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25 Years on: "Where Inner West Sustainability Hub 7 Prospect Road, Summer Hill (Repair Day - Saturday 23 August 2025)
When On pause for 2025 as Council prepares to relocate the festival to the Inner West Sustainability Hub in 2026.
Footprints EcoFestival An annual celebration of sustainable living." - https://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/explore/whats-on/annual-events/footprints-ecofestival (viewed 17 August 2025).
However, Annandale Community can celebrate 25 Years of Festival in White's Creek Valley by taking a walk, organising a picnic or play "on grass" in the valley on last Sunday in August ie Sunday 31st (not 24th)August 2025. Visit the food forest or the turtles in Wetland.
History of the FestivalThe festival was initially close to Environment Day 5 June. After first festival had to be relocated to Leichhardt Town Hall, a new event co-ordinator moved the outdoor festival to the last Sunday in August. It would have been held for 25th time on Sunday 31 Aug 2025.
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Where are they now? Elder who did Welcome to Country has passed but her art lives on and her legacies including Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative. RBCNN supplying tubestock of Local Provenance Plants
. The late, Mayor Porteus (in 2011). 
The Gamarada Boys are grown now. 
Eco-annandale exhibition in White's Creek Cottage stopped in 2016. Reverse Garbage (celbrating 50th Birthday on 20/9/2025) Jewelry Making workshop in the Councillors Room. Other talks on Climate Change and composting demonstrations in the Council Chamber. With a Book Swap and Eco-Annandale Exhibition in the Supper Room, featuring photos and water colours of local provenance flowers, wildlife, sculptures made of glass and milk bottles and a slide show of the community in Whites Creek Valley, the day before captured on Video.
"There was some good information to pass onto the kids at childcare" - Visitor, 2010
Leichhardt and Marrickville Council have been absorbed into Inner West Council. Nina Gbor adding a bit of Glamour to Textile Waste, ABC: War On Waste, EPA has mandated FOGO (Green Bins) and Bower has opened a Boutique Store is joined by re-place at Summer Hill Hub(former Ashfield Council Depot). Dress for Success and the And Marrickville's Green living centre as well Whirl E-Waste Drop Offs have found a home at the Summer Hill Hub.
11am-3pm Sunday, 27 August 2023.
White's Creek Valley
Photos footprints2023-photos.shtml
Featuring visitor from Nepal and Dobby with a grown The Gamarada Boys dancer.
Sunday 25 August 2019 – 11am-3pm
Whites Creek Valley Park, corner Piper and Smith Streets, Annandale
Council’s annual eco event will focus on demonstrating and showcasing environmentally sustainable practices, as well as projects and programs developed by Council and local community groups. With entertainment, workshops and activities for the whole family, footprints ecofestival will also host product and information stalls and a variety of food and local and sustainable produce.
Stallholder & Performer Expressions of Interest will open on Friday 26th April 2019 and close on Monday 27th May 2019.
Sunday 26 August 2018, 11am – 3pm
Whites Creek Valley Park, corner Piper and Smith Streets
Photographs
White's Creek Valley, between Annandale and Lilyfield
cnr Piper Street and Smith Street, Annandale
Applications are now invited from prospective stallholders.
All event details can be found in this application and it can be previewed prior to the opening date. There are a few changes to the application and fees & charges from previous years, please ensure you read the whole application thoroughly.
Please ensure you complete the application by 5pm, Monday 31 July, there will be no extensions.
If your application is successful/unsuccessful you will be notified by Monday 7 August 2017.
Apply here: innerwest.smartygrants.com.au/footprintsecofeststallholder
Entries open Monday 5 June 2017. Films must be entered by 11:59pm on Monday 31 July 2017.
Films must be no longer than 7 minutes (including titles and credits)....more
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2015 Festival 11am-3pm Sunday 25 August 2015