Festival of the Forests

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Festival of the Forests

Sunday 1st April 2012, 10am - 3pm, National Arboretum Canberra

Bus Service:

Action Bus Service to the Arboretum will leave from Platform 9 at the Civic Interchange at 10.00am on the hour, every hour until 3.00pm. And will leave the Arboretum on the half hour until 3.30pm and do a final run at 4.00pm.

Each year, the Friends give you the opportunity to explore the emerging forests in new and wondrous ways. Watch, listen and learn as the history of the Arboretum’s rare and symbolic trees are revealed throughout the day.

Discover more about Canberra’s unique 250 hectare parkland with spectacular views across Canberra. If you’ve been once, you’ll want to come again!  Off road parking available on site, or why not take the family on a Sunday bike ride to the event. Bike parking available at the Events Terrace. Enjoy the on-site catering and remember to bring your refillable water bottle.

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Program

7:006:00pmEarlybird staff onsite
7:309:15Vendors and stall holders bump in
9:30 GATES OPEN
10:004:00Entertainment Main Stage - see entertainment schedule
10:003:00Visitors Centre Tours - see tours schedule
10:1511:15Lindsay Prior National Arboretum Tour
10:4511:05Orienteering
10:004:00Scout Cub Car Racing
10:004:00McGrath Foundation Family Ride and Picnic Area
10:0010:30Walk 1. Event Terrace to Silver birch & return
10:0012:00Hot air balloon
10:004:00Kids craft making
10:004:00Exhibitor Displays
10:004:00Passport to the Forests
11:15 Chief Minster arrives onsite
11:3012:00Duncan Smith acknowledgement to country, Chief Minister Opening and address Bianca Lockley McGrath Foundation and Robyn Archer
11:5012:00Chief Minister is escorted from Event Terrace to STEP Forest
12:0512:25STEPS Tree planing and Brochure launch
12:0012:20Orienteering
12:301:00Walk 2. Dairy Farmers Hill to Event Terrace
1:001:20Orienteering
1:001:30Walk 3. Event Terrace to Silver birch & return
1:302:30Lindsay Prior National Arboretum Tour
2:002:20Orienteering
2:002:30Walk 3. Dragon trees to STEP
2:303:00Walk 4. Dairy Farmers Hill to Event Terrace
3:004:30Commence site clear
3:005:00Site crew pack up trees to 1 central point and remove event signage
3:305:00Exchibitors and vendors bump out
5:30 Site clear and gates closed
3:305:00Bins collected
5:008:00am Security onsite

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