🌿 ACTIVATE GREAT SOUTHERN PILOT 2023 🌿

🌿GOODIES FARM 2023 🌿

EVENT INFORMATION PAGE
❤️ love letter we meticulously prepared for you below! It will only take 5 minutes ❤️

Hello Activators ! We are thrilled you got a ticket and look forward to meeting you! ARE YOU READY???
Well, grab your wellies and camping gear and start packing for our first ever Great Southern Activate. We are
pumped to share this event with you and get these gorgeous 10,000 seedings in the ground.

𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘖𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺. 𝘞𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘌𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘌𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥.

Here’s some important information for you to look at prior to the event. Please stick with us here. There’s serious stuff and some very interesting information about the event.

Firstly! 🤓 Let’s get the serious stuff out of the way

🚗DIRECTIONS TO KENDENUP AGRICULTURAL HALL (HQ)🚗

15km north of Mt Barker – Turn off Albany Highway onto Beverley Rd towards Kendenup townsite. The hall is located on the right not far after Monash Rd (on left) and before Chauvel Rd (on right). We will have Activate signage out front and a friendly welcome team to greet you. Note. The Agricultural Hall/ Grounds is not on Google maps (Kendenup Hall is a different hall). see here for the Google Maps pin

🩹SAFETY & FIRST AID⚠️

🤒FEELING UNWELL – If you are feeling unwell with COVID symptoms, or any other illness, please do not attend, and let us know (contacts listed at end). Not only do we need to have the amount of people to plant the trees, but we also have a waitlist of people wanting to attend. Camping down south is not fun if you are feeling unwell so don’t try and talk yourself into it.
At the event we will have some RAT tests available and a first aid team. Should you start feeling unwell or suspect COVID, please present to the crew for assistance.
✅Site OSH – ⚠️ Please abide by signage and follow crew instructions. There will be a brief OSH briefing on the Friday night to cover juicy OSH goss, a dedicated tree planting OSH brief on Saturday morning, and a poster with main points/ reminders in the hall. Find a crew member for assistance if you have any concerns.
🚗 VEHICLE MOVEMENT – You will be greeted at the gates of the Agricultural Hall and directed to the camping area.
BE AWARE there will be vehicles moving around the campsite. Drive VERY SLOWLY & with your lights on. We will be car pooling to site on Saturday morning.
Above all, please KEEP AN EYE ON CHILDREN, especially when reversing, and warn them about the vehicle movements.
🌊 DAM AND WATER AT FARM – Yes, there is dam and pools of water on the farm, it is muddy and slippery. Please KEEP AN EYE ON ALL CHILDREN (even if they are not yours), tell them not to go near the dam.
🔥CAMPFIRES – No fires are permitted by campers. There will be a central fire maintained by the crew. Please do not touch the fire, put on firewood, or start your own fire. There will be a safe zone marked around the fire. Please inform your children not to go any closer to the fire than the safety zone and keep an eye on them around the fire.
⛔ OUT OF BOUNDS – As we are staying close to town and private properties, please respect locals privacy and stay on the Ag Hall site- hall, campsite, big oval and kids play ground.
🚶RURAL – We are in a rural area. Phone & internet are limited. Please make sure you have written down the directions to the Ag Hall prior to leaving home and when you are at the event do not venture off. For your safety, please let the crew know if you have to leave the main group.
🩹 FIRST AID – We are lucky to have experienced first aiders amongst us. First Aiders will be identified during the OSH briefing. The crew who will be wearing YELLOW high-visibility will have radios and can assist you too. If you have any medically important information that will help us assist you in an emergency please talk to Wren on arrival.
Your information will be kept as need to know only.
First aid kit locations:
● On top of fridge in Ag Hall kitchen
● Onsite vehicle (with seedling trailer)
● Refreshments marquee on farm
● Emergency vehicle will be parked up close to planting area

Closest hospital: 23km away from Hall. 35km from Farm.

Plantagenet Hospital in Mount Barker
Emergency open 24 hours – 59 Langton Road, Ph: 9892 1222

🥰 GENERAL SAFETY – This event is entirely run by volunteers, we work very hard to bring you these unique Tree Planting Music Festivals, jam-packed with love, music, amazing food, and community. Our budgets are very low and our event management is as perfect as it can be. Please keep an eye out for children (and big children) for general safety. If you see something we have missed – please let us know so we can remove the risk. Everyone has a part to play at this event and we appreciate all extra eyes and ears to keep us with our mission of planting trees.

💚 Now, on to the JUICY DETAILS! 💚

What do I do when I arrive?
Arrive from 2pm Our friendly team at the entrance will greet you. They’ll check you in, ask you about your camping setup and direct you in. There are designated camping areas. Families camping may wish to camp further away from the hall so late night music does not keep the kids awake.
If you are camping in a tent or swag you are welcome to sleep in the hall or under the veranda if the weather is looking bad but please beware there will be music and a lot of movement in the area.

