Festival of Sustainable Choices - Moruya

Saturday 14 September 2024

9am - 5pm

Where: Riverside Park Amphitheatre, Ford Street, Moruya

Cost: Free

Come along to our inaugural Festival of Sustainable Choices and help inspire a positive change towards a sustainable future.

At the festival, you can explore stalls and activities, and attend presentations, panel discussions, and fun workshops.

These interactive activities focus on community education for a more sustainable lifestyle.

The festival will also feature markets, food, an unusual maze, and music for all ages to enjoy.

No single-use packaging will be distributed at this event. A wash and re-use system will be in place on the day. BYO cup and crockery is encouraged.

Festival program

You can drop by any of these activities throughout the day, but bookings are required for the Plastika, seed raising, sourdough, and bike maintenance workshops.

The CrEATe Space+

Performances, art, and upcycling awaits at the CrEATe Space!

  • 9am: Welcome to Country
  • 9am-2pm: Reimagining Rags: Upcycle craft workshops with Art Central
  • 10am-4pm: Music performances by local artists
  • 11am-12pm: Performance: Escape from Plastika - reserve your spot now.
  • 12pm-1pm: Workshop: Escape from Plastika - reserve your spot now.
  • 1pm-1.15pm: Eurobodalla Scavenger Challenge champions announced
  • All day: Craze-A-Maze
  • All day: BANISH: Trash to treasure with Lottie Dalziel

    • The Replenish Zone+

    Change the vibe and pace with some mind-centering activities in the Replenish Zone:

  • 10am-11am: Flow yoga with Lulu Henley
  • 11am-12.30pm: Listening circle with Sandy Wilder from Sustaining All Life

    • The Workshop Tent+

    It's exactly what it sounds like - you'll learn new skills and have fun in the Workshop Tent:

  • 10am-11am: Workshop: Worm farming with Brick the Worm Guy
  • 11am-12pm: Workshop: Composting with Shanna
  • 12pm-1pm Workshop: Seed raising with Lil - bookings required, book your spot now.
  • 1.30pm-3.30pm: Workshop: Sourdough with Jess - bookings required, book your spot now.
  • 3.30pm-4.30pm: Workshop: Sustainable skincare with Wilde Harvest Botanicals

    • The Conversation Tent+

    The Conversation Tent will house thought-provoking panel discussions and presentations:

  • 10am-11am: How to make savings on your energy bills
  • 11am-12pm: Giving fast fashion the flick
  • 12pm-1pm: Debunking electric vehicle myths and misconceptions
  • 1pm-2pm: Permaculture is radical sustainability disguised as gardening
  • 2pm-3pm: Design your home for comfort and liveability on a budget
  • 3pm-4pm: How to navigate the ethics of climate action

    • Stall workshops and roaming performers+

    Get hands-on, learn new skills and be inspired at these stall side workshops:

  • 10am-11am: Bike maintenance 101 Moruya Bicycles stall - bookings required, book your place now.
  • 9am-4pm: SHASA's Electrification Zone: Electric everything! Cars, appliances, bikes, garden equipment, appliances and more!
  • Roaming theatre performance: Eaton Gorge Theatre Company

    • Stallholders+

    We are pleased to host these stallholders at the festival - drop by and say hi!

  • SHASA’s Electrification Zone
  • Horizon Bank
  • RfR Eurobodalla
  • .350org Eurobodalla
  • Women’s Climate Congress
  • Art Central
  • BANISH
  • Artist for the Earth Eurobodalla
  • SAGE
  • Grow The Future Bega
  • Renew Magazine
  • PdD Building Design
  • Outside the Box Construction
  • Sustainable Investment Exchange
  • Emily Boyd Jewellery
  • Sustainable Fashion
  • Handmade by Shan
  • RadPads Reusables
  • HandmadeByLoie
  • The ReNew Store
  • Wilde Harvest Botanicals
  • The Compostable Designer
  • That's Good Stuff
  • The Nourished Sovereign
  • Coastal Weeds Project
  • Walawaani Way
  • Eurobodalla Shire Council Libraries
  • Eurobodalla Shire Council Waste Services
  • Eurobodalla Shire Council Sustainability and Natural Resource Management
  • Batemans Marine Park
  • Fisheries (DPI)

    • More information

    If you would like more information about this event, please contact Alex King: