LOCCAL

Bendigo Sustainability Festival [Bendigo]
2026-03-29 10:00 - 16:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Garden for the Future White Hills VIC, Australia

Biodynamic Compost Making [Belrose]
2026-03-29 09:30 - 11:30 (Australia/Melbourne)

Thinking Green: Worm farming [Dayton]
2026-03-28 14:00 - 15:30 (Australia/Melbourne)
Please note that this program is suitable for adults and young people over 14.

Photographs and videos may be taken of the event. Please book one ticket for each person attending.

Kevin Smith from The Worm Shed presents on all aspects of worm farming and the role worms play in recycling and waste management. This is followed by a demonstration of setting up and maintaining a worm farm.

Residents and ratepayers of the City are entitled to a $130 subsidy on an advanced worm farm set-up and/or a $65 subsidy on 1kg of worms, both of which will be available for purchase on the day.

Worm Farm Subsidy

The City of Swan offers residents and ratepayers a subsidy to get your worm farm going! Worm farming is a simple way of converting food scraps and other organic materials into nutrient rich products for the garden.

Advanced setup:

A ‘Worm Café’ worm farm including approximately 4,000 worms (1kg), 15 litres of castings for bedding, 500g dolomite, a worm blanket and a comprehensive instruction booklet.

Unit cost is $260, subsidy is $130 and your price to pay is $130.

Worms only:

1kg of worms.

Unit cost is $130, subsidy is $65 and your price to pay is $65.

You may purchase a larger quantity of worms, but the maximum subsidy for worms only is $65.

To claim the subsidy:

Collect your worm farm to take home, set up and enjoy.

Pre-order your worm farm when you RSVP for a City of Swan worm farming workshop.

Attend the workshop with proof of your address or a rates notice.

Pay in cash.

Dayton Community Centre211 Arthur St, Dayton WA 6055, Australia

Introduction to Bokashi Composting [Eltham]
2026-03-28 10:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Melbourne)

Forbes Riverside Community Garden - Composting & Worm Farming Workshop
2026-03-28 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-03-14 10:30 - 12:00 (Australia/Melbourne)

Introduction to Worm Farming [Nowra]
2026-03-28 09:00 - 11:00 (Australia/Melbourne)

Composting made simple: Improve your soil [Macedon]
2026-03-27 14:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Melbourne)

Introduction to composting and worm farming [Delahey]
2026-03-27 10:30 - 12:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Introduction to composting and worm farming Term 1 2026

Want to discover how simple actions can make a big difference to your garden and the Earth?Learn the basics of composting and worm farming, explore different compost systems to find the right one for your needs, and a step-by-step guide of how to get the best out of compost and worm castings.Date: Friday 27 MarchTime: 10.30am – 12.00pmCost: No Charge (1 session)

Location

Delahey Community Centre70 Copperfield Drive, Delahey VIC 3037

A Thriving Future: A Wellbeing Economy Conversation with Dr Katherine Trebeck
2026-03-25 17:30 - 20:00 (Australia/Melbourne)

Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show [Melbourne]
2026-03-25 08:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
The Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show is the biggest horticultural event in the Southern Hemisphere and welcomes over 100,000 visitors annually.

Held over five days, the Carlton Gardens and the world-heritage-listed Royal Exhibition Building is transformed with enchanting garden and floral displays.

Visitors can get hands-on with our extensive range of workshops, watch daily seminars on the Main Stage, receive free advice from the experts, and indulge in a delicious array of botanical-inspired culinary delights.

Worm Farming Workshop [Bibra Lake]
2026-03-24 19:00 - 20:30 (Australia/Perth)
This workshop is part of the Home Waste Compost Subsidy program. You can purchase a subsidised worm farm for $95 at the workshop or simply join us to learn more about recycling organic waste at home. Don’t forget to bring your proof of address e.g. driver’s license or utility bill if you intend to purchase!Visit cockburn.wa.gov.au/compost subsidies to learn more about the resident subsidies and rebates on offer.

