GETTE 'Green' Machine - Electric Bicycle Door Prize Valued at $ 2290.00

Question: What's faster than this little fellow, but will help to keep his environment cleaner for the future?

Complete a Door Prize Entry Form on entering the show for your chance to Win a Gette Electric Green machine! Valued at $ 2,290.00

Test Ride the GETTE 'Green' Ride Electric Bicycle at the Show!  (Stand: GT-7)

Gette will be conducting test rides of their fantastic and affordable sustainable transport alternatives. With a range of some 40/50 km per charge and recharge capacity within 4 hours the Gette offers comfortable daily city and town commuting. With the choice of pedal or electric drive power you can choose to cruise with electric power comfort or enjoy normal pedal power touring.

The Sportif (pictured here) features:

•  40-50 km cruising range per charge 
• 3-5 hour rapid 240volt recharge capacity
• Power engage and dis-engage at the flick of a switch
• top speeds of 40 plus km per hour

Gette will be running regular test ride opportunities Saturday & Sunday at the show at 11.30am and 2.00pm so you can experience these fantastic 'green' transport alternatives. Visit the Gette stand (GT-7) to see their display and book in for your test ride.   

Planet Earth Cleaning Company offers waste solutions and a chance to WIN an office kit of eco-bin waste stations!

Visit the Planet Earth Cleaning Company to see the latest in cleaning, waste management & office recycling solutions. - (Stand R6)

At Planet Earth we provide a cleaning system that incorporates a green cleaning service and the waste provision like no other.  In a sense we close the loop for our clients.  Being the first commercial green cleaning service in Australia and still fter 16 years working hard at it, we are the most proactive green offering in cleaning services  in the country.

Now you can recycle old, damaged and unwanted CD's and DVD's through the latest recycling program, DISCBACK! Do your bit, bring those old discs in to Going Green Expo for recycling and learn about this great new innitiative!   

              Drop your obsolete CD's/ DVD's at the Going Green Expo Recycling Station for a chance to WIN! Every 30th daily recycler wins a DVD or CD. 

MobileMuster - Old Phones More Trees Campaign!

Bring your old mobile phones & accessories to Going Green Expo for recycling to get the campaign off to a flying start!

Landcare will plant a tree for every kilogram of mobile phones & equipment collected! (Drop your phones and accessories in for a chance to win prizes)

To help plant trees across Australia and to celebrate “World Environment Day” MobileMuster will be running its “Old Phones More Trees” campaign between 1^st May and 5^th June 2010.  Together with Landcare Australia we will plant a tree for every kilogram of mobile phone handsets, batteries, charges and accessories handed in to stores for recycling during this period.

This year MobileMuster and Landcare Australia are aiming to plant 30,000 trees across Australia.  Trees will be planted in the rainforests of far north Queensland, the river red gum forests and wetlands along the River Murray in NSW, Victoria and SA, and the Mallee in WA to restore precious wildlife habitats and to stem the tide of dryland salinity.  Each of these regions are crucial to maintaining Australia’s biodiversity and feeding our growing population.

 Win a Solar Hot Water System Valued at $ 4,500.00!

Visit the Environment Shop Stand (A16) for your chance to win an AAE evacuated tube Solar Hot Water system with 260L gas boosted storage tank. All you need to do to apply is fill in the entry form on their stand at the show requesting a FREE home solar hot water assesment and quote.

Valued at $ 1,600.00! Enter to Win on Stand: IT-6

Yawarra Information Appliances are offering you the chance to win the revolutionary new fit-PC2, including an energy efficient LED monitor. Visit their stand to enter the draw.

10% Off The World's Most Sustainable Desktop Computer Package from Yawarra!  Stand: IT-6

The fit-PC2 is the world's most sustainable desktop computer using just 15% of the electricity used by regular PC's. Being fanless, the fit-PC2 is dust and water resistent and build to industrial standards. It's also the smallest computer around taking up less space than a can of drink. This high performance, ultra sustainable computer is the 'green' way to go.  Visit Yawarra Information Appliances for the show special offer.

Win the Fabulous Slimline Tank Featured Door Prize Valued at $2,300.00

Complete a Door Prize Entry Form at the entrance or on Stand: A50 to enter and see Tankworks range of water harvesting systems.

Install Clean, Green, Energy from Beyond Building Energy and Save with Special Offer $ 1,500! - (Stand: A18)

Install Clean, Green Solar Power & Save with Beyond Building Energy Show Special Solar Packages & $ 1,500.00 saving voucher offer!    (Stand: A18)  

(Download Offer Flyer Here)

Visit PJT Green Plumbing for Show Stopper Green Offers!  (Stand:A40)

Show Specials:                        

• $ 600.00 discount vouchers on Hills Solar Hot Water Systems
• Free hose reel with any water tank install purchased from show - value: $ 189.00
• Enter the PJT Green Raffle to win a slimline Team Poly Tank & Davey Garden Pump Package
• Valued at $ 1,229.00

Free Gift Download Australian Native Plant Guide Compliments of  Eco Voice, Native Growth Holdings & Going Green Expo:

          (To Download Guide Click Here)         

• Special Offer on water saving Water Tube from Native Growth Holdings at show price:    $ 7.00 (Stand C24)          

• Native Plant Guide Book Show Special Price $ 15.00 (Normal RRP $ 29.95)        Stand: C24
• Eco Voice 50th Edition Commemorative CD Show Special $ 20.00 (RRP: $ 49.95)  Stand: C22

Pants to Poverty - Fashionable Funky Fairtrade Undies! - (Stand: E45)

 Active ION Chemical Free & Non Toxic Cleaning System Special Show Offer! - (Stand: F32)

Be amongst the first in Australia to adopt Activeion cleaning technology which provides completely chemical free & safe cleaning for all types of domestic and commercial applications. Better for your health and better for the environment!               

