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Illawarra Nature Festival

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Illawarra Nature Festival 
Sunday 8th September 2024 - 1.30pm 
The Servo, Port Kembla / Dharawal Country

September is biodiversity month and we want to celebrate the incredible diversity of plants and animals in the Illawarra. We want to angle the spotlight to shine on the inspiring volunteers, backyard enthusiasts, researchers, citizens scientists and those passionately working in the environment space to conserve and protect nature.

Throughout the afternoon there will be food and beverages available, outdoor stalls and children’s activities. 

1.30pm: Welcome to Country - Aunty Lorraine Brown and Aunty Narelle Thomas, Coomaditchie United Aboriginal Corporation

Science talks: 

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Who

Title of talk

2pm – 2:15pm

Angus Crichton, Illawarra Local Aboriginal Land Council’s Natural Resource Management Team

Caring for Country

2:15pm – 2:30pm

Alison Haynes, Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong

Small Wonders: Moss in the Cityscape

2:30pm – 2:45pm

Alex Pike, Saving our Species 

The Wollongong Crayfish

3pm – 3:15pm

Jordyn Clough, University of Wollongong

Investigating southern greater glider health after the fires

3:15pm – 3:30pm

Dr Beth Mott, South East Ecosystems and Threatened Species Team

Great Grasslands – a tale of the Illawarra

3:30pm – 4:00pm

Kazan Riley, Gundungurra Traditional Owner - Murrindyarr Aboriginal Corporation

Predators on Country (film)

4.15pm – 4:30pm

Symbio

Surveying the escarpment for mammals

4:30pm – 4:45pm

Emma Rooksby, Landcare Illawarra

25 years of Landcare in the Illawarra

4:45pm – 5pm

Dr Rachel Melrose, South East Ecosystems and Threatened Species Team

Treasure Hunt for Endangered Frogs


5:30pm: film screening – Cry of the Glossy & Wallflowers and Evergreens

6.30pm: live music and projections – Russell Webster

Stalls include:

  • Naturemapr 
  • Shellharbour and Wollongong Council Bushcare
  • Landcare Illawarra
  • Predators on Country (Saving our Species program)
  • Controlling pest species (Local Land Services)
  • Native bees
  • Streamwatch
  • Illawarra Local Aboriginal Land Council’s Natural Management Team
  • Tentacular Storytelling workshop for Coomaditchie Lagoon
  • Drink in the beauty of the Illawarra viewing a nature photography exhibition
  • Learn about local conservation work, citizen science opportunities, urban ecology and cultural ways of caring for country through a series of talks, educational stalls and kids activities
  • Connect with others who are passionate about conserving and protecting nature in the Illawarra. Find out about how you can get involved and make a difference
  • There will be plenty of activities to keep the kids busy, a short film screening, live music and food. This is a free, family friendly event

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