Interested in some climate science along with your summer swims? Join a cultural and scientific ocean celebration at Bondi Beach

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"The online auction is the main fundraiser for the inaugural Bondi Ocean Lovers Festival, which opens with activities in and around Bondi Beach this week."

"Volvo’s Ocean Lover’s Festival in Sydney recently saw a census of grey nurse sharks throughout their known range in the eastern part of Australia. Led by Taylor and Captain Gordon Scott, both were disheartened when less than 300 individuals were ID-ed."

"Thousands of people experienced the Festival, learned about ocean opportunities and challenges, and engaged with speakers, performers and exhibits – from ‘Sustainable Seafood’ with Neil Perry to ‘Sharks – Good, Bad or Ugly?’ with Valerie Taylor."

"The inaugural Bondi Ocean Lovers Festival is around the corner (from April 11th – 14th); where a plethora of events are celebrating our oceans with solutions to ocean recovery, cool products, and ideas on how we can all live as Ocean lovers not destroyers."

"Beating the heat yesterday were more than 200 people of all ages and abilities trying a sandy session with BodyMindLife, part of the third Ocean Lovers Festival".

The four-day festival about the ocean and its conservation, which starts on Thursday, is a chance for people to see "beneath the surface" of what is happening to the environment.

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Bondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 14: Anita Kolni, Founder, Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival

"(At the Ocean Lovers Festival) You can literally dive into ocean restoration projects like a live Crayweed Forest and Living Seawall tile display at Icebergs Pool or drive a drone under the surface at Bondi and hear from marine experts."

"The online auction is the main fundraiser for the inaugural Bondi Ocean Lovers Festival, which opens with activities in and around Bondi Beach this week."

Marina DeBris thinks there is no better time for the festival's urgent message of conservation. "The time is now. We have run amok really in so many ways towards the environment and ultimately towards ourselves. If we don't get serious about it, we're facing a huge potential collapse."

"A festival jam packed with free activities the whole family can enjoy while making waves for the ocean and supporting an increasingly important initiative."

"Speaking at the annual Blue Solutions Summit in Sydney, United Nations scientist Dr Sandor Mulsow, a marine biogeochemist and expert in deep seabed mining, said: “…explore to protect first.”".

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The Ocean Lovers Festival will celebrate everything to do with our ocean and will focus on solutions to ocean recovery, cool products and ideas for everyday living as an ocean lover.

Introducing Bondi’s Ocean Lover’s Festival, an excerpt from Broadsheet.

"Marking the first major outdoor music event at Bondi since lockdown, Ocean Lovers Festival will take over the iconic beach next week."

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"It was an afternoon of expert commentary on how we have some much to learn about solving the climate crisis via researching the 95 per cent of our oceans which are yet to be explored."

"Stevie gets a preview into the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival."

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"Come be a part of the fun while you get some science in your swimmers to better understand and care for the ocean."

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Surf right on up to the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival. An ocean inspired festival of free entertainment including art, live music, talks, markets, workshops, yoga and more.

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