Port Environment Centre AGM 2024

You are warmly invited to join us for the Port Environment Centre 2024 AGM.

We will gather at the Port Adelaide Naval Association Hall to celebrate another successful year for the Port Environment Centre and the strong community behind us.

• Arrive from 6pm to enjoy some locally made soup while chatting with community (PEC members, supporters and anyone else)
• 6.30pm Formal AGM business
  
• 7pm Hear from our very special guest speaker, Yolanda de Valle-Buetefuer.
  
• 7.30pm - 8pm Stay on for a light desert, tea, coffee and conversations.

* note the bar will be open for you to purchase any other drinks *

Everyone is very welcome to attend this evening, both PEC Members and non-members.

Please note that non-members will not be able to vote or participate formally in the AGM, but are very welcome to be part of this annual update and community gathering.  If you wish to become a member before the AGM, please ensure you sign up and pay your membership fees by Thursday 16 October. Membership is just $5 concession, or $10 per year. Head to our website to find out more and join - https://portenvironmentcentre....

Special guest speaker: Yolanda de Valle-Buetefuer, The Circular Village.

Yolanda de Valle-Buetefuer is the founder of the Circular Village, bringing over 20 years in the fashion industry to help realise a vision of a fair, kind and circular fashion industry.

The fashion and textile industry is responsible for up to 10% of global carbon emissions as well as being a significant source of water use and waterway pollution. Manufactured garments are made and discarded at an alarming rate, with manufacturing techniques often utilising highly toxic chemicals that are harmful to workers and local environments. Discarded garments often end up in landfill due to limited textile recycling streams where they continue to release microplastics and other toxins into their surroundings.

While working in fashion Yolanda began to question the poor environmental practices in the industry. Realising there was plenty of room for improvement, Yolanda used science communication techniques to work with industry partners to change the way things were done, to move away from greenwashing and consider the environmental impacts of fashion manufacturing. An inspiring story of grass roots change, Yolanda has founded sustainable fashion events around Australia, recently relocating to Adelaide and starting the discussion about building good practice in our local fashion industry.

Yolanda will speak to us about her passion for sustainable fashion, how she has developed a suite of tools to support a transition to a more environmentally friendly industry and her work supporting local businesses to use circular business practices and encourage consumers to be mindful of sustainability when making fashion choices.

Plus there will be plenty of time for questions. 

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For event enquiries please contact the Port Environment Centre on 0488 229 925 or email hello@portenvironmentcentre.org.au

The Port Environment Centre is funded by Green Adelaide.

We also operate with a City of Port Adelaide Enfield Living Environment Grant and funding from the Suzanne Elliott Charitable Trust.

Marni ngadlu tampinthi ngadlu Kaurna yartanga inparrinthi
It is good that we all acknowledge we are living on Kaurna Country.