Annual Nannup and Boyup Brook events receive funding to boost

Events in Nannup and Boyup Brook are set to receive funding through the Regional Events Scheme for 2024-25 to support tourism and economic growth in the regions. Listed under the recipients in the Warren-Blackwood region, festivals in Nannup and Boyup Brook are among 70 regional events to receive funding through the scheme to support the much-loved annual events in the South West. The Nannup Flower and Garden Festival in August will receive funding, as well as the Boyup Brook Country Music Festival and Nannup Music Festival getting support for their 2025 events. The annual Boyup Brook Country Music Festival has been running for 35 years and will continue to put on its camping festivities. Nannup Music Festival, which falls on the March long weekend, started as the South West Folk Festival in 1987 in Albany with $700. It is now one of the biggest annual events in the town. Member for Warren-Blackwood Jane Kelsbie said there was something for everyone included in the regional events calendar over the next year. “It’s great to see the return of popular events like the Margaret River Region Open Studios and Nannup Music Festival funded,” she said. “Make sure you come along to one of these awesome events where we not only showcase our diverse local communities but our fabulous local artistic talents.”