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.
Narrated by Margot Robbie and sharing the often secret lives of an eclectic group of women across Australia, UNDER COVER shines a light on the devastating reality that women over 50 are increasingly experiencing homelessness in the country. This film screening and panel session uncovers this problem of homelessness for all age groups in the Macedon Ranges and explores different solutions.
Are you exploring the transition to electric vehicles? Is it a good time to move to electric now? What are the costs and how do you prepare your home for an EV? What range of EVs are already available in Australia or are expected later this year? What is it like to use an EV in the regions? Love your classic car and thinking about converting it? Thinking about a classic electric Land Rover?
Thinking about replacing the need for a second car with an E-bike? Looking at converting your classic bike to electric? Or simply want to get about town without having to walk up the hills? Come to the Woodend E-Bike Expo and see the range of E-bikes available for you and your family. Try them out and ask questions from locals on how they live with E-bikes in the Macedon Ranges
Celebrate local food innovation, mouthwatering regional flavours and meals that give back to the planet on the Edgy Veg Trail.
Edgy cafes in the Ranges are pulling out all stops to create innovative plant-based dishes to wow your taste-buds during the Autumn Festival 2023. Each cafe has designed a drool-worthy plant-based dish for the Edgy Veg Awards 2023, battling for the title of Best Plant-Based dish.
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!
This year’s AGM will be conducted online via Zoom. We are delighted to have Ben Boxshall from Wood4Good as guest speaker.
Ben is co-founder and director of Wood4Good, a mission-driven organisation using regenerative forestry practices to create new forests to provide an environmentally friendly source of renewable materials, energy and income..
A mini version of our popular Sustainable Living Festival will this year be a celebration of sustainability by showcasing our 14 dedicated action groups at the November Woodend Community Farmers' Market.
There’s a lot of information on the internet about “what” you should do to maintain your garden, yet this abundance of information often creates confusion. When you understand the “why” behind how your garden grows, then gardening becomes easy and fun!
Budding and grafting fruit trees is a useful and surprisingly straight-forward process. Discover the magic of adding new varieties to existing fruit trees or propagating your own trees to plant or share.
A free webinar on future-proofing your home, run by Macedon Ranges Sustainability Group and the Australian Energy Foundation.
Mel Husada will take participants through the basics of pruning for fruit production, tree health and maintenance with hands-on pruning to make sense of the theoretical information.
Are you interested in battery storage for your home or business?
Are you interested in battery storage for your home or business?
Are you thinking about getting solar panels installed? And are you a homeowner, landlord, tenant or small business owner? If so, this is the event for you!
Are you thinking about getting solar panels installed? And are you a homeowner, landlord, tenant or small business owner? If so, this is the event for you!
A presentation, discussion and property inspection with local resident Karl Kny to discuss global trends and their relevance to the Macedon Ranges. Karl has 30 years experience managing plantations and conservation forests for global and Australian investors who have a high stewardship ethic.
Series of 4 consecutive online sessions to support each other in the opportunity to listen to our inner teacher, renew our energy and passion to stand and act.
Cartoons are a great way to make people stop and think - a fun way to give an instant message and build up a culture of change.
Digital artist, animator and illustrator Chris Kennett will share tips, tricks and skills on creating cartoons with impact that just might make a difference!
Are recycling and protest the only ways for young people to protect our climate future? An exciting group of young panelists involved in the climate movement (from striking, to politics, to conservation, to Aboriginal insights) will discuss things you can do right now!
Join us for a conversation about productive strategies, optimism and grassroots organising.
Turn overwhelming feelings from environmental concerns into empowering actions to make being climate conscious, ecofriendly and waste wise easier. Rachel Sietzema from UChangeU along with Kirsty Bishop-Fox, a sustainability consultant will share tips and strategies to transform yourself, your friends and family, and your world!
Download a copy of our Climate Wise booklet, pick one up at your local library, or view events below.
For more information go to https://www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au/youthweek
Come to one of our Zoom Info Meetings to meet the MASH team and our solar provider. You’ll learn about how solar & batteries work, what our solar & battery bulk-buy programs are – and who’s behind them – and we’ll go through the systems on offer, prices, the government rebates and the bill savings you can expect. Plus there’s time for your questions too. All in just one hour!
Register for More Australian Solar Homes (MASH) meeting to learn more about solar power systems with MASH solar bulk-buy.
On Sunday 15th November at 11am, Gisborne local, Doctor Mark Hall - pollinator extraordinaire - will help the UCLN and all our member groups, launch our Upper Campaspe Pollinator Corridor Project.
Save the date and Join Dr Samantha Grover at the Soil Carbon: Climate Solutions Right Under Our Feet event on Thursday 12 November 2020 from 7-8.30pm.
This year’s AGM will be conducted online via Zoom. We are delighted to have David Holmgren as guest speaker. David is a co-orginator with Bill Mollison of the permaculture concept back in 1978 and has several decades experience in developing permaculture ideas through practical projects and teaching that a sustainable lifestyle is a practical alternative to dependent consumerism.
Join Andrew Skeoch, educator, naturalist, environmental thinker and one of Australia’s best-known nature sound recordists for a wonderful journey of discovery into the rich acoustic communications of nature. Across an inspiring hour, Andrew profiles listening skills and understandings to make sense of what we hear around us and how to comprehend the languages of the natural world.
A FREE online information session to help you get the RIGHT Solar information and give you the confidence to explore your options.
The Regenerative grazing short course / Regenerative grazing short course will be delivered by regenerative graziers Graeme Hand and Colin Seis over multiple sessions in spring, summer and autumn. The course is limited to a maximum of 20 farms.
