Why?

    World’s smallest starfish in our Bay

For the tiniest form of life to the big ships that sail its waters, this Bay is a Sanctuary, a Port, a sea bath and beautiful marine world.

Groups are gathering all around the Bay tonight, to shine their lights to show the world they care deeply about the Bay. [See Bay Vigil Locations Page]

We Australians have developed all around and on this Bay, built a City and a Port, houses, suburbs, industries and tourism. We have maintained a healthy mecca for leisure and recreation.

We have come to love and respect the diversity of sea life. We have protected and befriended penguins, seals, dolphins, whales, sea horses and fish of enormous variety. We have achieved a remarkable balance of City and Sanctuary, of Commerce and Nature.

 This City is NOW a model for the world.

Tonight we shine our Lights to respect and honour that.

Tonight we ‘stand on the beaches’ and ‘shine on the waters’  to show the world that this is what we are and that we do NOT want this delicate balance to be wrought and wrecked for economic or political gain in the short term – at the expense of our little bit of Paradise.

Groups are creative in their plans for tonight; some will be enjoying a summer picnic by the sea; some will be contemplating and praying; some will be dancing and drumming; some will create formations with their lights in the sand to depict messages and symbols to the Skies. All will be joined in this one Vigil – to shine the Light of Sense.

To all of you preparing now to particpate and to share in this Vigil;

the Bay

says

thank you!

Shine forth little human illuminators, shine forth!

          Bless the Bay.

“Only when the last tree has been cut down; Only when the last river has been poisoned; Only when the last fish has been caught; Only then will you find that money cannot be eaten.” Proverb, American Indian