The Falls Music & Arts Festival was presented as winner of the Qantas Award for Sustainable Tourism at last night’s Victorian Tourism Awards. The event was recognised above all other tourism operators in the state for their dedication to environmentally friendly practices, carbon footprint minimisation and sustainability management.
The Falls Music & Arts Festival has been a pioneer in event sustainability for many years, with a strong focus on innovating sustainable systems including recycling, waste composting, power minimisation, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and engaging their many practices with their audiences. Receiving a ‘Highly Commended’ award from the 2012 International Greener Festival Awards, the event has taken many steps to ensure that it’s operating does not affect the pristine natural landscapes on which they host and consciously adds to the conservation of the area. Striving to become Australia’s greenest festival, Falls will now proceed the National Tourism Awards.
The Falls Music & Arts Festival 2012 About: A world-class line-up of music, comedy and arts in a relaxed festival environment. The coastal locations are beautiful and all camping is free. Events: Dec 29 – Jan 1 in Marion Bay, Tasmania (established 2003). All ages Dec 28 – Jan 1 in Lorne, Victoria (established 1993). 18+ event
Tickets The 10th edition of Marion Bay is currently available, unfortunately Lorne tickets are sold out. Head to www.fallsfestival.com, tickets are $193 (2 day) or $226 (3 day) + b/f, including free camping.
THE LINE-UP IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER:
MAIN PROGRAM: Angus Stone, Art of Sleeping, Ash Grunwald, Ball Park Music, Beach House, Bertie Blackman, Best Coast, Bombay Bicycle Club, Boy & Bear, Christopher Coleman Collective (M), Coolio, Cosmo Jarvis, DJ Nu Mark Toy Set, Django Django, First Aid Kit, Hilltop Hoods, Hot Chip, Jaguar Skills, Jinja Safari, Lisa Mitchell, Loon Lake, Matt Corby, Maxïmo Park, Millions, Oh Mercy, Rodrigo Y Gabriela, Sampology Presents A Falls Anniversary Live AV Show, San Cisco, SBTRKT Live, Sharon Van Etten, The Flaming Lips, The Hives , The Jungle Giants, The Vaccines, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Two Door Cinema Club.
BOOGIE NIGHTS: Anna Lumb and DJ Lazer Ferrari, Chris Gill & Mohair Slim (L), DJ Manchild & Russ Dewbury (M), Furnace & the Fundamentals, Legs Akimbo, Muscles (L), The Bamboos (L & MP), The Cuban Brothers.
COMEDY: Felicity Ward, Jason Byrne (L), Luke Heggie, Matt OKine, Nazeem Hussain, Ronny Chieng, Sammy J & Randy.
*L = Lorne only. M= Marion Bay only. MP = Marion Bay main program.
