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Lucky LastMeet Anita Kolni, the Founder of Ocean Lovers FestivalMeet Anita, a single mother of four who has defied all odds to create something truly amazing. She is the founder of a huge ocean festival that has taken the world by storm.In this inspiring episode, we delve into Anita's journey, exploring the challenges she faced as a single mum and how she overcame them to achieve her dreams. With her passion for the ocean and her determination to make a difference, Anita has created a festival that celebrates the beauty and importance of our marine ecosystem.From its humble beginnings to its current...2025-02-1335 min
Engaging Conversations | Inspiring Dialogue, Empowering Communities#20 - From Bondi to the World Embracing Ocean Conservation with Anita KolniSend us a textWhat drives someone to transform a personal passion into a movement with global impact? Join us as Anita Kolni, the visionary founder of the Ocean Lovers Festival, reveals how her commitment to ocean conservation inspired the creation of a vibrant festival that captivates and educates.Anita's story is a testament to how an individual's love for the ocean can blossom into a platform merging ideas, art, music, and tangible actions to combat climate anxiety, particularly among younger generations. Discover how, by partnering with universities, environmental organisations, and well-known figures, Anita has...2025-02-1232 min
The FizzicsEd PodcastFish Tank & the Ocean Lovers FestivalThe Ocean Lovers Festival is Australia’s largest annual cultural and science celebration for the ocean. Hear from founder Anita Kolni as we discuss the education oportunuities available through the pitching contest Shark Tank as well as Litterarty and the Sea Science Student Expo. Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education About the Ocean Lovers Festival The Ocean Lovers Festival taps into Australians love of their ocean lifestyle with the largest dedicated ocean science and cultural celebration in Australia. Through a festival of Ideas, Art + Music and Actions, the Ocean Lovers Fesitval inspire and engage the community on ocean issues an...2024-09-1924 min
Australian Educators Online NetworkFish Tank & the Ocean Lovers FestivalThe Ocean Lovers Festival is Australia’s largest annual cultural and science celebration for the ocean. Hear from founder Anita Kolni as we discuss the education oportunuities available through the pitching contest Shark Tank as well as Litterarty and the Sea Science Student Expo. Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education About the Ocean Lovers Festival The Ocean Lovers Festival taps into Australians love of their ocean lifestyle with the largest dedicated ocean science and cultural celebration in Australia. Through a festival of Ideas, Art + Music and Actions, the Ocean Lovers Fesitval inspire an...2024-09-1924 min
The FizzicsEd PodcastFish Tank & the Ocean Lovers FestivalThe Ocean Lovers Festival is Australia’s largest annual cultural and science celebration for the ocean. Hear from founder Anita Kolni as we discuss the education opportunities available through the pitching contest Fish Tank as well as Litterarty and the Sea Science Student Expo. Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics Education About the Ocean Lovers Festival The Ocean Lovers Festival taps into Australians love of their ocean lifestyle with the largest dedicated ocean science and cultural celebration in Australia. Through a festival of Ideas, Art + Music and Actions, the Ocean Lovers Fesitval inspire an...2024-09-1924 min
Life by YOUR Design#31 Waves of Change: Creating the Volvo Ocean Lovers FestivalMy guest is Anita Kolni, a 6/2 Sacral Manifesting Generator.She is the Founder of the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival, an annual celebration of ideas, art, music and actions, showcasing some of the latest innovations, science, state-of-the-art technology and cool ideas for helping the ocean.Anita successfully staged the first Festival in April 2019 at Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach and in a short time, it has grown into Australia’s largest cultural and science celebration for the ocean, attracting 58K visitors over three events with a digital media reach of 12M.In today’s episode we c...2024-02-2639 min
Bondi Patrol PodcastBondi Patrol Podcast: Episode 14: Anita Kolni, Founder, Volvo Ocean Lovers FestivalWe are all Ocean Lovers!Anita is a positive, passionate and dynamic change-maker. She is the Founder of the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival, an annual celebration of Ideas, Art+Music and Actions, showcasing some of the latest innovations, science, state-of-the-art technology and cool ideas for helping the ocean. Anita successfully staged the first Ocean Lovers Festival in April 2019 at Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach, as a place to provide hope and positive messaging around ocean issues. The Festival attracted around 15,000 people to mainly free events promoting eco and sustainable practices, showcasing global alliances as well as l...2023-07-0440 min
Surfers for Climate AudioCarpark Convo with Anita Kolni from the Bondi Ocean Lovers FestivalThe Bondi Ocean Lovers Festival is live now!
