Margaret River’s iconic international surf event has been elevated to the pinnacle of the World Qualifying Series Circuit, with the newly-named ‘Drug Aware Pro Margaret River presented by O’Neill’, the only male and female six-star surf tournament in the world.
More than 15,000 surf fans are expected to descend on Surfers Point across the week, the event will later be televised to almost a billion people in forty eight countries.
The main event is attracting more than 250 professional male a...
The Busselton Half Ironman Triathlon takes place in Western Australia, two and a half hours south of Perth. It is the race in the Snap Australia Half Ironman Triathlon Series.
The Busselton Half Ironman Triathlon is part of the Busselton Festival of Triathlon. A triathlon for children, women’s luncheon, meltdown function and presentation brunch form the nucleus of the weekends activities.
The 2009 Busselton Half Ironman Triathlon course takes in parts of the Ironman Western Australia course an...
The Port Geographe 2009 Geographe Bay Race Week is the largest annual yachting regatta in Western Australia. In its sixth year, the event is expected to attract some 150 yachts to compete in this regatta.
Complementing the on- water racing is a full social calendar. Live entertainment will be featured on most nights, twilight sailing, picnic race day and big band performances during the week.
Eight divisions of sailing will be offered in 2009, with at least one of the more popular divisions be...
The Iluka Busselton Jetty Swim is a world-class 3.6 kilometre 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 with approximately 80 entrants, to an internationally recognised event attracting in excess of 1000 competitors.
The entire swim can be viewed from the shoreline or anywhere along the jetty itself giving spectators a truly unique opportunity to follow the participants around the co...
Discover the world of exciting elite Iron men and women.
Ironman Western Australia Triathlon allows spectators to watch as elite Ironman competitors trudge through a 3.8 kilometre swim adjacent to Western Australia's iconic Busselton Jetty; 180.2 kilometre bike course through the Tuart Forest and a 42.2 kilometre run along the foreshore.
This event is now part of the world-wide family of Ironman distance races which attract over 30,000 athletes to attempt to qualify for the Ironman Triathlon W...
In 2008 Leeuwin Estate presented Yvonne Kenny, David Hobson and The West Australian Symphony Orchestra to a music loving crowd.
Watch this space for the announcement of who will perform in 2009!
The tradition of the Leeuwin Concerts began in 1985 when Leeuwin Estate provided financial support for the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s tour to Australia. As part of the visit the Orchestra performed in this unique vineyard setting, thereby launching what was to become an institution – the annual “L...
The Quit Forest Rally is the Western Australian Round of the Australian Rally Championship. The event is organised and promoted by the West Australian Car Club. The rally is based in Busselton and Nannup.
The rally attracts Australia's and WA's leading rally drivers with approximately 55 cars expected to enter. Leasing crews will be in the exciting Toyota S2000 Corolla’s and the traditional Subaru WRX and Mitsubishi Lancer Evo’s. The will also be a full list of older and exciting cars like For...
The Southbound Festival is Western Australia’s premier music, camping and arts festival and takes place in the heart of the scenic south west of the state. The festival was born in January 2005 in Busselton.
With its humble beginnings, southbound quickly grew to incorporate camping in 2006 and in 2007-only the festivals third year-sold out six weeks in advance, with 20,000 punters and 8,000 campers. And 2008’s festival was a bigger success yet again.