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magazine 11 | SPRING 2018
Pedal power MAKE TRACKS DOWN SOUTH FOR WILDFLOWER SEASON
NOVEMBER 10, 10AM – 10PM
SOUTH WEST VINTAGE FEST
Whicher Ridge Wines, Chapman Hill Visit facebook.com/SouthWestPetanque
You don’t need to be a petanque superstar player to join in. Bring the family along and have some fun in beautiful surroundings.
NOVEMBER 10 to 11, 8.30AM – 12PM
SOUTH WEST PETANQUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
MARGARET RIVER GOURMET ESCAPE
Signal Park, Busselton Visit radiancesouthwest.com.au
Join parents, friends and family at the Busselton Foreshore to raise awareness for perinatal anxiety and depression.
NOVEMBER 11 , 8AM – 12PM
RADIANCE FESTIVAL AND PRAM WALK
Spring
REMEMBRANCE DAY
Caves House Hotel, Yallingup, Visit caveshousehotelyallingup.com.au
Join this yearly event, celebrating all things vintage with market stalls, a classic car show, vintage and collectable appraisal and great live music.
WITCHCLIFFE VINTAGE FAIR
NOVEMBER 11, 11AM
OPEN WATER SWIM SERIES
2018
Busselton: War Memorial, Victoria Square
From humble beginnings to record-breaking with seven times platinum single Let Her Go, this singer-songwriter has performed on street corners and stadiums to a combined audience of millions around the globe.
NOVEMBER 25, 2.30 – 8PM
PASSENGER AUSTRALIAN TOUR
Various venues in the Busselton and Margaret River region Visit gourmetescape.com.au
This extraordinary festival of food and wine attracts some of the world’s best chefs, sommeliers and critics. The Gourmet Village and Audi Gourmet Beach BBQ return, as well as a host of unique satellite experiences.
Busselton Foreshore (east of The Goose) Visit wa.swimming.org.au
Challenge yourself this summer in this popular open water event and swim alongside the historic Busselton Jetty.
NOVEMBER 17, 7.30AM – 12PM
LIGHT THE NIGHT BUSSELTON
Margaret River: Memorial Park
Celebrate the Christmas season by joining in this popular event. Bring a picnic and enjoy the festivities on the lawn.
DECEMBER 16, 7 – 8.30PM
DUNSBOROUGH CHRISTMAS CAROLS
DECEMBER 1 to 2, 7AM – 4PM
A great day held by the Disabled Surfers Association to enable everyone to have a go in the water.
DECEMBER 8, 9AM – 12.30PM
LET’S GO SURFING DAY
SANDMAN IV
Busselton Foreshore Stage and Amphitheatre
Celebrate the completion of the Busselton Foreshore redevelopment with a free family event. Bring your dancing shoes!
DECEMBER 8, 3 – 10PM
BUSSELTON FORESHORE – OFFICIAL OPENING
This 50km beach run reflects the regularity of astronomy, a race aligned with a full moon, a low, low tide and a perfectly timed sunrise.
Bunker Bay Visit disabledsurfers.org/wa/southwestbranch
Old Dunsborough Boat Ramp to Busselton Jetty, Visit mrtrailrunners.org.au/sandman
DECEMBER 23, 2AM – 8AM
This year Carols by the Jetty will be held on the new Busselton Amphitheatre Stage making for a spectacular show right by the Jetty.
CAROLS BY THE JETTY
Busselton Foreshore Stage and Amphitheatre Visit cornerstonechurch.asn.au
DECEMBER 15, 6 – 9PM
Reuther Park
Bring a rug and get into the Christmas spirit with live performances of your favourite Christmas carols.
DECEMBER 7, 7 – 8.30PM
CHRISTMAS CAROLS MARGARET RIVER
Busselton Golf Course, 277 Chapman Hill Road, Ambergate
Fun Golf day organised by the Rotary Club to raise funds for Cystic Fibrosis.
NOVEMBER 30, 6AM – 3.30PM
CYSTIC FIBROSIS GOLF DAY
Visit nationaltrust.org.au/places/ellensbrook
Historical Ellensbrook opens its doors following restoration works. Aboriginal dance and cultural story-telling, music, cheese-making, children’s games and tours around the surrounds.
NOVEMBER 24, 12PM – 3.30PM
ELLENSBROOK COMMUNITY DAY
NOVEMBER 24, 5 – 8PM
Pay your respects to those who have fallen for their country.
Raising funds for urgently needed blood cancer research, the event transforms the darkness into a sea of glowing light. Join in an evening of entertainment, before an inspiring walk along the iconic Busselton Jetty.
3 Oceans Winery, Metricup Visit macroevents.com.au
IRONMAN WA, IRONMAN 70.3 WA & IRON KIDS
Dunsborough Lions Park Visit naturalistesports.myclub.org.au
Come down to Yallingup to see a Long Board Surfing competition that was created in 1985 by Indian Ocean Long Board Club! All these years later, the competition remains one of the premier longboarding contests on the calendar.
SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS FAIR MARGARET RIVER
Ironman WA is renowned worldwide for being the place to go for a personal best. With the addition of Ironman 70.3 WA it is an action-packed weekend not to be missed.
DECEMBER 1 to 2, 5.30AM – 11.30PM
YALLINGUP MALIBU SURF CLASSIC
Busselton Amphitheatre and Stage, Busselton Jetty Visit facebook.com/lightthenightbusselton
NOVEMBER 16 to 18
NOVEMBER 10, 8AM – 2PM
Retro vintage funky wares, antiques, books and records, fab food and vibes – and vintage cars too.
DUNSBOROUGH SEASIDE SCAVENGE
Druids Hall, Witchcliffe
NOVEMBER 17, 10AM – 2PM
Come down, clean up your community and trade the rubbish you collect (once sorted and catalogued) for the funkiest of pre-loved threads, books and more in the Seaside Scavenge pop-up market.
Dunsborough Foreshore, Centennial Park Visit seasidescavenge.org
XAVIER RUDD STORM BOY AUSTRALIAN TOUR
NOVEMBER 24, 3 – 10PM
Music will ring out of 3 Oceans Winery, as Xavier Rudd performs songs from his new album, Storm Boy. Support from The Teskey Brothers and Stella Donnelly will set the mood for a great night.
3 Oceans Winery, Metricup Visit macroevents.com.au
YALLS SUMMER FEST 2018
DECEMBER 1, 3 – 11PM
The Yalls Summer Fest headlines with the very popular indie-band The Jungle Giants, as well as other popular Triple J acts Holy Holy and Clews, with opening local acts The Blue Child Collective and Valentine.
DECEMBER 9, 8AM – 1PM
Yallingup Beach and Foreshore Visit facebook.com/yallingupmalibuclassic
A fantastic fun-filled day with terrific gourmet goodies, produce, arts, craft, local creations and lots lots more!
Signal Park and Busselton Foreshore Visit ironman.com
Reuther Park, Margaret River Visit surfsidechurch.org.au
Caves House Hotel, Yallingup Visit caveshousehotelyallingup.com.au/ special-events
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