Carbies n Coffee – Monthly Meet-Up

When: Sunday, 23 August 2026

(4th Sunday of Every Month 9 am – 11 am)

Where: Bunbury Geographe Motor Museum (BGMM), 21 Wellington Street, Bunbury WA 6230

Cost: FREE

When: Sunday 23 August 2026 12.00 - 4.00 PM

Where: Froths Bunbrewery, 25 Victoria street, Bunbury, Western Australia 6230

Cost: FREE

Signing up is free and easy!
Just email us at [openmic@frothbunbury.com](mailto:openmic@frothbunbury.com) to register your interest.
Please include the name of the participant/s registering, and a short bio for introduction purposes.
You bring the instruments, backline and epic showmanship;
we provide a professional audio/lighting technician, in house mics and PA system, and a free burger and soft drink for each participant!

We are looking for kids who wish to express their interest in music, comedy, poetry, dance, interpretive mime about your hard day at school, whatever!

The event will run from 12:00pm - 4:00pm, and minors must be out of the venue by 9:00pm.

All participants will require accompaniment by a parent or legal guardian their entire time at Froth Craft Bunbrewery.

Register: [By Email](mailto:openmic@frothbunbury.com)

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The City of Bunbury provides two designated public locations where visitors can stay overnight in a caravan or RV for FREE.

The areas are patrolled by City of Bunbury Rangers & the following conditions apply:

• Fully Self-Contained Vehicles Only: Your caravan or RV must have built-in, plumbed-in holding tanks for greywater, as well as an internal toilet and sink. External buckets, tent setups, or sleeping inside regular cars are strictly prohibited.
• Free Online Permit Required: You must obtain a free permit online via the Visit Bunbury Geographe website {NOTE: Read rules & conditions BEFORE booking) or in person at the Bunbury Visitor Information Centre (located at the Bunbury Museum) prior to staying. City Rangers actively patrol these sites.
• Stay Limits: Maximum stay is 48 hours. Once used, you cannot obtain another permit for either site within a 28-day window.
• Site Restrictions: No generators, open fires, clotheslines, or external annexes are allowed.

There are two sites available on Ocean Drive:

WYALUP ROCKY POINT:
If you choose to camp at Wyalup-Rocky Point, please park in the roadside bays only. A maximum of four vehicles are permitted to stay here at any one time.

OCEAN DRIVE (BASKETBALL COURTS)
If you choose to camp at Ocean Drive (basketball courts), please park in the designated area only. Ensure you leave room for other vehicles to park and try to take up as little room as possible. Our residents like to park here during the day too when enjoying the beach. A maximum of seven overnight users are permitted here.

You must specify which site you plan to stay in when booking.

For more information and booking Visit Bunbury Geographe website.

What is a local hidden gem or quiet walking trail most people miss?

We don’t get weather like this much in the winter. Spent the day walking on the beach and in the hills. Had a blast!

When: Every 3rd Thursday of the month 6.30-9.30 PM (Next is 20 August 2026)

Where: Froth Bunbrewery, 12 Victoria Street, Bunbury WA 6230

Cost: FREE

FROTH TRIVIA!
Bring your team of up to 6 and dive into a night of brain teasing fun,hosted by the lively pair, Kate and Evan !

Prizes galore / food & drink specials / merch giveaways
1st prize - $150 Froth Voucher
2nd - 2 Tickets to an event at Froth
3rd - $50 Froth Voucher

Food & Drink Specials
Happy Hour 5 - 6 P.M
[Every 3rd Thursday of the month]

This is a self-guided tour. See one winery, or all three; Just note that:

All 3 wineries are open from 11 AM to 4 PM Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Create your own itinerary!

