Sustainability Festival 2024

Choose your tickets

1. 

   Bike maintenance

   Love to ride but not sure what to do if something goes wrong with your bike, and want to be more independent when out riding? You will take your tyre off and put it back on again (replicating fix on a flat tyre) and discuss responses to key things that could go wrong. 9.30 to 10.30am In marquee outside Eco Centre. Session for all ages, hosted by South Canterbury Mountain Bike Club. Bring your bike along to learn from local riders’ experience. $5 each

   Love to ride but not sure what to do if something goes wrong with your bike, and want to be more independent when out riding? You will take your tyre off and put it back on again (replicating fix on a flat tyre) and discuss responses to key things that could go wrong. 9.30 to 10.30am In marquee outside Eco Centre. Session for all ages, hosted by South Canterbury Mountain Bike Club. Bring your bike along to learn from local riders’ experience. $5 each

   $5.00 + $0.85 fee

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   Sustainable Building

   Discover innovative strategies to create eco-friendly structures in John’s presentation about low carbon, sustainable building materials and passive solar design. (Rushtonarchitects.co.nz ) 9.30 to 10.30am Inside the Eco Centre. with Timaru architect John Rushton. $10 (John’s team designed this Eco Centre as a re-purposing of a timber club house; also designed extension of Arowhenua Marae)

   Discover innovative strategies to create eco-friendly structures in John’s presentation about low carbon, sustainable building materials and passive solar design. (Rushtonarchitects.co.nz ) 9.30 to 10.30am Inside the Eco Centre. with Timaru architect John Rushton. $10 (John’s team designed this Eco Centre as a re-purposing of a timber club house; also designed extension of Arowhenua Marae)

   $10.00 + $1.14 fee

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   Propagating Native Plants.

   Learn how to collect seeds and cuttings from Aotearoa native plants and to grow them. Dividing up, growing cuttings from indigenous ‘taonga’ unique to these islands. https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-turning-point/story/2018898065/the-turning-point-episode-2-felicity 10.45am to 11.45am in the marquee. With Felicity McMillan manager from Arowhenua native nursery. $10

   Learn how to collect seeds and cuttings from Aotearoa native plants and to grow them. Dividing up, growing cuttings from indigenous ‘taonga’ unique to these islands. https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/the-turning-point/story/2018898065/the-turning-point-episode-2-felicity 10.45am to 11.45am in the marquee. With Felicity McMillan manager from Arowhenua native nursery. $10

   $10.00 + $1.14 fee

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   Energy Futures

   Solar electric power generation, on roofs and in paddocks, supported by affordable storage batteries. Bio-methane from ‘digestors’ of farm and parkland wastes, as used in the UK to power tractors. Hear how these technologies are developing here and their role in Electrifying NZ. 10.45am – 11.45am Inside the Eco Centre. Panel including Geraldine-based engineer Stephen Drew, Peter Bennett from Alpine Energy, and John Wilson from Sunshine Solar. $10

   Solar electric power generation, on roofs and in paddocks, supported by affordable storage batteries. Bio-methane from ‘digestors’ of farm and parkland wastes, as used in the UK to power tractors. Hear how these technologies are developing here and their role in Electrifying NZ. 10.45am – 11.45am Inside the Eco Centre. Panel including Geraldine-based engineer Stephen Drew, Peter Bennett from Alpine Energy, and John Wilson from Sunshine Solar. $10

   $10.00 + $1.14 fee

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5. 

   Kids’ Spring Craft Project.

   Get creative making a game to take home. Upcycle your own cup & ball catching game. Fly a butterfly or a bee into a flower. Use your imagination to make the game colourful and unique to you. 1.30 (assemble at Eco Centre outdoor classroom space) return 3pm. Rhys Taylor & Acacia Voorkamp Guided 1.5 hour excursion. Children to bring a responsible adult, as we are near water. Consider: Strong shoes, raincoat, phone, hat and drinking water? $5 per person on the day (adult or child.) 12 noon to 1pm In the marquee. Recyclable materials provided, for a fun craft project with Krisztina Szuhai. $5 per child. Adults welcome free if accompanying children.

   Get creative making a game to take home. Upcycle your own cup & ball catching game. Fly a butterfly or a bee into a flower. Use your imagination to make the game colourful and unique to you. 1.30 (assemble at Eco Centre outdoor classroom space) return 3pm. Rhys Taylor & Acacia Voorkamp Guided 1.5 hour excursion. Children to bring a responsible adult, as we are near water. Consider: Strong shoes, raincoat, phone, hat and drinking water? $5 per person on the day (adult or child.) 12 noon to 1pm In the marquee. Recyclable materials provided, for a fun craft project with Krisztina Szuhai. $5 per child. Adults welcome free if accompanying children.

   $5.00 + $0.85 fee

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6. 

