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FESTIVAL FRINGE EVENTS
Village Nature Walks with Dr Jean-Marc Hero & John Pumpurs
Saturday & Sunday, 4 & 5 September Depart Tyalgum Hall 8 am
Dr Hero has been establishing long term ecological research sites in the Amazon
for measuring and monitoring climate change adaptation. He is an ecologist and
associate professor at Griffith University on the Gold Coast, and a pioneer
authority on global amphibian decline. Marc will be joined on the walks this year
by John Pumpurs, who has been photographing frogs since 1994. He
frequently consults locally on frog identification and the provision of habitats to
help with the survival of frogs in disturbed areas.
Dr Jean-Marc Hero
TOP: John Pumpurs
Visit The Frog Prints
at Tyalgum School on Sunday.
Further information about Dr Hero, frogs and biodiversity can be found at
www.frogresearch.org, www.savethefrogs.com and Griffith University
www.gu.edu.au. Visit John Pumpurs’ The Frog Prints here:
www.thefrogprints.com.au.
Bright Sparks new to this year’s Festival
This year’s inaugural Bright Sparks Music
Program is expected to become an annual
part of the Tyalgum Festival of Classical
Music.
The purpose of the program is to provide
young students an opportunity to perform.
The Brights Sparks students are not yet on
the international trail, but rather, they are
local students who work consistently, are
comfortable in their technique, are excited
by music and are eager to perform. The
young musicians can be just starting their
studies, or further advanced, but the key to
an invitation is that they are all working hard
and have a passion for music.
The two Bright Sparks concerts will be held
in St John's Anglican Church, corner
W o l l u m b i n S t r e e t a n d C a r r a b o i
Terrace, Tyalgum during the Festival:
Saturday 3 September 2 pm – 3 pm
Sunday 4 September 12 noon – 1 pm
Entry via gold coin donation.
The Tyalgum Festival is generously
supported by Theme & Variations Piano
Services. They provide the Festival both
the Model D Steinway concert grand piano
for the Tyalgum Hall concerts, as well as a
Steinway-designed Boston UP126 piano
for the Bright Sparks concerts.
Tyalgum Festival – Nature Talks
Tyalgum School, Coolman Street, Tyalgum
Saturday 3 September 1 pm
The Wollumbin Caldera: Its Origin and
Biodiversity Values
Robert Price (TOP LEFT)
Saturday 3 September 3 pm
Parks are not enough: why local animals need
to move and how we can help!
Dr Ronda Green (TOP RIGHT)
Darren Green (BOTTOM LEFT)
Sunday 4 September 12 noon
Conservation Challenges in a
Changing Caldera
Dr Mark Kingston (BOTTOM RIGHT)
The diversity of wildlife in the Tweed district
Dr Ronda Green & Darren Green
Sunday 4 September 1 pm
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