WHAT'S ON 2023
Check out this year's exciting line up
Mary River Festival is full of activities and entertainment for everyone.
9:10
WELCOME
9:20
SOLAR
10:00
CARL LYNCH
10:55
THE MOONSETS
11:50
GECKOES WILDLIFE
12:35
MARK MORONEY
1:30
ASPY JONES
2:25
CIRCUS
3:00
THE FLOATING BRIDGES
4:00
CLOSE
YABBA YARNING
MC'd by Zela Bissett of Gympie Goal Diggers Toastmasters, the Yabba Yarning Tent offers the opportunity for festival visitors to hear talks from an inspirational line-up of speakers about topics associated with this year’s very on point theme, "A free flowing Mary River protects special migratory species."
Speakers examine various aspects of special migratory species and how a free flowing river ensures their survival.
2023 PROGRAM TO BE ADVISED .. In the meantime, here was last years (2022) program.
9:45
WELCOME TO COUNTRY
10:00
MUSICAL INTRODUCTION sing along with local musician and sculptor KEITH GALL
10:30
KEN CROSS Biodiverse backyards: how small landholders can make their contribution to biodiversity and withstand negative impacts from prolonged wet weather.
11:00
TOM KENDALL - PERMECO INC How to design your permaculture to gain benefit from floods and avoid disastrous erosion and soil loss.
11:30
EVA FORD - MRCCC Encouraging riverbank resilience for flooding
12:00
JOE MCLEOD Benefits of freshwater flows to carrying capacity of marine ecosystems
12:30
STEVE BURGESS New legislative changes to EPBC Act and their implications
1:00
GECKOES WILDLIFE Martin Fingland and his scaley and furry friends provide a wonderful opportunity to get up close and personal with native animals
2:00
LUKE BARROWCLIFFE A Butchulla perspective on the challenges and benefits of floods and how to manage country to better withstand extreme weather. Some time for questions and discussion after.
2:30
MEG - KOALA ACTION NETWORK Koala Talk – current projects