Looking Forward Community Events
From late November 2024 until April 2025, we’re inviting locals and visitors to share their knowledge, values, and perspectives about the coast to inform the project.
To start with our staff will be making their way along the coast, attending community markets and events, running drop-in sessions and inviting community members to join us for "walk and talks" along the coast.
We will have our engagement trailer and wave tank in action, sharing key messages and our approach to coastal adaptation, and importantly, we'll be hearing from you.
In February and March 2025, we will be running community workshops, doing school visits and some other cool activities.
We can't be everywhere at once, but we are looking to make it to all of the wonderful communities along the coast at least a couple of times each before the end of March 2025.
We will then be back in May and June 2025 to share with you what we have heard and what we have learnt, sharing these reflections via a series of roadshow events and video updates.
Where we have been:
Skenes Creek Drop-In Session: 3-5pm Friday 29 November at the Skenes Creek Foreshore Caravan Park
Light Up Apollo Bay: 5:30pm - late Friday 29 November at the Apollo Bay Foreshore
Apollo Bay Community Market: 8:30am-1pm Saturday 30 November at the Apollo Bay Foreshore
The Fresh Market Warrnambool: 8:30am - 1pm Sunday 1 December at Lake Pertobe, Warrnambool
Fairhaven Drop-In Session: 4-7pm Saturday 14 December at Fairhaven Surf Life Saving Club
Torquay Drop-In Session: 11am-3pm Sunday 15 December on the hill up from the Torquay Surf Life Saving Club
Port Campbell Drop-In Session: 3-6pm Monday 16th December at Port Campbell Recreation Reserve. This event was postponed due to a forecasted extreme fire danger rating. A new date will be scheduled for January 2025.
Peterborough Drop-In Session: 10am - 1pm Tuesday 17th December at Peterborough Community Hall.
Lorne Drop-In Session: 11am - 2pm Wednesday 18th December at the Lorne Community House.
Anglesea Twilight Market: 4:30-8pm Friday 20 December at Anglesea Community House Carpark.
