Sasha's talk is scheduled in the Hall at 2pm. Here are the details of the Tweed Council event:

Tweed Sustainable Living Festival

Saturday 12 September from 10 am to 3 pm.

Whether you're planning a native garden, learning how to repair clothing, or exploring electric vehicles, this year's festival has something for everyone.

Enjoy a free day of hands-on workshops, expert speakers, live entertainment and interactive community stalls. Discover practical ways to reduce your environmental impact, build resilience, prepare for emergencies and live more sustainably.

Got clothing that needs mending? Bring it along and learn practical repair skills from our sewing specialist and Kingscliff Men's Shed.

This is a free community event.

Walk, ride or carpool where possible.
Bring your own cup and water bottle to help keep this a low impact event.
Parents with children, please maintain adequate supervision.

What to expect

Program now live!

Please note, this program is subject to change.

Council does not endorse or take responsibility for statements, opinions or advice made by presenters, with attendees encouraged to evaluate all information they receive and its appropriateness for their own circumstances.

Go in the draw to win 1 of 3 prize packs when you attend the festival and complete our event survey.

Read more about the prizes on offer from Tweed Holiday Parks, Uforage, Veet Karen Cooking and Nutrition, Renew Australia and Manny & Me.

Welcome to Country at 10:00 am with Aunty Jacki and Biren Dance Group presenting song, dance, stories and didgeridoo.

Free workshops and presentations:

Shed Organics: Avoid Pests With Real Soil Health
Native Bees at home
Sustainable Snacks: Vegan cooking workshop
We Forest Earth: organic land care, conservation and endemic mushroom production
Person-Centred Emergency Preparedness workshop
Ethical investment in line with your values
Backyard chickens - sessions for kids and adults
Foraging workshop
Active travel and e-bike safety
Council's climate change adaptation plan
Think Flood Ready - lessons learned first hand
Imagine Northern Rivers - What might a regenerative, safe and adaptive future look like for our region?
Adding more plant-based food to your diet
Tweed Valley Wildlife Carers: Wildlife Friendly Backyards
Building a climate-resilient native backyard

Panel discussions:

Managing your health and energy in a heatwave
Electrification and saving energy

Community stalls:

Mending support: extend the life of your clothes - bring items for repair for Christine
Kingscliff Men's Shed: second hand tools, fix-it advice and plans for the new shed
Kingscliff Fire Service & truck (unless in service)
Student projects from the Coastal Academy of STEM
Tips for charging your EV - ReGenEV
Hardy Electrical & Solar - check out battery and solar options
SES: What to do in an emergency
Red Cross: Staying connected in an emergency
Explore the Tweed Big Map
Service NSW
Caldera Environment Centre
Tweed Climate Action Now
Tweed Valley Wildlife Carers
North East Waste
Renew
We Can Make It Together
Tweed Shire Council Water and Wastewater, Youth Environment Council
Ida Orgonite
Manny & Me
Thermomix

Entertainment

Kalliope on the Shore - choir
Sophia Fletcher Music
Facepainting - Byron Bay Parties will paint some of the Tweed's favourite native friends

Food

Cudgen Nippers Sausage Sizzle
Gunter's Flammkuchen pizza
Govinda's

And much more.

Contact the host of Rebuilding Flood Resilient - A first hand account from a Renew member