Mosman Municipal Council

Mosman Sustainable Living Expo 2007

Come along to see how you can save water, reduce waste, conserve biodiversity, travel responsibly, enjoy organic food and contribute to our environment!

The Expo will offer a source of information and inspiration for people of various ages and interests.

The Expo will feature numerous stalls, educational workshops, speakers, prizes, fun activities for kids and a free organic BBQ from noon.

It will cover a diverse range of topics from ethics to energy, waste to wildlife, grey water to green power and compost to cars.

Program of events

10am	Opening of Expo by Cr Denise Wilton, Mayor of Mosman Information Stall
10.20 – 11.00	Workshop – Your Ecological Footprint – Living within the Means of Nature – Julian Crawford, EcoSTEPS Melody Room, Mosman Art Gallery
11.00 – 12.30	Film Screening – Who Killed the Electric Car? Civic Centre, Council Chambers
11.20 – 12.00	Talk – Ethical Investment – James Their, Australian Ethical Investment Melody Room, Mosman Art Gallery
12.00 – 12.45	Demonstration – Organic Raw Living Food Preparation & Tasting – Julie Mitsios, Conscious Choice Mosman Youth Development Centre
12.00 – 2.00	Free Organic BBQ Outside Mosman Art Gallery
12.20 – 1.00	Workshop – Your Ecological Footprint – Living within the Means of Nature – Julian Crawford, EcoSTEPS Melody Room, Mosman Art Gallery
12.45 – 1.15	Talk – GoGet CarShare: How Does it Work? Civic Centre, Council Chambers (to be confirmed)
1.20 – 2.00	Workshop – Room by Room: Enviro friendly solutions to domestic disasters! – Shannon Lush & Jennifer Fleming (authors of Spotless & Speed Cleaning) Melody Room, Mosman Art Gallery
1.30 – 3.00	Film Screening – Who Killed the Electric Car? Civic Centre, Council Chambers
2.20 – 3.00	Talk – Sustainable Seafood: What is it? – Giselle Firme, Nature Conservation Council Melody Room, Mosman Art Gallery
3pm	Close of Expo

A to Z of sustainability

You will have the opportunity to:

• Access information on investing in sustainability from the Ethical Investments workshop
• Bring in a photo or cutting of your weeds or native plants for identification
• Create your own sustainable shopping bag
• Decide how you can reduce your green house gas emissions
• Entertain the idea of an adventure with Global Vision International
• Find out how to be a responsible shopper
• Grab a free copy of G Magazine
• Have a laugh with ‘Solar Stan the Energy Man’
• Inspect rainwater tanks and grey water reuse systems
• Join an environmental group or email list
• Keep up to date with the work of Mosman Council and environmental organizations
• Learn more about how to reduce waste
• Marvel at an electric vehicle
• Nab a native plant
• Observe Indigenous dancing
• Purchase fair trade, hand made products from East Timor, Zimbabwe & Peru
• Question your role in animal welfare
• Receive informative brochures
• Speak with environmental professionals
• Taste test organic food
• Understand how native animals are rescued and rehabilitated by Sydney Wildlife
• View an environmental film
• Win a prize for your environmental know how
• X-pect kids to have fun with the activities for children
• Yearn for a coffee from the fair trade coffee cart
• Zoom in on the Taronga Zoo displays

Come along, everyone welcome

This is a free event and there is no need to RSVP.

Take up the sustainable transport challenge – ride, walk, take public transport or other sustainable transport modes to enter the draw to win a prize.

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