BiospHERO Day: Sunshine Coast Biosphere community festival
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The Metropolitan (MET)
South Sea Islander Way Maroochydore, QLD 4558
General Admission
FREE
Celebrate people and nature this BiospHERO Day, our Sunshine Coast Biosphere’s first community festival with free and family-friendly fun for everyone! Get in quick to register at Eventbrite for free workshops: Pikki mini canoe Kidz Art and Relax Seed bombs Bush critters Pre-register for the Repair Café
Bring your reusable cups, water bottles, plates and cutlery. Travel BiospHERO style and ride, walk, bus or carpool to the event.
Don’t forget to bring your broken small household items and clothes that need mending to the Repair Café to give your goods a second chance at life. Please note no electrical items.
BiospHERO Day will offer something for all ages, with great tips on how to live, work and play sustainably in our Sunshine Coast Biosphere.
YOUR CHECKLIST
Bring: Reusable cup, cutlery, water bottle, sunscreen and sun-safe wear.
Booking: Registrater for free workshops through Eventbrite.
More questions? See the FAQs below
BIOSPHERO DAY: WHAT TO LOOK FORWARD TO
- Bush food tastings
- Jump on the smoothie bike and blend your own pedal-powered smoothie
- Listen to Biosphere soundscapes from around the world
- Performances from Kids in Action BiospHEROES
- Local food producers and agribusinesses
- Fun games
- Live music
- And much more!
BiospHERO Day is the culmination of a week-long program of events celebrating people and nature in our Sunshine Coast Biosphere as part of the International Day for Biosphere Reserves.
MORE EVENTS
Land Holds Memory art exhibition
Artist reflections on walking, listening and creating in the landscape
October 20 to December 3
Caloundra Regional gallery
https://gallery.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/land-holds-memory/
Practical Permaculture with Morag Gamble
Workshops for home and community gardening
Various dates
Sunshine Coast Libraries
Free, registration essential
https://library.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/
NExT Forum: (Dis)connect – Humankind and the Biosphere
November 2
University of the Sunshine Coast
Tickets $30, all proceeds to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (Qld) Ltd
https://www.usc.edu.au/community/events/next-forum-dis-connect-humankind-and-the-biosphere
Kids in Action roadshow
See the brilliant ideas of our young BiospHEROES
On display during November
Arts and Ecology Centre, Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanic Gardens
BIOSPHERO DAY FAQS
Parking: Off-street parking (free on weekends) available at Sunshine Coast Parade and Red Bill Lane. See the Maroochydore parking area map:
https://publicdocs.scc.qld.gov.au/hpecmwebdrawer/Record/20878781/File/document
Getting there: Travel BiospHERO style and walk, ride or carpool all or part of the way! Check the translink Journey Planner for public transport options.
Accessibility: This event is fully wheelchair accessible.
Cost: All activities and workshops are free to participate, so get in early to register your place! Food and drink will be available for purchase.
What to bring: Reusable cup, cutlery, plate, water bottle sunscreen and sun-safe wear. Don’t forget to bring your broken small household items (non-electrical) for mending at the Repair Café.
Interested in learning more about our Biosphere? Visit the Sunshine Coast Biosphere page on Sunshine Coast Council's website.
This event is supported by the Sunshine Coast Biosphere.
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