11th - 14th September, 2009
| Friday 11th 7.00pm | BudaFest Opening |
| Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th | Presentations, workshops
and displays 100 Kilometre Dinner Film Night |
| Monday 14th | Garden visits |
- as a personal response to climate change
- so more of the food we consume reduces carbon outputs instead of adding to them
- to enhance the energy efficiency of our domestic environments
- for health, wellbeing and enjoyment.
A weekend of fun, learning how to make
the most
of your garden using sustainable practices
.... will be a carbon-neutral event.The carbon impact of BudaFest
09 will be kept to a minimum. All carbon generated will be
offset thanks to the generous sponsorship of Australian Carbon
Traders.
Program
Presenters
Rob Gell – Environmental consultant and campaigner; author; TV presenter and President of Greening Australia.
Michael McCoy – Garden designer; author; gardening journalist with The Age and ABC presenter.
Richard Barley – Director of Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne.
David Holmgren – Permaculture author and consultant.
Greg Moore - Director of Burnley campus, Melbourne University.
John Arnott – Manager, Horticulture, Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne.
Andrew Laidlaw – ABC gardening presenter; Landscape Architect, RBG, Melbourne; Principal Landscape Designer for Ian Potter Childrens’ Garden.
Kevin Walsh – Garden designer; author and ABC gardening presenter.
John Rayner – Lecturer in Urban Horticulture, University of Melbourne, Burnley.
Joan Webster - Fire ecology consultant and author.
Penny Woodward – Author of acclaimed books on herbs and community gardens.
Gordon Bannon – Castlemaine Uniting Church.
Tom Cochram and Barry Lacey - Castlemaine Bonsai Society.
Peter Cuffley - Heritage garden author.
Phil Hansen – Landscape designer and consultant
Robin Haylett – Native and dry-climate horticulturalist and landscape designer; Project Co-ordinator, Castlemaine Landcare.
Ben Keogh – Managing Director, Australian Carbon Traders.
Adam Marks – Biodynamic gardener, wine-grower and wine-maker.
Daniel McWilliam – Arborist.
Jim Norris Mount Alexander Sustainability Group.
The Old Mole – Antique gardening tool collector.
Garry Reid – Horticulturalist specializing in little-known bulbs.
Simon Rickard – Manager, Diggers, St.Erth.
Tim Sansom - Diggers, Heronswood.
Rosemary Stevenson – Seed Savers network.
Diane Thomson – Curator, Buda heritage garden.
Helen Tutton - Sustainable Gardening Australia.
Venues
Buda Garden Room Registration - |
BGR |
| Buda
Presentation Marquee |
BPM |
| Buda Workshop Marquee | BWM |
| Buda Garden | BUG |
| Castlemaine Town Hall | CTH |
| Castlemaine Continuing Education | CCE |
| Castlemaine Theatre Royal | CTR |
| Mount Alexander Sustainability Group | MASG |
| Happy Valley, Castlemaine | |
| Bress Winery, Harcourt |
A comprehensive map will be available upon registration.
Shuttle buses will run between major venues.
Distances between venues are small and travel time has been
built into the program.
Ticket Prices
Platinum Pass $275 Three day pass giving
access to all sessions over the 3 day period (including the
Opening and Saturday dinners), lunches and refreshments.
Must be purchased by Friday 28th August.
Gold Pass $235 Two day pass giving access to all
lectures and presentations over the two day period, including
the 100 Km Dinner, lunches and refreshments.
Must be purchased by Friday 28th August.
Silver Pass $210 Two day pass giving access to all
lectures and presentations over the two day period, including
the dinner and film night at the Theatre Royal, lunches and
refreshments.
Must be purchased by Friday 28th August.
Bronze Pass $100 One day pass giving access to any
four lectures or presentations, lunch and refreshments.
Theatre Royal Package $50 David Holmgren presentation,
dinner and film night.
Must be purchased by Friday 28th August.
Individual
Lecture Sessions at Town Hall and Theatre Royal |
$30 |
| Other presentations | $20 |
| BudaFest Opening with Andrew Laidlaw | $50 |
| 100 Km Dinner and Josine McEwan Lecture | $75 |
| Theatre Royal Dinner and film night | $30 |
| Garden Ramble on Monday 14th | $35 |
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BudaFest acknowledges the generous support of the following sponsors, without which this event would not have been possible.