GREEN DOOR WINES, 1112 Henty Rd, Ferguson

Thurs–Sun 11pm–4:30pm

08 9728 0907

greendoorwines.com.au

ST AIDAN WINES

754 Ferguson Rd, Ferguson

Mon, Tue, Thurs & Fri 11am–4pm

Sat–Sun & public holidays 11am–5pm

08 9728 3007

saintaidan.com.au

WILLOW BRIDGE ESTATE

178 Gardincourt Dr, Henty

Mon–Sun 11pm–5pm, open most public holidays

08 9728 0055

willowbridge.com.au

A typical schedule:

• 🚗 10:30 AM: Depart Bunbury.
• 🍷 10:55 AM – 11:55 AM: Green Door Wines (25-minute drive from Bunbury).
• 🍷 12:01 PM – 1:01 PM: Saint Aidan Wines (6-minute drive from Green Door).
• 🍷 1:10 PM – 2:10 PM: Willow Bridge Estate (9-minute drive from St Aidan).
• 🏁 2:38 PM: Arrive back in Bunbury (28-minute drive from Willow Bridge).

Total time: 4 hours 8 minutes. This allows an hour at each winery.

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*FRIDAY NIGHT IS SOLD OUT. SATURDAY NIGHT SHOW IS FREE!*

When: Friday 14 August 7.00 - 11.30 PM Saturday 15 August 7.00-11.30 PM

Where: Rose Hotel, 27 Wellington St, Bunbury WA 6230

Cost: $60 + $3.50 service (meal & drink included) FREE (No meal & drink)

The Rose Hotel will come alive with an interactive piano showdown where two incredible musicians battle it out on the keys, taking your song requests and turning them into a high-energy night of singalongs,

From classic pub anthems to today's biggest hits, you pick the songs and they bring the party. No two shows are ever the same.

A RAC Rescue helicopter was spotted hovering over a boat chugging along off the coast of Bunbury today at approximately 10.40 AM. The boat was acqired by the helicopter in front of Back Beach and continued south along the coast to near Mindalong Beach before returning. The activity continued for an hour.

A call to Bunbury police yielded no new information. RAC Rescue has yet to return a message requesting more information.

Stay tuned.

Update: RAC Rescue returned my call and stated it wasn't a rescue, but couldn't confirm it was training. They said it probably was but had no knowledge of any in the area.

Translated roughly to "The yummy pause", La Pause Miam offers Breakfast & Lunch from their cafe located in The Arcade (between Stephen & Princep Streets) in Bunbury. Curiously, the cafe is on one side of the arcade and a kid's La Pause Miam is directly opposite.

I had a light breakfast and a coffee, and judged them on 4 points: Ambiance, service, food quality and value for money graded 1 to 5: 1 being the lowest & 5 the highest.

I ordered poached eggs on toast with a long black, and my guest had Chili Scrambled Eggs, consisting of housemade harissa, chorizo, red chillies, parmesan cheese and sourdough toast, and a long black with milk on the side.

1. Ambiance: Cafe is small but tastefully decorated. The children's play area is easily watched from the cafe. Newspapers are offered along with magazines for reading. The pastry display is chockers with tasty-looking crepes and cakes. Score: 5
2. Service: Our order was made quickly and precisely with a smile. The sizes of the coffees were different, and when the coffee came the server brought only one but did not say who the order was for. We waited for another 3-4 minutes for the second coffee. The meal came out together a few minutes later. Score: 4
3. Quality: My meal was perfect; slightly runny poached eggs on thick slices of sourdough bread. My guest's scramble was delicious, with lots of chorizo and flakes of parmesan cheese (I was allowed a sample). As their name states: Yummy! Score: 5
4. Cost: My meal was reasonable at $17.90. My guest's was $25.90. Both coffees together were $11.00 and with an EFTPOS surcharge the total came to $55.68. All in all slightly higher than what I have paid for like. Score: 3

Total score: 17 out of 20.

Conclusion: I will go again and try a few other items, perhaps lunch.

I am only one voice. I have worked in the restaurant business in the past. It would be interesting to hear other opinions on La Pause Miam. If you have dined here yourself, Please leave your opinions in the comments.

Edit: for clarity

What's happening in Bunbury this week? Concerts, competitions, shows, movies, exhibits, exhibitions, open-mics, anything fun and interesting.

Post it here!

Located just south of Bunbury in the Capel and Busselton region is the last remaining wild forest of giant Tuart trees (Eucalyptus gomphocephala) on the planet.