Not a Cockburn Resident? No worries, feel free to attend anyway. Many of our neighbouring councils offer similar subsidies which you will be able to access.

Composting & Worm Farms Workshop [Ringwood]
2026-03-24 11:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Learn how to turn your food scraps into nutrient-rich soil at our hands-on Composting & Worm Farms Workshop!

Eastland Shopping Centre

175 Maroondah Highway

Ringwood, VIC 3134

3rd Sustainability Forum [Melbourne]
2026-03-24 09:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
3rd Sustainability Forum 2026 | 24-25 March 2026| Melbourne Marriott Hotel Docklands

3RD SUSTAINABILITY FORUM

24 & 25 March 2026 — Melbourne Marriott, Docklands, Melbourne, Australia

In 2023, our inaugural forum united global leaders to lay the foundations for sustainable growth. In 2024, we went global; spotlighting finance, AI, regenerative agriculture, and the circular economy. And in 2026, we mandate the transition; re-engineering business models, supply chains, and the talent ecosystem to accelerate value creation and embed net-positive strategies into systemic innovation.The Regenerative EdgeDecouple growth from carbon. Hard-wire resilience into global supply chains.This summit is your blueprint to rethink business as “living” ecosystem, unlock regenerative finance through green bonds and blended capitals and lead the net positive. The Future Doesn’t Need to Be Sustainable. It Must Be Regenerative.The world is moving beyond sustainability. The next frontier is regeneration where business creates systems that restore, renew, and generate net-positive impact. From AI-powered digital twins to regenerative finance, the Regenerative Business Innovation Summit 2026 challenges global leaders to re-engineer growth itself.Read more

Location

Melbourne Marriott Hotel Docklands

15 Waterfront Way

Docklands, VIC 3008

Kimbriki recycling tour and composting workshop [Mosman]
2026-03-24 08:30 - 15:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Meet bus at Civic Centre Car ParkThe Crescent, Mosman NSW 2088

Backyard Composting & Worm Farming Workshop [Forbes]
2026-03-23 10:30 - 12:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Town Hall

Town Hall Lane

Forbes, NSW 2871

Greater Dandenong Sustainability Festival [Dandenong]
2026-03-22 08:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Join the 2026 Sustainability Festivities

The next annual Sustainability Festival will be held at the Dandenong Market on Sunday 22 March 2026.

It is a wonderful celebration of all the ways we can get involved to protect our planet. This free, family friendly event has activities, give aways and experts ready to answer your questions about how to live more sustainably.

The 2026 theme is ‘Change Starts at Home’.

This refers to designing or making small changes to your home to stay safe, comfortable and reduce costs as the weather and climate changes. Making changes can help reduce your impact and help you and your home bounce back quicker from things like heat or storms.

Some examples of this are: sealing or draft proofing, electrifying, reducing waste, or planting trees and ground covers to reduce heat.

If you’d like to know more, email sustainability@cgd.vic.gov.au.

YIMBY 'Continuous Hot Composting' Workshop [Castlemaine]
2026-03-21 09:30 - 12:30 (Australia/Melbourne)
The HUB Garden, rear of 233 Barker St., enter through green gates on Templeton St Castlemaine VIC, Australia

Successful School Gardening [Brisbane]
2026-03-21 09:00 - 16:00 (Australia/Brisbane)
This workshop introduces the practicalities of establishing and maintaining a school garden using permaculture practices and principles. It also covers ways in which the Australian Curriculum cross-curriculum priority area of Sustainability can be addressed and be applied to Learning Areas including Science, English, Humanities and Social Sciences and the Arts. It is for teachers and school community members who are wanting to establish new gardens, or who already have gardens that you are wanting to rejuvenate. These strategies can be applied for any budget that the school has for a garden.

Northey Street City Farm Windsor QLD, Australia

We will cover:

An introduction to permaculture practice and design

Designing your school garden

The resources you need and how to get them

Understanding and improving your soil, including composting and worm farming

Growing for the subtropics – appropriate plants for the SEQ climate

Linking garden activities to the curriculum

Making it work for your school community – Involving your students; how to get different members of the community involved; how to manage your gardens over school holidays, and more!

