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Sustainable Living Festival 2014
10 February 2014
Australia’s largest sustainability festival is underway from the 7th to 23rd of February, celebrating sustainability in Melbourne and across Victoria. This year’s Sustainable Living Festival features a number of free events that focus on sustainable water management, listed below. To view the full program, visit http://www.slf.org.au/festival14/
Installing rainwater downpipe diverters - 12th February
Learn how to install a rainwater downpipe diverter and receive a diverter for your home or school.
Water conservation - 12th February
Heide gardener James Dodds will speak about water conservation techniques for your garden
Birrarung Marr water harvesting tour - 14th February
Take a tour of the newly constructed stormwater harvesting system and learn about the City of Melbourne's approach to whole-of-water-cycle thinking
Living Landscapes: Green Infrastructure - 14th February
Join a panel discussion about the diversity of Green Infrastructure approaches in Victoria and the vision for resilient living landscapes
Raingardens – How they work - 15th February
Discover the benefits of raingardens and help to build a test model
Poo Power: Keeping waterways clean - 16th February
See a dog waste biogas generator used to light our parks, keeping waste out of our waterways
Our Rivers, Our Lifeblood - 16th February
Marathon swimmer Tammy van Wise examines the issues facing our rivers and ways to protect their health
Cultural Flows: Water and Culture - 21st February
Two short documentaries explore two Indigenous communities' deep connections to the waterways in their country
Western Treatment Plant Tour - 22nd February
Learn first hand how the treatment plant works and visit the RAMSAR wetlands
Watershed: Future of the world’s great rivers - 23rd February
Watch a film about the threats to the Colorado river and solutions to protect the world's great rivers
Sustainable building 60L tours - 11th to 21st February
Take a tour of one of Melbourne's great sustainable buildings
