Making sustainable and energy efficient choices to your home can be a challenge when you’re a renter, but this is exactly what Steve and Rabea set out to do when they started Smart Renting in 2011.
SLB - Alternative Building Systems
This month's free Sustainability Workshop - every 3rd Wednesday of the month:
Workshop Date: Wednesday 18th September Time: 12.30pm to 1.30pm
Venue: Eastwood Leisure Complex, 20 Eastwood St, Ballarat Central
This free talk in association with Sustainable House Day focuses on three different alternative house systems: Strawbale, Mudbrick / Rammed Earth and PassivHaus. Architect, Richard Teed, will compare and contrast these styles in relation to their thermal efficiency, livability, upfront cost, and ongoing issues of maintenance and scalability.
Live streamed on Facebook
SLB - Talks Chooks Goats Pigs and Ducks
Sustainability Workshops - 16th October 
Time: 12.30pm to 1.30pm
Venue: Eastwood Leisure Complex, 20 Eastwood St, Ballarat Central
Gardens for Wildlife Ballarat
Sustainability Workshops - Wed 19th February
Time: 12.30pm to 1.30pm
Venue: Eastwood Leisure Complex, 20 Eastwood St, Ballarat Central
Gardens for Wildiife Ballarat
Gardens for Wildlife Ballarat is a free, community-based gardening program that helps people provide wildlife-friendly spaces in their gardens
Celebrating A Year of Smart Living
Sustainability Workshops - Wed 18th December
Time: 12.30pm to 1.30pm
Venue: Eastwood Leisure Complex, 20 Eastwood St, Ballarat Central
Come and celebrate a year of Smart Living in Ballarat with a free screening of two short films: 'Life With Less Waste' and 'Degrowth in the Suburbs' by Happen Films. Following the films, there will be an introduction to BREAZE Inc's activities and an opportunity to discuss and reflect on sustainable lifestyles in Ballarat.
What is Permaculture? Sustainability Workshop
This month's free Sustainability Workshop - every 3rd Wednesday of the month:
You've heard the buzz about this thing called Permaculture, but never really found the time or had the opportunity to have it explained? Then this jam packed free, one hour lunchtime workshop is for you (also live screened to facebook).
Workshop Date: Wednesday 17th April Time: 12.30pm to 1.30pm
Venue: Eastwood Leisure Complex, 20 Eastwood St, Ballarat Central
SLB Electric Cars in Ballarat
This month's free Sustainability Workshop - every 3rd Wednesday of the month:
Workshop Date: Wednesday 15th May Time: 12.30pm to 1.30pm
Venue: Eastwood Leisure Complex, 20 Eastwood St, Ballarat Central
'Electric Cars in Ballarat' is an introduction to electric car use in Ballarat over the next 5 years. Presented by electric car owner and enthusiast, Jason Panosh, this free 1hr talk & discussion is aimed at people who may consider buying an electric car and want to know the issues involved.
Solar Rebate : How it Works
Download Rene's presentation from here: 
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State government scheme managed by Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) Registry - rebates for solar, wind, hydro to manage emissions reductions to 2030 - information at https://www.esc.vic.gov.au/victorian-energyupgrades/activities-offered-under-veu-program
This Workshop was held on Wednesday 19th June Time: 12.30pm to 1.30pm
Venue: Eastwood Leisure Complex, 20 Eastwood St, Ballarat Central
Bioenergy
Bioenergy, Australia's largest, most cost-effective and versatile renewable.
Looking at the renewable energy strategies in countries like Denmark, Germany, Sweden and Spain, and the scope to adopt similar approaches for Australia (and locally)
Presentation by Andrew Lang.
Smart Living Ballarat in association with BREAZE Inc. is providing this free one-hour sustainability-themed workshop. The workshops are presented every 3rd Wednesday of the month at Ballarat Library.
Everyone is welcome to attend and no booking is required. However, you can book online at https://smartlivingballarat.eventbrite.com.au
More about Bioenergy from Landline - http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-18/waste-not-want-not:-the-bio-digester-turning-farm/9459758
Andrew Lang is a farmer and farm forester in the Western District of Victoria, Australia, managing about 130 hectares of multipurpose farm sawlog woodlots.