Eco Health Expo 2015
The 2015 Eco Health Expo was held at the Morisset PCYC on 28 June 2015.
The Expo brought together a mixture of fascinating speakers, workshops, organic wine tasting, sustainability-based stallholders and children's entertainment including a magician and face painting.

Expert presentations included:
  • No Time to Waste, Tim Silverwood, Take 3
  • A Community DIY Solution to Monitoring Air Pollution, Dr John Mackenzie, Hunter Community Environment Centre
  • Coal and Health in the Hunter, " Lessons from one valley to the world ", Nick Higginbotham, Climate and Health Alliance
  • Climate Reality, Nigel George, Al Gore Climate Reality Project participant
  • Healthy Buildings for a Low-Carbon Age, John Shiel, Permaculture Hunter
  • Community Renewable Energy, Alec Roberts, Clean Energy Association of Newcastle and Surrounds (CLEANaS), and Stuart Blanch, Hunter Wetlands Centre Australia
  • Ticks and your health, Professor Tim Roberts, Tom Farrell Institute
  • Stationary Energy and Agriculture and Agriculture & Land Use, Petra Liverani, Beyond Zero Emissions
and workshops...
  • Various permaculture workshops (eg growing food, controlling pests, closing the loop, food forests and seed saving), Lachlan Storrie, Tree Frog Permaculture
  • Sustainable foods: a discussion, Angela Flack, Author of Edible:  Plant-based, Dairy-free, Gluten-free, Naturally Sweetened Wholefoods.
  • Eco Magic Show, David Whitson
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Tim Silverwood
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Angela Flack
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David Whitson, Eco Magician
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Dr John Mackenzie
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Lachlan Storrie
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Petra Liverani
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Professor Tim Roberts
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Nick Higginbotham
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John Shiel
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Nigel George
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Stuart Blanch
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Alec Roberts
Find out more about the Morisset and Peninsula Sustainable Neighbourhood Group
Presented by the Morisset and Peninsula Sustainable Neighbourhood Group with support from Lake Macquarie City Council’s Community Funding Program, Hunter Local Land Services and many local organisations.
Major Sponsors:
Lake Macquarie City Council
Hunter Local Land Services
Proudly supported by:
Permaculture Hunter
Tree Frog Permaculture
Lake Macquarie Sustainable Neighbourhood Alliance
M1 Mega Storage
Vanguard Lawyers
PCYC Morisset
Wyee Nursery
NSW Office of Environment and Heritage
Clear Water Yoga
Get Movin Rentals

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