{"id":65231,"date":"2019-11-14T06:00:01","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T19:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=65231"},"modified":"2019-11-13T16:28:28","modified_gmt":"2019-11-13T05:28:28","slug":"encouraging-environmentalism-at-springfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/encouraging-environmentalism-at-springfest\/","title":{"rendered":"Encouraging environmentalism at SpringFest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THERE\u2019S lots for all ages to learn about sustainability at SpringFest\u2019s Spring Garden on Sunday, 24 November.<\/p>\n<p>Coordinated by Grampians Central West Waste &amp; Resource Recovery Group, the garden will not just be educational, but fun. Executive Officer, La Vergne Lehmann said there will be a big focus on recycling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re calling it our Recycling Magical Mystery Tour to take people on a journey of recycling, not just putting things in your recycling bin,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, we\u2019re moving people back into looking at things when they go shopping. Recycling starts at the point you buy something, whether it\u2019s about looking at the type of packaging, or whether you need to buy a product that\u2019s packaged at all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about the choices people make to reduce their waste in the first instance. We want to create more ethical consumers, change focuses and have fun with it,\u201d Ms Lehmann said.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019ll be advice about managing the disposal of textiles, appliances and e-waste, how to make cleaners at home, and tips about \u2018on-the-go\u2019 recycling, carrying water bottles and reusable coffee cups.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, we want people to save these things for the environment, but it saves you money ultimately too, so why not?\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Captain Compost will be on site to chat about waste reduction and worm farming, encouraging kids to get their hands dirty, while the Litter Superheroes give basic reminders about bin use.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want people to enjoy getting out in the local environment, on hopefully a beautiful Spring day, and if we all do a little bit more for our environment, we manage to keep it that way,\u201d Ms Lehmann said.<\/p>\n<p>SpringFest Director, Robert Glass said 2019 is the festival\u2019s 26<sup>th<\/sup> year, and the Market Sunday is an opportunity to help groups spread the word about things that matter to the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact that Grampians Central West have come on board as a sponsor is tremendous, and it\u2019s important to us to help them with their message,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re working with them to improve our waste recycling, so we\u2019re actually changing our method of collecting rubbish this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re hopeful we raise a lot of money, hopefully between $35,000 or $40,000, for the community groups involved and our Rotary Club of Ballarat projects in general.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>SpringFest Ballarat, presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/optus-secured-as-major-springfest-sponsor\/\">Optus<\/a>, is project of the Rotary Club of Ballarat. 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