The bathrooms (hot showers) are connected to the hall. Once you’ve set up your camp, head down to the Main Hall where you’ll be welcomed by everyone, grab a cuppa and chill be the warm fire. Dinner will be served at 6pm (kids 5.30pm), followed by induction, then music.

🌿🌳SCHEDULE 💃 🎷

🌳PLANT HARD !! DANCE HARD !!🌳This is a guide to what we have planned. Due to various factors the program is subject to change. Tree planting and fun is our priority so the flow will revolve around this. Just keep an eye on the program stuck up on the wall, and your ears open to our MCs who will keep you posted as we go along.
You can be sure that Activate’s famous farm-field mobile DJs will be making an appearance deep-south-style!
Bringing the high-vibe tunes to elevate your day of planting and keep you grooving while you restore the land.
Evenings at HQ will be a treat for your ears – live music, pumping DJs and camp-fire sing-alongs!

🌿COMMUNITY JOBS 🌿 We will be a tree planting community for the weekend and each and every person involved in the event is a volunteer. The (volunteer) crew will be all over most things and we will be doing shout outs when we need help with things. On arrival to the hall we ask you to check out any gaps that may need filling on the Community Jobs board which will be up on the wall next to Schedule and Site Map. Jobs such as making sure water is topped up at tea station, kitchen assistance etc.

FRIDAY

● 14.00-18.00: Arrival to Ag Hall Kendenup
● 17.30 Kids dinner
● 18.00: Dinner. Live tunes – Wren & Dave + Friends
● 18.30: Welcome/ Introductions / House keeping
● 20.00: Acoustic Vibes Entertainment. Open mic- music, poetry, game
** We would love for you to prepare/ share a poem/ skit/ song with us. We encourage you to be as weird
and creative as you feel 🙂

SATURDAY

● 6.30-7.30 : Morning movement practice
● 7.00-8.00: Breakfast
● 8.30: Welcome + site induction @ Goodies
● 9.00 to 16.00: TREE PLANTING
● 12.30: Lunch
● 17.30: Kids early dinner
● 18.00: Dinner
● Celebrations (in your finest Hat) 18.00 – 20.00 Live tunes – Eco Omen. Ben Francis. 20.00 – 00:00 DJ
Swampy. EarthstatiK

SUNDAY

● Morning Pack-up camp – we must be out of HQ by 10am (latest)
● 6.30-7.30 : Morning movement practice
● 7.00-8.00: Breakfast
● 9.00 to 12.30: TREE PLANTING
● 12.30: Lunch
● 13.00: Closing Ceremony

** Please note that participation in any of the workshops involving sport (i.e. Movement or Dance) are at your
own risk. Please do not use the Activate event to try any new moves – unless on the dancefloor.

🎷MUSIC 🎷

“EarthstatiK has represented Sonic Alchemy Records and held down the decks at many festivals and events throughout WA.Inspired by the big bass scene in Canada and North America, he brought this inspiration back to WA mixing lush chunky psychedelic bass/downtempo grooves. He has since grown into a multi genre DJ stepping up the tempo incorporating progressive house/deep driving techno. His seamless mixing will take you on a
journey like no other fit for any moment. You can expect anything between lush ethereal bass music to deep psychedelic techno and anything in between.”

“Ben Francis grew up in rural Western Australia in the shire of Bruce Rock, and has planted thousands of trees on his family farm. He developed a strong sense of creativity in his early childhood including an intimate friendship with music. Soaking up environments and their inhabitants he expresses sounds, songs and paintings which he claims are largely therapeutic. Mr Francis spent 2 years designing and implementing several community garden projects for refugee communities in Greece in 2017-2019. He held art workshops for
the unaccompanied minors who were stuck on Lesvos Island awaiting their release into Europe. He has since been hiding in the deep south of Western Australia, awaiting inspiration for his next exploration of this ‘wild and ridiculous world.”

“Echo Omen is all about rhythm – in both music and life. The alias of Great
Southern Western Australian-based songwriter, multi-instrumentalist,
producer and vocalist Matthew Bracknell, Echo Omen crafts soulful,
atmospheric sounds from acoustic folk to downtempo indietronica and
abstract hip-hop, drawing comparisons to artists as diverse as José González,
Quantic and Algiers.” Find him here on spotify and youtube.

Wren & Dave. Welsh born, Australian grown. Wren is a singer and
multi-instrumentalist with a LOVE of Swing Jazz, Acapella Gospel, Electronic Lounge, Ambient Celtic, Intuitive EarthSong and Soul/ Blues … and a PASSION for language, culture, musical connections and caring for/ connecting with the environment.
David Rastrick is a West Australian trumpeter, vocalist, composer and multi-instrumentalist with over twenty years performance experience in many styles. The skills of a jazz musician with classical and contempo rary grounding. 

