Manly Sustainability Fair

See you at the next Manly Sustainability Fair!

When: Saturday 31st May & Sunday 1st June 2008

Where: Manly Ocean Beach Promenade, North Steyne, next to the Food and Wine Festival.

What: Helping you to make a difference to the way you live with sustainable lifestyle, building, gardening and shopping exhibits, free advice, entertainment, giveaways & more...
The theme of this year’s Sustainability Fair is solar and water - important opportunities in our fight against climate change.

Free tours of a local sustainable house, 11:30am, Saturday and Sunday. Meet at the Sustainability Fair Information stall within the Food & Wine Festival.

Free screenings of A Crude Awakening, 4pm, Saturday and Sunday at Manly Cinemas. Collect your free tickets from Manly Council customer service, Town Hall or on the day from the Sustainability Fair Information Stall within the Food & Wine Festival.

Fill out a survey to go into the draw to win a 2000L rainwater tank kindly donated by GO-OZ-RAINMASTER or a Car Cleaning Kit kindly donated by ENJO or a Queen Sheet Set kindly donated by ecodownunder or two days Scooter Hire kindly donated by Scooter Central or one of four 'How to Install Solar Power' guides kindly donated by Sustainable Know How or one of two Compost Bins!!!

The Manly Sustainability Fair 2008 is a carbon neutral event thanks to sponsorship by Todae.
Exhibitors include:

Australian & New Zealand Solar Energy Society (ANZSES)
Bokashi Composting Australia
Department of Environment & Climate Change (NABERS & residential rebates)
Eco at Home (sustainable homewares)
Ecodownunder (sustainable manchester)
Ecological Homes (solar power and solar hot water)
ENJO (sustainable cleaning)
Fairlight AIR and Seeley International (energy saving home solutions)
Generation Wonder (organic, eco, and fair trade gifts for children)
GoGet Carshare (car sharing)
GO-OZ-RAINMASTER (rainwater tanks and solar hot water systems)
Low Energy Living NSW (energy efficient building)
Manly Council Bushcare
Manly Council Community & Environmental Partnerships & Natural Resouces
Manly Environment Centre
Manly Food Co-operative
One Water Naturally (water tanks)
Permaculture North Inc. (permaculture and backyard self-reliance)
Rentachook
Scooter Central (scooters and electric bikes)
Solar Switch (photovaltaics/solar power)
Sydney Water

For enquiries contact Naomi Deane, Sustainability Education Officer, Manly Council on 9976 1604

Australia Bokashi Resellers

Reseller page for Green Frog Bokashi Buckets and Green Frog EM Bokashi Powder

International Composting Aware Week

International Composting Awareness Week (Sunday 4th to Saturday 10th May 2008) is a week of activities, events and publicity to improve awareness about the importance of this valuable organic resource and to promote compost use, knowledge and products.

Read More

http://compostweek.com.au/

BOKASHI COMPOSTING AUSTRALIA

Sydney Organic Expo 2008

Bokashi Composting Australia will be there!!

http://www.organicexpo.com.au/visitors/exhibitors/B


The Organic Expo will provide a great opportunity to source news, see what innovative products are being launched as well as checking out material for feature stories.


200+ exhibitors will be showcasing their existing range of eco-ganic* products and services at the 2008 show and some will be launching new products and services so you can see what’s hitting the organic market. (*collective term for certified organic and environmentally friendly products and services)


A powerful line-up of speakers and celebrities will be present over the period of the show. Check out the Demonstration Stage Program via the What's ON page (click link to the left)

Friday 25th July 2008 - 10.00am – 6.00pm (Trade Only)
Saturday 26th July 2008 - 10.00am – 6.00pm
Sunday 27th July 2008 - 10.00am – 5.00pm
Hall 1, Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney

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If You have any questions following the David and Kim Show this week,  just email us on info@bokashi.com.au 

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Randwick Eco Living Fair '08 - Harmony Day

