Eco Living Online
Fri 18 Sep 2020 - Sun 20 Sep 2020
- Location
- Online via Zoom and our website
Our Eco Living Expo is now online! Our comprehensive program with talks, workshops and kids activities, will continue celebrating all things green and sustainable.
Eco Living Online 18 - 20 September 2020 Book here!
We will livestream some sessions from Zoom and some directly from our website.
Eco Celebrity Quiz Book here!
View timetable of events below and register.
This year, our FREE talks, workshops and kids entertainment will be available online across an entire weekend so people can dip in and out if they please, or binge on sustainability sessions for the entire two and a half days!
Each day there are activities that cover, gardening, waste, energy saving, climate change, repair & recycling and kids entertainment. Some activities overlap. You choose which event you want to attend. Recordings of our workshops will be available on Council's YouTube channel after the event.
All activities will be offered via Zoom and live-streaming and be broadcast directly to people’s own homes from Friday 18 to Sunday 20 September 2020!
We're looking forward to celebrating the small changes that we can all make to create the big impacts to heal our Planet.
Program - Friday 18 September
| TIME | SESSION | BookNow! | CATEGORY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Meal planning your way | LINK | GREEN LIVING |
| 1:30pm - 2:30pm | Gardening on the wild side - PermaBee | LINK | GARDENING |
| 1:30pm - 2:30pm | Introduction to solar | LINK | ENERGY |
| 2:30pm – 3:30pm | FOGO is coming to Randwick City | LINK | WASTE |
| 3.30pm – 4:00pm | Get on your bike! Exploring Randwick City by Bike | LINK | FAMILY ACTIVITY |
| 4.30pm – 5:00pm | Sustainability is Magic Adam Axford | Interactive Eco-Magic & Mentalism | LINK | FAMILY ACTIVITY |
| 4.30pm – 5:15pm | Climate Reality - The Case for Optimism | LINK | DRAW CARD |
| 6:00pm – 8:30pm | Film screening of The Biggest Little Farm and Q&A | LINK | DRAW CARD |
Program - Saturday 19 September
| TIME | SESSION | BookNow! | CATEGORY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00am –11:00am | Seed saving – the basics | LINK | GARDENING |
| 11:00am -12:00pm | Energy saving in your home | LINK | ENERGY |
| 11:00am -12:10pm | Living with less - the ABC of de-cluttering, organising and sustainable living Susanne Thiebe | LessMess | LINK | GREEN LIVING |
| 11:00am -12:00pm | Reptile encounters Reptile Encounters will showcase a number of unique creatures that inhabit the Randwick local area and surrounds. | LINK | FAMILY ACTIVITY |
| 11:30am – 12:30pm | How to build a wicking bed | LINK | GARDENING |
| 1:00pm | Welcome from Mayor Danny Said | LINK | RCC |
| 1:05pm - 1:50pm | The Fight for Planet A: The Climate Challenge Craig Reucassel | host of ABC TV series The Fight for Planet A: The Climate Challenge | LINK | MAIN FEATURE |
| 1:45pm – 2:30pm | Seed Mosaic Workshop Library team | Randwick City Council | LINK | FAMILY ACTIVITY |
| 2:00pm – 3.10pm | Creating an Intentional Wardrobe | LINK | GREEN LIVING |
| 3:00pm – 3.45pm | Sustainable, ethical fashion Clare Press |Sustainable fashion expert and presenter of the Wardrobe Crisis | LINK | DRAW CARD |
| 3:00pm – 4:00pm | Electric vehicles Australian Electric Vehicle Council | LINK | GREEN LIVING |
| 3:00pm - 3:30pm | Saturday Storytime (ages 0-6) Library team | Randwick City Council | LINK | FAMILY ACTIVITY |
| 4:00pm - 4:45pm | Why it’s time to get emotional about climate change Rebecca Huntley | LINK | DRAW CARD |
| 4:00pm - 5:00pm | Maintaining Home Appliances Bower Reuse and Repair Online Café | LINK | GREEN LIVING |
| 5:00pm - 6:30pm | Climate party! - a crash course in saving the Planet Christina Brauer | 3 Night Climate Party | LINK | DRAW CARD |
Program - Sunday 20 September
| TIME | SESSION | BookNow! | CATEGORY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00am –11:00am | Hot composting workshop | LINK | GARDENING |
| 10:00am –10:30am | Sunday Storytime (ages 0-6) Library team | Randwick City Council | LINK | FAMILY ACTIVITY |
| 11:00am -11:45am | Backyard Bugs Craft Workshop | LINK | FAMILY ACTIVITY |
| 11:00am -12:00pm | Top tips for disposal of unwanted household items Strategic waste team | Randwick City Council | LINK | WASTE |
| 11:00am -12:00pm | Solar for Strata | LINK | ENERGY |
| 11:30am -12:30pm | Make gardening your side hustle Grow It Local | LINK | GARDENING |
| 12:30pm | Welcome from Mayor Danny Said | LINK | RCC |
| 12:35pm - 1:20pm | Zero emissions by 2030. Can we get there and how? | LINK | MAIN FEATURE |
| 1:30pm - 2:00pm | Sustainability is Magic - Interactive Eco-Magic & Mentalism | LINK | FAMILY ACTIVITY |
| 2:00pm - 2:30pm | Eco Celebrity Quiz Quiz Maestro Bernie Hobbs | be a winner! Test your knowledge of climate change with our eco celebrity climate experts: Dr Karl, Craig Reucassel, Prof Lesley Hughes & Peter Maganov | LINK | DRAW CARD |
| 3:00pm - 4:00pm | Introduction to Permaculture principles Jess Perini from Randwick Community Organic Garden | LINK | GARDENING |
| 3:00pm - 4:00pm | Bike Repairs and Maintenance Bower Reuse and Repair Online Café | LINK | TRANSPORT |
| 3:00pm - 3:30pm | Feathered friends 'live' | LINK | DRAW CARD |
DISCLAIMER: Bookings are made through Eventbrite which is an external website. Please read their privacy policy and other disclaimers about how they store and use your information before proceeding.
Registration and joining details:
Once you have registered for your event, you will receive an automatic confirmation email containing further information for the online event. We will send you a link to join the online event 2 hours prior and another reminder 15 minutes prior to the event so please check your email inbox. You will need a reliable internet connection to join the event
If you’re not familiar with Zoom we recommend you visit the Council Library information page for answers to the most common questions about joining our live events and further details on how to join: https://www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/community/whats-on/eco-living-expo/about-the-eco-living-expo
Check out the highlights from the 2019 Eco Living Expo.