Wongin Mia Spring Gathering
Event description
A festival the brings together visual artists, musicians, performers, environmentalists, producers and first nation peoples to the town of Cranbrook to celebrate our unique cultural and environmental biodiversity during an annual 3-day Spring Festival.
The festival aims to build strong partnerships and collaborations within the local and wider community to celebrate our cultural, environmental and agricultural achievements, while also recognising the need to improve connection and communication by achieving the following objectives:
- Develop an annual event that will build strong partnerships & collaborations within the local and wider community
- Create a safe environment for indigenous & non-indigenous peoples to encourage the process of healing, understanding & tolerance of differences in our cultural diversity
- Educate and share knowledge of current environmental issues impacting our community
- Celebrate the environmental, agricultural and cultural achievements of our community.
The festival will be held on the Butcher-Creed family property (Cranbrook) in conjunction with LiveLighter Bloom Festival (18 September 2021 – Sunday 17 October 2021) and will host the following activities:
- 3-Day 'self-sufficient' camping
- Guided wildflower bush walks
- Performances from local musicians
- Choir (song-sound installation in the bush 'sonic forest')
- Screening of Breathing Life into Boodja
- Creative Workshops (print making, weaving etc.)
- Cultural workshops (local noongar language) tool making.
Saturday day pass is available for entry between 8am and midnight.
This will be a grass roots event, there will be free un powered self sufficient camping, RV & Caravan friendly sites. People are to bring their own water and take all their rubbish with them, we encourage people not to bring throw away plates and cutlery. There will be some fire places but if people want to have their own camp fire they are to bring their own wood, there is kindling available. There will be portable toilets provided.
Ticket includes entry to the festival & free camping (weekend pass).
For more event information please contact Wongin Mia on missybut111@gmail.com or 0411 513 237.
For more information on ticketing or LiveLighter Bloom Festival, please contact CMS Events on bloom@greatsoutherntreasures.com.au or 9201 9888.
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