DJ Swampy recently arrived to the South Coast region from the Mid-West of WA. Swampy will provide an upbeat soundtrack with a great mix of genres. Playing vinyl swampy blues, swing, soul, r&b, funk, disco, electro, jazzy sounds – and at times touching on some upbeat rock and roll, indie and hip hop. Covering new tunes from Australia and across the globe, while revisiting some of the all-time classics sounds. Committed to making you feel good inside.

Event Photography by the super amazing Kat Third Eye Photography.

🍲🥗 FOOOOOD 🥣🥘

Our cook’s have got you covered; all your meals for the entire weekend are provided! Tea and coffee station at HQ will have cows milk and homemade Oat Milk. If you require any other special milks please bring.
They will be nourishing us all with freshly made, healthy, and delicious meals made with care and love. Dietary requirements will be catered for. The absolute best way to end a day of planting together is to gather for a wholesome communal meal together.

BYO snacks, water bottle, plate + utensils (for field lunches).

📋PACKING LIST 📋

● Camping equipment – tent or small vehicle preferred, but the site is accessible to caravans and motorhomes too, blankets, mattress etc.
● Good boots/shoes for walking & tree planting. If it has rained, it can be very muddy. Gumboots or at least waterproof shoes or a spare pair are highly recommended. Planting barefoot is not allowed.
● Waterproof jacket/ outfit in case we get blessed by rain a day earlier than wished for
● Warm clothes – it might be t-shirt weather during the day but it gets VERY COLD at night. A thick coat, thick socks, and a beanie are essential. Spare socks!
● We are making some patches that can be sewn onto shirt/ jacket/ whatever you like, as a momento, so bring something you’d like patched (we will have sewing stuff in hall)
● Hat + fun/wacky hat for Saturday party night
● Backpack for planting days containing: plate + utensils*, water bottle (we will have refill stations onsite), thermos (if you’d like to bring hot drinks to site from HQ), sunscreen, lip balm (important!), yummy  snacks for morning and afternoon tea. *We have use of the Hall dishes and crockery for breakfast and dinners, however you will need to bring these with you for lunch in the field.
● Camping chair for sitting around the fire or resting up at lunchtime.
● Torch – yes, please! The campsite is not well lit. You’ll need a torch to get to and from your tent and moving around at night.
● Towel and toiletries (roll of TP if you have lots at home) – yes, hot showers will be available
● Yoga mat
● Musical instruments, games, face paint, eco-glitters, and all your paraphernalia for a magical weekend
● Trinkets and magical items you may wish to dedicate to the trees you plant
And that’s it 🙂

Oh, lastly:
● Drugs and Alcohol to be left at home. This is a drug and alcohol free event. Smokers, please smoke out of view of kids and away from communal areas.
● We love animals, but please, DO NOT BRING YOUR DOG (or other animals) to the event.

🧺 ACTIVATE WISH LIST 🧺

The following are items that we are on the lookout for. If you have, please get in contact with Wren.

• BUS / VAN / VEHICLE with lots of seats for carpooling to site (between HQ & Goodies)
• 4WD Ute (extra/ backup seedling transport for onsite)
• DRONE PHOTOGRAPHER WITH GEAR (to help pimp up our photo monitoring and capture us from the sky)

Do you want to help a little more and bring some supplies for us?? Everything little helps! Some items you already have at home can help us keep our budgets low, and encourage everyone to participate as much as they
can in a variety of different ways. Things we are always on the look out to make our event sparkle :

• Snacks for morning and arvo tea – homemade preferable (less packaging) Do you make a mean bliss ball, snack bar, dip etc. that you’d like to share with all your new planting friends?
• Fruit from your place or a nearby tree
• Toilet paper – did you hoard too much? We’d love some! Even if you just grab a roll for your family. Store in bathroom.

There are lots more items we are always on the hunt for and even though it’s not listed here if you think you have something that’ll be useful to us – send us a message. According to our sustainability ethics, we try to keep our
purchases to a minimum, buy 2nd hand or build ourselves if we cannot borrow. This helps us keep our costs down, supports out environmental values as a priority and makes our community working together 🙏

🙋 QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EVENT 🙋

Please do not hesitate to reach out, we will respond as fast as possible:
rhian.greenheart@gmail.com
From Friday 21st July onwards (TEXT MESSAGES ONLY):
⭐ Wren 0415 473 994

Phew – nearly there!!

🙏We would like to thank Goodies Farm and Wide Open Agriculture for partnering with us, and providing the 10,000 seedlings for this event. Green Skills and Wilson Inlet Catchment Committee for loaning us tools and planting buckets, the Green Pantry for their tasty donations. And other awesome supporters to be announced.
Big thank you to Pen and Dale of Goodies Farm for hosting the Activate planting. They welcome us with open arms, excitement and gratitude. Activate Great Southern are blessed to be piloting the project on this incredible Regenerative Agriculture property. You will hear more about Goodies Farm on Friday night from the Goodies
themselves 😉

Now… get excited, get packing and we’ll see you VERY SOON!

💚🌿🌱 Activate Great Southern Crew 🌱🌿💚