A SUSTAINABLE Future Expo to be held at Eungai on Sunday, 28 June, has been announced as one of six successful projects funded through Round Two of Nambucca Valley Council’s Community Grants Program.
The Sustainable Future Expo, to be delivered at Unkya Reserve, will showcase local growers, producers and practical waste-minimisation techniques, while also incorporating the popular Funky@Unkya market.
The event is being delivered by Nambucca Valley Growers & Producers with support from Council funding.
Nambucca Valley Mayor Gary Lee said the council was proud to support six diverse grass-roots projects through Round Two of the grants program, which was open to not-for-profit organisations operating across the Valley.
“I’m saving the date of [28 June] to attend what will be a fabulous Sustainable Future Expo and Funky@Unkya market in Eungai,” Mayor Lee told News Of The Area.
“The expo is one of six successful programs in this round, which was open from 31 October to 28 November last year and all of the successful projects are aligned with our Community Strategic Plan and help make our community more inclusive and connected.”
In addition to the Sustainable Future Expo, funding was approved for several other community initiatives.
These include a Nambucca Christmas Festival in 2026 to be delivered by the Lions Club of Nambucca Heads, a Circle of Security Parenting program in Macksville and Bowraville run by Uniting Aboriginal Families Together, and the Valley Braves Basketball Association’s Be Brave: Strong Minds Youth Project.
Funding was also granted to Arts Mid North Coast’s Valla Community Music Day and the Country Women’s Association Nambucca Valley Evening Branch Sisters Retreat.
Chairperson of Nambucca Valley Growers & Producers, Ainslie Ashton, thanked the council for its support, saying the Sustainable Future Expo would play an important role in supporting local eco-tourism and agri-tourism businesses.
“The expo will provide an opportunity to showcase our local food and our local producers,” Ms Ashton said.
“We will also demonstrate waste minimisation ideas to encourage the community to adopt additional sustainable living practices, helping both the environment and our local residents.”
Ms Ashton said sustainability conversations were particularly important in a region where tourism and agriculture play such a central role in the local economy.
“The Nambucca Valley is made up mostly of tourism and agricultural enterprises, so it’s important to have in-depth discussions and interactions about how we build a more sustainable future together,” she said.
The Nambucca Valley Growers & Producers Sustainable Future Expo will be held on Sunday 28 June at Unkya Reserve, Eungai.
More information about the council’s Community Grants Program is available on the Nambucca Valley Council website.
By Mick BIRTLES
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