Australia in Ride to Worship Week 2012, which runs from Friday 5th to Thursday 11th October. To join in the fun, all you need to do is to cycle, walk, or use another form of environmentally friendly transport to get to and from your religious observances (church, temple, synagogue, mosque etc). You can participate as an individual, a family, or even encourage your whole religious community. Ride to Worship Week is an initiative of multi-faith organisation the Australian Religious Response to Climate Change (ARRCC).

Where:Places of worship, Australia-wide
When: Friday, 5th to Thursday, 11th of October, 2012
Cost: Free
Check out the Ride to Worship Week clip, read more about Ride to Worship Week, and register your participation
here

13 - 22 September, 2012

Sydney Theatre presents
A Filter and Lyric Hammersmith Co-production
In association with Warwick Arts Centre
WATER
Created by Filter and David Farr

When one of Britain's most innovative new theatre companies, Filter, joined forces with David Farr, the director who brought us Metamorphosis in 2009, and Radiohead's Live Performance Designer, Andi Watson, the result was Water; a vastly ambitious, visually arresting theatrical experience. Spanning 26 years, two generations and two continents, Water masterfully weaves parallel personal narratives into one dreamlike whole. A British government negotiator battles to unite a G8 summit on a carbon emissions deal while her neglected boyfriend turns his attention to beating the world record for cave diving. Two estranged half-brothers reunite to commemorate their dead father but quickly become embroiled in a bitter tug-of-war over his scientific legacy. Intercutting these powerful individual stories, Water explores man's desire to push himself to the limits in an increasingly unstable world and asks whether people's inability to connect on a personal level could have potentially catastrophic repercussions on a global scale. Filter use visual and sonic storytelling techniques to create a show of cinematic scale. Domestic scenes interspersed with slow, majestic movement and music pieces, while video and sound are mixed live on stage to create theatre with thrillingly unique 'live chemistry'. Recommended for ages 14+. Duration: 1 hour 25 minutes, no interval.

We have 2 double passes to give away to the opening night of this fabulous performance on Thursday 13 September. Just email us in 25 words or less telling us why you think people need to better connect with each other to help solve our planet’s problems, to competitions@gmagazine.com.au before midday Wednesday 12 September.

Where: Sydney Theatre, Walsh Bay, NSW.
When: Tue 6.30pm; Wednesday to Saturday 8pm; Sat matinee 2pm; Sun matinee 5pm.
Cost: $40 - $79.
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13 September, 2012

So is a green economy on the agenda? Is there a new formula for creating green jobs and attracting clean tech innovation and investment? Or has a decade of battling over carbon pricing exhausted the political appetite for green economic reforms? For our next event Green Capital is asking: 'Where to now for a Green Economy in Australia?' with opening remarks by NSW Treasurer Mike Baird and a special panel featuring the NSW Government’s leaders on sustainability, the NSW Minister for Environment and Heritage Robyn Parker and Parliamentary Secretary for Renewable Energy Rob Stokes. Minister Parker and Rob Stokes will be joined on the panel by leaders from science and civil society sectors, followed by a keynote address from a green economy business leader: GE's Director of ecomagination Ben Waters. Find out what government, business and NGOs can do to keep the momentum going towards sustainability, and how this will affect your business

Where: Sydney Hilton: The Stateroom, Level 2, 488 George St, Sydney, NSW.
When: 7.15am - 9.15am, Thursday 13 September, 2012.
Cost: $230 for an individual, or $2000 for a table of ten. NGOs are just $125.
Email michele.margolis@gmail.com for more information or click here.