Island Whales

17/07/2024

What an amazing shot captured at Phillip Island! 🐋

17/07/2024

Did you attend this year's Festival? We would love to hear from you! Complete our 5 min survey and go in the draw for one of 5 prize packs including an Island Whale Festival hoodie and beanie and a copy of the book the Humpback Highway by Vanessa Pirotta. (Closes 31 July).

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PTCPQHN

08/07/2024

👏 A big thank you to everyone who attended the Island Whale Festival over the weekend!

There was three huge days of events and activities all across Phillip Island. We hope you had as much fun as we did!

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06/07/2024

🐳 Today is the final day of Island Whale Festival 2024 but there is still so much happening!

See roaming constellation whale and captivating critter puppets in Cowes, spot some whales while you're at the Pop-Up Art Show at The Nobbies, or learn what a career in marine science is like with the Dolphin Research Institute team at Cape Woolamai.

Plus, there's a jam packed theatre program, live music on the Wildlife Coast Cruises stage and art and craft workshops happening around the Festival Hub.

🎉For today's full program see www.islandwhales.com.au/sunday!

06/07/2024

🐳🍷Have you got plans tonight?

Join multi-award-winning journalist, radio presenter, and podcaster Natasha Mitchell and a panel of whale scientists for Whales Wine and Wisdom: An Evening of Intimate Insights and Breathtaking Cinema.

With decades of research between them, our panel will share some fascinating stories of their research and the future of whale science for a live recording of ABC Radio National's Big Ideas with Natasha Mitchell program and podcast.
Following the panel session there will be a special screening of the stunning documentary The Big Blue: A Secret Spot. Dr Peter Gill (who features in the film) will provide a special introduction & Q&A.

🗓 Saturday 6th July
⏰ 6:30pm - 9:45pm
🎟️ $45 adults / $40 concession - includes light supper & single entry Festival Hub Experience Pass

Drinks available at bar prices.

Book your ticket - https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1239447?

For more information - islandwhales.com.au/events/whales-wine-and-wisdom

06/07/2024

Pop-Up Art Show is now open at The Nobbies Centre (upstairs). Come meet local artists and browse a range of beautiful works!

📆 Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th July
🕧 10am - 3pm
📍 The Nobbies Centre
🎟️ FREE - drop in

05/07/2024

It's day two of the Island Whale Festival! 🐳🎉

Find out what's on today, including a pop-up art show at The Nobbies, a tree planting, and a whale blessing ceremony. Plus all the action happening everyday at the Festival Hub!

For the grown ups, there is Whales, Wine & Wisdom: An Evening of Intimate Insights and Breathtaking Cinema happening at 6:30pm at the Festival Hub.

To explore today's full program, go to www.islandwhales.com.au/saturday

04/07/2024

Island Whale Festival 2024 starts today!

🎉 Check out 'what's on' today, including activities, talks, virtual reality and live music happening at the Festival Hub, beginning with a welcome to country and smoking ceremony at 10am.

The Festival Hub located at Berninneit in Cowes is open 10am-4pm all weekend!

For today's full program, see www.islandwhales.com.au/friday

04/07/2024

📢 A limited number of last minute spots have opened up for Wildlife Coast Cruises Winter Whale Cruises this weekend!

Be quick and book now to secure your spot. 🐳

Book at www.wildlifecoastcruises.com.au

04/07/2024

The 2024 Island Whale Festival is just one day away! 🐳

Don't forget to download the program or browse it online, and pre-book your favourite activities to avoid disappointment!

What's On 👇

🎬TONIGHT 4th July - The Ocean Film Festival screening – Berninneit Theatre 6:30pm

🎉The Festival Hub will be packed with activities and events across the weekend, with the Festival Hub located at Berninneit in Cowes. - your Festival Experience Hub Pass gives you access to four great areas including, art activities and virtual reality, talks and presentations, fun learning exhibits and the underwater immersive room.

🗣️The Theatre Program (included in your Festival Experience Hub Pass) includes a range of talks and presentations will cover various topics, including when whales walked and the Megalodon with a paleontologist, conservation projects, citizen science projects including Common Dolphins, Australian fur seals and Southern Right Whales, nature photography, marine career sessions and more.

🤿Enter an underwater themed immersive room and be surrounded by a light and sound display featuring the sea mammals of Millowl (included in your Festival Experience Hub Pass).

🎨Inside the Festival Hub Art Space will be a range of arts and craft activities and a virtual reality experience where you can ‘snorkel’ on the Southern Ocean Reef (included in your Festival Experience Hub Pass).