   Regenerative gardening & farming

   How to avoid herbicides and pesticides, to get healthy garden and horticultural crops. Learn about energy and nutrient cycles in the soil, from our visiting Lincoln-based expert. 12 noon to 1.15pm in the Eco Centre. Charles ‘Merf’ Merfield, agro-ecologist is our VIP Festival guest., focused on the ways of the future . Advance booking recommended. $20

   How to avoid herbicides and pesticides, to get healthy garden and horticultural crops. Learn about energy and nutrient cycles in the soil, from our visiting Lincoln-based expert. 12 noon to 1.15pm in the Eco Centre. Charles ‘Merf’ Merfield, agro-ecologist is our VIP Festival guest., focused on the ways of the future . Advance booking recommended. $20

   $20.00 + $1.71 fee

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   Guided riverside and wetlands walk

   In a small guided group, explore nearby Saltwater Creek plant and bird life, using the I-Naturalist smartphone app (and others) to help with plant, insect and bird identification. See https://inaturalist.nz/ to sign up. 1.30 (assemble at Eco Centre outdoor classroom space) return 3pm. Rhys Taylor & Acacia Voorkamp Guided 1.5 hour excursion. Children to bring a responsible adult, as we are near water. Consider: Strong shoes, raincoat, phone, hat and drinking water? $5 per person on the day (adult or child.)

   In a small guided group, explore nearby Saltwater Creek plant and bird life, using the I-Naturalist smartphone app (and others) to help with plant, insect and bird identification. See https://inaturalist.nz/ to sign up. 1.30 (assemble at Eco Centre outdoor classroom space) return 3pm. Rhys Taylor & Acacia Voorkamp Guided 1.5 hour excursion. Children to bring a responsible adult, as we are near water. Consider: Strong shoes, raincoat, phone, hat and drinking water? $5 per person on the day (adult or child.)

   $5.00 + $0.85 fee

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   Plan your Planting

   Learn to draw a garden planting plan to scale, anticipating grown sizes. Choose right types of natives to suit your place (the area required, soil, shade, water, etc). 1.30 to 2.30pm, led by Local Landscape Architect Kirsten Wilson. Inside Eco Centre. $20 You will individually work with a supplied aerial image of your location, so please provide your house address to kirsten@nbarchitects.co.nz

   Learn to draw a garden planting plan to scale, anticipating grown sizes. Choose right types of natives to suit your place (the area required, soil, shade, water, etc). 1.30 to 2.30pm, led by Local Landscape Architect Kirsten Wilson. Inside Eco Centre. $20 You will individually work with a supplied aerial image of your location, so please provide your house address to kirsten@nbarchitects.co.nz

   $20.00 + $1.71 fee

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   Nature Nija

   Are you keen to save our feathered friends? Youngsters - join us on a quest to protect our native birds and animals. Learn how to identify different predators and the birds they target, and investigate various trapping techniques. Your mission? To become an expert in safeguarding NZ’s beautiful birds. 1.30pm to 2.30 pm in the marquee, Alice Brice. $5 per child: suits 7 to 12 year-olds. Adults welcome free if accompanying children

   Are you keen to save our feathered friends? Youngsters - join us on a quest to protect our native birds and animals. Learn how to identify different predators and the birds they target, and investigate various trapping techniques. Your mission? To become an expert in safeguarding NZ’s beautiful birds. 1.30pm to 2.30 pm in the marquee, Alice Brice. $5 per child: suits 7 to 12 year-olds. Adults welcome free if accompanying children

   $5.00 + $0.85 fee

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10. 

    EVs 101

    Guide to EV’s and what you need to know when switching to one. Learn about the lingo, the myths, the advantages, financial & eco-benefits. 2.45pm to 3.45 pm Chris Konings, inside Eco Centre. Learn about driving electric from a long -term owner. (see vehicles on display outside, afterwards. Perhaps book a test-drive?) $10

    Guide to EV’s and what you need to know when switching to one. Learn about the lingo, the myths, the advantages, financial & eco-benefits. 2.45pm to 3.45 pm Chris Konings, inside Eco Centre. Learn about driving electric from a long -term owner. (see vehicles on display outside, afterwards. Perhaps book a test-drive?) $10

    $10.00 + $1.14 fee

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    Wonderful Wool Felting

    Have fun learning the wet felting process to create a colourful piece, to take home afterwards. See a variety of techniques and learn where to source more wool. 2.45pm to 3.45pm in the marquee. Adult help recommended for younger children. Workshop led by Diana Young. $10 per participant. (inc. materials )

    Have fun learning the wet felting process to create a colourful piece, to take home afterwards. See a variety of techniques and learn where to source more wool. 2.45pm to 3.45pm in the marquee. Adult help recommended for younger children. Workshop led by Diana Young. $10 per participant. (inc. materials )

    $10.00 + $1.14 fee

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    Lower Carbon Living

    A session on changing lifestyles, to live more lightly on the planet and confidently understand what actions make a real difference to your household ‘carbon footprint’: when indoors, gardening, travelling, shopping, etc. 4pm—5pm inside Eco Centre . Rhys Taylor is Timaru District Councils’ Climate Change Advisor (and a voluntary trustee of the Eco Centre). Fee includes a printed copy of the 2024 personal climate action guide, also available online in an interactive version. $10.

