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1 June 2009
Local musicians join in World Environment Day celebrations
Byron Shire Council’s Living Landscapes World Environment Day celebrations now include the additional performances by jazz, folk, and acoustic entertainers.
According to Council’s natural resources team leader Scott Hetherington, music that celebrates the relationship with nature and the world around us will be featured at the Brunswick Sound Shell concert in TerracePark at Brunswick Heads on Saturday 6 June from 10.00am.
“The line up featuring the Pink Dot Jazz trio, acoustic rappers Paper Strings, Celtic folk band Hide the Potato and original east coast band Orangutan Orchestra, will be a great addition to activities already planned for the Sound Shell,” Mr Hetherington said.
“Reptile awareness displays will be held throughout the day providing an opportunity to get up close with some local snakes, learn how to indentify them, where they can be found and what to do if you are bitten.
“Plus kayaks will be available nearby at Banner Park all morning for exploring the unique environment of the lower Brunswick River and Simpsons Creek,” he said.
The day wraps up with the documentary FLOW – a thought provoking documentary which looks closely at the ownership of water and the multi-billion dollar water industry.
Saturday – 6 June 2009
0.00 Orangutan Orchestra
10.30 Reptile awareness presentation & display
11.00 Paper Strings
11.30 Reptile awareness presentation & display
12.00 Hide the Potato
12.30 Reptile awareness presentation & display
1.00 The Pink Dot
6.00pm FLOW - FREE at the outdoor cinema Sound Shell on The Terracein Brunswick Heads. Bring a picnic blanket, refreshments and warm clothes.
There are of course heaps of other great activities underway throughout the Shire over the weekend including indigenous cultural tours, an art exhibition, guided rainforest walks and mountain bike adventures.
Sunday focus moves to ByronBay and the Whales Breakfast celebrating the start of the northward migration of humpback whales.
“The Living Landscapes celebration aims to provide a chance for everyone to experience the landscape and interconnections between people, plants and animals,” Mr Hetherington said.
With support from Northern Rivers Catchment Management Authority and GreatEasternRanges, the celebration provides free or low cost activities throughout Byron Shire from Friday 5 June until Sunday 7 June.
A full program of the World Environment Day Living Landscapes program can be found at www.byron.nsw.gov.au .
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Media Contact: Donna Johnston
Media Communications Officer
Byron Shire Council
Ph: 6626 7320
Mbl:: 0419 609 189
Byron Shire is located at Australia's eastern-most point with a population of almost 29,000. It is a thriving community where residents and visitors live, work and play in a sustainable environment and where Council strives to deliver the highest standard of local government services and infrastructure.
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