✏️The Festival Hub Main Room will be full of interactive education activations. Visit each stall to complete your Festival passport and receive a small prize (included in your Festival Experience Hub Pass).

🎶Around the Festival Hub free activities will inlcude the Wildlife Coast Cruises live music activation featuring local musical acts, plus there will be lawn games, face-painting and Myli Library activities.

🎨Choose fun add-on experiences such as a workshop to learn to draw cartoon whales with local illustrator Zev Landes, face-painting, or whale themed art workshops with local artis Karen Morton.

🐋Traditional custodian and local artist Uncle Steve Parker will also be holding a beautiful Whale Blessing Ceremony on Saturday on the Cowes Foreshore.

🔭Woolamai Beach Life Saving Club at Cape Woolamai will be the home of the Dolphin Research Institute and Two Bays Whale Project who will host Spot A Whale and Whale Tales sessions, including kids activities. This is one of the best spots on the island to look for whales with its high vantage points!

🖼️A Pop-Up Art show at The Nobbies Centre will feature local artists showcasing their works. Enjoy some beautiful art while you look for whales over the festival weekend on Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 3pm.

🍷Whales Wine and Wisdom: An Evening of Intimate Insights and Breathtaking Cinema. Join multi-award-winning journalist, radio presenter, and podcaster Natasha Mitchell and a panel of whale scientists for a live recording of ABC Radio Nationals' Big Ideas with Natasha Mitchell, on Saturday 6 July at 6:30pm.

🧑‍🎨Drop-in to Clay & Co Studio and join in fun hands-on ceramic painting workshop on plaster painting activities. Open Friday - Sunday 10am-4pm. Prices start at $5

03/07/2024

2 days until the Island Whale Festival begins!🐳

Pre-purchase your Festival Experience Hub pass now to experience four areas of fun, activities and learnings!

1️⃣ Activity zone: Visit each stall to meet the staff, learn through their activities and complete your passport
2️⃣ Art and VR Experience Space: Create art and be enthralled by VR ocean footage
3️⃣ Under the Sea Immersive Room: A sound and visual experience featuring whales and marine creatures
4️⃣ Theatre program: Various presentations throughout the day from experts, scientists and more

Around the hub you can enjoy live music from talented local artists & play some lawn games in the garden. Join in one of the fun free activities or story time at the library & see the displays from the Historical Society.

📍Berninneit, Thompson Ave, Cowes
📅 Friday 5 July, Saturday 6 July, Sunday 7 July
🕰️Festival Hub is open 10am - 4pm
🎟️Family Day Pass - $10 (2 adults and up to 4 children (15 years and under)
Single Day Entry - $5

There is fun for the whole family at the Island Whale Festival Experience Hub is situated at the new Berninneit (cultural centre) in Cowes! Your...

02/07/2024

Across the festival weekend a packed Festival Hub Theatre Program will feature presentations from a fantastic range of experts in their fields!

Hear about topics such as whales and marine life, conservation, careers in marine science, citizen science, wildlife photography, whale evolution and more!

Visit our website to see the full program!

🎟️Access to the full Theatre Program is included in your Festival Hub Experience Pass - www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1226086

02/07/2024

Learn how Phillip Island Nature Parks scientists use drones & citizen science to understand the fur seals in the Bass Strait ecosystem in SealSpotter - Citizen Science Project, presented by Dr Rebecca McIntosh.

Marine mammals are shy & difficult to study but drones can help us learn more about them without causing disturbance. Here we dive in to using technology to study marine mammals, with the help of 'people power' on the internet.

📅 Saturday 6 July
🕰️ 12.30pm-1.15pm
📍 Festival Hub Theatre - Berninneit
🎟️ Included in your Festival Experience Pass

Head to our website for full program and to get your Festival Experience Pass

01/07/2024

👩‍🎨 Join local artist Kaz Morton at the Island Whale Festival Hub this year!

Join a different crafty hands-on workshop each day
- Friday: Whale Calico Bag Printing
- Saturday: Whales and Tales Painting
- Sunday: Whale Snow Globes

📅 Friday 5, Saturday 6, Sunday 7 July
🕰️ Drop-In between 10am - 12:15pm
📍Festival Hub Activity Space - Berninneit, Cowes
🎟️ $20 - $25

30/06/2024

Come on a journey to uncover the largest sharks that ever existed!

The Megalodon was a bone-crunching top predator that fed on whales, existing for more than 60 million years until its untimely demise over 3 million years ago. In this talk, palaeontologist Ben Francischelli will be examining the evolution, rise, and ultimate downfall of this monstrous shark and the new fossil evidence being discovered in Melbourne.

