Programme 2008 HOME

For activities with limited numbers please book at the information tent and more information on walks and workshops is available at the information tent. For all childrens activities meet in the childrens area.

Time	Name	Description
Friday	Walks and Workshops
All day	Rainforest Walk	Self guided easy walk to some nice old-growth rainforest. Check with information tent for route.
12 pm – 4pm	Wild Cave Tour 4 hours Debbie Hunter BSc	Drive to Caveside – must have own car or catch a lift with someone. Limited Numbers – 12
1.00 – 4.00	Quamby Bluff Walk Andrew Hingston PhD, BSc No limit	Ecology and climate gradients. Medium grade walk through a series of vegetation types with different soil, water and altitude profiles.
3.00 – 4.00	Homoeopathy – Health and our environment – Mary Jane Gerson	Venue - Cottage
4.30 – 6.00	Counting the Carbon in our Forests Sean Cadman, Forest Consultant	New understandings on the role of forests as global carbon stores. Venue – Cottage
Friday	Childrens Activities
2.00 - 3.00	Belly Dancing for kids - Karen Searle
3.00 – 4.00	Kids forest walk	Easy 1 hour walk for children from 2 – 10 years Children under 6 to bring their own adult.
4.00- 6.00	Circus Skills with SuperSillyUs - Max 20	Acrobalance for kids (big and small)  with special guest Mark Downie
Friday	Evening Entertainment
6.00	Lisa Yeates & Friends
7:00	Vamp	3 piece original rock
8:00	Nine Lives	9 piece rock & soul
9:00	Liquid Nails	4 piece blues
10:00	Muddy Turds	3 piece comedy blues
11:00	Liam Guthrie	3 piece indie band
Saturday	Walks and Workshops
7.00– 9.00	Tasmania’s birds Sarah Lloyd Naturalist/Artist - No limit	Early morning walk to identify many of the local birds and learn about their habitat requirements
All day	Rainforest Walk	Self guided easy walk to some nice oldgrowth rainforest. Check with information tent for route.
8.15 – 5.30	World Heritage Walk Sean Cadman Bsc Limited numbers – 8 Book at information tent	Full day walk (8-9hours) up the Great Western Tiers Escarpment into the World Heritage Area. You must be fit and healthy with walking shoes and warm jackets. Own transport to base of Tiers.
9 -11	Yoga – Kristina Nicklason	Venue - Stage
9 -11	Forestry Practices - Pete Godfrey	Venue Cottage What goes on behind the propaganda screens!
10.00 – 2.00	Wild Cave Tour 4 hours Debbie Hunter BSc	Drive to Caveside – must have own car or catch a lift with someone Limited Numbers – 12
10 – 12 noon	Creatures of the creeks - in stream invertebrates Andrew Hingston PhD, BSc	Walk along Jackeys Creek and up Tallahassee Creek to identify impact of land use on water quality. Children over 8 years welcome. No limit
11.00 – 1.00	Tai Chi &/ or Chi Goong – Chris Dell	Venue - Stage
11.00 – 1.00	Young Greens – Laura Grainger (members) o	Venue - Workshop Tent
11.00 – 1.00	Recognising ‘Special Values’ in Forest Communities. Nick Fitzgerald BSc (Hons), Wild Country Science Officer	In any forestry operation ‘Special Values’ ie, threatened species and communities, must be protected. Learn to recognise the special values in your favourite piece of forest.
11.00– 1.00	Creative Writing – Writing to Read with Terry Whitley	Venue – Cottage Bring pen and paper if you have them
1.30-4.30	Quamby Bluff Ecology and climate gradientsMicah Visoiu BSc (Hons) Limit 12	Ecology and climate gradients. Medium grade walk through a series of vegetation types with different soil, water and altitude profiles.
1.00 – 3.00	Drumming Tim Graves	Venue - Yurt
1.00 – 3.00	Kelana Paru Dancing Maggie Wormald	Venue - Workshop Tent
3.00 – 4.30	Tai Chi (5 Elements) – Shaz Brown	Venue - Workshop Tent
3.00	Pulpmill and Peaceful Protest	Information and updates on the campaign to stop the pulpmill. Venue Cottage.
Saturday	Children’s Activities
9 - 10	Kids forest walk	Easy 1 hour walk for children from 2 – 10 years Children under 6 to bring their own adult.
9.30 – 10.30	Taekwondo for kids. Hannah Lancaster	Children 5 – 12 years
10.00 – 12 noon	Craft workshop with Pip Stanley and Rebecca Rowe  (max 20)	details to be advised
1.00 – 3.00	Circus Skills with SuperSillyUs	with special guests Nolan and Damon Fox
3.30 – 4.30	Taekwondo for kids. Hannah Lancaster	5 – 12 years
3.30 - 4.30	Kids forest walk	Easy 1 hour walk for children from 2 – 10 years Children under 6 to bring their own adult.
Saturday	Evening Entertainment
4:00pm	Seagrass	3 piece bluegrass
4:30pm	Connor Breen and friends	country rock
5:00pm	Ed Tuleja - soloist	acoustic guitar
5:30pm	Earth Fire Wind Water – a ceremonial celebration of 25^th anniversary of JM Forest festival	Women with Wings – WOW dance, Chordwainers music , bird Puppets, Tai Chi 5 Elements and N. A. Ist Nation drum.
7:00pm	Chordwainers	Leather Instruments
7.45	Halfway to Forth	Acoustic duo
8:30pm	Dancers Delight	6 piece folk
9.15	This Future Chaos	3 piece heavy metal
10:00pm	Vulgar	young original metal
10:30pm	Zero Degrees Freedom	death metal
11.30pm	Late night Movie Show	Forest films from around the world
Sunday	Walks and Workshops
All day	Rainforest Walk	Self guided easy walk to some nice oldgrowth rainforest. Check for route with information tent.
9.00 – 10.30	Forestry Practices - Pete Godfrey	Venue Cottage What goes on behind the propaganda screens!
9-12noon	History of Jackeys Marsh. Sandy Tiffin. Meet at information tent.	Lifestyle tour and hisory of the settlement in the Jackeys Marsh valley. Follow Sandy in your own car or catch a lift.
10.00am	Singing Workshop – Dusty Raspberries
10.00am	Forest Campaign Meeting	Great Western Tiers Forest Campaign Groups
10 – 12 noon	Creatures of the creeks - in stream invertebrates Andrew Hingston PhD, BSc	Walk along Jackeys Creek and up Tallahassee Creek to identify impact of land use on water quality. Children over 8 years welcome.
Sunday	Childrens Activities
9.00 –10.00	Belly Dancing for kids - Karen Searle
9.00 – 10.00	Kids forest walk	Easy 1 hour walk for children from 2 – 10 years. Children under 6 to bring their own adult.
10am – 2.00	Puppet making with Eo
12.30 - 2.30	Circus Skills with SuperSillyUs	Circus skills with special guests Nolan and Damon Fox
3.00	Children’s Circus Performance	Chance for Circus kids to strutt what they've learnt on the main stage
Sunday	Entertainment
11:00	Van den Hoogen band	3 pc original folk rock
11.30	Daniel Brauchli & Kate Case	Vocal and string duet
12:noon	Patrick Gambles	original folk soloist
12.30	Tim Thorne	poet
1:00	Dean Folks	cigar box solo
1.30	Bruce Penn	poet
2:00	Dusty Raspberries	choir
2:30	Emily and Des	original acoustic duo

Light and stage production - Kim Clark Sound Technician - Paul Flood

Stage Management - Kevin Lincoln Artist Co-ordination Kay Lincoln