Celebrate World Ocean Day at ECU City
Thursday, 04 June 2026
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Sir David Attenborough Credit: National Geographic
Celebrate World Ocean Day at ECU City with a free lunchtime screening of Ocean with David Attenborough. Be swept away by breathtaking ocean storytelling and powerful insight into our planet’s future.
Open to all, grab your lunch and a seat on the bleachers, and come be inspired.
Monday, 8 June from 12.30pm in The Forum at ECU City.
Ocean with David Attenborough takes viewers on a breathtaking journey, showing there is nowhere more vital for our survival, more full of life, wonder or surprise than the ocean.
The celebrated broadcaster and filmmaker reveals how his lifetime has coincided with the great age of ocean discovery. Through spectacular sequences featuring coral reefs, kelp forests and the open ocean, Attenborough shares why a healthy ocean keeps the entire planet stable and flourishing.
Stunning, immersive cinematography showcases the wonder of life under the seas and exposes the realities and challenges facing our ocean as never-before-seen, from destructive fishing techniques to mass coral reef bleaching.
Yet the story is one of optimism, with Attenborough pointing to inspirational stories from around the world to deliver his greatest message: The ocean can recover to a glory beyond anything anyone alive has ever seen.