Sustainable Summer 
Goldfields Libraries hope to inspire and encourage you to live more sustainably. Informative talks and films, workshops both practical and quirky. Something for all ages.
Seeking information or inspiration on how to live a more sustainable lifestyle? Check out our special sustainability-themed collection on BorrowBox, with eBooks and Audiobooks for everyone!
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Family Day A fabulous day of sustainable fun and information for the whole family.
Drop in events, except where bookings specified. Saturday 18 January, 10am-2pm Recycle with Style: Paper jewellery workshop Join Michelle from Paperazzi Design Studio and turn old books and colourful magazines into beautiful paper jewellery! Create stunning and unique pieces using just paper, a simple stitch, glue and basic tools. Learn how to fold, cut and slice your way to craft stylish paper bling. $10 charge to be paid on the day. BYO old books and magazines, the library will as well! For adults and teens. Saturday 18 January, 10am-12pm 2040: Join the Regeneration movie screening An amazing and innovative documentary that looks to the future, but is vitally important NOW. Award-winning director Damon Gameau explores what the future would look like in 2040 if we embedded the best solutions to improve our planet into the mainstream right now. Structured as a visual letter to his 4-year-old daughter, Damon blends traditional documentary footage with dramatised sequences and visual effects to create a vision board for his daughter and the planet. Compelling, inspiring and uplifting. Saturday 18 January, 11am Simon Rickard – All about heirloom fruits and vegetables Professional gardener, passionate garden communicator and author Simon Rickard introduces the weird and wonderful world of heritage fruit and vegetables. A celebration of their beauty, diversity and history with tips on how to grow. Simon Rickard is author of Heirloom Vegetables: A guide to their history and varieties. Tuesday 11 February, 5.30-7.30pm |
Millie Ross Millie Ross is a professional horticulturist, garden designer, writer and broadcaster. An innovative gardener with an unconventional approach, Millie specialises in creative construction, sourcing local, low-cost materials and using plants in unusual ways. Join Millie for two practical and inspiring sessions which will have you building the garden you want with whatever you’ve got in no time! Millie Ross is author of Thrifty Gardener and presenter with ABC’s Gardening Australia. Building the garden you want with whatever you’ve got! Small solutions for a big planet: Garden ideas from around the world Clare Parry – All about Passivhaus: the ultimate sustainable home Introducing the high performance, comfort and energy standard of Passivhaus (Passive House) utilising five key principals for healthy and comfortable buildings using almost zero energy. This session is aimed at beginners, including design professionals, homeowners and those intrigued by the new design nomenclature. Clare Parry is an expert in Australia’s sustainable built environment. She speaks regularly at conferences internationally and is Founding Director and Chair of the Australian Passive House Association. Tuesday 25 February, 5.30-7.30pm Sue Gerdsen – Prolonging your harvest: Preserving fruits and vegetables If it stands still long enough Sue will get it into a bottle or jar! Sue is a lover of no-waste, foraging, preserving, and prolonging fruits and vegetables in every way possible. This session will cover bottling, drying, spicing, pickling, preserving, freezing and more. Sue Gerdsen is the author of Vintage Kitchen Preserves. Wednesday 4 March, 5.30-7.30pm |