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WA's Best Country Pub Steak Sandwich Competiton
Tel:(08) 9321 7701
Date: Wednesday 1 June 2011
Details: Steak Sandwich and a Swan Draught - the perfect match.
Bite into an Aussie icon and have a real WA Country Pub experience.
Purchase a Steak Sandwich and a Swan Draught at a WA country pub to support this delicious promotion.
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Busselton Jetty Swim
Australia's South West
Date: 4 - 5 February 2012
Details: The premier ocean swim around the iconic Busselton Jetty, in the south west of Western Australia. Since 1996, the Busselton Jetty Swim has grown from a local event to an internationally recognized event attracting in excess of 1000 competitors.
The Be Active Busselton Jetty Swim 2012 event will take place over 2 days with entertainment, activities and family-friendly fun, with the swim taking place on the morning of Sunday 5th February 2012.
The course is a swim of 3.6 km around the Busselton Jetty. Singles and teams of two and four are welcome. Be a part of the atmosphere and enter the best jetty swim in the world.
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Mundaring Truffle Festival
Experience Perth
Tel:Jarrad Stringer 9290 6655
Date: 30 - 31 July 2011
Details: Western Australia is one of the rare places in the world where black truffle grows and Mundaring TRuffle Festival is an opportunity to taste, try, buy and learn about this culinary delicacy.
Featuring leading WA and national chefs this unique experience offers truffle mater classes, the World's longest truffle lunch, gourmet produce market, and a program of cooking demostrations and food tastings.
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Mandurah Crab Festival
Experience Perth
Tel:9550 3777
Date: 12 - 13 March 2011
Details:
The Channel Seven Mandurah Crab Fest is two fantastic days of celebration around Mandurah wonderful waterways, taking place 12 and 13 of March 2011.
This years event is set to be the biggest and best ever with a host of new features to make this an even more fantastic family event. A major highlight of the festival will be the Mandurah Action Sports Games, where some of Australia's most talented stars of Freestyle Motocross, wake boarding, skate boarding and BMX riding will come together to battle for some of the $20,000 prize money up for grabs.
To add to the excitement there will also be a fantastic music line up featuring WA's best up and coming talent including the Novocaines and Abbe May. This year the Channel Seven Mandurah Crab Fest is a celebration of local flavours, so check out the gourmet food area on the foreshore.
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Margaret River Wine Region Festival
Australia's South West
Date: 17 - 21 March 2011
Details: It's Festival time in Margaret River, and we are preparing to welcome visitors from Perth, Australia and around the world to our beautiful Margaret River region for the end of Vintage Celebration! There are some great events planned across the region from Busselton to Augusta!
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Blues at Bridgetown
Australia's South West
Date: 11 - 13 November 2011
Details: The Blues at Bridgetown Festival is an annual blues music event held over three days in the spectacular settings of the Bridgetown townsite, 272kms south-east of Perth. The Blues at Bridgetown Festival has been held annually on the second weekend in
November since 1993.
The program showcases an all-embracing & diverse range of blues music for in excess of 170 hours of music at various venues around the town. A spectacular street party is held all day Saturday which features a variety of entertainment, a fabulous market stall area and a fantastic variety of food stalls.
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Blessing of the Fleet, Geraldton
Australia's Coral Coast
Tel:Ann Potter 9965 9000.
Date: *TO BE ANNOUNCED*
Details: The Blessing of the Fleet is a unique day centered around the fishing industry in Geraldton. The scenic location and usually beautiful weather in late October makes for a must see tourist stop to anyone travelling through Western Australia from all over the world.
The Geraldton Blessing of the Fleet was first started by local commercial fisherman and has been running almost continually since the early 1900s. In more recent times organisation and local significance of this iconic event has diminished, however since 2006, the event continues.
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Kulin Bush Races
Australia's Golden Outback
Tel:Grahame Robertson 9880 4017.
Date: 7 8 & 9 October 2011
Details: The community of Kulin welcome you to the country event of the year to be held on 7th, 8th & 9th October 2011. The famous Kulin Bush Races provide a great weekend packed full of fun for the whole family.
The Kulin Art, Craft & Photography Exhibition, Competition and Sale of Works is open all weekend at the Freebairn Recreation Centre in the centre of Kulin. Join us for tea on Friday night (courtesy bus from the track), drinks and live entertainment
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Wave Rock Weekender
Australia's Golden Outback
Tel:Hyden Karen Lee 6210 2804
Date: *TO BE ANNOUNCED*
Details: Wave Rock Weekender - a long weekend of music, food, camping and bush at Wave Rock, Western Australia.
Experiences like Wave Rock are designed to get you out of dodge and take you on an adventure that connects you properly with friends, music, cinema and like minded people in intimate and inspirational locations.