Festival Program and Details (click this link to download the flyer)
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RANDWICK ECOLIVING FAIR '08/Harmony Day festival
...Have fun ...learn ...be creative ...improve your wellbeing
...find out about sustainable living
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WHEN: 10:30am to 3:30pm, Sunday 6 April 2008
WHERE: Randwick Community Centre, 27 Munda Street, Randwick
(off Hendy Avenue, Randwick) - see website below for map (or flyer link at top of post).
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Throughout the day there will be live music, creative art, kid's corner and tasty organic food to enjoy, why not bring your family and friends and make a day of it?
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INFORMATION: www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/ecoliving for detailed program, maps, exhibitors list and FREE shuttle bus pick-up points.
Enquiries: 1300 722 542
For information on public buses to the event or to one of our FREE shuttle bus stops: go to www.131500.info for their timetable and route.
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COME EARLY...
...and join our FREE yoga class at 10:30 and watch the FREE Australian Wildlife Show
...shy not have morning tea at one of our yummy food stalls - bring your own mug for reuse to avoid waste.
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Join us for the HARMONY DAY festival...
This years Ecoliving Fair will incorporate... Harmony Day festival ...a celebration of our rich cultural diversity across Australia ...embracing a fair go and respect for all people ...no matter your background or religion.
For the programme got to:
http://www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/default.php?id=1592
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Join our FREE SUSTAINABILITY WORKSHOPS on...

- How To Install A Rainwater Tank, John Caley
- The Permaculture Home, Terry Bail
- The Permaculture Garden, Steve Batley
- Get On Your Bike - The Two-Wheel Solution, Bike East
- No-waste Shopping Tracey Albon
- Microfibre Cleaning - How Does It Work? Julie Nobbs
- Food Fairness & Healthy Ageing, Mark Ludbrooke & Sally James
- The Presence of the Past-Our Randwick Heritage, Lorraine Simpson
- Local Aboriginal History, Barry Duncan
- Creating a Nurturing Environment, Suzanne Lewarne
- Backyard Poultry, Dave Ingham
- Going Local,Louise Kolff, & Lynn Miller
- Create your Native Haven, Nick Renneberg
- Composting with Bokashi, Maree O'Malle
- Young Children in the Garden, Julie Gaul
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There will be a range of EXHIBITORS...
... focusing on energy and water saving products, sustainable healthy products and information on a range of community groups. RECYCLE your old mobile phone at the MobileMuster station
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Join our CONVERSATIONS...
with DESIGNERS from the University of NSW ...developing your sustainable home and garden...

Our designers from UNSW...
- Graham Fletcher, landscape architect
- Kirsty Mate, interior architect
- Alistair Spoul, solar electricity specialist.
- Facilitator: Russ Grayson, journalist

...and leading SUSTAINABILITY THINKERS...Today's big challenges need small, local solutions.
Our THINKERS...
- Helena Norberg Hodge, international speaker and author, discusses local food systems, local economies and relocalisation
- Tim Winton, educator, discusses how we can prepare for peak oil, climate change and the transition to a low carbon future
- Chris Reidy, UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures, will discuss policies and actions to tackle global warming
- Peter Maganov, sustainability manager, Randwick City Council, will introduce us to local government initiatives on global warming.
- Facilitator: Greg Jenkins.
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Free fun activities for KIDS in the kids corner
- circus acts
- wildlife shows
- frog mobile
- recycled craft activities.

There will also be:
- schools environmental EXPO
- a seed mosaic being created in the main hall
- native plant giveaway
- mountains of environmental prizes and giveaways.
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This is a Randwick City Council SUSTAINING OUR CITY event for Earth Day 2008.
Harmony Day festival is a FREE event supported by Randwick City Council’s Multicultural Advisory Committee.
Brochure
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The Point Preschool Environmental Expo 2008

Download the flyer here
The Point Preschool Environmental Expo 2008

The Point Preschool Environmental Expo 2008

A Waste Wise Event
Celebrating the International Year of the Frog
Saturday 5th April 2008 10am – 3pm 87R Greenpoint Road Oyster Bay
Saturday 5th April 10am – 3pm

The Point Preschool proud winners of 2007 Sutherland Shire Small Business Awards

– Most Outstanding Child Care Service and 2006 ECEEN Sprouts Award –
Sustainable Projects Recognising Outstanding Practice Award.

