Far East Flaneur is an art + nature trail experience that will take us from the Slipway Sheds at Lakes Entrance to Dunetown (Sailors Grave Brewing), Cape Conran. 15 – 21 March, 2026. (Returning 22nd)
(A FAR EAST GIPPSLAND)
ART + NATURE WALK / PADDLE / CYCLE / RAFT / PARTY TRAIL
A week-long, far-east adventure for 16 travelling nature lovers / wanderers / flaneurs (you!). Supported by our best local tour operators. Travelling with the (fab) FLOAT team of artists, bird watchers, nature journalers and storytellers. The folk who love to share this region and it’s precious story of forests and coasts and everything in-between.
Culminating at East Gippsland’s most exciting craft beer and wild nature destination - Sailor’s Grave Brewing @ Dunetown. For a friendly FRUIT party. (A party for those who can’t do the whole walk this time, but want to join us at Dunetown to eat, meet, drink, forage, enjoy and discover the place).
NOTE: This walk will converge with FLOAT’s 4th Feral MBA - at Dunetown. FMBA is the annual (radical) arts program that we’ve conceived and delivered in Lakes Entrance. https://www.float3909.com/feral-mba Full of the best arts activators, changemakers and influencers we know.
THE ART OF THE FLANEUR
The experience is grounded in the CREATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP that FLOAT is built on. All participants will be equipped with their own NATURE JOTTING satchel that will help them look, listen, snap, and scribble their en-route notes and pix from which we will assemble and install a pop-up gallery created by our flaneurs.
And yes we have some of our favourite artists walking, paddling or camp-firing with us – Josephine Jakobi, Gary Yelen, Bert Spinks, Niq Reefman, Traverse Maps, Lee Nickless. And more. Plus our own fruit + flora chef.
The journey culminates at Sailor’s Grave Brewing / Dunetown (Cape Conran) – where you can camp on after we’re done. Flaneurs will be mingling with some of Australia's leading voices for regenerative, place makers and sustainability influencers over the final weekend.
And as our first of many future ventures – our plan is to capture all of this on paper, film, audio, maps, notes to create the best Far East story possible. We’d love you to be a part of it. Help us create the change for regen tourism. Be a gentle and generous traveller.
THE MAP
https://www.float3909.com/fare...
This MAP was developed as we’ve explored far east gippsland through our arts and nature networks.
It was artist-made + published in Gippslandia.
It will also appear in the Gippslandia Book, currently in print production.
It will also be featured @ the Purpose Precinct – Queen Vic Market. Melb.
And on permanent display at the Slipway Sheds Lakes Entrance.
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