Rossville is gearing up for its fourth ReGen Wallaby Creek, where participants can escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life and learn to be a friend of the Earth. Photo: Facebook (ReGen Wallaby Creek).
Workshop participants will regenerate their minds, body and the Earth this weekend at ReGen Wallaby Creek.
Hosted by the Cape York Folk Club as a fundraiser for the annual Wallaby Creek Festival, environmentalist will immerse themselves in an educational gathering from 4-6 July, with program highlights including off-grid workshops, alternative building, wellbeing and guest speakers.
Club president Jen Midgely said the concept of regeneration had more depth than sustainability when it came to the environment.
“We don’t want to sustain the planet in its poor condition – environmentalists want to regenerate it,” she said.
“We live in a glorious spot on the globe, and anything we can do to keep it that way is worth doing.”
She said attendees would also have a chance to learn about simple solar, smoking meat, making a sloping retaining wall, bush medicine and much more, as well as enjoy a series of stalls and live entertainment.
There will also be a youth space, as well as a repair skills cafe, where participants can bring something to repair and share their restoration skills with community members via a chalkboard time slot.
“Learning and sharing skills to help us have comfortable, rewarding lives in a remote community is essential for our mental health and wellbeing,” Ms Midgely said.
Tickets will be available at the gate, which will open at 10am on Friday, and are a recommended donation of $50- $100 per adult, cash or EFTPOS, or can be purchased by donating through the donate button on the Wallaby Creek Festival website.
