Eco Town
The Brisbane Home Show team is excited to present Eco Town, an interactive and educational feature focusing on sustainability and making homes more eco-friendly!
Our 2020 Eco Town Ambassador
Wombat
In 2017 Wombat appeared on popular reality TV show The Block with the intention of using this opportunity to share his story and show people how to live a more sustainable life. Wombat is here to help people understand and navigate the changes we can make to protect this planet. He aims to show people how to make better choices with the products they purchase and use, while understanding where it came from and where it will end up.
More infoFeb/March 2020 Eco Town Stage Schedule
Want to learn how you can make your home more sustainable? Then visit the Eco Town Stage for live presentations from industry experts. Take a look at our Feb/March 2020 timetable.
Friday 28 February
| 9:30am | Brisbane Valley Nursery and Earth Life | Kitchen herb planter workshop |
| 10:30am | Brisbane City Council | Waste Education Team: Low waste beauty and cleaning demo |
| 11am | Brisbane City Council | Emergency Cooking: Cooking in a disaster out of the cupboard |
| 12pm | Channel 9 the Block Wombat (Clint Price) |
Moving towards a more sustainable lifestyle |
| 1pm | Tailored Artworks | Sharron Tancred of Tailored Artworks is joined in a Q&A panel with Everscapes and Urban Design Solutions |
| 2pm | QFES | Fire Safety |
Saturday 29 February
| 9:30am | QFES | Fire Safety |
| 10am | Brisbane Valley Nursery and Earth Life | Kitchen herb planter workshop |
| 11am | Urban Utilities | Sustainable Garden |
| 12pm | Channel 9 the Block Wombat (Clint Price) |
Moving towards a more sustainable lifestyle |
| 1pm | Tailored Artworks | Inside & Out Design Workshop |
| 2pm | Brisbane City Council | Emergency Cooking: Cooking in a disaster out of the cupboard |
| 3pm | Flow Hive | Daryl: The benefits of having bees in your garden |
Sunday 1 March
| 10am | Brisbane City Council | Waste Education Team: Composting |
| 10:30am | QFES | Fire Safety |
| 11am | Brisbane City Council | Emergency Cooking: Cooking in a disaster out of the cupboard |
| 12pm | Channel 9 the Block Wombat (Clint Price) |
Moving towards a more sustainable lifestyle |
| 1pm | Brisbane Valley Nursery and Earth Life | Kitchen herb planter workshop |
| 2pm | Earthlife | Colin Johnson: How to revitalise your tired garden soil |
Feb/March 2020 Eco Town Exhibitors
Earth Wrapping
Stand A01Offers a range of Earth friendly alternatives for the items you use every day in your home, replacing single-use plastic with beautiful reusable products.
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Urban Utilities
Stand A02One of the largest water distributor-retailers in Australia, supplying drinking water, recycled water and sewerage services to a population of more than 1.4 million in the Brisbane, Ipswich, Somerset, Scenic Rim and Lockyer Valley region.
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AstroKlean
Stand A05AstroKlean installs synthetic grass for residential customers across all SEQ from Sunshine to GoldCoast and out to Toowoomba from our location in Kingston.
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Composta Australia
Stand A09The Composta uses your everyday kitchen scraps and the magic of composting worms to produce a rich organic fertiliser which feeds the plants, growing within the pot itself.
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Flow Hive
Stand B01The Flow Hive has inspired thousands of new beekeepers around the world. Our revolutionary system takes the hard work out of harvesting honey – and makes it a lot less stressful for the bees. Join us at the stand for a live honey harvest to taste the unique flavours of pure, fresh honey harvested directly from the hive.
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Earthlife Rock Minerals
Stand A11Earthlife offers a range of new generation Microbial Rock Mineral Products that addresses the life and energy issues in your garden, Microbial Depletion of our soils and the environmental issues and weather extremes. Earthlife Rock Minerals help drought proof your garden through improving soil structure and utilising less water.
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Norwex
Stand A15Our global mission is to improve quality of life by radically reducing chemicals in our homes.
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DCS Compot
Stand A23The easiest composter you will ever use. Compost all your kitchen waste including meat, dairy, citrus, onions, oil, anything bio-degradable. Even doggie doos.
Hidden in your garden the Compot will nourish your garden, reduce your council waste, and help the environment all at the same time simply by you continually topping up your Compot with your waste.
No hard work. Simply... Fill... Forget... Refill when ready. And propagate on top as an added bonus if you like to grown your own veggies.
Solenergy Group
Stands A27 & A31Solenergy is a leading supplier offering a simple turnkey approach to installing solar to your home or business.
Local consultants, local installers, local technicians and service partners; Solenergy offers old-school service from experts who know how solar works.
Sustainable Structures Queensland
Stand A20Sustainable Structures Queensland specialises in unique custom designed relocatable small homes and cabins built in a environmentally conscientious manner.
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Feb/March 2020 Workshops
Kitchen Herb Planter Workshop
Brisbane Valley Nursery and EarthlifeBrisbane Valley Nursery and Earthlife Kitchen will take you through a hands on kitchen herb planter workshop, reusing the humble takeaway coffee cup. Materials and tools are supplied, simply arrive with your used coffee cups and enjoy the workshop. You’ll head home with a new skill and a new planter.