HAVE you ever thought about downsizing? The Tiny House Festival is here to showcase how to take the concept to the extreme.<\/p>\n
The event, first held in 2019, is back on this Saturday, 17 September and Sunday, 18 September at the Bendigo Racecourse.<\/p>\n
It will feature commercial displays, DIY-built houses, van and bus conversions, off-grid products and services like compostable toilets, solar panels and batteries, and expert presentations and workshops as well.<\/p>\n
Organiser, Darren Hughes, along with partner Lisa Adams, established Tiny Houses Australia in 2013 and said the idea has grown significantly over the last decade.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe festival is for people who\u2019ve heard about tiny houses and don\u2019t really know what they\u2019re all about\u2026 or if they know about tiny houses and want to speak to a commercial company about how to build one,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Mr Hughes said micro homes can be portable or more permanent, and many people have been drawn to the concept due to a potential lower cost of living.<\/p>\n
\u201cAdmittedly the cost of tiny houses has shot up over the last couple of years because of material costs, but they\u2019re still far cheaper than buying a traditional bricks and mortar house,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe environmental and eco-friendly side of things and resourcefulness and limiting your waste is certainly part of it, but the biggest thing for most people is the cost savings.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe last couple of years have made people realise maybe the big house, the fancy car, the brand name clothes and the toys don\u2019t really matter in life, maybe it\u2019s other stuff like relationships and experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
HAVE you ever thought about downsizing? The Tiny House Festival is here to showcase how to take the concept to the extreme. The event, first held in 2019, is back on this Saturday, 17 September and Sunday, 18 September at the Bendigo Racecourse. It will feature commercial displays, DIY-built houses, van and bus conversions, off-grid […]<\/p>\n