The Bearded Brothers displayed their dancing talent near their food-based street stall. Poster printing can be an effective promotional tool. Artists have crowded into the area to add colour to the local walls. Zachary Bennett-Brook, an indigenous artist from Wollongong, told the St George & Sutherland Shire Leader:
“I just turned up and had a look at the space, got a bit of feeling for it and got stuck in. I came up with a bit of a design and then decided on some colours that would be symbolic to the area. The symbols are based loosely on meeting places.”
Mr Bennett-Brook explained that Caringbah was a place widely associated with meetings. He pointed out that community groups, sports teams and schools often come together there. The town has had an issue with graffiti, but in recent years there has been a reduction in the scale of the problem.
The Walk the Walls festival has received significant support from the government of the state. The New South Wales (NSW) government has allocated $50,000 to the initiative. Mark Speakman, the Attorney General of NSW, was present when the festival began. He was joined at the opening by Carmelo Pesce, the mayor for Sutherland Shire. Positive reactions to the festival on social media have been noted.