Earth Hour '09 in Naremburn

Pretty damn groovy. 'Way cool' according to one overheard 14 year old. Naremburn Park was the venue for this exciting event last night, as Willoughby Council marked Earth Hour, 2009. Stalls with sustainably harvested and prepared foods, valet bike parking, local Sustainability Groups and Progress Associations were set up along with Council displays of environmentally friendly home modification ideas and demonstrations. Council events don't usually attract Gen Y but his time was different. With Jane Caro (of the Gruen Transfer)as MC, hundreds of locals & quite a few from further afield lit candles, quaffed, munched and generally chilled to the sounds of the Rythmn Hunters and the sights of two excellent fire twirlers. Finally, there was a 'drum in' where those who had attended a drumming workshop earlier in the evening and those who had made their drums in the workshop tent just let it rip. Loved it. Well done Council! Check the Earth Hour website for news and pics of the event, worldwide and here's a few more from Naremburn :

Willoughby Symphony Orchestra in Naremburn Park

Voted the best Community Orchestra in Australia, the WSO performs at its best whenever Nick Milton is conducting. So what a treat for Naremburn this evening as we laid out our picnics, caught up with friends & neighbours and settled in for 2 hours of fantastic music. The program featured violinist Cameron Hill Australian Young Performer of the Year, in Mendelssohn's Concerto for Violin in E Minor. You might not know that your Council is one of a handful in the country and possibly the only one in NSW which supports a full Symphony Orchestra. Being so proud of this Orchestra, we have designed in the new Civic Place a 1000 seat Concert Hall - a fitting home venue for an orchestra of this quality. And we believe, a venue which will attract many other acts of high quality to come over to the Northside!