Upcoming Events
Check out our monthly Green Drinks and Smart Living Ballarat programs as well as our BREAZE special events.
September Green Drinks
Les Stokes, Former Head of Waste and Resource Recovery at Ballarat City Council, now with Mitchell Shire, will talk about the work involved in transitioning the community to a circular economy.
September Smart Living Ballarat: Composting 101
Come and learn the basics of composting and how to turn your waste into garden gold! Composting should be easy but is often misunderstood, so come and find out all the tips to troubleshoot your compost patch, the best ways to compost, what to leave in and what to leave out.
October Green Drinks
Steve Burns, Manager of Ballarat farmers Market and President of the Ballarat Permaculture Guild has been helping the local community to garden more sustainably for many decades. The BPG also runs courses in Permaculture for interested local residents.
October Smart Living Ballarat
A garden is not just for humans! Come and learn how to create a garden that gives food and habitat to wildlife and pollinators. Gardens for Wildlife is a local group founded by Stephanie Davison that promotes native plants and plants that support biodiversity.
No need to book.
Where: Sebastopol Library, 181 Albert St, Sebastopol.
Home Energy Efficiency Face-2-Face Workshop 4 - Ballarat Neighbourhood Centre, 11 Tuppen Drive, Sebastopol
Making your home more thermally efficient is the fast route to saving on energy bills and cutting greenhouse gas emissions. In this workshop, run twice weekly for four weeks, online and in-person, accredited Victorian Energy Scorecard Assessor and carbon accountant, Dale Boucher, recently featured in an ABC online story on home energy efficiency, will show you: how to read your electricity bill and find the best electricity deal, cheap DIY fixes to stop draughts, cheaper alternatives to double glazing, the ins and outs of insulation, and how to prioritise and plan for bigger budget items like hot water heat pumps, reverse cycle air-conditioning, induction cook-tops, rooftop solar etc.
Book free tickets here: https://www.trybooking.com/CTLEX
For details of ZOOM Workshops on Wednesday evenings: 14 August to 1 September, 7-8:30pm, see https://www.trybooking.com/CTKMG
Home Energy Efficiency Zoom Workshop 3
Making your home more thermally efficient is the fast route to saving on energy bills and cutting greenhouse gas emissions. In this workshop, run twice weekly for four weeks, online and in-person, accredited Victorian Energy Scorecard Assessor and carbon accountant, Dale Boucher, recently featured in an ABC online story on home energy efficiency, will show participants: how to read your electricity bill and how to find the best electricity retailer for you, cheap DIY fixes to stop draughts, cheaper alternatives to double glazing, the ins and outs of insulation, and how to prioritise and plan for bigger budget items like hot water heat pumps, reverse cycle air-conditioning, induction cook-tops, rooftop solar etc.
To register for the Zoom Workshop 3 on Wednesday 28 August 7-8:30pm - https://www.trybooking.com/CTKMG
For details of in-person sessions which run from 11 August to 1 September, 2:30-4pm at community venues in Ballarat East, Wendouree and Sebastopol visit https://www.trybooking.com/CTLEX
August Smart Living Ballarat: Re-cranked
Join us for a panel discussion about the robust economy that exists beyond money! Trading, sharing, volunteering...there are so many ways that we can give and get back, strengthening our community and enriching our lives without any money changing hands.
Home Energy Efficiency Face-2-Face Workshop 3 - Wendouree Neighbourhood Centre, 12 Holly Grove, Wendouree
Making your home more thermally efficient is the fast route to saving on energy bills and cutting greenhouse gas emissions. In this workshop, run twice weekly for four weeks, online and in-person, accredited Victorian Energy Scorecard Assessor and carbon accountant, Dale Boucher, recently featured in an ABC online story on home energy efficiency, will show you: how to read your electricity bill and find the best electricity deal, cheap DIY fixes to stop draughts, cheaper alternatives to double glazing, the ins and outs of insulation, and how to prioritise and plan for bigger budget items like hot water heat pumps, reverse cycle air-conditioning, induction cook-tops, rooftop solar etc.
