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We are currently planning the 2010 program. Have a look at last year's program to see all the fun we had. 2009 Festival Program.

Friday, 20 August
8.00 am Get your golf clubs ready for ... Golf on the Wild Side: A fun day of golf at Hawks Nest Golf Club
8.00 - 10.00 pm Keep the entertainment going with a live band and dancing at the Golf Club
7.00 pm to 9.00 pm The sun may have gone down ... but the nightlife is awake ...
Spotlighting on the Wild Side: A night walk to spot nature. Bring your touch and sturdy shoes. Meet outside Hawks Nest Newsagency
Saturday, 21 August
7.00 - 8.00 am Stallholders will arrive to set up their stalls
9.00 am Grab you wallets as ... Markets on the Wild Side are open for business
9.00 am Music and dance are commencing in the Booner Street Hall. There'll be street theatre and a talent quest. Chairs and tables will be available with refreshments provided by Hawks Nest Deli.
10.00 am Aboriginal Bark Painting - Learn more about an interesting indigineous art form with guest indigenous artist: Malcolm Jagamarra. Children will learn bark painting surrounded by some Aboriginal artifacts provided by the Aboriginal Land Council. Workshops on at 10.00 am, 11.00 am.
10.00 am Look at the sky ... its a bird, its a plan ... no its ...
Fly on the wildside: group helicopter joy rides departing from Hawks Nest Football Oval at the eastern end of Yamba Street
Catch the bus ... a guided bus tour is departing from the Visitor's Information Centre for a visit to the historial sites of Tea Gardens and Hawks Nest. See History on the Wild Side: Prior registrations preferred, please call the Visitor Information Centre on 4997 0111.
Meet at the old library for some interesting Talks on the Wild Side given by local nature lovers. Talks will be about the Hawks Nest Koala population and Birds of the Myall.
11.00 am WILD KIDS ART - follow your kids up to the Surf Club for a wild time creating sculptures out of waste - prizes to be won. Workshops is also on at 1.00 pm.
11.00 am WILD Kites - Stay at the Providence Park and see some spectacular kites on display. Sponsored by Hawks Nest Golf Club, Oceanside Hotel, Woodlands Restaurant and Benchmark on Booner. You'll also be able to buy some impressive kites.
11.30 am Don't forget your hat and binoculars ... the first guided walk is departing Walk on the Wild Side
2.00 pm Don't forget your hat and binoculars ... the second guided walk is departing Walk on the Wild Side
3..00 pm Look up to the sky because you may just see a shot of colour as our Wild Kites catch the wind in Providence Bay Park. Kids will be able to make some simple kites at the Kite Making workshop.
Enjoy the idealic waters of the Myall River on a Wallamba River Cuise on the Wild Side.
Departing from the Tea Gardens whalf with bus shuttles over to Hawks Nest
6.30 pm Grab your Wild Pizza Pack at Oceanside Hotel Booner Street and make your way across the bridge to watch the WILD FIREWORKS on the Myall River.
OR watch the FIREWORKS DISPLAY VIP style at the Tea Gardens Hotel Motel evening extravaganza: the Annual Ball. Book your tickets early to avoid disappointment.
7.00 pm to
9.00 pm
Spotlighting on the Wild Side: A second night of spotting the beautiful native animals may be available. Bring your touch and sturdy shoes. Meet outside Hawks Nest Newsagency
Sunday, 22 August
8.30 am
10.00 am The Great Wild Side Race (more to come about this soon)
11.00 am
Download the 2009 festival program. See you at our Wild Side Festival!
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