The world’s economies have all shown how fragile they can be, and then add a natural disaster and this can have devastating effects on a country. With the announcement of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games bid success we have a very real opportunity to diversify our tourism trade in south east Queensland. This subject is […]
Eco Challenge Festival
Eco Challenge brought to you by Surfrider Foundation Sunshine Coast, Climate Wave Enterprises & Golden Days Festival, November 20th 2011, Coolum Beach Perfect weather for a day at the beach, with a bit of swell and lots of action, couldn’t get any better or could it? Well yes it could, through actions taken by event […]
SWU (Starts With You) FESTIVAL
SWU That’s the message from a huge music festival staged in the town of Paulinea, a growing cultural hub next to the city of Campinas in the interior of Sao Paulo state. From its inception the SWU festival has sustainability as it’s motive. My friends in Rio and in particular, Felippe Llerena mentioned the green […]
Bleach – surfing the fringe festival
Climate Wave was invited to participate on the steering committee for this festival by Connecting Southern Gold Coastand we have been educating the organisers & volunteers on sustainable actions & pitfalls to be aware of during the early stages. The festival will bring together creative pursuits inspired by surf culture, Bleach* Surfing The Fringe will […]
Sao Paulo means business
Here I am at Rio’s main bus station “Rodoviaria” Novo Rio on my way to Sao Paulo with the objective to develop strategies for the growth of sustainable events in Brazil and Australia. After an inspiring meeting with Meegan Jones from Green Shoot Pacific and the Australian representative for the elaboration of the new ISO […]
Rio de Janeiro, EVENT CITY
Being a native of the Cidade Maravilhosa (wonderful city), but living most of my adult life in Australia, every time I come to Rio, I expect some changes. Last time I was here Rio was successful in its bid to host the Olympic Games in 2016 and back then it was a cause for happiness […]
Sustainable Event Management on the Island of the Gods
Photo: L to R Tipi Jabrik (CEO), Greg Howell, Tim Hain & Lorca Lueras I have just returned from Bali in what was a relaxing and revitalising holiday. Earlier in the year I suffered an injury which I was told by doctors in Australia that it would eventually come good with appropriate exercise. The injury […]