    A session on changing lifestyles, to live more lightly on the planet and confidently understand what actions make a real difference to your household ‘carbon footprint’: when indoors, gardening, travelling, shopping, etc. 4pm—5pm inside Eco Centre . Rhys Taylor is Timaru District Councils’ Climate Change Advisor (and a voluntary trustee of the Eco Centre). Fee includes a printed copy of the 2024 personal climate action guide, also available online in an interactive version. $10.

    $10.00 + $1.14 fee

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    Junk 2 Funk- Adult

    The Junk to Funk competition returns for 2024. Make an outfit out of 75% recycled materials and you or a friend model it at the competition held at the Sustainability Festival. There are 3 age categories – Primary, Secondary and Adult. More info here. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScV3v8GMfiFiwznb5hve4IfrFL7g5aPD-tNIQAR4EcHxLO7lg/viewform Any questions please email Alice on ecocentrefriends@gmail.com November 10, 2024 12:15 am - 1:00 am

    The Junk to Funk competition returns for 2024. Make an outfit out of 75% recycled materials and you or a friend model it at the competition held at the Sustainability Festival. There are 3 age categories – Primary, Secondary and Adult. More info here. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScV3v8GMfiFiwznb5hve4IfrFL7g5aPD-tNIQAR4EcHxLO7lg/viewform Any questions please email Alice on ecocentrefriends@gmail.com November 10, 2024 12:15 am - 1:00 am

    $20.00 + $1.71 fee

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    Junk 2 Funk- Primary year 1-8

    The Junk to Funk competition returns for 2024. Make an outfit out of 75% recycled materials and you or a friend model it at the competition held at the Sustainability Festival. There are 3 age categories – Primary, Secondary and Adult. More info here. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScV3v8GMfiFiwznb5hve4IfrFL7g5aPD-tNIQAR4EcHxLO7lg/viewform Any questions please email Alice on ecocentrefriends@gmail.com November 10, 2024 12:15 am - 1:00 am

    The Junk to Funk competition returns for 2024. Make an outfit out of 75% recycled materials and you or a friend model it at the competition held at the Sustainability Festival. There are 3 age categories – Primary, Secondary and Adult. More info here. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScV3v8GMfiFiwznb5hve4IfrFL7g5aPD-tNIQAR4EcHxLO7lg/viewform Any questions please email Alice on ecocentrefriends@gmail.com November 10, 2024 12:15 am - 1:00 am

    $5.00 + $0.85 fee

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    Junk 2 Funk- Secondary Year 9-13

    The Junk to Funk competition returns for 2024. Make an outfit out of 75% recycled materials and you or a friend model it at the competition held at the Sustainability Festival. There are 3 age categories – Primary, Secondary and Adult. More info here. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScV3v8GMfiFiwznb5hve4IfrFL7g5aPD-tNIQAR4EcHxLO7lg/viewform Any questions please email Alice on ecocentrefriends@gmail.com November 10, 2024 12:15 am - 1:00 am

    The Junk to Funk competition returns for 2024. Make an outfit out of 75% recycled materials and you or a friend model it at the competition held at the Sustainability Festival. There are 3 age categories – Primary, Secondary and Adult. More info here. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScV3v8GMfiFiwznb5hve4IfrFL7g5aPD-tNIQAR4EcHxLO7lg/viewform Any questions please email Alice on ecocentrefriends@gmail.com November 10, 2024 12:15 am - 1:00 am

    $10.00 + $1.14 fee

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    Quiz night

    Make a team with your friends or family to join us for a fun Quiz night as part of the Sustainability Festival. BYO drinks and shared potluck tea. $20 per team of 3 or 4 people. Enter your team by buying a ticket. Fundraising for the Eco Centre landscaping. Thank you!! At the Eco Centre on November 9, 2024 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm

    Make a team with your friends or family to join us for a fun Quiz night as part of the Sustainability Festival. BYO drinks and shared potluck tea. $20 per team of 3 or 4 people. Enter your team by buying a ticket. Fundraising for the Eco Centre landscaping. Thank you!! At the Eco Centre on November 9, 2024 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm

    $20.00 + $1.71 fee

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    Free reusable coffee cup

    Would you like a free reusable coffee cup? Some come with random logos. Be good at recycling.

    Would you like a free reusable coffee cup? Some come with random logos. Be good at recycling.

    Free

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