Werribee River Association’s inaugural River Fest was held in Wyndham Park on Sunday September
24, coinciding with World River’s Day.
Featuring workshops, music, dance, and educational stalls, the festival celebrated the river which stretches from Wombat State
Forest to Port Philip Bay and the platypus, fish, turtles, frogs, birds, reptiles,
and the local communities who call it home.
The platypus was especially prominent in the celebrations, with Perri the taxidermy platypus
getting plenty of love and many joining in the procession of the giant paper mache platypus
and the beatfactor drummers.
The War on Waste Space taught attendees how reducing waste through reusing, mending, repairing, sharing, and swapping, could help better protect the Werribee River into the future.
Painting, First Nations art and craft and traditional Pacific weaving workshops were also popular, as were children’s activities.
