Save Energy, Cut Costs, Help the Planet
Overview Join us in person to learn easy energy tips that cut bills and help the planet—win-win! Switch Your Thinking, in partnership with Amir Mozafari from O’Neil Real Estate, is offering
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Living Lightly and “Make Your Own” Workshop
In this hands-on workshop, participants will connect with others, share tips and tricks for consuming less to avoid and reduce waste, also make and take home several items to use at home and additional recipes on how to continue your DIY learning journey.
Canning Repair Lab
Got a broken item you’d love to save from landfill? Bring it along to the free Canning Repair Lab, where skilled volunteers help fix clothing, textiles, bikes, furniture and household items. It’s a great chance to learn new skills, meet your community and give your belongings a second life instead of throwing them away.
Zero Waste Slow Stitch Bookmarks
Discover the mindful art of Boro stitching at this adults‑only workshop with Monique Mulligan. Learn a traditional Japanese mending technique and create your own patchwork bookmark to take home.
SJ Bunting Library Sew-In Day
Join the community at the SJ Bunting Library, where sewing enthusiasts gather to create beautiful reusable bunting from repurposed fabrics. The finished bunting is free to borrow for birthdays, school events, and celebrations—an eco‑friendly alternative to disposable décor. More designs will be added as the collection grows.
SJ Bunting Library Sew-In Day
Join the community at the SJ Bunting Library, where sewing enthusiasts gather to create beautiful reusable bunting from repurposed fabrics. The finished bunting is free to borrow for birthdays, school events, and celebrations—an eco‑friendly alternative to disposable décor. More designs will be added as the collection grows.
Electrify Everything WA: Community Workshop
Thinking about solar, a battery, a heat-pump hot water system, induction cooking or an electric vehicle? This session walks through how these technologies work in WA homes, what they typically cost, and when they make sense.
Canning Repair Lab
Got a broken item you’d love to save from landfill? Bring it along to the free Canning Repair Lab, where skilled volunteers help fix clothing, textiles, bikes, furniture and household items. It’s a great chance to learn new skills, meet your community and give your belongings a second life instead of throwing them away.
Hyde Park Festival 2026
Explore hands‑on sustainability at the Hyde Park Festival with the Waste Education Stall and the pedal‑powered Mending Machine. Chat with friendly waste educators, test your skills on the digital sorting game, collect FOGO caddy liners, and jump on a bike to power a sewing machine as you mend and reuse textiles. These interactive activities make waste reduction fun, practical, and empowering for all ages.
Sew and Tell – Slow Stitch Boro Bookmarks
Discover the mindful art of Boro stitching at this adults‑only workshop with Monique Mulligan. Learn a traditional Japanese mending technique and create your own patchwork bookmark to take home. Held at Amherst Village Library on 20 March, with limited places available. Bookings open 6 March.