Book free tickets here: https://www.trybooking.com/CTLEX
For details of ZOOM Workshops on Wednesday evenings: 14 August to 1 September, 7-8:30pm, see https://www.trybooking.com/CTKMG
Home Energy Efficiency Zoom Workshop 2
Making your home more thermally efficient is the fast route to saving on energy bills and cutting greenhouse gas emissions. In this workshop, run twice weekly for four weeks, online and in-person, accredited Victorian Energy Scorecard Assessor and carbon accountant, Dale Boucher, recently featured in an ABC online story on home energy efficiency, will show you: how to read your electricity bill and find the best electricity deal, cheap DIY fixes to stop draughts, cheaper alternatives to double glazing, the ins and outs of insulation, and how to prioritise and plan for bigger budget items like hot water heat pumps, reverse cycle air-conditioning, induction cook-tops, rooftop solar etc.
Register for the 21 August Zoom Workshop here: https://www.trybooking.com/CTKMG
For details of face-2-face Workshops on Sunday afternoons: 11 August to 1 September, 2:30-4pm, see https://www.trybooking.com/CTLEX
Home Energy Efficiency Face-2-Face Workshop 2 - Training Room, Barkly Square, 25 Barkley St, Ballarat East
Making your home more thermally efficient is the fast route to saving on energy bills and cutting greenhouse gas emissions. In this workshop, run twice weekly for four weeks, online and in-person, accredited Victorian Energy Scorecard Assessor and carbon accountant, Dale Boucher, recently featured in an ABC online story on home energy efficiency, will show you: how to read your electricity bill and find the best electricity deal, cheap DIY fixes to stop draughts, cheaper alternatives to double glazing, the ins and outs of insulation, and how to prioritise and plan for bigger budget items like hot water heat pumps, reverse cycle air-conditioning, induction cook-tops, rooftop solar etc.
Book free tickets here: https://www.trybooking.com/CTLEX
For details of ZOOM Workshops on Wednesday evenings: 14 August to 1 September, 7-8:30pm, see https://www.trybooking.com/CTKMG
August Green Drinks
Dale Boucher, well known local energy efficiency expert and carbon accountant, will be sharing some his extensive knowledge on how to go about getting the best bang for you buck when getting off gas.
Home Energy Efficiency Zoom Workshop 1
Making your home more thermally efficient is the fast route to saving on energy bills and cutting greenhouse gas emissions. In this workshop, run twice weekly for four weeks, online and in-person, accredited Victorian Energy Scorecard Assessor and carbon accountant, Dale Boucher, recently featured in an ABC online story on home energy efficiency, will show participants: how to read your electricity bill and how to find the best electricity retailer for you, cheap DIY fixes to stop draughts, cheaper alternatives to double glazing, the ins and outs of insulation, and how to prioritise and plan for bigger budget items like hot water heat pumps, reverse cycle air-conditioning, induction cook-tops, rooftop solar etc. And the workshop is FREE.
Register for this Zoom workshop on Wednesday 14 August 7-8:30pm - https://www.trybooking.com/CTKMG
For details of in-person face-2-face sessions which run from Sunday 11 August to 1 September, 2:30-4pm at community venues in Ballarat East, Wendouree and Sebastopol visit https://www.trybooking.com/CTLEX
Home Energy Efficiency Face-2-Face Workshop 1 - Barkley Square Training Room, 25 Barkly St, Ballarat East
Making your home more thermally efficient is the fast route to saving on energy bills and cutting greenhouse gas emissions. In this workshop, run twice weekly for four weeks, online and in-person, accredited Victorian Energy Scorecard Assessor and carbon accountant, Dale Boucher, recently featured in an ABC online story on home energy efficiency, will show you: how to read your electricity bill and find the best electricity deal, cheap DIY fixes to stop draughts, cheaper alternatives to double glazing, the ins and outs of insulation, and how to prioritise and plan for bigger budget items like hot water heat pumps, reverse cycle air-conditioning, induction cook-tops, rooftop solar etc.
Book free tickets via https://www.trybooking.com/CTLEX
For details of ZOOM Workshops on Wednesday evenings: 14 August to 1 September, 7-8:30pm, see https://www.trybooking.com/CTKMG
July Smart Living Ballarat: Free Ways to Stay Warm
Free Ways to Stay Warm
Wednesday July 24 & TBC
Back by popular demand! Host Ellen Burns will be sharing her top tips to lower your power bill and stay warm this winter. This session will focus on quick, easy and free things that anybody can do using what is already in their home. All tips are renter and budget friendly!
January - November
Ballarat Today Radio Program
4th Friday of the month
following 10:00 am news