Members and supporters are invited to attend our BSFG General Meeting at 7:30pm on Thursday 24th November at the Benalla Uniting Church meeting room.

The feature-length documentary The Seeds of Vandana Shiva will screen after the meeting. A brief description from the film's Fact Sheet: "How did the willful daughter of a Himalayan forest conservator become the world’s most powerful opponent of Monsanto? The Seeds of Vandana Shiva presents the remarkable life story of the Gandhian eco-activist and agro-ecologist, Vandana Shiva”.  
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​For more information about the film, the link to the Fact Sheet, and the attached Fact Sheet are below.

Download the Films Fact Sheet.

As this is our last General Meeting until March next year, we hope you can join us for a special supper which will be served at the conclusion of the evening. Please RSVP your attendance to bsfginc@gmail.com   We hope to see you there,

You may also be interested in attending the next Empathy Café, run by our Connected and Engaged Community Group. It will be held on Wednesday 16th November at the Uniting Church from 6.30 – 8.30 pm.


Judy Schwarzman
Secretary, BSFG

Members and Supporters are invited to attend our BSFG General Meeting at 7:30pm on Thursday 29th September at the Benalla Uniting Church meeting room.

At this meeting we will gather member’s suggestions about waste management/minimisation strategies to take to the proposed Council working group. We will also address Council’s promised review of the Climate Change Adaptation Plan (should it be Mitigation Plan?)

Rescheduled from our July meeting, we will show 'Together We Grow' from Happen Films.  'Common Unity' is the organisation featured in the film which runs for 39 minutes. Jordan and Antoinette, who are Happen Films, attended the Swanpool Environmental Film Festival in 2018 for the screening of their feature film 'Living the Change'.
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We apologize that Cr Laura Binks, Mayor at Strathbogie Shire, was unable to attend this month because of her hectic work schedule, and will be coming to our November meeting instead.

A light supper will be served at the conclusion of the evening.

Please RSVP your attendance to bsfginc@gmail.com   We hope to see you there,


Judy Schwarzman
Secretary, BSFG

​We invite BSFG members, supporters and workshop attendees during the recent review process  to attend our BSFG General Meeting at 7:30pm on Thursday 28th July at the Benalla Uniting Church meeting room.

The film shown will be 'Together We Grow' from Happen Films. 'Common Unity' is the organisation featured in the film which runs for 39 minutes. Jordan and Antoinette, who are Happen Films, attended the SEFF in 2018 for the screening of their feature film Living the Change.

At this meeting, we may have some updates from the new action groups from our review. Brief information about the new action groups can be found in the BSFG Newsletter article,  https://www.bsfg.org.au/bsfg-review-2022.html

A light supper will be served at the conclusion of the evening.

Please RSVP your attendance to bsfginc@gmail.com

We hope to see you there,

Judy Schwarzman
Secretary, BSFG

​At our next BSFG general meeting at ​7.30 pm on Thursday 25th November 2021 Benalla Uniting Church Fellowship Room our guest speaker will be Michelle Croker.   

Michelle is a consultant working for Neoen Energy, the developers of the Goorambat Solar Farms. Michelle lives in Yackandandah, and will also be able to update us on some of the renewable energy projects in that community.

​Supper will be served at the conclusion of the evening.

We would like to invite members to attend our BSFG General Meeting at 7.30pm on Thursday 23rd September at the Benalla Uniting Church.

Adam Saddler, the newly appointed manager for economic development and sustainability at Benalla Rural City will be speaking. It will be an opportunity for BSFG to put forward our ideas for opportunities to transition Benalla into renewable/sustainable industries.

Current covid protocols will be followed. For indoor public gatherings, masks and social distance are needed. 

A light supper will be served at the conclusion of the evening if regulations at the time permit. 

Please RSVP your attendance for Covid numbers to  bsfginc@gmail.com

Judy Schwarzman
Secretary BSFG

​Due to the Covid lockdown, unfortunately we will again have to cancel the General Meeting and film screening scheduled for Thursday 26 August.   We hope to see everyone on the Thursday 23 September instead.  Covid protocols at the time will be followed. For indoor public gatherings, masks and social distance will almost certainly be required.  A light supper will be served at the conclusion of the evening.  Masks can be removed during supper, when we ask people to maintain social distance.  Please RSVP your attendance for Covid numbers to  bsfginc@gmail.com

We would like to invite you to attend our BSFG General Meeting at 7.30pm on Thursday 26th August at the Benalla Uniting Church.

In keeping with "Plastic Free July" (previously postponed due to covid restrictions), we will be screening the documentary "Plastic Wars". Issues such as clear labelling on packaging for recycling, are raised in this documentary. There will be time for discussion after the film.

A light supper will be served at the conclusion of the evening.

Current covid protocols will be followed. For indoor public gatherings, masks and social distance are needed. Masks can be removed during supper, when we ask people to maintain social distance.

Please RSVP your attendance for Covid numbers to  bsfginc@gmail.com

Please visit News on our BSFG website for more about Plastic Free July. https://www.bsfg.org.au/news

Judy Schwarzman
Secretary BSFG

Dear BSFG Members and Supporters,
 
We would like to invite you to attend our BSFG General Meeting at 7.30pm on Thursday 22nd July at the Benalla Uniting Church.

In keeping with "Plastic Free July" we will be screening the documentary "Plastic Wars". Issues such as clear labelling on packaging for recycling, are raised in this documentary. There will be time for discussion after the film.

A light supper will be served at the conclusion of the evening.

Current covid protocols will be followed. For indoor public gatherings, masks and social distance are needed. Masks can be removed during supper, when we ask people to maintain social distance.

Please RSVP your attendance for Covid numbers to  bsfginc@gmail.com

Please visit News on our BSFG website for more about Plastic Free July. https://www.bsfg.org.au/news


Judy Schwarzman
Secretary BSFG