SUNDAY 6TH APRIL 10AM - 3PM

Although the festival doesn’t officially open until 10am, our first bird walk with Birdlife Bunbury volunteers is starting early - all the better to witness some of the special bird life that visit the Leschenault Estuary!

REGISTRATION CAN BE MADE HERE!

Welcome to Country and official opening. Come on down and listen to some live music, be part of a community art project, talk to volunteers at our information stalls, grab a bite to eat and enjoy being part of a proactive community!

We invite you and your pooch to join us for brunch! Meet K9 Connections, the experts in pet behaviour and dog training; South West NRM, with their responsible pet ownership programs; BARRC, meet some adorable rescue puppies; and GeoCatch, learn how to build a cat enclosure!

For our not-so early birders we have a second bird walk, also led by Bunbury Birdlife volunteers. Come along and hear from these passionate folk about the birds on our doorstep.

REGISTRATION CAN BE MADE HERE.

Seagrass adventure with OzFish Unlimited - prepare to get a little muddy with a walk and talk presentation on the exciting revegetation project restoring vital seagrasses in the Leschenault Estuary!

REGISTRATION CAN BE MADE HERE.

Chris Ferreira from the Forever Project brings us a workshop to help you design and re-shape your home to be more energy efficient and climate resilient. Focusing on the latest energy efficiency gadgets and techniques, passive solar landscaping, building design and renewable energy systems.

Are you struggling to control Cape Tulip on your property? The Peel-Harvey Biosecurity Group have purchased Weed Wipers to support landholders tackling this declared weed. Come along to hear how they can help you.

Join Josh Byrne, well known as the WA presenter on ABCTV’s Gardening Australia program, and learn how you can develop a climate resilient garden while supporting the health of the Leschenault Estuary. Expect clever ways to save water, increase biodiversity and support healthy waterways in this Nutrient Wise Gardening Workshop.

The Australins Lions Club will be joining us at this years festival and providing the brunch for you and your pup. They’ll also be bringing along the train - operating from 11am-1.30pm!

Southwest based singer songwriter who appeared at the 2024 Nannup Music Festival after winning the 2023 Nannup Busking Competition.

Sit back and enjoy the music, she’ll be playing three sets over the course of the festival.

Join ephemeral land artist Elaine Clocherty for a community art project celebrating the Leschenault Estuary.

Elaine works directly in the landscape, using found local natural materials and allows the stories and characteristics of a place to directly inform the work.

On top of this exciting line-up we’ve got face painting, visits from Western the Ringtail Possum and Dudley Dolphin, information and activity stalls, food trucks and a local student poster competition! Winner of the Student Poster Competition to be announced at the end of the festival!