Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Programme, Upwelling Festival Committee, Upwelling Festival 2022: A Community Celebration, 2022
... Portland foreshore, many holding flags, kites and puppets. The lower half of the cover features a photograph pf runners. The two photos are separated by text which reads, ' Portland Upwelling Festival / 3-Bays Running Festival'. In the bottom left hand corner there is the Portland Runners Club...Portland foreshore, many holding flags, kites and puppets. The lower half of the cover features a photograph pf runners. The two photos are separated by text which reads, ' Portland Upwelling Festival / 3-Bays Running Festival'. In the bottom left hand corner there is the Portland Runners Club ...
The Upwelling Festival is a community celebration of the Bonney Upwelling. The Bonney Upwelling is a natural, environmental phenomenon which occurs each year where the spring winds shift to the south-east driving a change in ocean currents that power a seven month feeding frenzy of tuna, crayfish, giant crabs, squid, fish, sea birds, krill and blue whales. The Upwelling is at its greatest off the coast of Portland. The Festival features a parade, ocean and science talks, live music and artThe Upwelling Festival is an annual event in Portland which celebrates the unique environmental phenomenon happening off the coast of Portland. It is a community event of great significance.8 page booklet detailing the events of the 2022 Upwelling Festival. The booklet is printed in colour on thick. glossy paper. The front cover features a blue margin down the left hand side in which are printed the words, ' Portland: October 29-30, 2022' vertically in white. Across the top in blue script is the title, 'a community celebration'. The top half of the front cover features a photograph of a crowd of people at Portland foreshore, many holding flags, kites and puppets. The lower half of the cover features a photograph pf runners. The two photos are separated by text which reads, ' Portland Upwelling Festival / 3-Bays Running Festival'. In the bottom left hand corner there is the Portland Runners Club logo.non-fictionbonney upwelling, blue whales, environment, portland, glenelg shire council, glenelg shire council cultural collection