Onslow Community News
The Passion of the Pilbara ignites in 2013 Get ready for the next Passion of the Pilbara Festival in Onslow! Over 1000 people are expected to flock to this dynamic uniting event, including families, residents, visitors, businesses, FIFO and Industry workers. It will span three days from June 7-9 and boast a variety of hands-on activities to help celebrate the joys of living a rich life together in the Pilbara.
amusement rides for the kids, a mustsee photography competition and Arty Brellas painting. Visitors will also be treated to heaps of great live shows, including Celebrity Chef cooking demonstrations, Akwaaba African Drumming & Dancing and loads of live music.
It all kicks off on Friday with a Wine & Cheese night at the Community Garden, run by the Onslow School P&C Assoc.
At 6pm, a dazzling fireworks show will set the night alight, with viewing accessible along the boardwalk and the War Memorial. Then at 7pm the Town Oval will explode with a raft of live bands.
The festivities roll on the next day, with so much to see and do. There will be market stalls to explore, wild
The Festival wraps up on Sunday back at the Community Garden, with a community breakfast plus all the vibrant
festivities from Saturday returning to entertain the crowds once more. The Passion of the Pilbara Festival is brought to you thanks to many months of hard work. Peta Hayto, Manager of Community Services at the Shire of Ashburton, said it’s all part of the Shire’s efforts to make Pilbara living something special and worthy of coming together to celebrate. “It is our vision to create a ‘Vibrant Community’ that attracts and retains residents to live fulfilled and happy lives in the towns within the Shire,” she said. “The festival is a key component of the strategy to achieve this and is timed to harness all that the Pilbara lifestyle offers.”
What’s New to the Onslow Library The Bancroft Strategy by Robert Ludlum. Two figures find themselves facing a shadowy organization working to twist global politics to their own unsavory ends. When Todd Belknap – a legendary field agent for Consular Operations with a reputation as something of a cowboy – is cut loose from the agency after an operation goes wrong, his best friend and fellow agent is abducted in Lebanon by a militia group with a vicious reputation. It’s up to Todd to free his friend after the government refuses to become involved.
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