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Southern Art and Craft Trail
Australia's South West
Tel:Annette Grant 0400 215 196
Date: 1 - 16 October 2011
Details: The Art Trail is an initiative of ArtsouthWA Inc., an organisation formed to promote and market fine art and craft created by artists living and working in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, and to assist art and craft practitioners, organisations and galleries with professional and skills development. To this end ArtsouthWA conducts projects including this Trail, workshops, exhibitions and the management and maintenance of an online database www.artsouthwa.com.au .
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Northam Motor Cycle Festival
Experience Perth
Date: *TO BE ANNOUNCED*
Details: Almost 4,000 motorcycle enthusiasts and their families gathered in Northam for a weekend packed full of supermotard action, freestyle motocross, road racing, trials and stunts for the Country Realty Northam Motorcycle Festival.
The festival got off to a great start on Saturday morning at Bernard Park, with live music and the big breakfast cook-up before the bridge to bridge street parade which welcomed bikes of all sorts and turned a few heads on the streets of Northam.
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Manjimup Cherry Harmony Festival
Australia's South West
Tel:Rose Moyle 0427 712 316
Date: *TO BE ANNOUNCED*
Details: The Manjimup Cherry Harmony Festival is an annual celebration of the wonderful community that exist in and around the town of Manjimup, in the South-West region of Western Australia. There are several small activities and fundraising occasions spread out over the calender year that build up to a huge two day festival, timed to coincide with the annual cherry harvest during the first few days of summer.
It started in 2002 and it just keeps getting better and better with every year
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Ironman Western Australia
Australia's South West
Date: 4 December 2011
Details: More than 1,500 Australian and international triathletes will tackle the gruelling yet fast course consisting of a 3.8km swim, 180km bike and 42.2km marathon.
Over 5000 spectators will witness the evnt, which offers 40 qualifying spots for the pinnacle event, Ironman Hawaii.
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Spring in the Valley
Experience Perth
Date: October 2011
Details: Spring in the Valley is a festival of community spirit, wine, food, beer, art and music at the Swan Valley's many attractions, breweries and wineries.
Discover an exciting and diverse range of tasting, entertainment, activities and events all in one festival!
Each year in October the Swan Valley celebrates the people and produce of the region with its annual Spring in the Valley Festival; a festival of community spirit, wine, food, art and music. The 2011 events will highlight the fine wine, food and artistic character of the Valley. Over 50 participating Swan Valley venues will feature in the program, and many of the events are free.
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Geraldton Greenough Sunshine Festival
Australia's Coral Coast
Date: October 2011
Details: A community festival with food, wine, star gazing, art, sport and local produce.
The Round is a week long event planned around the three major race meetings held during that time which culminates with Australia`s biggest party, the running of the $140,000 Gold Kalgoorlie Cup.
The Round is an iconic event which has been conducted for more than 100 years which provides a full week of activities in addition to the three major horse race meetings.
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Shinju Matsuri Festival
Australia's North West
Date: 10 - 18 September 2011
Details: The Shinju Matsuri Festival (Festival of the Pearl) is a tradition that marks the close of the pearling season and celebrates Broome's diverse culture and heritage.
Shinju Matsuri is the premier arts, cultural and community event in Broome, Western Australia.
An experience like no other, the beautiful northwest town of Broome comes alive with 9 days of festivities that showcases talents of Broome including traditional and contemporary arts, and industry, community and tourism events which celebrate and acknowledge the town’s unique culture, history and diversity.
Shinju Matsuri encourages all cultural groups from the Broome community to participate in the celebrations to develop constructive and harmonious Broome community relationships.
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The Round
Australia's Golden Outback
Date: 2011
Details: The Goldfields premier event - a week long extravaganza of horse racing, pacing and partying.
The Round is a week long event planned around the three major race meetings held during that time which culminates with Australia`s biggest party, the running of the $140,000 Gold Kalgoorlie Cup.
The Round is an iconic event which has been conducted for more than 100 years which provides a full week of activities in addition to the three major horse race meetings.
The Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club annual Race Round has become an institution in the Goldfields and every year thousands head trackside for one of WA’s biggest and best parties.
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Australian Safari
Experience Perth
Tel:Jason Hunt 0415100992
Date: 23 - 30 September 2011
Details: An eight day international off-road endurance race starting in Australia's North West (Kununurra) and travelling south to finish in Perth.
The Australasian Safari is an off-road endurance rally that tests skill and courage throughout rugged outback Western Australia.The event includes over 4,000 competitive kilometres and attracts over 100 national and international competitors in four wheel drives, motorbikes and quads.
Considered the Paris to Dakar of the Asia Pacific region, the event is renowned as one of the toughest and most challenging motoring events in the world.
Off-road motoring enthusiasts (motorbikes only) can participate in the non-competitive category, Adventure Tour, to experience the event and explore Western Australia.
