Cricketing legend Brad Hogg and a cavalcade of World Champion cyclists including Marianne Vos and her WM3 Pro Cycling team, Annemieke van Vlueten, Robbie McEwen, Emma Pooley and Luke Durbridge will be in Balingup on Sunday 12th November for the Stage Three finish and the start of Stage Four of[…]
Blues at Bridgetown marks its 25th year over the weekend of the 10th – 12th November, 2017 with another stellar line-up that tips its hat to a quarter-century of good times and great music! The atmosphere is fabulous with the Festival taking over the town for the weekend. This year’s line[…]
The Blooming Wild Festival got underway this week! Showcasing the beauty of spring in the Southern Forest & Valleys, this event offers a variety of experiences and wildflower events in the South West from 2 September to 19 November 2017. This event celebrates the diversity and magnificent natural gardens that[…]
The Blackwood River Valley, will blossom once again next weekend when the Nannup Flower and Garden Festival returns for 2017 – Thursday 17th – Sunday 20th August! Join us for the weekend and day-trip to Nannup to enjoy exhibitions, open gardens, workshops, market stalls and the Great Hall of Flowers.[…]
Taste of the Blackwood is the major food and wine festival in the Blackwood Valley Region, a market-style event designed especially for food and wine lovers. Entertain the entire family with plenty of samples, free workshops and cooking demonstrations running throughout the day. While the kids create something in a[…]
The Blackwood Basin Group is one of many community groups achieving amazing things for the environment in the Balingup region. One of their key projects has been to create a wetland haven at Schwenkes Dam in Greenbushes. Schwenkes Dam is a steep-sided water body which was created during previous mining[…]
The Nannup Music Festival is held over the WA Labour day long weekend annually and it’s much, much more than just a music festival! The streets come alive with stalls, performances and activities – there’s free and ticketed venues that operate from Friday afternoon through to Monday lunch time. It[…]
In Spring, the Balingup Racecourse Flora Reserve becomes a blaze of colour, with an amazing abundance and diversity of wildflowers. A walk around the old racecourse last weekend revealed that there were still plenty of wildflowers in full bloom – donkey orchards abound! A feast for photographers. The old Racecourse[…]
Still looking to take a break this school holidays? We only have a couple of vacancies left in Hepton Hill Cottage and Gum Nut Cottage, both with 2 bedrooms. Our other 2 bedroom cottage, Red Gum, is fully booked! Both cottages are set apart in 25 acres of Jarrah & Marri hilltop[…]
It’s spring-time! Arguably the best time of year to explore the Blackwood River Valley, and to celebrate the amazing diversity of wildflowers, nature and cultural experiences on offer. The twelve week Blooming Wild Festival runs from the 3rd September to 20 November, 2016 and includes all things spring, wild flowers,[…]