Mayor Rhys Williams and Deputy Mayor Caroline Knight, in association with Mandurah Environment and Heritage Group, Nanna's for Native Forests and WA Forest Alliance present: a special community screening of Jane Hammond's award winning documentary, Cry of the Forests.
Join us at Quarry Park Amphitheatre, Mandurah. This special event has FREE entry due to sponsors who want their community to see this vital film, REGISTRATION IS ESSENTIAL for Covid capacity.
Arrive at 6:30 and enjoy the picturesque setting at and some live music before the film starts. A whimsical night out for our SW forests.
Please bring torches, water bottles (refilling stations available), cushion and/or low-back chair. Tall chairs will be allowed at the back only.
Please be aware that mosquitos have been prevalent, insect repellant is strongly advised.
This is an alcohol and smoke free event operating on a leave no trace principle - please take out all matter you bring in.
This promises to be an important film screening for all ages.
Music by Miranda Aitken & Anu Grace , who will also be joined by the Mandurah Nannas For native Forests Choir.
Nannas For Native Forests
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Miranda Aitken
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Anu Grace
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Best access off Pebble Beach Blvd, Meadow Springs WA 6210. Car pooling encouraged as minimal street parking available. (Email info@mehg.org.au to notify interest with suburb)
About the film:
WA’s south-west forests are part of one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet and are recognised for their ability to capture and store carbon.
They are vital to slowing run-away climate change, yet, instead of preserving them, we are cutting them down at an alarming rate for charcoal, firewood and wood chips.
Forests play a crucial role in the water cycle, but the streams that once bubbled through these ecological communities are drying up and the critical habitat they provide for endangered species is shrinking.
Cry of the Forests takes viewers to the heart of the forests to see first-hand the beauty of these towering ecosystems and the life they support.
We meet the activists armed with GoPro's and dressed in camouflage gear who have risked their lives to bear witness and capture the devastation occurring in our forests. We will also meet traditional custodians, tourist operators & farmers on the frontline of the battle to protect our forests.
This film seeks to change perceptions about native forests and their true value.
Quarry Amphitheatre at Quarry Adventure Park, 6210