Events

On the week starting from February 28th 2005, a student-run Falun Dafa Club participated at the University of Western Sydney’s Welcome Week.

A candlelight Vigil in memory of Falun Gong practitioners tortured to death in China was viewed by many people driving past on the busy four-lane Old Gold Coast Highway.

Batlow, a small country town in the Snowy Mountains of Australia, is famous for it’s lovely mountain scenery and crisp juicy apples. Recently it staged its first Apple Blossom Festival for many years.

Not long after the people of Wollongong were impressed by the once-a-year Viva la Gong grand parade a week ago, Wollongong Falun Dafa practitioners were again invited to join the Viva la Gong ‘Family Fiesta’ last weekend.

Eastwood is where the Granny Smith Apple originated, thus the Granny Smith Apple Festival became a tradition in the North district of Sydney. This year marked the 19th anniversary of this festival and it is also the fifth time that Falun Gong practitioners took part in the celebration.

The Viva la Gong festival is 9 days of music, art, dance, fashion, film, sculpture, theatre, food and family fun. This is the 5th annual festival of arts, culture and innovation and the second year that Falun Dafa has been invited to participate.

Falun Dafa practitioners from Southeast Queensland took part in the Queensland Multicultural Festival in Brisbane’s beautiful Roma Street Parklands. This was the largest multicultural festival to date sponsored by the Premier’s office, and an estimated 30,000 people attended the activities.

For the second year in a row, Falun Gong practitioners from around Queensland took part in the Cairns “Festival of Lights Parade.” Cairns is a world-famous tourist destination in the far north of Queensland, home to many attractions including the Great Barrier Reef.