Bayside City held their first Sustainable Living Expo in April, bringing the community's sustainable businesses together and showcasing them to the public. Along with organic produce and sustainable purchasing options, the expo featured a number of Australia’s leading experts on a range of environmental issues, including personal carbon reduction.

The local businesses involved included solar panel distributors, green cleaning products, grey water systems and rainwater tanks, organic skin care, and the local indigenous nursery.  Honda and Toyota were also there to showcase their hybrid cars. 

Kicking off the event was the ‘Halt Climate Change Now’ human sign.  The sign, made up of 2500 people, was coordinated by the Bayside Climate Change Action group who organised for aerial photographs to be taken.  The ABC program Catalyst subsequently ran a story that featured the human sign and included a discussion with Baysides’s Mayor, Councillor John Knight, on the importance of Council working with communities to tackle the issue of global warming.

While the Expo presented numerous sustainable products, services and advice, there were several displays that specifically related to the climate change agenda:

• The Solar Charge stall, which focused on solar power and energy efficiency
• The Public Transport Users Association and the Bicycle Promotion Fund stall
• The Honda and Toyota hybrid vehicles
• The Bendigo Bank stall, which promoted its offsetting services.