WA's Best Country Pub Steak Sandwich Competiton
Experience Perth
Tel:(08) 9321 7701
Date: Tuesday 14 - Wednesday 15 May 2013
Details: Steak Sandwich perfectly matched with your favourite James Squire beer. Bite into an Aussie icon and have a real WA Country Pub experience. Purchase a Steak Sandwich and your favourite James Squire beer at a WA country pub to support this delicious promotion.
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Busselton Jetty Swim
Australia's South West
Date: 10 February 2013
Details: The Be Active Busselton Jetty Swim 2013 will be held over 2 days, with fun activities and family entertainment for all ages. The swim itself will take place on the morning of Sunday 10th February 2013. Registrations open on 01 October 2012, with those who enter before 30 November 2012, going into the draw to win a fantastic prize. Entry is still only $40.00 per person and is one of the best value for money events in the region. The course takes participants around the 3.6 km of Busselton’s iconic Jetty, in the tranquil waters of Geographe Bay. Individuals and teams of two and four persons will take part in one of South West WA’s most famous sporting events. Over 1000 swimmers take part each year, from first-time novice entrants to experienced professional competitors. Enter the best jetty swim in the world, or for more information, visit our website.
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Mandurah Crab Festival
Experience Perth
Tel:9550 3777
Date: 16 - 17 March 2013
Details: The Channel Seven Mandurah Crab Fest is two fantastic days of celebration around Mandurah wonderful waterways, taking place 17 and 18 of March 2012. 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: 5 - 7 April 2013
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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Indian Ocean Festival, Jurien Bay
Australia's Coral Coast
Tel:Ann Potter 9965 9000.
Date: *TO BE ANNOUNCED*
Details: The Indian Ocean Festival provides a fun-filled weekend featuring a number of exciting activities for the whole family. The festival includes a charity golf day, a family friendly triathlon, ‘Blessing of the Fleet’ boating display, live entertainment, displays, market stalls, a fishing competition and fireworks.
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Kulin Bush Races
Australia's Golden Outback
Tel:Grahame Robertson 9880 4017.
Date: *TO BE ANNOUNCED*
Details: The community of Kulin welcome you to the country event of the year to be held on 5-6-7 October 2012 as it celebrates the 18th year of this fabulous event. The famous Kulin Bush Races provides a great weekend packed full of fun for the whole family. Saturday morning is the gymkhana followed by the horse races which are held at the picturesque Jilakin Race Track overlooking Jilakin Lake and nestled beneath the shadow of Jilakin Rock. The races together with gymkhana, novelty events, children's entertainment, live music, fireworks, great food and friendly country hospitality all make for a wonderful weekends entertainment. Sunday morning have the Great Aussie Revival Breakfast before you head home.
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Southern Art and Craft Trail
Australia's South West
Tel:Annette Grant 0400 215 196
Date: *TO BE ANNOUNCED*
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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Ironman Western Australia
Australia's South West
Date: 8 December 2013
Details: Discover the world of exciting elite ironmen and ironwomen in Western Australia’s seaside resort town of Busselton. The Ironman Western Australia Triathlon will see competitors swim, ride and run a grueling 226 kilometre course while spectators experience the athleticism of a world-class sporting event. 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 event, which offers 40 qualifying spots for the pinnacle event, Ironman Hawaii.
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Geraldton Greenough Sunshine Festival
Australia's Coral Coast
Date: *TO BE ANNOUNCED*
Details: A community festival with food, wine, star gazing, art, sport and local produce. Geraldton’s community will shine at the Geraldton Greenough Sunshine Festival. Since 1959, the festival has celebrated Geraldton’s unique and diverse lifestyle, providing family entertainment to thousands of visitors.
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The Round
Australia's Golden Outback
Date: September 2013
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: 20 - 27 September 2013
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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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: *TO BE ANNOUNCED*
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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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: 17 - 26 May 2013
Details: A series of community events that celebrate the East Kimberley region and its people.
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Busselton Half Ironman
Australia's South West
Date: 10 - 11 May 2013
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: May - December
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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The Australia Car Day
Experience Perth
Date: 14 April 2013
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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