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Tuesday, 27 October 2009
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Home>Festivals and Events>Stringybark Suburban Sustainability Festival
| Stringybark Suburban Sustainability Festival | |
Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 October 2009
10am - 5pm
Rowville Community Centre, Fulham Road, Rowville (Melway 72 J12)
Knox City Council’s Stringybark Festival is spread across five acres of the Rowville Community Centre reserve.
Attracting more than 20,000 visitors, the festival is one of the most significant community environmental festivals on the national calendar.
Established 25 years ago, the festival is relaunched in 2009 as the Stringybark Suburban Sustainability Festival.
In 1984, Rowville sat on Melbourne’s semi-rural fringe and Stringybark was Australia’s premier conservation based environmental festival. Today, Knox City Council is at the apex of one of this country’s largest suburban growth corridors and Stringybark now showcases a contemporary sustainability program that more accurately reflects its own current day suburban context both in practical terms and future vision.
As the suburbs are where most people live, we believe they hold the key to our future.
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 What's On
Opportunities
Waste Wise
Accessibility options
Entrance Fees
Free Entry (Conditions apply)
Community Transport Timetable
Further information
| What's On | | You’ll find plenty of free activities at the festival, including an extensive market of fair trade and locally produced, handmade crafts, entertainment and music, a low impact children’s fairground, roving performers, native animal displays, skate course, seasonal produce and food demonstrations, performances by the likes of Andy Griffiths and the Big Red Bus. Workshops will be delivered by community groups, business partners, Knox City council staff and volunteers.
See the Festival Map & Program at the bottom of this page.
So for a low cost family day out, leave the car at home, walk, use public transport, hop on our FREE community shuttle bus or ride your own bike down to the Rowville Community Centre.
The festival is a PLASTIC BAG FREE event, so be sure to bring along your own bag!
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| Opportunities | | The Stringybark Suburban Sustainability Festival encourages leadership and articipation by local businesses, community groups and individuals who can add to the environmental and sustainable content of the festival, and this community.
In fact, we ask all exhibitors to look beyond simple product/service displays and to incorporate interactive elements, workshops and presentations in their contributions. Stringybark’s event staff are experienced and available to exhibitors in designing low cost and engaging activities that actively promote products and services.
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| Waste Wise | | | The Stringybark Festival is a Waste Wise Event and one of only three events in Victoria that reached Gold Waste Wise Accreditation in 2008, achieving more than 80 percent waste diversion from landfill. Not only will this achievement be maintained in all future years but we will continue to work towards 100 percent total diversion from landfill. Top
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| Accessibility options | |
Pro Floor Access Matting is used to create pathways throughout the main areas across the festival site. Accessible toilets are onsite and a recharge point for wheelchairs and electric scooters is also available.
Accessible parking is available at the rear of the Rowville Community Centre.
If you cannot find what you're looking for, please ask festival staff for assistance and if you have any special requirements – please let us know!Top
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| Entrance Fees |
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Cost |
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| Adult |
Per Person |
$2.00 |
| Children |
Per Person |
$1.00 |
| Family |
Per Family |
$5.00 |
| Concession |
Per Person |
$1.00 |
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| Free Entry (Conditions apply) |
| Free entry for groups listed below |
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| Seniors Card holders |
Free entry as part of Seniors Week |
On presentation of valid Seniors Card |
| Public Transport Festival Users |
Festival patrons who travel to Stringybark via public transport. |
On presentation of validated ticket dated 17 & 18 October |
| Shuttle Bus Users |
Festival patrons who travel to Stringybark via the FREE festival shuttle bus |
On presentation of shuttle bus token |
| Bike Riders |
Festival patrons who ride their bike to Stringybark |
Bike racks provided at the festival site |
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| Community Transport Timetable | | GETTING THERE:
In the spirit of sustainability, PLEASE LEAVE YOUR CAR AT HOME and use public transport, ride a bike or walk to Stringybark 2009.
The free festival bus will run from the following locations to the festival site:
Knox Civic Centre - 511 Burwood Hwy, Wantirna South
Ferntree Gully Railway Station - Station Street, Ferntree Gully
Wellington Village - Braeburn Parade, Rowville
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