The Rotary Club of Orange will highlight ways to reduce waste and improve household water and energy efficiency during Orange Sustainable Living Week, from 29 October to 5 November.
The week-long celebration of sustainability will kick off with its signature event, the Orange Sustainable Living Expo, from 9am to 2pm on Sunday 29 October in the Naylor Pavilion at Orange Showground.
The Expo will feature about 20 specialist exhibitors providing expert advice, goods and services to support community members to live more sustainably, as well as presentations by sustainability experts focusing on topics such as waste reduction and recycling, water use, renewable energy, environmental management and climate change.
Click image to view Sustainable Living Expo program.
Electric vehicle technology will be a feature of the Expo, with vehicles on display and a Q&A session for community members to chat with vehicle owners about their experiences.
Rotary Club of Orange president Don Martin said the Expo would be held in conjunction with the club's popular quarterly Community Markets, featuring additional stallholders selling products including food and produce, plants, gifts, jewellery and more.
"We are still accepting stallholder and exhibitor nominations. For details go to the Rotary Club of Orange website www.rotarycluboforange.org.au"
"Through the Sustainable Living Expo we want to promote Orange as an environmentally sustainable city by providing all the practical knowledge and skills to help the community work together to reduce our carbon footprint."
Orange Sustainable Living Week is supported by Orange City Council and Charles Sturt University.
Orange City Council's Environmental Sustainability Committee chair Cr David Mallard is encouraging residents of Orange and surrounding areas to find out more about how we can improve energy efficiency in the way we live and work by taking part in the event.
"Now, more than ever, people all over the world are recognising the need to be more environmentally conscious and reduce our impact on the planet," Cr David Mallard said.
"We can all do our bit to reduce our carbon footprint and there are lots of simple steps we can take every day to live more sustainably, reduce waste and protect the environment."
"I congratulate the Rotary Club of Orange for their work in putting on this Expo."
Other events planned for Orange Sustainable Living Week include:
• High schools sustainable cooking competition - Friday 3 November
• Ploughmans Creek Wetlands walk - Saturday 4 November
• Waratah Wetlands planting day - Sunday 5 November
• Electric vehicle owners 'show and ride' - Sunday 5 November
