Prince of Wales Tours Holywell

Cultural Entertainment
As the Blue Mountains mist swirled around, students from Craighton Primary, Cascade Primary and Junior High School performed cultural dances presented at the Misty Bliss festival last month, some to the music of Bob Marley. The tour ended at the Holywell Visitors' Centre where His Royal Highness participated in a Climate Change Workshop and contributed to the discussions on the Park.

JCDT Response
When Susan Otuokon was asked what His Royal Highness thought about his Holywell tour, she replied, “He was very concerned about the destruction of our forests, as he noted that they are the ‘air-conditioning’ for the Earth, helping to combat climate change. He expressed admiration for our work, which he said must be very difficult and frustrating at times. In the workshop, he noted that people often offer only lip service towards sustainable development when it is funds that are needed for conservation.”  JCDT Chairman, Robert Stephens, also stated, “We were  particularly happy to have His Royal Highness visit  while JCDT was celebrating the 15^th anniversary of the Park and the 20^th anniversary of the organization. We were also pleased that he offered to send a member of his UK team to assist JCDT in accounting for the financial cost of environmental damage.

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