# Event Details

- **Event Name**: "The Cost of Growth" screening, hosted by Degrowth Ballarat
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 16 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed, 16 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 pm (+10:00)
- **Event Description**: Join Degrowth Ballarat at a community screening of this documentary!

Summary
Will the renewable transition save us from the ecological crisis? The Cost of Growth explores uncomfortable realities about 'green growth' and invites us to look harder at our assumptions about the nature of growth.

The Cost of Growth is a powerful documentary showing grassroots resistance and solidarity in organising real alternatives to powerful elites, shameful inequities and environmental destruction. Hear from well known activists – Greta Thunberg, Jason Hickel, Brototi Roy and more.

The film runs for 90 minutes and will be followed by audience discussion, hosted by Degrowth Ballarat, part of Degrowth Network Australia.

Learn more at https://www.thecostofgrowth.com/ or watch the preview below.

Tickets free, however your donations welcome, and will help us cover costs for the screening and are much appreciated. Registrations help us with planning, but feel free to also turn up on the night, or bring extra friends!

Read the film makers on what it means to go ‘Beyond Growth: Beyond Divisions’ – https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-edit/10.4324/9781032650159-38/beyond-growth-anuna-de-wever-lena-hartog

Film will be screened in Lecture Theatre Room #111 at Barkly Square, 25-39 Barkly Street, Ballarat East - Venue and accessibility map: 
https://www.barklysquare.org.au/accessibility.html

The Cost of Growth, 2025, Belgium, 90 min., Documentary

Director: Thomas Maddens
Writers: Anuna De Wever, Lena Hartog, Brototi Roy
Featuring: Anuna De Wever, Lena Hartog, Jason Hickel, Greta Thunberg and more!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ballarat/the-cost-of-growth-screening-hosted-by-degrowth-ballarat/200030699629054
- **Event Categories**: art, entertainment, theatre, literary-art, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 45

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Ballarat
- **state**: VI
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Barkly Square
- **lat**: -37.64668
- **long**: 143.89375
- **full address**: Barkly Square, 10 Barkly St, Buninyong VIC 3357, Australia, Ballarat

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is "The Cost of Growth" screening, hosted by Degrowth Ballarat being held?
  - **A:** "The Cost of Growth" screening, hosted by Degrowth Ballarat takes place on Wed, 16 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Wed, 16 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 pm at Barkly Square, 10 Barkly St, Buninyong VIC 3357, Australia, Ballarat.
- **Q**: Who is organizing "The Cost of Growth" screening, hosted by Degrowth Ballarat?
  - **A:** "The Cost of Growth" screening, hosted by Degrowth Ballarat is organized by Degrowth Network Australia.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** "The Cost of Growth" screening, hosted by Degrowth Ballarat is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Ballarat, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If "The Cost of Growth" screening, hosted by Degrowth Ballarat sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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