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Sustainable Living Festival

Sustainable Living Festival

Sat 18 May, Medowie

Medowie Community Centre and the Lions Park on Ferodale Road (opposite the shops)

EcoNetwork Port Stephens is so excited to be working with Homegrown Markets to bring together a fantastic Sustainable Living Festival, building on the success of our 2022 Sustainable Futures Festival.

Join us for an exciting community day full of workshops, activities, live entertainment, local community groups, speakers, a huge market, street food, live tunes, kids zone, preloved stalls, gourmet produce & more, featuring a host of sustainable initiatives! 

Check out some eco-friendly and handmade wares in the marketplace, enjoy a delicious street food picnic and attend a talk or workshop on sustainable living delivered by industry experts. 

There’s something for everyone – plenty of activities for little and big kids alike, live entertainment, delectable food and prizes to be won.

Our eco program is jammed with

workshops

demonstrations

activities

enviro initiatives

performances

talks

and live tunes too!

And a magnificent market place of gourmet foods, pre-loved stalls and more.

With nearly 80 stalls, you’re sure to find plenty of interest. .

WATCH this space for the latest program and more about each stall

Workshops for everyone

Build a bee hotel with Soldiers Point Salamander Bay & Mambo Wanda Wetlands Landcare. Give our native bees a home in your garden 

Join in the Cupcake decorating workshop with Alice’s Kitchen 

“Recycle, reuse, reimagine: plastic product workshop” with Resourceful Living. A great hands on way to learn about the innovative ways we can recycle plastic into great products

Hear Koala Education talk with Port Stephens Koala Hospital

Enjoy bush food planting for kids with Oz Tukka.

Experience making Sauerkraut with Homegrown Health and discover the health benefits 

+ more !!

Smorgasbord of activities around the site

Experience the Sensory play area with My Sensory Mind

Port Stephens Council plant giveaways

See Ausave with their state of the art solar systems

Watch WONSO’s solar cooking demo

See Enjo’s chemical free cleaning care

Go to Port Stephens Council library bus 

Visit Silly Street Face Painting

Grab an Activities Passport for the kids.

It’s loaded with fun activities to enjoy at the festival or at home.

Visit all the stalls in the passport to get a stamp.

Just answer a couple of questions to be in the running for great prizes .

Don’t forget to return your answers to the EcoNetwork marquee.

Be sure to buy some raffle tickets with wonderful prizes on offer – a balloon ride with Balloon Aloft, artwork from Wallum Art Space, and magnificent photography and several bird calendars from Mathew Spillard. 

And there’s so much more

An incredible group of local-makers, sustainable brands, preloved gurus, talented innovators and yummy producers!

Find your pre loved treasure as Salamander Bay Recycling’s stall

Check out Deeps Engineering for surprise plastic moulding initiatives.

And THANK YOU to our generous sponsors

The Sustainable Living Festival would not be possible without you!

And thanks also to our community and business supporters who kindly provided prizes

Oakvale Wildlife Park | Irukandji Shark and Ray Encounters | Hunter Region Botanic Gardens | Readers Retreat | Balloon Aloft | Wallum Art Space | Mathew Spillard. 

After the success of EcoNetwork’s 2022 Sustainable Futures Festival, we’ve partnered with Homegrown Markets for their expertise in managing stalls and bringing together a magnificent market place. See you there!

Published: 10 May 2024