📅Friday 5 July
🕰️10.30am - 11.15am
📍Festival Hub Theatre - Berninneit
🎟️Included in Festival Experience Pass

Head to our website to see full program and get your Festival Experience Pass

29/06/2024

🎶Some of our amazingly talented local musicians will be performing on the Wildlife Coast Cruises stage in the grand hall at the Festival Hub in Cowes. Come along & listen to some beautiful music!

29/06/2024

Have you ever wanted a career in marine science? Ever wondered what it's like to work in the field?

There are two opportunities across the festival to hear from experts in the field.

Marine Career Session presented by Dr. Sue Mason, Dr Kasey Stamation & Dr Rebecca McIntosh
📅 Saturday 6 July
⌚2:30-3.15pm
📍Festival Hub Theatre - Berninneit
🎟️Free - included in your Festival Hub Experience Pass

Careers in Marine Science presented by Dolphin Research Institute & Two Bays Whale Project
📅Sunday 7 July
⌚9:30-10:30am
📍Cape Woolamai Surf Lifesaving Club
🎟️Free - online bookings recommended

For more information, view the full program online!

28/06/2024

🎉There is just one week to go until Island Whale Festival 2024!

What events and activities are you most looking forward to?

Explore the full program and plan your festival weekend below 👇

As Whales begin their annual migration north along the Victorian coastline, we invite you to marvel at these majestic giants as they meander through the coastal waters around Phillip Island.

27/06/2024

🐳 Did you know you can often spot whales from land on Phillip Island and the Bass Coast? Take a walk or drive along the Phillip Island and Bass Coast Whale Discovery Trail to spot whales and learn about the natural environment.

The trail will lead you to a range of coastal viewing points where interpretive signage provides insights into the majestic life of whales and their behaviours.

Download the trail here 👉 https://islandwhales.com.au/experience-whales

26/06/2024

Want to learn how to draw a cartoon whale? ✏️🐳

Join local illustrator & artist Zev Landes (the creator of our whale mascots) in a fun workshop learning how to draw whales. No drawing experience necessary.

📆 Friday 5th July
🕧 1pm - 1:45pm
📍 Festival Hub Activities Room - Berninneit
🎟️ $10 per child - www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1239657?

25/06/2024

🎨 Come along to the Island Whale Festival Pop-Up Art Show and view and purchase ocean inspired art work from some of Millowl’s (Phillip Islands) talented local artists.

📆 Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th July
🕧 10am - 3pm
📍 The Nobbies Centre
🎟️ FREE - drop in

Featured artists:
- Mosaics By The Bay - Heather Fahnle
- Jacquie Chambers Art (pictured)
- Annette Frances Art
- Lisa McLure Paints
- Chris Farrell Nature Photography
- My Island Creations: Elizabeth Allen - Elizabeth Allen
- Ocean Dreams
- Jillian Mitchell Photography
- Phoebe Rosehope Pottery
- Mark Elliot

24/06/2024

🌱 Attending the Island Whale Festival and want to give back to beautiful Phillip Island?

Join the dedicated team at Phillip island Landcare group for a tree planting session!

When: Saturday 6 July - 9.30am (for morning tea) for 10.00am planting - 12.30pm

Where: 662 Backbeach Rd, Ventnor

More info - https://islandwhales.com.au/events/tree-planting

22/06/2024

How Can We Make A Difference

Follow a published author and wildlife photographers’ journey to help the natural world through the camera. Join Chris Farrell Nature Photography to learn why it is important to photograph animals and birds that may be injured or be rare in existence. Chris will show how his passion has developed him into a Citizen Scientist who helps researchers like Kasey Stamation track the endangered Southern Right Whale along the South East coast of Australia.

Presented by: Chris Farrell

📆 Saturday 6th July

⌚11:30am-12.15pm

📍Festival Hub Theatre - Berninneit

🎟️ Included in your Festival Experience pass - https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1226086

21/06/2024

Two weeks to go until this years Island Whale Festival at Phillip Island!

There will be a Festival Hub, whale spotting, live music, pop-up art show, Ocean Film screening, presentations, performances, art activities and so much more!

🐳 What are you looking forward to the most?

20/06/2024

🐳 Download the full program for Island Whale Festival 2024!

Plan your festival weekend and don't forget to book sessions to avoid disappointment.

Read 2024 Island Whale Festival Program by Destination Phillip Island on Issuu and browse thousands of other publications on our platform. Start here!