Join us for this free community event, an inspiring documentary and panel discussion. Hear from locals who are taking action. Discuss the things each of us can do to combat climate change. Supper provided. All welcome!
CLIMATE CHANGERS follows Tim Flannery’s search for leadership on climate change.
As part of the Woodend E-Bike Expo in this year’s Macedon Ranges Sustainable Living Festival, MRSG is proud to screen Motherload at the Norma Richardson Hall, St Mary’s Anglican Church, High Street Woodend, Friday 31st March, 7-8.30pm. Be inspired!
Join us for an interactive watch party of the highly acclaimed documentary Eating our way to extinction. Join in on the Q&A with Gerard Bisshop, author of the book accompanying the movie.
Check out properties from all around Australia in a virtual event organised by Renew … places we’d never dream of being able to get to in one day.
Homes will be presented from 12th September leading up to the main event on Sunday September 20th … an event like a virtual conference, with a range of presentation and “question and answer” sessions running concurrently.
Photo: O’Connor (ACT) dual occupancy, supplied by Renew
The Sustainable Homes Action Group, with support from the Renewable Energy Action Group, is planning a morning of retrofitting at the Woodend Neighbourhood House. We’ll be working on draughtproofing windows and doors and applying secondary glazing (a layer of Perspex inside the window glass as a DIY alternative to double glazing). Let us know if you’d like to join in, by email to susthomes@mrsg.org.au, by about 19th June, so we can organise teams mindful of social distancing requirements.
The WNH Winter Energy Improvement Project is supported by the Federal Government “Stronger Communities” Programme.
Find out how you can inform and guide local action on climate change, for the Woodend district, at this event run by Macedon Ranges Shire Council and facilitated by Amy and Gavin from Hip V. Hype Sustainability
We're super excited to present a special pop up movie screening of the documentary 2040 on Thursday 16th January at Fox in the Chamber.👏🏻 🦊
Join us for a festive time creating upcycled wrapping options and gift tags, chatting, and snacking on Christmas treats. Bring along your gifts to wrap if you really want to get ahead of the game! Thoughtful, sustainable and fun.
A compelling new film about the current biodiversity crisis - a crisis not only in nature, but also in human nature, a crisis more threatening than anything human beings have ever faced before.
Come along and support the students of Gisborne Secondary School for their screening of the brilliant feature documentary - 2040. This film explores the positive future that is possible in 2040 if we embrace sustainable solutions and pathways that are open to use today.
Eight homes will be open in and close to the Macedon Ranges, with owners enthusiastic about sharing their experience at making their homes more comfortable, more energy efficient and cheaper to run.
Hume Seed Library is proud to be bringing a FREE screening of 'Seed - The Untold Story' (https://www.seedthemovie.com/) at the Broadmeadows Global Learning Centre on Friday 30th August 7pm. We will have some food, home harvests, gardening supplies and seeds available to guests for a gold coin donation to help establish our Seed Library.
Need a good news story after the recent election? Join us to watch 2040 - a movie documentary about scaling up existing solutions to save the planet. We’ll follow the movie with discussion, food and drinks at the Green man’s arms in Carlton.
Movies that Matter will be screening the following inspiring documentary that looks at how citizens of New Zealand are doing their part to preserve our planet and plan to live a more sustainable future. There will be Friday night plant-based refreshments provided by the M.R.V.E.G team and kids are welcome to bring a beanbag.
If you are in Melbourne on Wednesday with an hour to spare between 10.30 and 11.30, why not go along to hear a panel discussion on designing a sustainable future, as part of Melbourne Knowledge Week?
Free event - book tickets via the Melbourne Knowledge Week site.
Movies that Matter is a program of films has been selected to achieve a mix of thought-provoking, educating, motivating and inspiring stories about our planet, the threats it faces and the people working to implement sustainable solutions.
To find out more about Movies that Matter, please click here.
THE RELUCTANT RADICAL (2018) isn’t your usual documentary about climate change. This award-winning film asks a big and important question for our times: If a crime is committed in order to prevent a greater crime, is it forgivable? Is it, in fact, necessary?
Movies that Matter and MRSG’s Waste Action Group join forces to bring you a screening of this fun and inspiring Canadian documentary that poses the question: ‘Is it possible to live completely waste free?’
To mark National Threatened Species Day, MRSG and the Macedon Ranges Shire Council are screening the animated version of Dr Suess’s timeless tale. Free entry and free popcorn!
In 2018, Movies that Matter is screening films quarterly on Friday nights at the Norma Richardson Hall, 15 Buckland St, Woodend. It’s a great hall with a lovely big white wall for screening.
Entry is by donation, there will be wine and nibbles too – also by donation. Our first films for the year are about celebrating nature and biodiversity and some amazing efforts to protect it.
