TOXIC SURF [Mid Coast] brings together local artists, scientists, surfers, divers, environmental stewards, activists, ecological grief counsellors, researchers, affected industries, First Nations voices and ocean-loving community members to bring awareness to the long-standing calls to protect our waterways.

It tells our collective story as a community affected by ecological grief and spotlights the campaigns addressing the harmful algal bloom Karenia mikimotoi and its devastating impact on South Australia’s coastline and community.

Be empowered to join a local grassroots environmental initiative or community action group working to protect and care for our waterways and coastline.

Check out the other TOXIC SURF events including:

TOXIC SURF Ocean Lantern Making Community Art Workshops - help make illuminated oceanic sculptures and lanterns for the community art roving performance as we join together to honour our marine life & ocean

TOXIC SURF Film Screenings - Join us for a special film screening showcasing local voices and narratives that span environmental action through the surfing community, featuring the films: Sea-Sick by Surfers for Climate, and A Monument to Triggs Two by Henry Jock Walker and Open Space Contemporary Arts.

TOXIC SURF Art and Eco-Resilience Workshop - creatively engage in a coastal-theme restorative art session including painting and storytelling. An opportunity to explore our interconnectedness with the natural world and active hope as we face this ecological crisis.

TOXIC SURF Roving Community Art Oceanic Lanterns Main Event - gather with us to share the story of the harmful algal bloom Karenia Mikimotoi and its devastating impact on the South Australian coastline and community. Through the creation of a community-made spectacle of roving oceanic lantern sculptures and performance, we invite you to join in! - as we unite for urgent action to amplify the long-standing warnings to protect and care for our waterways.