Sustainable Style Safari - panel discussion

Next date: Saturday, 04 October 2025 | 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM

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Take the Buy Nothing New challenge this October!

Join a panel of sustainable fashion experts as we break away from fashion trends and discuss how to make our wardrobes more sustainable. We will cover fabric choices, finding your personal style, places and ways to shop second hand and other alternatives to buying new.

Following on from our expert panel discussion on Sustainable Fashion, join expert stylist Jenna Flood for a Walking Op Shop Tour. Registrations are essential. Find out more

Event details

  • Date: Saturday 4 October 2025
  • Time: 11am to 12pm
  • Venue: Realm, Level Two, Meeting Rooms 1&2
  • Cost: Free
  • Registrations are essential

Register online

Meet the panellists

Jenna Flood

Jenna, also known as Ironic Minimalist is a passionate slow fashion advocate dedicated to helping people understand the issues surrounding fast fashion. She advocates for sustainable alternatives, such as pre-loved, vintage, and clothing made with sustainable practices. Jenna believes in slowing down clothing consumption by curating slow wardrobes and making long-term investments in clothing rather than following short-lived trends. She envisions a future where more people participate in the sharing economy by renting, swapping or borrowing.

Jenna has long worked in the retail space and has seen how clothing trends have changed over time. She has long been interested in the world of preloved fashion, not just for its lower environmental footprint, but for its ability to allow many generations to experiment with their style. Jenna is also the Melbourne host of The Clothing Exchange, a professionally hosted pop-up service around Melbourne that enables attendees to swap their garments seamlessly.

Julia English

Julia English is a PhD candidate at RMIT, researching local sustainable fashion practices. As part of her work, she teaches as part of the School of Fashion and Textiles at RMIT and shares her repair knowledge through the RMIT repair café, and mending workshops with local councils. She is an advocate of sharing knowledge, and has produced a podcast, Seam Change, profiling local Melbourne remakers to help build awareness about these practices.

Katrina Naish

Katrina Naish is the founder of A Fitting Connection, a social enterprise committed to reducing textile waste through education, upcycling, and community engagement. With over 20 years of experience in the fashion and textile industry, Katrina has transitioned from design and production to developing innovative, hands-on programs that empower students, communities, and organisations to rethink the value of clothing and textiles.

She also runs The Creative Community Space and The Fabric ReStore—home to a fabric and sewing supplies recovery centre. This unique operation not only returns unused textiles and supplies back into circulation but is a great example of a business designed to model circular economy principles. As part of this event, Katrina will be running a pop-up shop of The Fabric ReStore. Katrina brings lived experience, industry insight, and a passionate commitment to creating a more sustainable fashion future.

Buy Nothing New Month

Buy Nothing New Month has been promoting conscious consumption since 2010 by encouraging people to rethink their buying habits, for the month of October. This 31 day challenge encourages us to think about where our stuff comes from and where it goes when we are done, and to explore eco-friendly alternatives like buying second-hand, borrowing, or renting when we need something 'new.'

For more information visit the Buy Nothing New website.

More information about this event

For more information please contact Council's Waste Education Officer on 03 9294 5529 or email waste.education@maroondah.vic.gov.au.

Other Waste and Sustainability events

Council offers a range of free waste education initiatives including waste minimisation and recycling workshops, composting workshops, online webinars, waste and recycling competitions, and educational presentations for schools and community groups.

See all waste events and workshops

When

  • Saturday, 04 October 2025 | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Location

Realm Building, Level Two, Rooms One and Two, Maroondah City Council, Realm Building, 179 Maroondah Hwy, Ringwood, 3134, View map

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Event summary

Cost

Free

Contact

Maroondah City Council
03 9294 5529
1300 88 22 33
waste.education@maroondah.vic.gov.au

Getting here

The Realm building is in Ringwood Town Square and has a white diamond facade.

  • Parking available at Eastland Shopping Centre. When arriving via Ringwood Bypass, enter from Ringwood Street at West 5. If you arrive from Warrandyte Road, use entry East 6. Parking is free for the first 3 hours.
  • Public transport
    Realm is across the road from Ringwood Train Station

Accessibility

  • Accessible Parking spaces available on the other side of Ringwood Town Square (Eastland Level 3), approximately 60m from Realm entry
  • Accessible toilets available on every level
  • Changing Places accessible toilet available on Level 1
  • Internal lifts available to provide ease of access to every level

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