4th April 2015 – Ecoburbia Festival Update


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Narara Ecoburbia Festival.

Nearly 4,000 people attended the 2015 Narara Ecoburbia Festival on 11 April 2015.

Here is some of what happened.

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Hot Pans on Fire, Marysville, Vic., steel band gave wonderful concert and told their story of rebuilding community through music.

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Elizabeth Farrelly, Sydney Morning Herald Opinion writer, talked on “Dreaming of Ecoburbia: ecovillages and the quest for more sustainable habitat”.

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Art Tank ran an all-day drop-in workshop for kids, Making Sound From Recycled Materials.

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Dr. Samantha Graham, OUTOFYOUR MIND, Mind Trainer for South Sydney Rabbitohs, spoke on “Mind Training for High Performance”.

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John Seed, from Rainforest Alliance, spoke on “Deep Ecology and the Conservation of Nature”.

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Tumbi Tyres and More, Solar powered tyre repairers, exhibited all day.

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Eco Chic Hair Boutique, Sustainable Salons Program, exhibited all day.

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Contacts and details.

email: ecoburbia@neln.org.au Ph. 0478 636 033.

The Narara Ecoburbia Facebook site is: https://www.facebook.com/NararaEcoburbia

The Narara Ecoburbia web site is: http://neln.org.au/ecoburbia/

The Narara Ecoburbia Festival took place at the Narara Valley High School, Cnr. Fountains and Pandala Road, Narara, NSW 2250, Australia, from 9 a.m to 4 p.m.on Saturday 11 April 2015.