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The summer festival season is so close we can taste it. And it tastes delicious! The prime course on this festival menu is Southbound, WA’s only superb and sustainable music, camping and arts festival. Proudly presented by triple j and returning to Busselton from the 1st - 3rd January, Southbound is the perfect way to bring in the new year.
Western Australia, and indeed, Australia’s most prestigious mx event is back on the motorcycling calendar with a vengeance. The 30th anniversary of the event lived up to all the media hype and expectations with big name UK riders Brad Anderson, Billy Mackenzie and Bryan McKenzie having fantastic battles with the likes of local heroes, Louis Calvin, Dean Porter, Paul Humbertson and Michael Addison.
This Thursday, 20 May, CinéfestOZ is proud to present for one special screening, Australia's most explosive true story 'Beneath Hill 60'. The Directors of CinéfestOZ believed that the movie was of such importance that it must be shown in Busselton as part of a special review screening. They’ve commandeered Ace Cinemas for Thursday evening, 6pm.
Bunbury theatregoers will have the opportunity to enjoy another innovative production from Stark Raven Theatre this month, with their newest offering of Rotto Boys. Furthering Stark Raven’s commitment to produce locally written works for the theatre, Rotto Boys is written by English teacher and long time member, Les Pearce.
Margaret River band, Frankly, have won the honour of opening the MASS Music Festival on Saturday at Nippers Oval. On stage with the likes of Gyroscope and Cog, Frankly will have the golden opportunity to play to a festival crowd.
The XXXX Gold Bunbury Cup 2010 was held on Thursday March 11. The event lived up to its well-known reputation - residents from around the region converged on Bunbury for the South West Racing Calendar’s biggest one-day party.
I have always enjoyed bushwalking, especially in our South West. If you are familiar with bushwalking then you would have heard of the famous and feared “Bibbulmun Track”. Along the Bibbulmun track there are mysterious wooden huts approximately every 20 kilometres along the track. One of these huts I used was the one at "Grimwade".
While in the Margaret River area recently we popped into the Eagles Heritage Raptor Wildlife Centre, and by fluke we had arrived 10 minutes before one of their daily flying demonstrations. When I saw the word Raptor on the sign I thought I was going into Jurassic Park and going to see dinosaur bones. Needless to say - I learnt a lot during that morning.
Living in the south west I've come to love the local agricultural shows we have. Compared to Perth, they have such a community feel about them, and they are fantastic value for money. At very little cost, our family can have a great day out, see a wide range of exhibitions, and the kids (and some of us adults) can try out the rides, showbags, and treats
Last Saturday was a celebration of mammoth proportions with over 1000 people attending the Survey 2010 opening at the Bunbury Regional Art Galleries. Exclusively featuring South West artists, the 2010 ‘Over There’ exhibition has received strong accolades with 67 artists selected to exhibit and a number of these being first time exhibitors in the annual exhibition.
Find out why "triking" is the fasting growing aviation sport in the world. And the safest. Leonardo da Vinci is quoted as saying "Once you've flown you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you long to return." Were da Vinci alive today, I'm sure his choice of airborne vehicle would be a Microlight.
Armed with my camera, food, water, and a pair of good walking boots, I'm out in the middle of nowhere. And I'm looking for flowers. Pushing aside any niggling thoughts that this kind of activity is an assault on my stereotypical Aussie male sense of masculinity, I move onwards as I slowly become tuned in to the vast array of flora, fauna, clear streams and silence. And then I see them - south west wildflowers. Let me tell you folks, there are some amazing sites in our local forests, and they're all right on your doorstep.
Ever looked into the eye of a Southern right whale as it majestically glides along-side your boat, trying to get a closer look at you? If not, then you're missing out on a truly unique "south west" experience that many of us down here take for granted. Whale hunting is back! With a camera, that is...