The Mountain Festival presents cultural, conservation and community events inspired by the unique natural environment of Hobart and its surrounds.
Climate Change Theme for the Festival
Our climate change related performance events and forums were designed to inspire and inform.
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Children's Day on the Sculpture Trail
South Hobart Rivulet Sculpture Trail
11:00am - 3:00pm Sunday 9 March 2008
A day of exciting opportunities for children with giant puppet performances and natural history workshops.Be a puppeteer and learn how to manipulate our giant mountain grasshopper and velvet worms. Take the opportunity to see the work of local children on site at the Sculpture Trail. Make your own sculpture from recycled materials, take part in the treasure hunt and more.
Bring the kids for a day of fun and excitement.
Children to be accompanied by parents or guardians at all times! Gold coin donation appreciated.
More information about the Sculpture Trail is available here.
How to Get There
The Sculpture Trail is sited along the South Hobart Rivulet Trail from Molle St. to MacFarlane St. The main entrance is from Molle Street.
Look for the signs and walk through the carpark to the start of the trail.
Look for the signs and walk through the carpark to the start of the trail.
Our Partners
Tasmanian Community Fund
The Tasmanian Community Fund make grants to community organisations that make a difference by enhancing well-being and improving social, environmental and economic outcomes for the Tasmanian Community.The 2008 Mountain Festival is indeed a worthy recipient of a Tasmanian Community Fund grant.
Hobart City Council
Hobart, The way life should be.Hobart, the nation's second oldest city, has a quality of life the envy of other states.
Hobart's lifestyle provides all the cultural and physical advantages of a capital city whilst retaining a relaxed, quality lifestyle.
The Hobart City Council proudly promotes Hobart as "The way life should be", indicating that living in Hobart is as good as it gets.
University of Tasmania
UTAS is Australia's fourth oldest university and it enjoys an enviable reputation for teaching and research which is recognised locally, nationally and internationally. UTAS' commitment to scholarship is international in scope but continues to reflect the distinctiveness of Tasmania and serve the needs of its community.
Hobart Water
As rains sweep across Tasmania from the west or south, it falls on the mountain which forms a natural, high barrier. Water cascades down a number of rivers and creeks and is collected by Hobart Water at several off-take points. Here, nature and gravity helps supply around 20 per cent of Hobart's drinking water.Hobart Water looks beyond water collection on the mountain as work is done with numerous partners and community groups; sponsorship of numerous events which celebrate the mountain.
Hobart Water and the Mountain Festival are natural partners.
NRM South
NRM South is a Pinnacle Sponsor of the 2008 Mountain Festival and Presenting Partner of the Climate Change Program.Working together with local businesses, community groups and tens of thousands of Tasmanians, NRM South helps to protect, preserve and sustainably manage Southern Tasmania's natural resources, including our drinking water and waterways, our lands - both productive and native landscapes, our rich and diverse native flora and fauna, our marine and coast environments and everything that collectively makes up our unique Tasmanian landscape.
Our projects and activities are many and varied, ranging from assisting land owners in land management practises including drought planning, weed eradication and bush regeneration, assessing the state of our environment and implementing threatened species recovery plans and other actions to help us adapt to the impacts of climate change.
By supporting the Mountain Festival NRM South is proud to support the local community in celebrating our Mountain and its natural values, as well as increasing understanding and protection of our natural resources for the sustainable use and enjoyment of all.
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Event Diary
Children's Day on the Sculpture Trail
South Hobart Rivulet
A day of exciting opportunities for children with giant puppet performances and natural history workshops. Be a puppeteer and learn how to manipulate our giant mountain grasshopper and velvet worms, take the opportunity to see the work of local children, make your own sculpture from recycled materials or take part in the treasure hunt. Bring the kids for a day of fun and excitement!
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Featured Event
Summer Screen Safari Forum
Summer Screen Safari is a unique film training initiative. Over the last four months film makers have been planning, marketing, writing, shooting and editing short films on the theme of Tasmanian Gothic, with the support of Wide Angle Tasmania and guerrilla film maker Rachel Lucas.
As part of the Mountain Film Festival, two forums will be held to screen the films and todiscuss the project directions as well as general issues related to film marketing and distribution.
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