"Alli, thank you immensely for facilitating and extracting some clarity and invigorated direction for ECHO!"- Ange Boxall, CEO
ECHO, the East Coast Harvest Odyssey, is a boutique festival held on a historic farm in Swansea. Founded by Ange Boxall, it celebrates the landscapes, people and harvest traditions of Tasmania’s East Coast. It combines local food and wine, live music, hands-on workshops from blacksmithing to sheep shearing, and Tasmanian Aboriginal storytelling. It became a not-for-profit company in 2022 and is a fixture on the East Coast events calendar.
In November 2025, ECHO’s board invited episteme to facilitate a strategy session. The festival is a good example of the kind of event our East Coast Positive Impact Plan hopes to grow: one that brings depth to the visitor experience and is deeply connected to its community.
The session began with each board member reflecting on the ECHO value that resonates most with them. It then explored the board’s aspirations for the festival, its strengths, opportunities and challenges. The board set measurable goals, which we called “magic metrics”, and turned them into near-term actions with clear owners and timeframes. We captured the discussion in a written summary to guide the board’s next steps.