Geraldton’s annual Goodness Festival runs from 15^th to 31^st of August and showcases and celebrates individuals, organisations and projects that are ‘for good’ in our community. Through awards, events, tours and exhibitions there are more than 30 opportunities for people to learn and contribute to environmental sustainability, creative community projects, technological innovations and discussions about ethical and social responsibility.

This year the Festival organising team have made Goodness even better with:

• Eleven award categories for scientific, social and sustainability achievements,
• A “Startup Weekend” for anyone wanting to turn a ‘good idea’ into a ‘great venture’,
• Seminars on social and ethical Investment, crowdfunding, urban climate impacts, and biodiversity,
• An exhibition of environmental technologies and social services that’s not to be missed,
• Community garden, aquaculture and cultural tours.

There’s really something for everyone at the Festival this year:

• If you want to highlight the good work someone is doing in our community, nominate them for a Goodness Award.
• If you’ve got a good idea or the start of a great venture, come to Startup Weekend,
• If you want to learn about the latest environmental and sustainable technologies, come to the Exhibition,
• If you love hands-on learning about innovative, creative and smart things happening in our community, come to one of the dozens of Community Events

Details, tickets and nominations are all possible through the Goodness website: https://www.goodness.org.au

Festival Patron, Hugh Mackay, said a little about the ethos of Goodness that runs through all the events and activities:

“The deepest truth about humans is that we are social creatures who are cooperative and altruistic by nature (though we can sometimes be competitive and ruthlessly self-interested, as well). We rely on communities to sustain and nurture us – to bring out the best in us – and those communities rely on us, in turn, to sustain and nurture them.”

“That’s the beautiful symmetry of a strong community and what lies at the heart of the idea of goodness. The good life is defined by our capacity for selflessness, by the quality of our personal relationships and by our willingness to respond to the needs of others. Geraldton’s Goodness Festival is both a celebration and an encouragement to all of us to embrace that simple ideal.”

The major partners behind Goodness include:

• National Science Week and Inspiring Australia,
• Regional Development Australia Mid West Gascoyne,
• City of Greater Geraldton,
• Northern Agricultural Catchments Council,
• Pollinators Inc

Media contact: Andrew Outhwaite, Pollinators Inc: 0466694702 andrew@pollinators.org.au

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