Festival Program
(Please note, all times are approximate & subject to change)
SPEAKER’S MARQUEE
10:30 – 10:50 Rebecca Sullivan – Sustainability plants that create climate resilient community
10:50 – 11:20 Costa Georgiardis Sustainability and why we need to be sustainable
11:25 – 11:45 Official Opening Milton Vadoulis
12:00 – 12:30 Alex Czura Effective watering for cooler, greener communities
12:35 – 12:55 Sophie Thomson Cooler, greener, more livable gardens
1:00 – 1:30 Costa Georgiardis TBC
1:40 – 2:10 Costa Georgiardis and Sophie Thomson – TBC
WELLBEING MARQUEE
10:30 – 10:50 Sophie Thomson – Gardening for physical and mental health and wellbeing
11:00 – 11:30 Leonie Feast – Jones
11:30 – 12:00 Merilyn Kuchel – Volunteering and Garden Restoration
12:30 – 1:00 Leonie Feast – Jones
1:00 – 1:30 CV Enterprises – Mental Health
1:30 – 2:00 Rebecca Sullivan – making natural cleaning and beauty products for the home TBC
2:00 – 2:30 Rahul Gakhar, Horticulture Educator Soil nutrients, the key to a successful garden – Understanding the macro and micronutrients of soil can be confusing to the average garden. Rahul will explain what soils deficient are common in Australia and how to build up a health base for your gar-den. With practical demonstrations, participants will learn how to test and understand the results.
