World Environment Day World Environment Day

• MC Comedian Mandy Nolan: Introduction

• Deidre Currie: Welcome to Country Ceremony

• Mayors Address

This Bundjalung dance group passes on knowledge of the Elders and Indigenous Earth Care through dance and expression, extending a hand to welcome our participation.

This local circus troupe has students from toddlers to adults. Many have gone on to pursue circus as a profession. Susie & her crew will entertain you with some seriously funky acrobatics & tricks sprinkled with a touch of humour Photo: Alissa Sharp

In this day and age The Pitts are a true rarity, an actual performing family acrobatic troupe, all the children have performed from birth (sometimes before) and continue to work together through ups & downs. The Pitts perform a variety of rare and spectacular circus acts with a touch of dark laconic lunacy

Daughter of Nan & Hugh of the Terania Forest Protest Movement which is an iconic success story in the continuing struggle to protect native forests. Terri will share her own heart-warming environmental songs as well as original Terania protest songs with her lilting voice & guitar

Nomi Ben Harush is a 17 year old student currently studying HSC music at Cape Byron Rudolph Steiner School. Nomi will make her performance debut on our festival stage with her own brand of soulful songs and melodies that she is eager to share.

An eclectic extravaganza of fun Luna Junction weave a colourful tapestry of traditional and original music. Jovial and joyous with undertones of nonsense. Shani Forrester and her dynamic troupe juggle genres and instruments with environmental themes taking the audience on a journey around the globe.

Feel Earth s vibration through the power of Japanese Drumming which originated in Shinto beliefs that Nature is sacred and its elements are all around us. Taiko uses whole body drumming and music to connect us with elemental energies. ‘Kizuna means ‘Bond’. This group have been sharing the art and power of Taiko throughout Australia.

• Closing address

• Thanks to all

Long term warriors for our forests will explain why native forests are vital to our own survival as well as our native wildlife. Australia s native forests are being destroyed at alarming rates (mostly for toilet paper!) What can we do about it? The role forests play in reducing C02 emissions is paramount in the latest IPPC research – signed by Governments of nearly every Nation in the World.

This species is now listed as Vulnerable under Federal laws – the biggest threat being loss of The ‘Citizen Scientist’ Glossy Squad are having a birds. Find out about glossy ecology, specialist habitat, how to spot them and how important you are

This year s theme for the UNEP World Environment Day is “Solutions to Plastic Pollution”. Anthony will host a lively presentation and discussion about this global problem with insights into the “big picture” and local solutions. In this family-friendly session, he will give easy and practical examples to help us reduce our plastic footprint. Maybe you have some to share as well??

Recent living disasters have highlighted the importance of the connection to community and to our environment. Starting with the earth beneath our feet we can relearn ancient techniques of building bees here in the Northern Rivers - especially is life like inside the hierarchical hive. Pests which can infest and kill stingless bee hives. Eduction: a gentle method of duplication (as opposed to splitting).

Cultural Educator Minyangbal Goodjingburra Man Uncle Franc Krasna will be story-telling and talking about Connecting to Country and it s cultural relationship to the environment. He will show specimens of coastal resource plants to explain their various uses.

A citizen scientist and forensic wildlife photographer based in northern NSW As a bush regenerator, I visit some of the area s most beautiful forests and am passionate about photographing some of the stranger lifeforms that call these forests home including the weirdest members of the insect and fungi world like insect and spider eating fungi.