Locals get educated on sustainability

LAST week saw locals keen to lessen their carbon footprint turn out to Thursday’s Nightjar Festival in the hope of being part of conversations about how we can improve the planet.

Surf Coast Shire general manager of environment and development Ransce Salan said the council supported workshop and film screenings both received a positive response.

“The marquee was full of festivalgoers for the screening of the film 2040, which explores what the future could look like by the year 2040 if we simply embraced the best solutions already available to us to improve our planet.

“The Farmer’s Footprint documentary and short film showcasing local environmental action also attracted interested people and sparked engaging discussions.

“There was a good mix of ages at the workshop and many locals spoke with our sustainability team about the action they’re involved in as well as their vision for the future.”

The final Torquay Nightjar of 2020 is on this afternoon before it moves to Geelong’s Johnstone Park for festivals on February 7, 14, 21 and 28.

For more information, head to nightjarfestival.com.au.