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Envirofest 2008 - Saturday September 20th

When 20-09-2008
from 10:00 am to 08:00 pm
Where Piney Lakes EE Centre
Contact Name Belinda O'Brien
Contact Email
Contact Phone 9364 0790
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Saturday, 20 September

  • Over 23 environmental displays and interactive workshops
  • Guided bird, plant and ecology walks
  • Enviroart for kids
  • Special Perth Zoo frog call activity for kids
  • FREE presentations on environmental solutions
  • Chill out under the stars with a picnic and live entertainment
  • including African Drumming, dancing and a performance by the Fiddler Stix’s
  • See and learn about Australian animals
  • APACE AID plant sales
  • Taste some gourmet international foods and much more!

Displays include

APACE AID, Australian Nappy Network, Birds Australia, Book launch for local writer - Maureen Wilson, Conservation Volunteers Australia, Earthrise Renewables, Envirocare Systems, Environment House, Greywater Reuse Systems, Kanyana Wildlife, Perth Zoo, Piney Lakes Community Garden, Project Numbat, Rainfill Tanks, Raptors, SERCUL, Solar Engineering.

A unique festival for those who care about the environment and want to learn more, set in the middle of the tranquil Piney Lakes bush reserve.

Envirofest 2008

10.00am Gates open

10.30am Official welcome by His Worship Mayor Russell Aubrey

PINEY LAKES COMMUNITY GARDEN

11:30am - 12:15pm Organic Gardening workshop

CHILDREN ACTIVITY AREA

(in front of amphitheatre)

11:00am - 1:00pm & 2:00pm - 4:00pm: Creative Enviroart for kids

LOTTERIES ROOM

11:30am - 12:15pm Presentation: Australia’s Changing Climate - Jim Lyon

12:30pm - 1:15pm Presentation: Solar Pergolas and Solar Air Heaters - Steve Lucks

1:30am - 2:15pm Presentation: How to reuse your greywater - Ross Mars

2:30pm - 3:15pm Presentation: Australian birds, Birds Australia

3:30pm - 4:15pm Presentation: Synergy’s Green Energy

PINEY LAKES RESERVE (meet in amphitheatre)

11:30am - 12:15pm & 4:30pm - 5:15pm Bird Discovery Walk - Birds Australia

1:30pm - 2:15pm Super Dooper Ecology walk - Marra Apgar

2:30pm - 3:15pm Plant Discovery Walk – WA Naturalist Club

3:30pm - 4:15pm Big Brother Bird Walk – Marra Apgar

AMPHITHEATRE

11:30am - 12:15pm & 2:30pm - 3:15pm Frog Calls - with Perth Zoo

12:30pm - 1:15pm Bokashi composting and fermentation demonstration

1:30pm - 2:15pm Storytelling with Maureen Wilson, at Maureen Display

5:00pm - 5:30pm Aboriginal Dancing with the Mooditj Midgies

5:30pm - 6:30pm African drumming and dancing

6:30pm - 8:00pm Chill out under the stars with the Fiddlers Stix

3:30pm - 4:15pm Solar panel demonstration at Earthrise Renewables display

Parking is available off Murdoch Drive at Corpus Christi College & Sensory Playground. A shuttle bus will be running every 15 minutes along Murdoch Drive to pick up & drop off passengers to and from the venue