The Sustainable Future Festival will return to the Central Coast on Saturday and Sunday, October 14 and 15, taking over the University of Newcastle’s Ourimbah campus to celebrate all things sustainable.
The family-friendly event will offer something for everyone, with a jam-packed program filled with environmentally friendly activities, workshops and demonstrations.
Central Coast Council Director of Infrastructure Boris Bolgoff said the festival aimed to stimulate a new way of thinking about waste management and resource recovery, as well as inspire the community on how to live more sustainably.
“Council is pleased to once again partner with its waste collection contractor Cleanaway to deliver an event that not only brings community members together to learn all about sustainability, but also offers handy tips and tricks on how we can all minimise our carbon footprint and keep the Central Coast as beautiful as ever,” he said.
“This year’s festival will host some very special guests including Triple M and Better Homes and Gardens star Rob Palmer on October 14.
“Rob will share practical advice on how you can restore old or used furniture at home.
“Australian cook, author, radio and TV personality Julie Goodwin will also join the festival on October 15, offering tips on how to cook local and in-season foods, with minimum waste and low impact on the environment.”
Council Administrator Rik Hart said residents continued to show how passionate they were about reducing the amount of their household waste that ended up in landfill.
“This terrific event offers the perfect opportunity for locals to learn first-hand from the experts on how to live more sustainably, and what simple steps can be taken at home to reduce our carbon footprint,” he said.
“While Council runs different waste initiatives to help residents reduce the amount of household waste that ends up in landfill, real change can be made at home if we all work together to follow simple steps to reduce our global footprint.
“I encourage all community members to head down to this two-day event which is sure to offer something for the whole family.”
Highlights of the festival will include a dedicated Farmer’s Market on Sunday; a clothing swap to reduce fast fashion; learning about how creepy crawlies can help with waste management; workshops on using beeswax wraps, cultivating worm farms and furniture refurbishments; getting behind the wheel of a truck and becoming a garbologist; meeting the waste fighting duo The Super Sustainables; and making some noise with the fun recycled instruments of Junkyard Beats.
The festival will be held from 9am to 2pm on October 14 and 15 at the Ourimbah campus in Chittaway Rd.
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Central Coast Council