Walking Humbly will take place 27 to 29 November 2009 inclusive. It is a Pre-Parliament of World Religions event sponsored by Victoria Multicultural Commission.
Along this journey we will engage with different communities and environments within the south eastern Murray-Darling Basin in Victoria . We invite you to join us and and participate as one of 150 diverse interfaith Pilgrims in an experience of learning, friendship-building, celebration and awareness raising in this ecologically imperilled, brave and beautiful part of our country.
We will start the journey at The Blackburn Sikh Gurdawara on Friday 27th November. Buses will pick up participants from various locations around Melbourne (including Southern-Cross Station). After the opening ceremony we will visit Victoria ’s famous Healesville Sanctuary. We will have the opportunity to get up close to Australia ’s wildlife and learn about Australia ’s native flora and fauna. We will then make our way through to Kinglake and hear about the devastation and healing taking place after Black Saturday Bushfires.
Our base will be at the beautiful Nagambie Lakes Park Resort. It is bordered with the Goulburn River on one side and the Nagambie Lakes on the other. Incorporating our theme: WATER; The significance and importance of water in our lives and within our faiths. Nagambie Lakes offers fantastic huge two bedroom, two bathroom, full kitchenette bunk style accommodation, it also has 1, 2 & 3 bedroom cabin options for couples, families and groups that specifically want to stay together (at a reasonable extra charge).
The following two days will be engaging us on a spiritual, fun and educational journey through the towns of Shepparton, Echuca (Barmah Forest), Castlemaine and Bendigo . We will have the opportunity to listen, learn and be with these communities; together enjoying Aboriginal ceremonies, interfaith dialogue and multicultural entertainment, sight seeing and ecological awareness raising along the way!
Currently, we are in the middle of a United Nations declared decade focusing on Water for Life. GreenFaith Australia hopes to give emphasis to this as it engages with the life of diverse communities dependent on the water of the Murray-Darling River system.
Places are limited and we urge you to get your applications to attend in as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. The fee includes everything; Travel, accommodation (including linen), food (full vegetarian meals provided), sight seeing activities (including Healesville Sanctuary and Golden Dragon Museum ) plus more.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
info@greenfaithaustralia.org or contact the Project Manager: Jamel Kaur Dhillon +61 (0) 413 425 912
Application form is below. Once you have filled the form please fax it through to +61-(0)3 -8774 1778 or email it back to info@greenfaithaustralia.org
Cost: $320 per person – (Subsidised by VMC and Greenfaith Australia ) - $280 concession – Group bookings and for cabins – please email Jamel for negotiations.
Payments can be made through Paypal, Cash or Cheque/money order.
Further sponsorship & volunteer help is required. Please email or contact Jamel for more information.
Download the Itinerary PDF here.
Download the Application Form here: PDF Format | DOC Format