Putting together a collection of clever people does not guarantee the creation of a clever team, group or committee. That’s because there are many layers to thinking-together that are in addition to the processes involved in thinking as individuals.
etween 1837 and 1843, Georgiana Molloy collected specimens and seeds of the native plants of Taalinup and Undalup (Augusta and Busselton) and sent three exquisite botanical collections to James Mangles in London, who had requested the work. They were the highest quality that British botanists had ever received from WA. She was self-taught but her dried wildflower specimens are still studied in world herbariums. She died aged thirty-seven, having received no payment or formal recognition for her scientific achievements.
An extraordinary work of poetic grace and raw beauty, Pip Williams explores another little-known slice of history seen through women’s eyes. Evocative, subversive and rich with unforgettable characters, The Bookbinder of Jericho is a story about knowledge – who gets to make it, who gets to access it, and what is lost when it is withheld.
The original and best surfing podcast in the universe is hitting the road once more this April for an all-stops, chakra-blasting, synapse-melter of a tour that will put a rocket right up your corn!
On the Good To See You 2023 tour Henry Rollins will faithfully recount the events of his life in the brief pre-COVID period since the last tour and when things got even stranger over the last several months. It's been an interesting time to say the least and he's got some great stories to tell.
Presenter Steve Wood is an Australian horticultural talk back radio and gardening TV presenter, with more than 40 years' experience in wholesale nursery production. He has a special interest in showing people how easy it is to grow food at home.
Sari Ellen Bennett is a WA based writer and performance poet who lives on Molloy Island. Her writing style is unique, weaving whimsical imagery with hard hitting concepts, challenging the status quo, questioning human behaviours and finding the sacred hidden within the mundane... With a background in dance, martial arts and physical theatre, Sari's embodied performances breathe life into her heartfelt poetry.
Jack Barrett's talk is aimed at outlining the stages in Augusta Margaret River’s development, what peoples’ lives were like then, and a framework to assist understanding the extent that climate changes and development may clash in the future.
Presented by Margaret River Readers & Writers Festival and The Regenerative Agriculture Conference 2023. Join highly acclaimed science and environmental writer, Jill Griffiths in conversation with Gourmet Farmer and fellow author, Matthew Evans as she talks about timely new book, What’s for Dinner? Our food, our choice, our planet. What are we really eating? How...
Professor Marcia Langton AO & The Hon Ken Wyatt AM. All welcome. Free with first in best dressed. Doors to the foyer open at 1.30pm and the talk commences at 2pm. Followed by afternoon tea at the AMR Football Club. Presented by Amnesty International Margaret River. Amnesty International Margaret River (08) 9757 2596 View Organiser...
The Annual General Meeting of Arts Margaret River Inc. "Once again we have had a very strong and successful year. Following the agreement reached with the Shire of Augusta Margaret River to take over all programming and front of house responsibilities at the Margaret River HEART our management team and staff have worked tirelessly to...
Wadandi Boodja, the place known today as the Margaret River Region, is the traditional land of the Wadandi Aboriginal people; the Saltwater People. The Wadandi have lived here through the last ice age. They have adapted and survived over tens of thousands of years through an intrinsic knowledge of how to care for, and benefit from, the abundance of this island refugium.
Rare plants on the Leeuwin Naturaliste Ridge with Professor Stephen Hopper. Join Nature Conservation Margaret River Region and the Undalup Association to welcome renowned botanist and conservation biologist, STEPHEN HOPPER. Stephen brings 50 years experience observing the unique endemism of our region, is a leader in his field having developed new theory on the evolution...
The Shire of Augusta Margaret River would like to thank local volunteers for their contributions to the community.
When Bruce Dowding left Melbourne in January 1938, he planned only to undertake a short course at the Sorbonne in Paris. With fascism in Europe ascendant, it had drawn the greats of 20th century music, art and literature like moths to a flame. Dowding chose not to leave a city he found intoxicating.
Join Nature Conservation Margaret River Region and the Undalup Association to find out why our marine environment is so unique.
Are you new (or newish) to town? Connecting to others through the arts is like finding a treasure chest full of unexpected surprises!
The iconic Margaret River region becomes a creative playground for one of the world's most inspiring "anti-conferences".
BrunurB Lebarde is a storyteller, poet, musician, clown & philosopher, reviewing bard’s history, their place within civilizations and diverse ethnical groups.
Join multi-award-winning author, academic, and activist Bri Lee for the launch of her new book 'The Work'.
Join clinical nutritionist and #1 bestselling author of The 10:10 Plan, The 10:10 Recipe Book and The 10:10 Kickstart, Sarah Di Lorenzo for the launch of her new book, The Gut Repair Plan.