Fundraising night for eco-living festival

The Peninsula Environment Group is holding a Woytopia fundraising party night on Saturday, September 10.

The fundraising night will be held at the Woy Woy Sea Scout Hall (next to Lions Park) from 6pm to 11pm.

The 2016 Woytopia sustainable living festival will be held on Sunday, October 9, in the grounds of Woy Woy South Public School from 9am to 3pm.

Woytopia celebrates sustainable living on the Peninsula and focuses on positive, practical eco-living such as saving energy, growing vegetables, keeping chickens and organic food.

An eco market will feature stalls from organic produce through to hemp clothing.

The Woytopia festival was created by the Peninsula Environment Group.

"With many of our members having young children, we wanted to create a great family day that also celebrated the beautiful place we live in hence the name Woytopia," said organiser Mr Mark Mann.

The festival also aims to help build a stronger sense of community by bringing people together, while offering a more artistically diverse, eco-minded alternative to other local events.

There have been Woytopia festivals in 2010, 2011, 2012 and (moving to a biennial event) in 2014, with average attendances of around 3000.

He said Woytopia was a true community festival, run by volunteers from PEG, with a voluntary organising committee of six to 10 people and around 30 to 40 volunteers on the day.

Many speakers and performers also donated their time for free or reduced rates to support the festival.

It featured local musicians, entertainers, food stalls and even the local school farm.

Newsletter, 2 Aug 2016

Mark Mann, Peninsula Environment Group

Website, 2 Aug 2016

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