Here about this fantastic initiative from cofounder Anita Kolni and if you're in the eastern suburbs, get on down to Bondi this weekend!
Full event details here:
https://www.oceanloversfestival.com/2023-03-1618 min
DriveAnita Kolni about the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival on Monday DriveIn this Episode of Monday Drive, Ruth Hessey talks to the founder and director of the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival, Anita Kolni. They not only talk about the formation of the festival but also about everything that is happening at the festival from 15 to 19 March at Bondi Beach. From talks about the Ocean, […]2023-03-1615 min
DriveAnita Kolni about the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival on Monday DriveIn this Episode of Monday Drive, Ruth Hessey talks to the founder and director of the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival, Anita Kolni. They not only talk about the formation of the festival but also about everything that is happening at the festival from 15 to 19 March at Bondi Beach. From talks about the Ocean, [...]Read More... from Anita Kolni about the Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival on Monday Drive2023-03-1615 min
Ocean Protect PodcastVolvo Ocean Lovers Festival 2022 with Anita Kolni & Carolyn GrantAnita and Caz join us to talk about the amazing Volvo Ocean Lovers Festival that they founded - which is happening at Bondi Beach 10-13 March 2022. Anita and Caz were last on the podcast two years ago, in the lead up to the 2020 Ocean Lovers Festival - just before a little thing called Covid forced the cancellation of the festival. But it takes more than a pandemic to stop these two. We talk about the ups and downs of the last two years, and what it takes to help protect the ocean with a big dose of love.2022-02-2029 min
THE SHIFT PanelCastThe Shift PanelCast Episode 14 - Ocean LoversIn episode 14 we welcomed Caz Grant and Anita Kolni to The Shift PanelCast. Co-Founders of Bondi's Ocean Lovers festival with a growth trajectory set to take over Australia. Listen to how these two tenacious ladies came together to launch Australia's most ground breaking environmental event yet. As always a great conversation with leaders in our industry, paving the way for a positive change in the world.2021-04-1337 min
Ocean Protect PodcastAnita Kolni and Carolyn Grant are ocean love trailblazersWe recently caught up with the trailblazing organisers of the Ocean Lovers Festival - Anita Kolni and Carolyn Grant. This week, the festival was due to happen - with a jam-packed six days of all things ocean loving at Bondi Beach - with art, music, actions, and showcasing of some of the latest innovations, science, state-of-the-art technology and cool ideas for helping the oceans. Shortly after our chat, however, Anita and Carolyn made the decision to cancel all elements of the festival - due to growing concerns around caronavirus. This just means that Ocean Lovers Festival 2021 will be AMAZING. T...2020-03-1535 minThe FizzicsEd PodcastOcean Lovers FestivalFind out more about the Ocean Lovers Festival, a celebration of sustainability, science, arts & culture all on Australia's iconic Bondi Beach. We chat with founders Anita Kolni & Carolyn Grant as they describe the huge variety of free activities, workshops, installations and science talks that are happening between March 20 & 22. Dr Vanessa Pirotta also drops by to describe her whale research and the use of drone technology as well as her thoughts on helping students get into STEM. Hosted by Ben Newsome from Fizzics EducationAbout the Ocean Lovers FestivalThe Ocean Lovers Festival is an a...2020-03-0229 min