• Special Offer: Home System - $ 275.00 
• Special Offer: Commercial System - $ 429.00                  

Save On Daily Coffee Fix Waste To Landfill With Refill Cup! - (Stand: F47)

The refillable coffee cup from MOTTA is a sensible approach to the daily coffee fix providing a much more environmentally sustainable approach. Visit their stand for show special offer details.

The Native Plant Guide Book (Show Special: $ 15.00)

The Native Plant Guide is a valuable reference on planning your sustainable garden & landscaping projects and Native Growth Holdings and Eco Voice are offering a special price of $ 15.00 (normal RRP: $ 29.99)

Water Tube - Water Saver (Show Special: $ 7.00)

Reduce water waste with the slow release water tube watering system from Native Growth Holdings. Pick up your show special offer on the stand (normal RRP: $ 8.95) 

 Compost Australia - Launch Eco Solution Through Compost Awareness Week!

Composting and using compost in commercial, agricultural & household garden applications is another way to contribute substantially to reduced environmental impacts. Diverting thousands of tonnes of green waste from landfill yearly, composted material and composting  reduces emissions, carbon footprint and creates healthier more sustainable gardens.

Compost Week starts Sunday 2 May and Compost Australia in conjunction with (WMAA) the Waste Management Association of Australia and supporting compost industry members are providing an educational & information display at Going Green Expo to promote awareness of composting environmental benefits.

Visit the display to learn about composting with Compost Giveaway Show Packs.

Gardening Guru Vasilli will present in a fun an educational garden session on Sunday 2 May to explore composting for a healthier garden, healthier planet!

Disclosure of Commercial Building Energy Efficiency Forum.

Do You Own, Occupy, Lease or Manage a Commercial Premises over 2,000 sq. mtrs? 

Starting in the second half of 2010, up to date energy efficiency & rating information will need to be disclosed by building owners. Mandatory energy efficiency reporting for all commercial buildings over 2,000 sq. mtrs will be a requirement when buildings are sold, leased or sub leased.

What are Your Obligations? Find out about the requirements of disclosure, the reporting process, energy ratings, assessments & how you can easily improve your buildings energy performance to make your premises commercially competitive?

Stand: C48

Livos and Astec Coatings  are some of the leading sustainable paints and coatings suppliers you will see at the Greenpainters stand.

Greenpainters can show you how to reduce environmental impacts of paints and coatings with low or VOC free options and have the latest advice on technology to reduce building energy consumption and improve energy efficiency.  

Greenpainter Professional Contractor Training:

Saturday 1 May (9am - 5pm) - Going Green Expo Workshop Room 1

Melbourne Exhibition Centre - Southbank - Door 1

Greenpainters will also conduct a business & trade training forum on Saturday 1 May in the seminar rooms at the show for professional use of energy smart & environmentally healthier painting & coating application.

Painting contractors who wish to improve their sustainability are being invited to participate in the GreenPainters program, the national sustainability initiative for the painting industry. Training is being provided at the Going Green Expo in Melbourne this month through the new accredited Course in Sustainable Painting Practices which was developed by Sustainability Victoria to improve environmental awareness amongst painting contractors.

 The training is aimed at preparing painters for the needs of the green building industry, eco-conscious consumers;  and to improve environmental management in the industry in general.

www.greenpainters.com.au/Events.htm

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle to WIN!

Visit the Recycling Station Showcase at Going Green Expo and drop in your unwanted items for recycling for a chance to win Daily Prizes.

The Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Showcase provides an insight into what recycling programs are available to divert your waste items from landfill, how materials are reused and processed to reduce environmental impacts, and what they become.

At the Going Green Expo Recycling Centre you can deposit all sorts of unwanted items from around the office or home to do your part and try your luck with chances to win in prize draws.Bring your CD’s, DVD’s, batteries, mobile phones, fluro light tubes & globes, ink cartridges, books.

·         DiscBack NEW Launch – CD/DVD Recycling Program 

·         ByteBack – IT & E Waste Programme 

·         BatteryBack -  All electronic equipment batteries accepted 

·         Book Back – All books accepted (Win Book Prizes)

·         Planet ARK Cartridge Recycling 

·         Mobile Muster Recycling Program

Associated programs are supported by:

Disposable plastic water & drink containers are responsible for millions of tonnes of landfill waste around the globe and are one of our most challenging environmental issues.

'Think Before You Drink' – is an initiative at Going Green Expo and a campaign to focus attention on more environmentally responsible consumer approaches to water consumption.