The region’s largest participation event, the 5 Lands Walk held last weekend has been judged a success by walkers, volunteers and artists.
The official opening night concert was held at Avoca Beach that included original dance and music under the moonlight.
Earlier in the week a smoking ceremony was held at Kincumba Mountain, where this year’s message stick was entrusted to a young local Aboriginal man, Lachlan Masters.
5 Lands Walk President Pauline Wright said the 5 Lands Walk was a truly a unique event in the country, developing from collaboration between Aboriginal peoples and the broader communities along the coast.
“The theme has always been connecting people to people, and people to place,” she said.
The original idea of the walk came after locals returned home from the famous north Italian walk the Cinque Terre.
This year’s walk followed the same formula as each year with a calling in of the whales at MacMasters Beach, leading to a day-long festival along 10km of the coastline, linking five villages from MacMasters Beach to Terrigal.
The walk has developed a sizable artistic showcase including art exhibitions at all the surf clubs as well as a sculpture exhibition on Avoca Beach.
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