Festival Celebrates Region’s Waterways
8 June
Set amongst the beautiful surrounds of the Noosa Botanic Gardens and Lake Macdonald Amphitheatre, the 2011 Noosa Festival of Water is once again celebrating the Noosa Biosphere and this region’s unique ecological features with a day of entertainment and activities from 10am on Sunday 26 June.
Hosted by the Lake Macdonald Catchment Care Group, the festival is also a part of the Sunshine Coast Council’s Green June program of events. Deb Seal from the Lake Macdonald Catchment Care group explains there is something for everyone with a wide range of educational displays and activities, live music presentations and local and international food available.
“We are excited to have some new presentations this year including top local Chef Dale Chapman, who will be teaching people how to cook bush tucker using traditional methods including smoking meats and fish.”
Also in the Amphitheatre, Martin Fingland from Geckoes Wildlife will educate and captivate both young and old with his collection of live native animals. Martin is one of the festival’s most popular attractions.
Allan Burnett’s ‘Reptile Awareness Displays of Australia’ will also be providing educational awareness demonstrations throughout the day on how to avoid snake bites and the latest first aid treatment in relation to snake bites.
There are plenty of free activities on the lake such as boat trips to the Cod Hatchery and the Noosa Water Treatment plant, ‘Take a Kid a Sailing’, rowing demonstrations, learn to paddle a canoe with qualified instructors and the free kid’s fishing clinic.
New displays being welcomed to the festival this year include the Richmond Birdwing Conservation Network, which is working towards returning the Richmond Birdwing Butterfly to its former range in South East Queensland and Peregian group Veggie Village who will provide advice to rural and urban landholders who want to grow their own fruit and veggies. Representatives of Valley Bees will also be handing out information about how to nurture and maintain Bees in our environment.
“Also, residents of the Noosa Biosphere who bring a current rate notice will be able to choose two seedlings from the Noosa Landcare display, and if you bring along a 500ml sample of your dam, creek or bore water the Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee will test the samples for free.”
It all makes for a great day out whilst appreciating the local environment in which we live. For more information call the Lake Macdonald Catchment Care group on 07 5482 4766.
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