Local Actions Have Global Consequences
The Benalla Sustainable Future Group was established in 2010 by Benalla & District residents concerned about
environmental sustainability and the lack of action on climate change both locally & nationally.
By coming together we can work towards a more sustainable future & a cleaner planet.
environmental sustainability and the lack of action on climate change both locally & nationally.
By coming together we can work towards a more sustainable future & a cleaner planet.
Benalla Food Co-op Reminder - Free Intro to Food Growing & Sustainability at the Centre
Click on image to find out more about the Benalla Food Co-op!
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Free Introduction to Food Growing and Sustainability
Starting 7th October Wednesdays & Fridays, 9am - 2.30pm The Centre, 157 Bridge Street East, Benalla Contact The Centre for further details. 1300 843 236 Laucke Organic Flour Update Laucke Flour Mills, are continuing to produce flour; however their organic flour range is not available, effective immediately. No organic grain from their growers and suppliers means no organic products. The availability of their organic products in 2027 depends on future harvest outcomes and raw material supply. Industry wide, there is a significant shortage of organic fertiliser. With ongoing dry conditions over large areas, ongoing global uncertainty, higher freight costs and the possibility of a drier second half of 2026, Australian agriculture is being significantly impacted. Laucke are working with growers and suppliers to continue supplying Australian-grown organic flour wherever possible, but this unlikely to occur until 2027. |
'Benalla Toyota Electrified' Thursday 8 October, 2.30 to 6 pm
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Title: Benalla Toyota Electrified
When: Thursday 8 October, from 2:30 pm to 6:00 pm Where: Benalla Toyota, 28 Sydney Road, Benalla Curious about driving electric? Come and experience it for yourself at Benalla Toyota Electrified. Join Benalla Toyota on Thursday 8 October, from 2:30 to 6 pm, to test drive the new Toyota bZ4X, All-New bZ4X Touring, and All-New RAV4 Plug-In Hybrid. Explore the vehicles, get behind the wheel and chat with their team about electric driving, charging and which option could suit your everyday journeys. We look forward to seeing you there! Link: https://www.benallatoyota.com.au/benalla-toyota-electrified |
Keep it out of Landfill! WasteWise Benalla's lists of recycling locations now have QR codes
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'Keep it out of Landfill'WasteWise Benalla has a new QR-code linked page 'Keep it out of Landfill' on this website! A quick way to access -
Benalla Rural City Waste AppHave you downloaded the Benalla Rural City Waste App? As well as being able to check which bin goes out , its A to Z tells you which item goes into which bin.
Even better is the little black pin which indicates where the item can be directed for the best outcome. Wastewise Benalla is continually updating the ideas for this app. Give it a try next time you are wondering where an item should go! WasteWise Benalla has its own FB page!Weekly tips are being posted by BSFG's Waste Wise Action Group on https://www.facebook.com/WasteWiseBenalla/
They are informative and often timely reminders! |
Winton Wetlands Hume Engagement (DEECA) - July News Update
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Lots of reports of BSFG members catching up for coffee, meals and meetings at the sustainably built, Mokoan Hub while looking out over the Winton Wetland! .
The Winton Wetlands - Hume Engagement (DEECA) July News Update has been sent to subscribers. The update
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Swanpool Environmental Film Festival - 'Rehydrating Australia' and more
Click the image above to download the flyer pdf, or download here
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BSFG was pleased to again work in partnership with Swanpool Landcare to present another Swanpool Environmental Film Festival Saturday 11 July 2026. Three sessions were held at Swanpool Cinema and included a light lunch, afternoon tea and dinner.
