As the world gathers in Paris for the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, a strong contingent of up to 400 Bega Valley residents took part in Saturday’s Bega Valley Climate Action Festival.
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A performance by Fling Physical Theatre’s hip hop dancers kicked off proceedings in Ayres Walkway before the participants crossed Carp St, making their way to the Bega River Reserve.
In her welcome to country speech, Djiringan elder Aunty Colleen Dixon spoke to those gathered by the banks of the once prosperous river about the immediate need to prevent further environmental degradation of the region’s ecosystems.
Other speakers included Djiringan man David Dixon, Clean Energy for Eternity’s Matthew Nott, One Million Women’s Dorte Planert and Eden-Monaro candidates Tamara Ryan of the Australian Greens and the Australian Labor Party’s Mike Kelly.
The festival coincides with several demonstrations planned across Australia for the weekend with up to 60,000 taking to the streets of Melbourne on Friday.
