Many Hands
The 2025 Bendigo Sustainabilty Festival
Let’s build a sustainable future together.
What’s on at the festival?
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Art Show
Artists of all ages, abilities and backgrounds are invited to creatively explore ways we can shape a greener future together - through ART. Bring your supplies, pens, paints, paper, materials, whatever you need and be part of the fun. Sign up below.
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Talent Show
For singers, performers, poets, dancers, magicians, anyone who wants to get on the stage share a message about creating a better world for all of us. All ages, all people welcome. Sign up below.
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Fashion Show
RRRunway (Reduce, Re-use, Recycle): our sustainable community fashion show and clothes swap invites anyone who wants to strut the catwalk with their environmentally friendly fashion or simply wants to come swap clothes — sign up below!
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TEDxBendigo
TEDxBendigo will feature the best and brightest unique ideas in the region to prompt conversations around creating a better world for all of us. The event will include some of Australia’s most incredible and inspiring speakers. Get your tickets and see the full list of speakers by clicking below.
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EV Expo
The festival will showcase some incredible electric vehicles from local owners and suppliers keen to share their insights on the value of their vehicles and how they contribute to a greener world. Come and check them out or sign up below to showcase your own EV.
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Stallholders
There will be plenty of stallholders at this year’s festival sharing their products and services and information which can help all of us work towards a more sustainable world. If you want to have your own stall, it’s not too late - send us an email by clicking the link below.
Some of our artists…
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The Mariah McCarthy Trio
Hailing from small town Heathcote and a darling of the thriving Bendigo music scene, Folk artist Mariah McCarthy is one of Central Victoria’s most prized possessions. With delicately woven songs rich in storytelling, Mariah captivates her audiences through honest and affecting tales that hang around in your head long after listening. At the 2025 Bendigo Sustainability Festival, Mariah is joined by fellow singer/songwriters Ben Langdon (The Bean Project, Grand Baxter) and Cassie Ward (Cass).
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Sherri Parry
Sherri Parry, born and bred in regional Victoria, has been writing, releasing and performing in Central VIC since 2013. She opened for Australian music royalty John Butler in 2019 at the Bendigo Blues and Roots Music Festival at Ulumburra Theatre, three months before releasing her full-length album 'Leave The Flowers' in February 2020. Swiflty becoming the next big thing, Sherri joins us on the main stage at the Bendigo Sustainability Festival to share a message of hope for a better world.
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Luke Harrington
Luke has been gigging with his Mum since he was 11 and performing solo since 14. Now a 23-year-old 'veteran', he's made a name for himself playing a veritable torrent of shows around the traps in Bendigo and Melbourne, including all 10 of the Bendigo Blues and Roots Festivals and now …the 2025 Bendigo Sustainability Festival.
How do you get involved?
Simply come along on the day (pay your $5 donation entry) or send us an email by clicking the link below to have a stall, participate in the talent show, art show, or sustainable fashion show, run a workshop, run an activity, come and volunteer. Anything you want to do for the festival, any way you want to work with us, is indeed possible… please get in touch!