It’s the final week of Richmond RiverFest, with events from Ballina to Lismore, and the upper catchment to the coast.
Here’s what’s happening this week:
- Tuesday 20 October: Fawcetts Creek, McDougall St, Kyogle, 9am–12pm. Community Planting and Creek Walk with Kyogle Landcare. Tree planting and a guided walk tour of the creek.
- Wednesday 21 October: Kyogle & Villages Information Centre, 10am. Gullibul Daytime Dreaming Cultural Tours.
- Saturday 24 October: Lighthouse Beach, Ballina, Lighthouse Beach Marine Debris Survey and Cleanup. Ballina Coastcare teams up with Richmond Landcare Inc.
- Saturday 24 October: Riverside Park, Lismore, River Paddle, RiverFest Closing Event. Two canoe tours will head upriver on Saturday 24 October, giving paddlers a water-level view of the Rainforest to Rivers restoration work. Find out more and book via River Paddle 1: events.humanitix.com/river-paddle-1-riverfest-closing-event or River Paddle 2: events.humanitix.com/copy-of-river-paddle-2-riverfest-closing-event
- Sunday 25 October: Coraki, Lismore Rowing Club Regatta, on the Richmond River.
Also running throughout the month:
- Richmond Catchment BioBlitz, catchment-wide, logging plants, animals and fungi via iNaturalist.
- ‘My River Story’ Kyogle Youth Art Competition, Roxy Gallery, open to students across the Kyogle LGA.
Due to ongoing wet weather, Picnic by the River at Riverside Park has been called off this year.
Organisers say the weaving with Casino Wake Up Time Women and Jagan Dandii, the music from Uncle Billy and Madi King, and the BBQ with Resilient Lismore will have to wait for next time.
As the sun sets on another year, organisers say they would like to thank everyone who has walked, paddled, planted, counted and gathered with us this RiverFest.
One river, many voices, and it’s not over yet: www.richmondriverfest.com.
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