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.

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.

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!

Bendigo Sustainability Festival is excited to have the Old Church Wardrobe facilitate a clothing swap. Join in the fun and come and renew your wardrobe. To participate, registrations are essential. On the day, you will drop off your clothing to be swapped (no more than 10) by 11am sharp. Jess Marousche, the swap facilitator, will lead a short reflection space at 12noon as an opportunity to share what these clothes have meant to you in the past and then the swap will begin at 12:30pm. There will be changerooms set up and mirrors. Register now at this link below.

For people of all ages, though we’re encouraging young people to participate, make a costume or outfit from something recycled, re-used, sustainable, environmentally friendly and come show it off, on the main stage at the Bendigo Sustainability Festival. This is a partnership with the Bendigo Share and Repair Shed and Bendigo Repair Café. Upcycle your own clothes and wardrobe or come to a workshop and we can help you make something incredible. Email us to be part of it. Register to participate in the Bendigo Sustainability Festival’s Sustainable Fashion Show at the link below.

The Church on the Hill runs Visible Mending Workshops. Visible mending is using the opportunity of a damaged item to give it even more beauty/story than it originally had, especially appropriate in situations where no matter how careful you are the mend is going to be obvious- so why not make it a feature! If you want to bring something or just come along to to the Church on the Hill to get ideas on how to mend clothes you’re very welcome. Visible Mending Kits will be on sale at the Bendigo Sustainability Festival. Email us for more information by clicking the link below.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.