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Sustainable Living 2024 is Whitehorse City Council's inspiring program of workshops, activities, webinars and events held at various locations across Whitehorse throughout 2024. It covers a wide range of topics from low waste living, thrifty gardening to improving the energy efficiency of your home, connecting with nature and more.
Join us in learning, living and growing together as a connected community, caring for our environment and creating a healthy climate for a better future.
Check out our Sustainable Living 2024 program below and follow the links to book today.
Latest Events and News
Find out about the latest Council sustainability events, news and ideas by subscribing to our Whitehorse Sustainability eNewsletter, visiting our Sustainable Living in Whitehorse Facebook page or What's Happening page.
Built Environment Showcase Event
Industry professionals will present a selection of projects at the Built Environment Showcase Event.
Join us for an evening of short presentations and discussion to explore innovative design in the City of Whitehorse.
Date: Tuesday 21 May
Time: 6pm
Where: Nunawading Community Hub, Studio 2
Cost: Free – Bookings required
Beautifying Nature Strips in Whitehorse
Imagine your nature strip being full of indigenous and native plants being habitat-rich and biodiverse and transforming the look of our streetscapes - from a space of weeds and grass to a place of beauty supporting biodiversity.
Create your own habitat area to attract bees, butterflies, and insects. Learn about site prep, typical planting species, maintenance and how to obtain a permit.
Date: Wednesday 22 May
Time: 6:45pm – 9pm
Where: Box Hill Town Hall
Cost: Free. Bookings essential.
Zero Waste Cooking
Join cookbook author and Good Food columnist Alice Zaslavsky for a demonstration of zero waste cooking. You may even get to try one of her recipes!
When: Saturday 25 May, 11am - 12pm
Where: Strathdon House and Orchard Precinct
Cost: Free. Bookings essential
healthAbility Repair Cafe Whitehorse - June
Do you have broken items sitting around your house that, with a simple repair, would be given a new lease of life? Bring them to the healthAbility Repair Cafe Whitehorse! Second Saturday of each month (except January).
When: Saturday 8 June
Time: 10am-2pm
Where: Strathdon House and Orchard Precinct, Forest Hill
Cost: Free
Beau Miles, the Backyard Adventurer visits Whitehorse
We’re celebrating World Environment Day with special guest Beau Miles, the legendary YouTube eco-warrior adventurer.
Date: Sunday 23 June
Time: 1:15pm for a 1:30pm start - 4pm
Where: The Round
Cost: Free. Bookings essential.
ARC by Erth
Showcasing exquisite puppetry, ARC is a profound theatre experience that embraces the natural world and the creatures that cohabit this place we call Earth.
Date: Saturday 3 August
Time: 10am and 1pm
Where: The Round
Cost: $22 per person. Group discount available. Bookings required
Garage Sale Trail 2024
Australia’s festival of pre-loved stuff returns to Whitehorse this November. It’s two big weekends of money-making, planet-saving, bargain-hunting fun! Pre-registrations are now open.
November 9-10 and 16-17
