Session 1
Film "CLIMATE EXTREMES".  Providing a deeper understanding of planetary boundaries, tipping points and the forces shaping our climate.
Guest Speaker Dr Phillip Lawn ‘How did Humankind get into this Mess and How does Humankind get out of it?’

Afternoon tea 3.00pm.

Session 2 3.30 pm
Film ’ROOTS SO DEEP - Episode 1’.
Inventive farmers and scientists building a path to solve climate change with hooves, heart and soil.  At the festival a discount code will be provided to stream the four episodes.
Guest Speaker Mark Foletta ‘Diversity, Regenerative Agriculture and Community’

Film ’TAKAYNA - THE HEART OF LUTRUWITA’
Be taken on a journey to the vast and threatened landscapes of Australia’s largest temperate rainforest.

Dinner at 6.45 pm

Session 3  7.45pm
Evening Feature Film ’DAVID ATTENBOROUGH: OCEAN’
There is nowhere more vital for survival, more full of life, wonder, or surprise, than our oceans.

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Tickets $35 and booking essential online www.trybooking.com/DARDU

Afternoon tea and dinner provided by Pavlos & the Swanpool Catering Team

​Beverley Lee
Web Team/Past member of Renewable Energy Benalla 
​24 May 2025

From "Local Energy Hubs", this series of articles provides a great response to the Fearmongering of the fossil fuel lobby and their enablers:

https://www.localenergyhubs.org.au/renewables_done_right?fbclid=IwY2xjawJdtNBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHmfI0Svm7THBTEz5xv2Wkzg963Bd-LDJ6LJ2t-8lNkfjHK3R6MbUlBN_b0ul_aem_Nmh4yJQY-JFYnLEOs-Ztag&sfnsn=mo 

At this critical time when we have a lack of information about renewables, it is crucial that the majority of people are informed.

Please share it with your own networks to spread the word.

​​About  Local Energy Hubs:   https://www.localenergyhubs.org.au/about

Judy Schwarzman
Secretary, Benalla Sustainable Future Group

Hi,

I want to share FCA's Quiet Majority Election Campaign. This year, we want to make sure that landholders and communities across regional Australia continue to benefit from the energy shift. 

While this campaign is a little different from your organisation's focus on sustainability and conservation work, the policies we are asking for will go a long way in securing a low emissions economy here in Australia. 

This election, we’re asking for:

• Farmers to be able to use the energy they generate across their whole property, including across different property titles
• Upgrades to local poles and wires
• Delivery of support for batteries for all farmers

To do so, we are rallying a grassroots campaign (check it out here), which features guides for farmers to send letters to their local newspapers and to local MPs and candidates. 

We are organising an open letter to show the widespread support for farmers to be able to access affordable battery systems. 
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Support this by signing the open letter for battery support and sharing with your network. I have attached a tile that you can share on your socials or newsletter to encourage your network to sign, if this helps.

Sign our open letter - Farmers for Climate Action

Re: Support for On-Farm Batteries. Australia’s farmers are calling for urgent federal political support for on-farm batteries to help secure their energy future, lower costs, and strengthen regional communities.
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farmersforclimateaction.org.au

Everyone is welcome to support the campaign by signing the open letter. If your group has farmer members who may be interested in sending a letter or ordering a farm gate sign, feel free to send the guide onwards.

Cheers, 
Rosie, for the Farmers for Climate Action team