South West Life

Youth bands in the South West are being urged to get in quick with their registrations to battle it out in the City of Bunbury BANDiT Battle of the Bands competition in September.

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.

The Augusta Margaret River Tourism Association (AMRTA) is pleased to announce that over $300,000 was raised through the CowParade Charity Auction to benefit the preservation of the region’s natural and historical attractions and local community groups.

The City of Bunbury’s latest piece of public art is to be installed on the Leschenault Inlet foreshore near the Bunbury Rowing Club on Monday 2nd August 2010. The substantial metal sculpture, which acknowledges the contribution the railways made in the development of Bunbury, is also a symbol of community inclusion.

Celebrated tenor and composer David Hobson will join Australian theatre and television stars Rachael Beck and Ian Stenlake in headlining the 12th annual Jalbrook Concert this November.
 

The City of Bunbury is encouraging youth bands in the South West to start banging the ivories and strumming the strings in preparation for the BANDiT Battle of the Bands in Bunbury in September.

CowParade has almost moo-ved on from Margaret River but the spectacular big-top finale is still to come. The world’s largest public art exhibition officially wound up on Sunday 27th June and the herd is now being rounded up for final touch ups before the Cow Charity Auction.  

Controversy across Bunbury may rise once again with the bare breasted Maidens of Withers explicitly unexposed on 30th of May! Local artist, Virginia Cunningham, has taken her antics to a new level when she embellished one of Bunbury’s most controversial public art works with a message of importance. 

The Southern Right and Humpback whales are about to make their annual splash in the waters off Cape Leeuwin, Augusta.Celebrate their return with the inaugural Whalesong Augusta Festival over the Foundation Day long weekend, June 4th to June 6th, 2010.

The Bibbulmun Track Foundation is recruiting for teams of four to compete in its annual Mountain Designs Bibbulmun Team Challenge, to be held between the 7th October and 14th November.