Love the Lesch Community Festival
May 3 @ 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Free
Ridley Place Foreshore Park in Australind comes alive with Love the Lesch, a vibrant community festival!
The Love the Lesch Festival returns for its third year.
The festival is a free community event celebrating the natural and cultural values of the Leschenault Estuary and the organisations working towards protecting it.
The day will include presentations and workshops from celebrities and local conservation champions, cultural walks, urban gardening demonstrations, games, interactive art, live music, food trucks and research presentations from local scientists.
Festival Program
9.15 AM | Guided bird walk on the Estuary with Birdlife Bunbury |
9.50 AM | Estuary Eco Cruise |
10.00 AM | Welcome to Country and Official Festival Opening |
10.15 AM | Cultural Walk led by Troy Bennell |
10.30 AM | Community Art Project with Simon Hemsley (activity tent) |
10.35 AM | Estuary Eco Cruise |
11.30 AM | The Leschenault Estuary Connect Story by LCC, ECU and Ozfish |
12.00 PM | Cultural walk led by Troy Bennell |
12.30 PM | Firewise Gardening with Chris Ferreira |
12.30 PM | Bee Hotel Workshop (activity tent) |
1.45 PM | Art Exhibition announcements |
Junior Art Prize – part of the Love the Lesch Festival.
This year’s art theme is Love the Lesch: Protecting the Leschenault Estuary!
Artwork can be a painting, sketch, sculpture, 3D artwork or collage.
Finalists’ pieces will be displayed, and winners voted for by the community at the Love the Lesch Festival on Sunday 3rd May.
Entries Close – Monday, 13th April.
Complete the entry form by Monday, 13th April (unless your teacher is arranging entry).
Full details and the Junior Art Application are available at Leschenault Catchment Council Junior Art Competition.
Visit Leschenault Catchment Council for more information.