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Multiplex Avon Descent
Experience Perth
Date: 6 - 7 August 2011
Details: The Avon Descent is Western Australia’s own unique sporting event that attracts competitors and spectators from throughout Australia and overseas. Competitors challenge the Avon and Swan rivers in a variety of paddle and power craft in an exciting two-day time trial over 134 gruelling kilometres. The action packed white water race is a great event for spectators.
Low water levels for the 2010 event resulted in an exhausting race for competitors, but great fun for spectators. The 2011 race is sure to have competitors keen to come back to conquer the Avon and Swan Rivers.
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Wildflower Season
Date: July - November
Details: Floral extravaganzas can be seen in all regions at different times throughout the season. Wildflowers are abundant and can be explored independently, or as part of an organised itinerary.
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The Weekender Albany Classic Motor Event
Australia's South West
Date: 5 - 7 June 2011
Details: The Albany Classic is a great way to enjoy motorsport at its finest, whilst soaking up the fun loving atmosphere Albany has to offer. There is great entertainment on offer for the kids including face painting, bouncy castles, food stalls and live entertainment. But for those rev heads that can't go past a great engine, the Albany Classic has vintage and new car displays, that's sure to entice everyone from car lovers to passerbys. There's also a chance for motorcar lovers to race their pride and joy around the streets of Albany.
The Albany Classic takes place over the long weekend in June from June 5 to 7. Everyone is invited to relax, soak up the atmosphere and have a great time amongst one of man-mades most fascinating inventions.
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Kalbarri Canoe and Cray Carnival
Australia's Coral Coast
Date: 1 June 2008
Details: Canoe races, art, craft and food and beverage festival located on the picturesque Murchison River.
The Kalbarri Visitor's Centre, together with a number of community groups is staging the inaugural Kalbarri Canoe and Cray Carnival.
Along with the community, West Australian's will be invited to participate in the fun- filled weekend carnival on the June Foundation Day long weekend.
Canoes training and tuition will be provided by Canoeing Western Australia, and will include supply of the canoes.
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Whale Migration
Australia's Coral Coast
Date: June - November
Details: The whales follow the continental shelf, hugging the coast as they travel through the warm waters of the Indian Ocean, playfully breaching and showing off their water-skills and celebrating life just off shore.
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Argyle Diamonds Ord Valley Muster
Australia's North West
Date: 2 - 18 May 2008
Details: A series of community events that celebrate the East Kimberley region and its people.
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Whale Shark Festival
Australia's Coral Coast
Date: May 2010
Details: Celebrating the arrival of the gentle giants to the waters of Ningaloo, the festival will also include an education component by DEC.
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Busselton Half Ironman
Australia's South West
Date: 3 May 2008
Details: This is the first race of the Half Ironman qualifying series for Ironman Western Australia and is the Western Australian State Long Course Championships.
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Whale Shark Season
Australia's Coral Coast
Date: 1 April - 31 July 2008
Details: Scuba divers and snorkellers can dive on the reef during the spawn season, or swim among the whale sharks, to enjoy this life-changing experience with the gentle giants of the sea.
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Quit Forest Rally
Australia's South West
Date: 15 - 17 April 2011
Details: Quit Forest Rally is the Western Australia round of the Australian Rally Championship. It attracts Australia's best rally drivers for a weekend of fast and challenging competition. The rally also has a category for motorbikes.
The rally is hosted in the picturesque seaside town of Busselton and the historic township of Nannup.
Spectators are able to get up close to the action at Barnard Park on Friday evening and then again around Nannup over the weekend. The main street of Nannup is turned into a rally Service Park over the weekend giving everybody a chance to get to see the cars being worked on, talk to the crews and enjoy the local cafes.
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The Australia Car Day
Experience Perth
Date: 13 April 2008
Details: This event offers a classic car display, craft and produce market, food and wine tasting and entertainment.
Visitors can expect to see a huge display of classic Australian built cars from Ford, Holden, Chrysler, Leyland and other smaller manufacturers at this free day out which offers something for everyone.
Visitors can stroll through a large top-quality craft and produce market, of over one hundred stalls, view public interest displays, dine on a wide variety of good country cuisine and be entertained by the day long variety show on the outdoor amphitheatre stage complete with prizes and give-aways.
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Staircase to the moon
Australia's North West
Date: March - October
Details: This natural phenomenon occurs when the full moon rises over the exposed mudflats at extremely low tide, creating the optical illusion of a staircase reaching to the moon. More information is available from Australia's North West Visitor Centres.
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Drug Aware Pro Margaret River
Australia's South West
Date: 7 - 13 April 2008
Details: Head to Australia's South West to watch the world's top surfers take on the awesome waves of Margaret River's main break.
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