The FULL Program
cygnet town hall :: main stage
9.30am - 5.30pm
9.30am ~ WELCOME TO COUNTRY
9.45am ~ WELCOME & FESTIVAL OPENING :: Huon Women’s Health Collective
10am ~ INDIGENOUS CONNECTIONS :: Ruth Langford
11.15am ~ RURAL MOTHERHOOD, MENTAL HEALTH & THE VILLAGE :: Stephanie Trethewey / Motherland
12.30pm ~ PANEL ‘From Soil to Soul : Reflections on Food, Mental Health & Community’ :: MC Lucy St Jack, Kate Flint, Emily Samuel-Ballantyne/Dr Demeter, Monica Francia
1.30pm ~ PANEL ‘Shared Burdens : Roles & Responsibilities in Trauma & Repair’ :: MC Miriam McCormack, Ruth Langford, Kristan Lee Read
2.45pm ~ HARNESSING THE 4 PHASES POWER OF PERIMENOPAUSE :: Lissie Turner
3.45pm ~ PANEL ‘LGBTQIA+ : Navigating Health and Wellbeing for our Diverse Community’ :: MC Karlyn Digitalis, Kati Bruton, Mez Newman, Sarah Annesley, Esther Shilling
4.45pm ~ PANEL ‘Women’s Health Q & A with Local Health Practitioners’ :: MC Lucy St Jack , Kerrie Duggan, Sarah Honey, Jill Cooper
EVENING GALA EVENT 6.30pm ~ 10pm
EVENING ENTERTAINMENT + door prizes, food vans & good community fun
Kellie Watkins Acoustic Set
Risa Ray - Contemporary Dance Performance
Lissie Turner’s Spoken Word Performance ~ Womb With A View
Special Guest DJ
cygnet town hall upstairs :: the ‘SUPPER WOMB’
10am - 5.45pm
10am-12pm ~ WOMEN’S MYSTERIES INTERACTIVE SPACE :: Rites of Passage, Story Telling & Transitions : Menarche - Motherhood - Menopause
12.15pm ~ PANEL ‘The Unspoken Pain : Raising Awareness on Pelvic Health’ :: MC Lissie Turner, Morgan Kent (Pelvic Studio), Ally Freudenmann (Pelvic Pain Australia), Karlyn Digitalis (Yoni Mapping Therapy)
1.15pm ~ THE IMPORTANCE OF PLEASURE & THE PSYCHEDELIC CERVIX :: Karlyn Digitalis & Mandi Wheatley
2.30pm ~ WORKSHOP ‘Herbal Tea Making for Stress & Anxiety’ :: Monica Francia from Herbalists Without Borders
3.45pm ~ DANCE WORKSHOP ‘Wild Woman Dance Journey’ :: Ebony Prins & Abby Aquila
5pm ~ TAKETINA ~ Moving, Rhythmic Meditation :: Gai Anderson
Loongana park :: outdoor activities
11am - 4pm
11am - 2pm - FITNESS INSPO ~ PILATES & STRENGTH :: Run Move Connect
11am - 12.30pm ~ KIDS CIRCUS FUN :: Felicity Horsely
1pm - 2pm ~ MOVEMENT PLAY FOR ALL AGES :: Felicity Horsely
2pm - 3.30pm ~ SOMATIC MOVEMENT FOR NERVOUS SYSTEM HEALING :: Gayle Newbolt
2.30pm - 4pm ~ BOTANICAL FABRIC DYEING :: Coralee Williams
11am ~ WORKSHOP ‘Wild Weed Walk : Get to Know the Medicinal Plants Around the Streets of Cygnet’ :: Jessica Cherret
2pm ~ WORKSHOP ‘ Wild Weed Walk : Exploring Our Local Plants as Storytellers & Allies’ :: Heather Mac
main stage space :: IMMERSIVE arts
11am - 3pm
Art Therapy Table ~ Come sit, explore with clay, have a play and chat with art therapist Meli Swan. We’ll supply you with noise cancelling headphones so you can chill, focus and go within
Live Visionary Art ~ Bear witness to Emmabelle Smallwood as she puts paint to canvas, conjuring the feminine spirits and creating a stunning work of art. Inspired by the land of Lutruwita & the circulating festival folk
Art Installation ~ Delight at the work of local artist Fran Reeve, with her textural, soft sculpture work. Winner of the People’s Choice Award for the Women’s Art Prize Tasmania 2024, her creations are not to be missed. She’ll be displaying her latest piece ’Long Sustaining, The Crone’
ENJOY CHURCH :: STALLS AREA
10am - 3pm
Come and have a wander through the stalls area ~ filled with health providers, local businesses, healers and helpers to support your wellness!
Featuring….
WOMEN’S HEALTH TAS :: OUR MOTHERSHIP :: THE HEALTH OASIS :: LEARN TO NOURISH :: THE CACAO AMBASSADOR :: THE HEALING SPACE, CYGNET :: STATE OF BALANCE CHIROPRACTIC :: BAPTCARE :: CALM BIRTH :: END OF LIFE DOULA :: WILD BEAUTY WAYS :: BACK TO BALANCE :: BIOFIELD TUNING :: MOSS GREEN~CANDLES BY BILLY :: JESSICA STORY - LOCAL POET & AUTHOR :: TOLMAN HEALTH COACH (IRIDOLOGY ETC) :: HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS TASMANIA :: SULI YOGA AND EMBODIMENT :: SAGE AND STONE :: BACK TO BALANCE ::
Evening Food Stalls :: Cantina De Valle & Bogan Josh
Special Features :: Arcadian Wildcraft Continuous Crafting Circle, Henna, Face Painting and more!