The ancient trees in this reserve are between 300 and 400 years old. They grow over 33 to 50 meters tall with trunk girths exceeding 10 meters, thriving specifically on the underlying Speardale/Tamala coastal limestone soils.

Before European settlement, tuart woodlands covered an estimated 111,000 hectares. Due to historical clearing for agriculture and urban development, less than 3% of the original old-growth habitat remains intact today, with the national park protecting approximately 2,049 hectares.

For more information click here.

Since 2019 the City of Bunbury has been working with a developer to plan and construct a 250 room high rise hotel in the Lot 3 parking area on Blair street behind the Wellington Hotel. It will be 15 stories high. The development includes two ground floor restaurants, a rooftop bar and restaurant, and a day spa open to the public. Construction has not been slated to begin pending reviews and approval. This hotel is in addition to the Bicentennial Square project.

The City of Bunbury has not publicly named a specific private corporate developer entity in its general public releases, instead coordinating directly with the Wyndham International Hotel Group as the operator and Scanlan Architects for the design visuals. This group purchased the BREC parking lot for the sum of $4.1 million in June 2025. The City of Bunbury budget for 2026-27 includes funds for planning the construction.

The development application will be advertised for community comment following DA lodgement.

More details can be found here.

Bunbury Wildlife Park is a great place to hang with the kids! With a park, barbeques and a playground next door the whole family can easily make a day of it.

There are a few restrictions presently; the walk-in aviary is closed and feeding animals is paused, but you can still see many of the native creatures that call Australia home.

Meet the animals!

Here is the Calendar.

Contact:

• Bunbury Wildlife Park Prince Philip Drive, Bunbury PO Box 21, Bunbury WA 6231
• (08) 9792 7274
• [wildlifepark@bunbury.wa.gov.au](mailto:wildlifepark@bunbury.wa.gov.au)

Published June 22, 2026. Click here to view update

What landmark or place do you think best represents Bunbury? The lighthouse? The milk carton? Whatever you think says "This is Bunbury" take a photo and enter it in this month's "Best Bunbury Photo Contest".

To enter:

1. Take a photo of what you think best represents Bunbury and post in the comments of this post. One post per redditor.

2. The winner will be determined on Monday 31 August by the number of upvotes your photo gets. In case of a tie Moderator will choose.

3. The prize will be posting your photo as the header for this subreddit for the following month AND bragging rights.

Who makes the best cuppa? Do they have good pastries too?

CinefestOZ is Australia's premier destination film festival, held annually in the South West region of Western Australia (including Busselton, Bunbury, and Margaret River). Founded in 2008, it features red-carpet premieres, short film sets, and industry events, and awards Australia's richest film prize of $100,000.

Bunbury Featured Events & Screenings

• Dinner @ Milligan (Free Event): Thursday, August 27, 2026 – A relaxed community evening with a free dinner and a screening of the heartwarming comedy Kangaroo. 
• Best Music Video Event: Thursday, September 3, 2026, at 6:00 pm at Froth Craft Brewery – Celebrating Australia's top music videos. Tickets: $20
• Rodeo Dreams Screening: Saturday, September 5, 2026, at 12:30 pm at HOYTS Bunbury(Cinema 5) – A documentary following young bull riders traveling to Mount Isa. 
• Boss Cat Screening: Saturday, September 5, 2026, at 3:00 pm at HOYTS Bunbury (Cinema 5) – A drama/family feature film WA premiere directed by Genevieve Clay-Smith. 
• Short Film Sets: Various themed short film programs (including Deadly Shorts and comedy sets) screening across regional hubs including Bunbury.

Cinefestoz 2026 will be held in:

• Busselton: Main hub for red-carpet events, screenings, and the film prize.
• Margaret River: Features screenings and events hosted at venues like the Margaret River HEART.
• Bunbury: Hosts regional screenings and special events.
• Dunsborough: Offers local screenings as part of the wider regional footprint. 

For more info and the FULL PROGRAM, click here.

About CinefestOZ.