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💜✨TAKE BACK THE TRACK CASTLEMAINE✨💜Community WALK/RUN followed by a COMMUNITY GATHERING
Sunday 16th February
WALK/RUN - 5km along Campbells Creek Trail
9.30am - 11.30am
START: Campbells Creek Park (102 Main Road)
END: Botanical Gardens Playground (Downes Road Castlemaine)
*Free shuttle bus return to Campbells Creek Park provided)
COMMUNITY GATHERING
11.00am -1.00pm
*gentle walk /run /roll/stroll around Botanical Gardens track
*Welcome to Country
*Speeches
*Community picnic - BYO
LOCATION: Castlemaine Botanical Gardens Playground
FREE
💜All level of fitness ~ run/walk all or part of trail
💜Family friendly - bring your little ones
💜EVERYONE WELCOME
An inclusive community event in support of the freedom and safety of women and gender diverse people who love to walk and run on local roads, tracks, and trails.
Join us as we walk, run, meander, roll, or stroll along the Campbells Creek Trail - starting at Campbells Creek Park and ending at the Botanical Gardens in Castlemaine. This will be an informal self guided walk/run with no registrations.
For shorter walk/run/roll/stroll join us at the Botanical Gardens from 11am for a meander on the garden track.
We will gather at the end of the walk /run at the Botanical Gardens Playground area for a Welcome to Country and community picnic. We will hear about the national Take Back the Track campaign, and local community led initiatives to support and gender diverse people in accessing the Campbells Creekcommunity ledyond.
PLAN YOUR WALK/RUN:
💜The full trail return from Campbells Creek Park to Castlemaine Botanical Gardens and back is around 10km
💜For a shorter course participants might choose to walk/run one way 5km, or arrange or join the course at entry points along the track into Castlemaine - The trail has access points at Princess St., Lewis Drive, Elizabeth St., Roberts Ave, Johnstone St., Forest St, Gingel St.
💜For a gentle stroll join us at the Botanical Gardens from 11am for a meander on the garden track
💜A free shuttle bus service will be available back to Campbells Creek park at the end of the community gathering
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
•Follow Facebook event page – ‘Take Back the Track Castlemaine’
•Message Facebook page – Safety on the Campbells Creek Trail’
•Follow the ‘Take Back The Track’ campaign on Instagram/Facebook
💜TAKE BACK THE TRACK CAMPAIGN💜
We are proudly joining National 'Take Back the Track' day, where running/walking groups Take the country will be saying enough is enough to the violence, harassment and intimidation experienced by far too many women and gender diverse runners.
'Back the Track' is a new national campaign by Sissy Austin, who is a Peek Woorroong, Keerraay Woorroong, Djab Wurrung First Nations woman. The campaign supports the freedom and safety of women and gender diverse vement that .
'We strive to lead a growing morecognises the unacceptable experience of women and gender diverse runners, and the for all runners to feel a sense of freedom and happiness when running.'
🖤💛❤️
We acknowledge that we will be gathering on Djaara country and pay our respects to Elders past and present, and to local Aboriginal community leaders. We express our deep gratitude and appreciation for Dja Dja Wurrung country.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Campbells Creek Park - 102 Main Road, 100 Main Rd, Campbells Creek VIC 3451, Australia,Campbells Creek, Victoria, Castlemaine