Participants will receive access to a resources pack and a certificate for 6 hours of professional development.

Primary school teachers are the main audience for this workshop. School leaders, members of P&Cs and groundstaff are all welcome to attend.

The content relates particularly to sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 4.1 and 4.2 of the Australian professional standards for teachers.

About the presenters:

Jenny Kato is a passionate advocate for regenerative agriculture, a permaculture practitioner and designer, and an avid gardener. Jenny teaches on the Permaculture Design Certificate Courseat Northey Street City Farm where she also runs a range of workshops. Jenny has her own design business, Living Patterns Permaculture, and has worked with many schools designing school gardens.

Emma Brindal is the founder of WiseEarth Education and has been teaching and facilitating experiential learning and environmental education programs for over a decade. She also works at Northey Street City Farm, where she has developed and run a range of permaculture and sustainability activities and programs for children and adults. Emma holds a Bachelor of Environmental Science and a Master of Education (Social Ecology).

Registration for the workshop:

Cost: $160 full | $110 student/unwaged (GST included)

We offer a group discount of 20% for schools / organisations with 3 or more people attending. Use the code ‘group_discount’ when booking or contact us to be invoiced.

Includes morning tea. BYO lunch.

E: Gavin at adultedn@nscf.org.au

PH: 3857 8775

If your school or organisation is paying for your attendance, we can invoice you – email info@nscf.org.au to arrange this.

Bokashi – Setting Up a Bucket and a Garden Bed [Drysdale]
2026-03-20 14:00 - 16:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
SpringDale Neighbourhood Centre17-21 High Street, Drysdale VIC 3222

Waste & Sustainability in Early Childhood Centres [Ingleside]
2026-03-20 09:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
Kimbriki Eco House & Garden Education CentreKimbriki Resource Recovery Centre, 1 Kimbriki Road (off Mona Vale Road), Ingleside NSW 2101

ReThink Waste in the Kitchen [Huonville]
2026-03-19 10:30 - 12:30 (Australia/Hobart)
Part of the ReThink Waste at the Library collection

Huonville LibraryHuonville, TAS

Thursday, Mar 19 from 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm AEDT

Overview

Learn how to make the most of your meal with a creative, hands-on workshop at the library.

Reduce your use by using food better!

ReThink Waste in the Kitchen [Hobart]
2026-03-19 10:30 - 12:30 (Australia/Hobart)
Hobart LibraryHobart, TAS

Thursday, Mar 19 from 12 pm to 1 pm AEDT

Overview

Learn how to make the most of your meal with a creative, hands-on workshop at the library.

Reduce your use by using food better!

ReThink Waste in the Kitchen [Rosny]
2026-03-19 10:30 - 12:30 (Australia/Melbourne)
The average Australian throws out $3,800 worth of food every year, much of which is still perfectly edible. Learn how to reduce food waste, make the most of your meals, and turn food scraps into powerful nutrients for your garden. We’ll also create a collaborative zero-waste recipe book and explore composting options suited to different living situations.

Brewing Bioferts Workshop with David Hardwick [Newmerella VIC]
2026-03-19 10:00 - 14:30 (Australia/Melbourne)

Productive Ecology Composting Workshops - Boyanup Primary School Community Garden
2026-03-19 05:00 - 18:00 (Australia/Melbourne)

ReThink Waste in the Kitchen at Devonport Library
2026-03-18 12:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Melbourne)

Building climate-resilient soils - can biowastes help? [Campbell Town TAS]
2026-03-18 10:00 - 13:30 (Australia/Melbourne)

HARVESTING CONNECTIONS: A circular living event exploring gardening and food production [Hobart]
2026-03-14 10:00 - 16:00 (Australia/Melbourne)

Why Soil Stops Responding and What to Do Next [Mullumbimby]
2026-03-14 10:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Melbourne)
