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Grassroots
fresh energy to win the race against climate change
Media Release
10
July 2008
Greenfest
– free green festival of emerging arts and
community action
Australia’s
“largest free, green and emerging arts festival”
happens at South Bank, Brisbane 10 – 12
October this year.
Greenfest,
with more than 150 confirmed music acts, speakers,
artists and film makers, will also feature at
least 100 exhibitors showing “green”
cars, building, fashion, organic food, as well
as presenting education and career opportunities
for young and old.
Lord
Mayor Campbell Newman, in announcing the Brisbane
City Council’s support for Greenfest at
a media launch at South Bank today, said he welcomed
such a unique event which complemented the City
Smart program and added significantly to Bribane’s
“green” credentials.
Mr
Newman also announced that the world-renowned
naturalist and UN Peace Ambassador Dr Jane Goodall
will be here to launch Greenfest in October.
Greenfest
will feature four distinct outdoor exhibition
areas each with a different theme:
•
Green Street Mall showing greener prodicts to
improve the home, fashion, technology, personal
care, travel, energy efficient white goods and
lesiure products;
• Green Motor Show features a “race
against climate change” with a line-up of
low emission “green” cars from all
the major automobile manufacturers;
• Green Career Show promotes greener opportunities
for careers across all industries;
• Green Bake is all about organic food,
drinks, cooking, celebrity chefs, great tastes,
fresh food markets and healthy living.
Greenfest
Director Colman Ridge said “Greenfest is
about coming together to share ideas and practical
actions to win the race against climate change.”
“The
festival will be based in Brisbane with ambitions
to become the world’s largest free green
leadership festival within 5 years. It uniquely
focusses on the fresh energy of new ideas and
emerging arts as a means of creating a greener
world ” Mr Ridge said at the launch.
In
a letter of support just received from Jane Goodall,
Mr Ridge quoted Dr Jane Goodall as saying:
“Greenfest
is a wonderful grassroots initiative, highlighting
Brisbane’s leadership and commitment to
conservation, our environment and taking care
of the community we live in. I commend the people
of Brisbane for initiating such a wonderful event.”
Greenfest
is supported across the community from government
to business and conservation organisations to
individuals. Interest in exhibiting from green
business leaders has been tremendous and whilst
not sold out yet, Mr Ridge said we are likely
to close bookings for Greenfest 2008 by end of
July.
The
organisers also welcome groups and individuals
to become involved with Greenfest as volunteers
helping out at the three-day event. For more information
or to offer to be involved visit www.greenfest.com.au
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