You're invited to join Santa and his merry crew for a cheeky little piece of theatrical activism! The deadline for the review of the $100 million federal government grant to HRL's coal fired power station is coming up in December. To remind Julia Gillard that Australians think coal is a dud present, the Switch off Coal Collective are heading to the heart of Christmas-Bourke Street Mall. Santa and his reindeers will ride Bikezilla into the city at lunch hour, where, on Bourke Street Mall (the public purse end, near the Myer window), to the delight of children, shoppers and office-workers, Santa will be offering 'coal or candy' (depends on if you've been naughty or nice) while his helpers get signatures on the petition to Julia Gillard and hand out No-coal-for-Christmas cards. If you'd like to join in, we'd love you to! Wide-eyed audience members are wonderful and if you'd like to take on a role, get in touch by calling Maddie on 0423 100 113 and we'll sort out a character and a costume. Ho ho, Happy Holidays!
Bourke Street Mall, City.