SwitchFest

🔌 SwitchFest: Electrify, Save & Take Climate Action

However you live… you can Switch!

Mission Possible, AdaptWest, and Electrify Adelaide are partnering to bring you SwitchFest, a free, practical, community-focused event helping people across Adelaide take real, achievable climate action at home.

Held as part of Adelaide Climate Action Week, SwitchFest brings together local experts, guest speakers, demos and stallholders to share independent, up-to-date advice on cutting emissions and reducing energy costs.

🌱 What you’ll learn

Whether you rent, live in a strata property or cooperative, own your home, or are a small business, you’ll get clear, practical guidance on:

• Electrifying your home, business or vehicle

• Switching to efficient, electric appliances

• Solar and battery options

• Reducing household energy use and costs

• EV options and charging solutions

• Navigating approvals in apartments and shared buildings

🎤 On the day

• Guest speakers sharing local expertise

• Demonstrations and practical examples

• Information stalls with local providers and organisations

• A welcoming, drop-in format. Stay for an hour or the whole day!

🏢 Special focus: Renters, Apartments, Cooperative & Strata Communities
SwitchFest includes tailored content for renters, apartment residents and strata communities, with advice on:

• Renter-friendly upgrades and low-cost swaps

• Working with landlords and strata

• Shared solutions for electrification

• Making meaningful change, no matter your living situation

Venue Information

Find Ngutungka West Lakes at 9 Charles Street, West Lakes, SA 5021

• Main entry to the building is from 9 Charles Street and via our Phillips Street entrance.

• Ngutungka West Lakes is located on the ground level.

• Toilets at Ngutungka West Lakes include male, female, accessible toilets, baby change room, parenting room, and Changing Places facility (mlak key access).

For more information about the building’s accessibility, please visit: 6-Pre-Visit-Doc-Ngutungka-West-Lakes.pdf

Transport Information

Public Transport: The West Lakes Interchange Terminus, is the closest point for buses arriving to West Lakes, and is a 5 minute walk from Ngutungka West Lakes. To view routes arriving here, please visit: https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/stops?id=18975

Carparking: There is free but timed carparking located on Phillips Street, behind Ngutungka West Lakes, which includes disability parking. There is also free all-day parking available at Westfield West Lakes a short 5-minute walk away.