Whether it is getting your favourite native animal painted on your face, picking up a free bag of compost or getting that pesky weed identified – this Sunday at Knox Park in Murwillumbah is the place to be.
The popular World Environment Day Festival in Murwillumbah is an exciting free community and family event for all the family being held this Sunday 16 July from 10am to 3.30pm.
The festival is hosted each year by the Caldera Environment Centre and focuses on protection of the natural environment with live music and performances, environmental speakers, demonstrations, kids’ activities, information stalls and delicious food.
Free fun and entertainment
Entertainment includes Luna Junction – Gypsy Folk for the Environment, Kizuna Japanese Taiko Drummers, The Pitts Family Circus, Hoopla Circus, and Kids Caring for Country Dance Group.
Other free activities include: Bike maintenance education and workshop, face painting for kids, weed identification, and the tap vs bottled water challenge among many others.
Mayor of Tweed Shire Chris Cherry encouraged the community to come along to the free event – not only for a great day out for everyone but to also give some attention to the environment that we all call home.
‘Events like these are a fantastic way to bring the community together for a fun celebration, while also highlighting the need to protect our beautiful Tweed environment,’ Cr Cherry said.
‘This year, Council’s friendly teams are looking forward to engaging and chatting with the community about weed identification, helping the community get their Sustainability Award nominations in, promoting our tap vs bottled water challenge and helping people to choose emission-free travel options with a free bike workshop.
‘We are encouraging everyone to come out and join us – we need to work together to ensure our internationally significant environment is passed on to the next generation.’
There will also be speakers and demonstrations on topics including ending native logging, plastic pollution solutions, EV’s and powering our future, earth building, native bee gardens, glossy birds and forensic wildlife photography.
The free festival is hosted each year by the Caldera Environment Centre and focuses on protection of the natural environment. Visit the Caldera Environment Centre’s website for the full program.
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