Station Open: 9:30 - 1:00pm (3hr 30min)
Address: 23 Branch Road, Little River, VIC, 3211
Canoe Departs: 12 noon
Station 2: Lara RSL HallSol Yantra
Station 3: Limeburners LagoonEarthship
Station 4: Moorpanyal ParkThe Midden of Earthly Delights
Station 5: Johnstone ParkGathering of the City
Friday May 4, 9:30-10pm
Gathering of the City welcomes Canoe and the walkers to the city centre to collide with Geelong After Dark. Choirs and dancers from all parts of the municipality converge as Canoe and it’s entourage of walkers enter Johnstone Park at the end of day one. Walkers are invited to walk a ‘lap of honour’ around the ceremony circle as part of this gathering. Be ready to sing your heart out as the massed choir and dancers create an infectious celebratory atmosphere, a nourishing for tired feet.
Station 6: Barwon River Rowing PrecinctCoral Consequences
Station 7: Christies RdWalking Circle: Borron Birds
Station 8: Drysdale StationWalking Circle: Sounds from the Earth
Station 9: Swan Bay - Marine and Freshwater Discovery CentreWalking Circle: The Care Taker Is In – The Grounding
Station 10: Point Lonsdale VillageWalking Circle: In Motion
Station 11: Ocean Grove SLSCWalking Circle: Blue Gold
Station 12: Barwon HeadsGathering of the Elements
Saturday May 5, 6 - 6:30pm
The final ceremony, Gathering of the Elements, marks the completion of the 80km pilgrimage and is a meditation upon that which heals us. In a ceremony of song, dance and fire, Canoe is laden with votive offerings, Clooties, and then ceremonially set alight and sent out to sea from the mouth of the Barwon River.
