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Australia

Scroll past the map and signup form to see listings in your region or to organize an event near you utilizing the form below.

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Your Name*
Email*
Phone Number
Event/Cause* Please explain what it is you are uniting against.
Beach/Event Location*
Exact beach name or event location name (e.g. Doran Beach, Laguna Beach, Miami Beach, Franklin Park, City Park, The Pier, Corner of Main and First).
Event City*
Event Country*
Facebook/Event URL (if applicable)
Address/Directions to Event Location* Please provide specific directions to the location of the event as the Google map may not be accurate.

What to do at Your Event on May 18

STEP 1
Go to the beach at 11 AM in your time zone for one hour, rain or shine.

STEP 2
Join hands for 15 minutes at 12:00 PM in your time zone forming lines in the sand against oil drilling in your coastal waters. Yes to clean energy.

STEP 3
Leave only your footprints.

Tips of the Day

Use only approved beach accesses and parking.
Create as long a line or as many lines as you wish.
Be courteous and respectful to those who disagree with your view.
Please steer clear of bird nesting areas (refer to Audubon’s recommendations).
Please steer clear of sea turtle nesting areas (visit Sea Turtle Oversight Protection for more information).
Please respect any flora and fauna during your event and leave nothing but footprints.
…enjoy yourself, it’s the beach!

Event Listings

Adelaide, Brighton Beach

Adelaide community supporting Kangaroo Island Community

josh.coates@wilderness.org.au

08 8231 6586

Offshore Drilling

http://www.facebook.com/events/445527088857952/

Please meet at 10:30 and we will join hands at 11:00am at Brighton Beach by the Jetty. A massive sand art spectacular with hundreds of people joining hands to oppose inappropriate exploration and drilling off Kangaroo Island.

Elwood, Melbourne, Elwood Beach

Mark Glickman

mark.glickman@renewableenergysociety.org.au

0466964782

Coal Fired Power Plants

facebook.com/renewableenergysocietyaustralia

Catch the Sandringham line train to Elsternwick train station. Get off at Elsternwick train station and walk on Glenhuntly road towards the beach to the very end of Glenhuntly road. Then you will see a sign.

Kangaroo Island, Stokes Bay

Lara Tilbrook

laratilbrook@googlemail.com

0438623742

Offshore Drilling

Coming soon

Stokes Bay, Kangaroo Island, meet at 10:30 am at the Barbecue shelter at Stokes Bay by the Car Park. This event is family friendly and will raise awareness of the threat posed by seismic testing and drilling proposals off the KI coast.