Events
Dust Up Projects organises and orchestrates workshops, field days and courses for committees, individuals and government departments with the view to develop further skills in the Rangelands.
Gascoyne Food Festival
Dust Up Projects developed and ran the Gascoyne Food Festival for 5 years for the Gascoyne Food Council, including events such as the infamous ‘Long Table Lunch’ for 200 people, ‘BBQ on the Beach’ and ‘Surf and Turf on Sunset Beach’. We were successful in applying and managing funding applications from Healthway, Tourism WA’s Eventscorp, the Gascoyne Development Commission and the Shire of Carnarvon.
Gascoyne In May
Dust Up Projects was contracted by Country Arts WA as the executive officer for the Gascoyne In May festivals in 2013. The role has involved writing funding submissions for shared resources amongst the festivals and performance and marketing money to bodies such as Department of Culture and the Arts, Lotterywest, Festivals Australia, Eventscorp and Healthways. There are 5 festivals across the region during the month of May and they include the Shark Bay Barefoot Black Tie and Fishing Fiesta, the Burringurrah Festival of Fire, the Gascoyne River Music Festival, Carnarvon TropiCOOL and the Ningaloo Whaleshark Festival.
Field days and workshops
Courses have included Grazing for Profit, Low Stress Stock handling schools, Freshcare Food Safety and Freshcare Environmental Quality Assurance programs.
Field days and events have included the 2016 Carnarvon Marina boat pens opening, 2013 Meat Standards Australia workshop, 2009 Carnarvon Cattle Forum and Carnarvon Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc ‘Business After Hours’.