This photo sums it up, sharing, connecting, inspiring! Imogen Broughand Peter RobertsMusic. Here is a quick rundown of the amazing #humansingeelongexpo 2017 .
We had over 1,500 people attending
– 44 amazing exhibitors – all people giving back to their community locally, nationally or internationally, whose stories have been told by Humans in Geelong
– 16 thought provoking speakers
– 7 amazing Masters of Ceremony
– 8 uplifting live performances
– Welcome to Country by Corrina Eccles and Norm Stanley on the didge
– Official opening by Deakin University Vice Chancellor Professor Jane den Hollander
– ‘Discover Your Inner Journalist’ student writing competition prize winners announced
– Mental Health Week Awards presented by Leo Coolhass, Barwon Health and Mandy Squires, Geelong Advertiser
– Boat building display Peter Doyle Royal Geelong Yacht Club and Syrian Refugees
– 6 Danish men from Cycling Without Age, they’d ridden rickshaws from Newcastle to Geelong for the Expo and took people for rides around the courtyard
– Free face-painting and crafts for kids, thanks Angela Grace
– Dazzling Dan the Magic Man and Dame Edna Average
– 35 Council Candidates interacting with the community
– 40 student volunteers
– 25 adult volunteers
– 12 Humans in Geelong team members
Thanks everyone for an amazing day. Here’s to Expo 2018!
HuG 