7 hours from Melbourne in Victoria’s remote North East is where you’ll find Payne’s Hut, a beautiful getaway for city dwellers and tourists all year round. Over the long weekend, Payne’s Hut hosted Australia’s first ever Do Lectures, a one of a kind gathering of like minded individuals, ranging from passionate change makers to social entrepreneurs. With just 70 attendees and 20 speakers spending 3 days together, camping and attending talks and workshops, it’s well described as “a microcosmic community that eat, sing, meet, learn but most importantly, get inspired.” I couldn’t help but draw parallels between Do Lecturers and the “Edgeware” community I was involved with in Brisbane, who even held a conference called “DO Well”. I was fortunate enough to be a part of the DO community and be inspired by some brilliant minds. This is what I saw:
And of course, you can’t have a Do Lectures without using every last bit of energy sending everyone off with full body waves:
Wow, some utterly stunning pictures Mark and it looks like everyone had a good time while DOing something great. Thanks for sharing.
Mark, thanks for the beautiful photos …. Such a wonderful gift for all of us who were there for an awesome experience.
Stunning photographs Mark, absolutely took me back to the DO. Beautiful
Talk about capturing the essence, spirit and amazing experience! Beuatiful photography Mark! #beautiful!
Forever the DO Lectures will be one of those event in my life and to have these beautiful images Mark just helps to make it more so. Thanks for bringing you talent and sharing time with me. Great to see you again after all this time 🙂
Beautiful images…felt like I was there. Thank you for sharing!
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