Our next Sustainability Drinks event is on Wednesday 17th of July, 6:00pm – 8:00pm.
The speaker will be announced 2 weeks before the event.
May Sustainability Drinks
Our next Sustainability Drinks event is on Wednesday 15th of May, 6:00pm – 8:00pm.
Our guest speaker for May is Geoff Gourley.
Geoff is a leading Global Social Entrepreneur and now Executive Director of Sustainability Drinks Australia. As founder and company director of numerous other organisations and a board member of the United Nations Association of Australia (UNAA) Vic. Geoff has extensive experience and perspectives within the sustainability field.
Raised in country Victoria in the heart of the coal mining, electricity generation and pine plantation region, he has a strong and founded passion for community service, protecting the environment and creating a sustainable planet. His personal mission is to lead, develop and influence business and community toward a sustainable future.
Join Geoff at Adelaide Sustainability Drinks and learn about the exciting new vision for Sustainability Drinks Australia along with experiences and insights into sustainable development within built environments and sustainability leadership.
Sustainability Drinks Australia Acquisition
Sustainability Drinks Australia announces new leadership and national expansion.
At last nights monthly “Melbourne Sustainability Drinks” event hosted at Slate Bar, in Melbourne, Lauren Kehoe of Shaper Group announced the formal acquisition of the Sustainability Drinks Australia organisation by Melbourne based, Social Entrepreneur, Geoff Gourley.
Ms Kehoe said, “Melbourne Sustainability Drinks has become one of Melbourne’s most highly regarded and successful monthly networking events. Geoff is a Sustainability “heavy-weight” in Australia, and the right person to expand Sustainability Drinks nationally”.
March Sustainability Drinks
Our next Sustainability Drinks event is on Wednesday 20th of March, 6:00pm – 8:00pm.
Our guest speaker for March is Hayley Everuss, State Manager of OzHarvest Adelaide.
OzHarvest is a dynamic not for profit organisation that rescues surplus food from food businesses to redistribute to charities who feed people in need. OzHarvest not only helps provide nutritious meals to communities at risk, but also diverts tonnes of food every week across Australia from going to landfill. Since Adelaide operations began in January 2011 OzHarvest has rescued more than 750,000 meals and is expanding at a rapid rate. Hayley has been managing OzHarvest Adelaide and driving growth since its inception. With a Masters of International and Community Development she is extremely passionate about reducing food waste and engaging communities in sustainable food behaviours.
Special Event – Clean Up Australia Day
This year the Adelaide Sustainability Drinks Team is taking part in Clean Up Australia Day, Sunday 3rd of March. Come and help us clean up, fix up and conserve our local environment at River Street Hindmarsh, meeting at 10am opposite the Jolly Miller Hotel. There is also the opportunity to create or join one of the many other sites around Adelaide. For further information about Clean Up Australia Day visit cleanupaustraliaday.org.au.