South West Life

Some time back we looked at the Mt Lennard mountain bike trail, and talked about the chance to get out in the bush, and experience some of the south west in some healthy and pretty exciting ways.

Roger is getting to where he asks questions about why he is around, and whether taking family photographs is his main purpose on the planet, and when does he get to ride his Harley, you know, the important stuff.  He's put it all in one pile and is riding the Harley around WA and raising money to help kids in regional WA.

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.

Yes, we know you're hearing about it a lot from us, but Groovin the Moo is coming to Bunbury.

Here are two opportunities to get your ticket for the price of a few hours helping out.

Some ideas are generated by greatness, and some are like this

The Margaret River Pro delivered the nailbiting finish everyone expected and the sport had only just started to recede when the MASS festival kicked in.  Conceived as an extension to the Margaret River Pro, to encompass the whole surf lifestyle, this was a big step and we were all eager to see what it delivered.

The inaugural MASS Music Festival is giving one talented local band the chance to join some of Australia’s finest acts on stage at Nippers Oval, Margaret River on March 20 2010.  There will be lots of talent on stage, so there's every chance the hungriest wins.

Bunbury Regional Art Galleries is presenting the inaugural South West Regional Arts Summit.  This event will bring together professionals from all facets of the visual arts to discuss a range of issues impacting on the arts industry across the South West.

There are great ways to spend your evening and I’d found one of them. Sitting with my parents who I don’t see as often as I’d like, I was drinking in the ambience of a Cafe’ and talking about nothing in particular. The owner came to check we were enjoying the fare, and we got talking about business. Turns out that as well as a cafe, Chris owns and runs “Rural Cinema”.

In the second half of the nineteenth Century, the industrial revolution was well underway, and while the colonies were not the massive centres of production that were to be found in Europe, and especially in Britain, there was a clear need for sources of energy to be found.