The festival commenced with '40 Years of Landcare' by the CEO of Landcare Victoria, Claire Metzel. Claire honoured pioneering Landcare groups, including Warrenbayne, and emphasized the enormous value of the 40 years of community participation by Landcare groups since. The film, 'Floodland', provided a compelling, trauma informed reminder of the impact of the Lismore floods in 2022. The multiple case study celebrations of Peter Andrews inspired natural sequence farming in the film 'Rehydrate Australia' provided a fertile base for a Q&A with Stuart Andrews and Adrian Drew from Tarwyn Park Training. In introducing the film 'Turning the Ship', about the Rising the Tide campaigns in 2023 and 2024, Rhona Rose powerfully described her rationale for participating in the 2025 Rising the Tide blockade of the world's largest coal port in Newcastle, NSW, Landcare strategies; post flood housing and trauma informed responses; natural sequence and related regenerative farming; activism when 'the personal becomes political', speaker Craig Castree's 'simple steps' in pursuit of regenerative edible gardening, and the inspirational Coburg case study 'Degrowth in the Suburbs', provided avenues of hope for audience members often overwhelmed by despair. And, throughout the day, the important reminder that ecosystem restoration affects the hydrological cycle, influencing local moisture recycling and water availability. For more detail about the 2026 Festival and earlier festivals, follow this link : - Swanpool Environmental Film Festival. |
New Renewable Energy Benalla action group solar panel installation project completed
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Benalla Sustainable Future Group (BSFG) is delighted to announce completion of a new solar panel installation project on a Benalla community building at EdSpace (24 Carrier Street).
This development continues action group Renewable Energy Benalla’s commitment to the generation of solar power in our community and follows past REB projects which installed solar panels on Bernard Briggs and Munro Avenue kindergartens. EdSpace is an Independent Specialist School and a project of Capability Building Incorporated, a Public Benevolent Institution providing family centred support in health and education for young people with a medical diagnosis affecting their success in mainstream schools.
The installation was funded by a no-interest loan from BSFG to EdSpace, which will be repaid by energy cost savings over the next four years or so. The installation was undertaken yet again by SolarGain Wangaratta.
Pictured are EdSpace’s Chair Maggie Fanning, BSFG’s President Brian Harker, and David Blore (REB).
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March General Meeting - Film 'Old Growth Forests - Nature's Biotic Water Pump'
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Did you miss the screening of New England Forests' film "Old Growth Forests - Nature's Biotic Water Pump" at our March general meeting? You can watch it in full here!
For decades now, we've been hearing how greenhouse gases, particularly CO2, cause climate change. But what has been almost totally ignored is the effect that alteration of land cover has on our climate. It's not just about carbon. Held bimonthly in the meeting room at the Uniting Church, BSFG meetings provide the chance to catch up with like minded members over supper. Hope you can come! |
Inside
'Renewable Energy - A Life Cycle Perspective' - Tim Grant, Lifecycles
It's the 4th Anniversary of the Bernard Briggs Pre School Solar Panels - a BSFG Project!
BSFG Submission to the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into the supply of Housing in Regional Victoria.
'The Art of Connection' - 2024/5 Summer Workshop Series
'Sustainable Farming Systems' - Serenity Hill
'Gardening on the Verge' - Andie Guerin
Feedback on Extended Drives in our loaned Electric Vehicle
'Outstanding Talk on the Benefits of Trees by Dr. Greg Moore' - Video Recording
BSFG Climate Emergency Petition
It's the 4th Anniversary of the Bernard Briggs Pre School Solar Panels - a BSFG Project!
BSFG Submission to the Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into the supply of Housing in Regional Victoria.
'The Art of Connection' - 2024/5 Summer Workshop Series
'Sustainable Farming Systems' - Serenity Hill
'Gardening on the Verge' - Andie Guerin
Feedback on Extended Drives in our loaned Electric Vehicle
'Outstanding Talk on the Benefits of Trees by Dr. Greg Moore' - Video Recording
BSFG Climate Emergency Petition
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Benalla Sustainable Future Group acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which we live, work and meet, the Taungerang, Yorta Yorta and Bpangerang people of North East Victoria, and pay our respects to their elders past, present and emerging.