Celebrate our iconic black cockatoos and learn how you can help them survive extinction. The festival begins at 4pm in the Northern Plaza at Boola Katitjin, Murdoch’s award-winning academic building. Come along and enjoy a range of activities:

• Listen to Noongar Elders sharing the cultural significance of black cockatoos;
• Explore stalls hosted by organisations involved with black cockatoo conservation including BirdLife Australia, Kaarakin Black Cockatoo Conservation Centre, Perth Zoo, Urban Bushland Council WA, Harry Butler Institute and the City of Kwinana;
• Meet internationally renowned ceramist Fleur Schell and learn how her art is inspired by and draws attention to the plight of threatened wildlife;
• Watch a free screening of the award-winning documentary Black Cockatoo Crisis, by local film-maker Jane Hammond, starting at 5pm.

Program

• Festival starts 4pm
• 5.15pm – Official Opening – Dr Henry Annandale, Dean of Murdoch Veterinary School
• 5.20pm - Welcome to Country
• 5.35pm – Introduction to documentary by Jane Hammond
• 6pm – Screening of Black Cockatoo Crisis