An integral part of our festival is the forum, where issues relating to the environment and farming practices are discussed by guest speakers and locals.
2009 Forum
“Climate, Energy and the Future”
Keynote speakers
Mark Wootton of Jigsaw Farms
& futurist Neil Henson
The 2008 Forum featured talks on the geology of the Lake Bolac catchment, soil
health, sustainability and carbon sequestration in soil.
Keynote speaker was Christine Jones of the Carbon Coalition
For more info on Christine’s work and other soil carbon related sites see the following links
Check out the Warrnambool Standard’s review of Christine’s speech at the Eel Festival.
Click here to download a pdf of Bill Sharp’s message
..and here to hear from Debbie Shea from the upper Hopkins.
Click on the links below to download presentations from previous forums.
