Well, here it is. We promised a 1-day gathering this year and we’ve teamed up with High Valley Dawn - permaculture farm to bring you something really special…

An all-ages, family-focused, wholesome event with an emphasis on permaculture, yoga and healing, great music, and fun for kids.

High Valley Bloom is the ONLY meeting place for Bloomers, Permies, Indigo Children, Dance-Floor Pixies, Free Spirits and the Young-at-Heart to frolic and mingle in the winter sun. This will be the closest weekend to the sacred Winter Solstice, an event celebrated by Earth-Worshippers for millennia, so... let us carry on the tradition. For Earth's sake?

We’ve been busy in the proverbial kitchen, cooking up a storm; come and fill your cup with a taste of everything Tropical… a Tropical Punch you might say.

Recipe for Tropical Punch:

Ingredients:

• 1 part welcome to country

• 1 part yoga

• 3 parts permaculture

• 1 part kids bush school***

• 1 part ecstatic dance

• 2 parts delicious food

• 1 part awesome décor

• Then fill to the top with all the music that we’ve been deprived of for the last year. Stir it all together with great company and you can’t go wrong!

Method:

1. Arrive between 8 and 9 am at the amazing High Valley Dawn - permaculture farm

2. 9am opening ceremony including welcome to country with Darumbal Elder, Wade Mann, and the Wuru dancers

3. From 10am the workshops and bush school will begin. There will be a mixture of 1hr start-to-finish type workshops, as well as the all-day dip-in-and-out-as-you-like kind.

4. Treat yourself to a tour of this fully-operational permaculture farm. It is seriously impressive and inspiring.

5. Drink a cup of freshly-brewed cacao and join in for an ecstatic dance session

6. Dance the night away (until midnight anyway)

What’s NOT included in this recipe:

1. Excessive alcohol and drugs - we don’t need all that to have a great time. A couple of drinks? Sure; but we do want to emphasise that this is more than a party. It’s about the workshops, the connections, and the general wholesomeness of life.

1.1 Strictly NO-BYO - there will be a not-for-profit, community run bar in operation from late afternoon until 11pm

2. Dogs - I know, I know your dog is different - is the most well-behaved dog ever - and doesn’t even poop, like why can't you bring them... the bottom line is a) this is a working farm, with working animals and b) our insurance doesn’t cover the event if there are dogs, believe it or not.

3. Glass - This is a NO-BYO event so i can't see why you would be bringing any kind of glass anyway, however, it is still a no -. Broken glass and bare-footed hippies don’t mix.

4. Camping - this event does not offer onsite camping - there will be a shuttle bus to run people into Yeppoon after the event has finished.

Where: High Valley Dawn, Permaculture Farm

When: 19/06/21

Who: The first 200 people to buy tickets! Yes, that’s right; this event is capped at 200 so don’t delay!

How much: $80 per adult, $30 per child (5+) + Booking Fee. Includes all activities.

*** 4 hours of Bush School for children ages 5 and up, a chance for the parents to enjoy some workshops or healings in peace, knowing your little ones are in good hands and having a great time. Please bring hats, sunscreen and water bottles for the kids. There will be a register at the beginning of the day for the parents to fill out.

Why: To keep the spirit of Tropical Bloom alive, to learn and have a great time!