World Environment Day returns to Murwillumbah

WORLD Environment Day Festival returns to Murwillumbah on June 8 with a full day of speakers, music, activities and stalls at Knox Park.

Tweed Landcare and Caldera Environment Centre are hosting this year’s festival to shine a light on the region’s unique biodiversity and push for collective action on climate and conservation.

Isabelle Oude-Egberink, community officer with Tweed Landcare said bringing people together on World Environment Day was vital to spark change.

“Raising global awareness of environmental issues of our time is important to educating the public and promoting collective action towards a larger global movement for change,” she said.

She said the work could be relentless and challenging but that she remained inspired by the cause.

“We are a part of nature, and nature is a part of us,” she said.

Festival organisers say the day will inspire and educate, with a program that features expert speakers, live music, performances and kids’ activities.

Griffith University professor Brendan Mackey will outline his Northern Rivers Adapts research on community-led climate planning and Jagun Alliance partnerships.

Dr John Grant from Southern Cross University will explain why soil health underpins food security and sustainable farming.

Bird language specialist Andrew Turbill, known as The Bird Guy, will demonstrate how listening to birds can deepen our connection with the land.

More than 20 information stalls will cover topics from renewable energy and waste reduction to wildlife care and council conservation projects, with food vans on site.

The festival runs from 10 am to 3.30 pm at Knox Park on June 8. For the full program, visit calderaenvironmentcentre.org/world-environment-day-2025.