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MODERNIZATION

ROCKING SUSTAINABLE LIVING

INDIGO SHIRE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

INDIGO SHIRE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

Want to start making sustainable choices but are unsure where to begin? There is a festival for that in Indigo Shire in Australia, or you can look nearby for events and festivals that can be one-stop shops for inspiration. You might also find a little more music and fun than you expect.

What's
changing

A recent survey from Southern Cross University found that 77% of Australians and Americans want to learn how they can live more sustainably. Luckily, learning how to minimize carbon footprints does not have to be boring.

What's already

possible

In Chiltern, Victoria, the Off-Grid Living Festival is taking the intimidation out of making greener choices by creating an educational atmosphere that is interesting, fun and approachable for all.

Seizing

the opportunity

Every year, the festival and campout sets up in Chiltern and invites anyone to join and learn about sustainable living. Participants range from those living off-grid in rural areas to city dwellers hoping to minimize their carbon footprints. Exhibitors throughout the grounds represent off-grid energy, electrification, homesteading, sustainable building, handicrafts, gardening, farming, wellness, community and slow fashion. Musicians perform on solar-powered stages. Attendees snack at waste-free food trucks, hear educational talks in tents or hang out at the nearby off-grid campsite.

Standout

tactic

The festival hosts green-thinking competitions for school-age students. In 2024, the festival encouraged high school students to submit ideas for harnessing human power for energy in a “Pedal Power” competition.

How

it helps

More than 9,000 people attended the 2024 festival. The weekend included over 100 workshops and featured more than 260 exhibitors.

Diving

deeper

How can sustainable living festivals ensure they remain focused on education and genuine sustainability rather than becoming overly commercialized and product-focused as they grow in popularity?

Increasing

impact

Off-grid festivals are popping up in different countries. Continuing to spread the events and incorporating hands-on projects to be completed by attendees can translate theory into practice to the benefit of the hosting community.

Traveling

better

Travel is inherently carbon intensive. Whether you are taking a mini-break or an annual vacation, consider ways to minimize your impact by staying longer in one place, reconsidering how you travel to the destination, and supporting businesses that are working to make their community and the world a better place.

At a time when
humanity has become
disconnected from nature,
there are still some places that can help you return

home.

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