HIGHLIGHTS
Welcome to Country, Professor Deo Prasad (UNSW international expert on
sustainable buildings and cities) Meet the animals from Taronga Zoo, Cronulla
Cruises, Storytelling by Peter Morgan, NSW ECEEN (Early Childhood Environmental
Education Network), Sutherland Shire Council GreenWeb and Bushcare, WIRES,
Meet Mary Jacobs and Les Bursill authors of the newly released book “Dharawal”,
The Book Garden, Bokashi Composting Buckets, Serendib Fair Trade, Artist Paul
Jensen, Oyster Bay Scouts, RTA Kids and Traffic, Oyster Bay Observatory,
SOLARSWITCH, Engadine Plumbing Rain Water Storage, Tess Michaels Natural
Playscapes, Sir Joseph Banks Garden, Kids Safe Playground Advisory Unit,
Retroflush (as seen on Better Homes and Gardens), Miessence Organic Skincare,
SCRAP Ltd, Eco OOSH ideas, quality preloved toys, clothes and books and very
yummy food from Down to Earth Organic Dining.
Fantastic raffles to win and resources to buy.

FEATURING
orkshops for children and adults on frog ponds, vegetable gardens, biopot making
demonstrations, green cleaning, yoga for children, Tai Chi with Deryth Herbert,
storytelling, safe pedestrian journeys with children, recycled craft workshop,
children and nature, bush tucker gardens, worm farms and award winning
environmental initiatives of The Point Preschool.
See www.thepointpreschool.com.au for timetable of workshops

Bring along a plastic milk/juice container with lid
and join in an exciting thought provoking, community activity.

Bring along your old mobile phone for recycling.

Free eco show bags for the first 25 early childhood services
Bookings essential for early childhood services and schools $
Tafe and Uni students and families.

Thank you to our wonderful sponsors and partners:
Sutherland Shire Council, Planet Press, Australian Wild Escapes, Cronulla Cruises,
Bokashi Buckets, Solarswitch, NSW Seed Savers Network, Sydney Wild Flower
Nursery, The Powerhouse Museum, Jane Davenport, Ecodepot, Network of
Community Activities, Bunnings Caringbah, Sea Kayaks Bundeena, Royal National
Park Environmental Education Centre, Steve Parish

2008 Year of The Bokashi

Welcome back.

We hope you all had a safe and enjoyable festive season. New Sydney workshop dates have been posted on the following page http://www.bokashi.com.au/bokashi-workshops.htm

Now, I'll leave you with something to watch; it's not a Bokashi Bucket, but you will get the idea.

2007 Festive Update #1 - Bokashi Composting Australia

Hi Composters

If you haven't seen these videos already, then take a look.

http://youtube.com/profile_videos?user=billjackjane

Please note we will be closing down for 2 weeks over Christmas the last day that orders will be dispatched, prior to Christmas is Friday 22 December 2007. We will be back in the office and dispatch orders again on Friday 4 January 2008.

Have a safe and happy Christmas.

The Bokashi Composting Australia Team

Bokashi Tips (#5) Bokashi

Can you add Bokashi waste to traditional compost systems?

Most Certainly.
Customer reports confirm the following, if you are at all concerned with rats or pets gaining access to an open compost, then the following is not advised.

We would recommend that the EM Bokashi powder has had some time to start fermenting (under the Bokashi instructions you received with your system) the waste before you add to traditional compost bin. The Compost Bin, would preferably be one of the covered types, rather than open to vermin (just a precaution)

Can you add Bokashi waste to worm farms?

Most Certainly
We have had reports from Worm Farmers that the worms love the Bokashi wast. Even when it may contain citrus, onion and meat content, they seem to like it better under the Bokashi system. a couple of weeks, and they are fully trained.

We are not composting experts and you act on the tips above at your own risk. This is a blog, designed to educate and assist. There is no money back guarentee on what's noted here. Please comment on your experiences or findings.

Manly Ocean Care Day Festival - Sun 2nd Dec 2007