This Sunday is the Illawarra’s time to come together for the region’s first Embrace Life Festival.

Having been run successfully throughout NSW, the first local festival will be held at The Fraternity Club, Fairy Meadow.

The February 22 event will feature regional businesses promoting wellness, as well as Illawarra artists, musicians and tarot readers. Embrace Life CEO and founder Deborah Shepherd said the success of the Embrace Life Festival came down to the ongoing connection it left between businesses and the wider community.

Mrs Shepherd said she was looking forward to opening up the 2015 program in the Illawarra as it would tap into a diverse and talented group of wellness businesses, fashion designers and musicians, and be a great display of what they can offer their community.

‘‘There is a beautiful community energy in the Illawarra as well as an openness to the creative arts and natural health. What we are aiming to do, is to bring people together, allow them to connect with each other and take the struggle out of marketing,’’ she said.

‘‘Through our local ambassadors, Mignon Lee-Warden and Jacqueline Peperkamp, we are confident that we can tap into the energy of the Illawarra.’’ Read More