Post on 01-Jun-2020
n celebration of the last DAZE of summer,
Jurien Bay was filled with the sounds of
rhythm, drums, lyrics, dance, laughter and
general all round fun. With many people enjoying
the day, and the hidden talents of the region
revealed, the Jurien Bay CRC and ICAN are very
happy to call the event a SUCCESS!
It all started two weeks after DAZE 2013, with ICAN starting
preparations for this years event. The shortfalls were assessed
and policies and procedures developed to ensure the best possible
outcomes in 2014. Due to the keen responses from performers
we extended this years event to a 1pm start, this meant an early
morning setup on Saturday. It was HOT work for all setting up
stages, lighting, signage, erecting tents, electricity and working
through the procedures for the day.
This is only possible with volunteers and we had over thirty who
all played their part, from cleaners to food handlers, youth
workers and performers. Everyone put in a super effort. Wayne
Harston not only volunteered to assist
the Men’s Shed with the setup but
donned his hat and picked up the mic
for the day as the Master of
Ceremonies, providing sponsorship
messages, introducing performers,
making festival announcements and
generally keeping an up beat tone over
the whole day. The sound engineering
by Ian Craig of Beach Bistro and the
surprise back up generously given by
Chris Ovenden, of CDO Recordings
provided a top quality sound
throughout the event. Gloria Franke
organised all the performers and
coordinated the stages on the day, this
is a huge job ensuring the artists are
happy and comfortable. Pam Johnson and Junie MacDonald
coordinated the festival’s kitchen, with a strong team of
volunteers they served up hot beef rolls, vegetable curry & rice,
Chicken Cacciatore, sausage rolls and roasted chicken legs. The
girls wore matching outfits made by Sue designed with the spirit
of the festival in mind.
Beth King and Rachelle Fewster volunteered collecting
donations and selling raffle tickets and merchandise. They
worked hard all day with their faces expertly painted by Tarryn
Face Painting.
A youth activity area was run by youth for youth , coordinated by
Caitlyn Porteous, a JBCRC Trainee. This area had Glow Art
murals that told the
story of drug abuse
and the journey back
from the other side.
There were couches
that had been painted
by the youth group
and tunes from our
very own Youth DJ’s
Nick Wallace and
Kirby.
Tarryn painted over
120 faces decorating
the festival goers with
butterflies, dragons,
flowers and much
more. Tarryn also
designed a special
Daze Festival
temporary tattoo
stencil . Airbrush
artist, Anneke from
Geraldton, provided
demonstrations and worked on the youth that later in the evening
performed a flash mob dancing to the Macarena.
This area of the festival entertained over 150 young people .
We have not mentioned all individual volunteers, however we
can not forget the massive effort of the Jurien Bay Men’s Shed.
They provided muscle and strength, helping to erect tents, collect
equipment, setup lighting and festival decorations. This was
done in forty plus hot and humid conditions. They also helped
with the pack up at the end of the night and worked throughout
the weekend returning equipment used during the festival and
making runs to the tip. Without volunteer help the ICAN and
JBCRC ladies would have been defeated by the end of the
weekend. We thank all of you sincerely .
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his Festival is about providing not only a
cultural arts activity for the region but
showcasing our hidden talents and
providing a stage for their growth. Nowhere was it
more prevalent than when Frank G and MJ
Knight took to the stage for the first time to sing
Franke G’s new song ‘Once There Was’.
This song is about to be recorded on the upcoming ‘Sounds of
the Wheatbelt’ CD along with a song of Buzzer’s. We were
very lucky to have a sneak preview and from the audience
reaction it is bound to be a hit. Who knew Matt could belt out a
such an awesome strong voice? It is not easy to sing without
backing music, you have absolutely no place to hide.
Throughout the day he made five appearances with his djembe,
accompanying others and latter singing everybody to take action
through Bob Marley’s ‘Raise All Mighty People’ and his new
song about Australia called ‘The Road is Red’.
The day slowly built momentum with performances by Taylor’s
Dance, Gloria’s music students Mia Derrick, Brett Lonan and
Morgan Geiles, the Leeman Belly dancers The Jezebels and
Saxette. Local favourites Buzzer and Corin Linch show why we
love our great country, with the boys putting smiles on
everybody’s face. As the evening progressed it started to get
louder and who better to make it loud than Full Mental Racket;
Steve and Paul again showed how talented they are in the drum
off. Paul turned his skills to teaching the children in the audience
drumming techniques using pots and pans. The Drum Off was
so popular last year we had to bring more items for the children
to use this year and it proved to be another big hit and may have
to become a regular item each year.
The 2013 Country Female Vocalist of the Year Katie Linke was
such a popular act we had people asking
from 9.30 in the morning when she would
be performing? In an encore latter in the
evening she played her new songs which
have a bit more of a folk sound to them.
Dylan performed with a mate from Perth,
he explained to the audience that as neither
of them were good enough to sing they
would let their guitars sing for them. Oh
Boy did they sing, the guitar duet sounds
being played showed the depth of talent these musicians have.
They were very impressive!
Penny made us all envious of her
abs during her belly dancing
exhibition, she even had a couple of
apprentices trying to have a go.
JDT, Brian Alleaume, Brodie
Trebley, The Steigers and Blue
Bone rocked the socks off the
audience leaving everybody on a
high.
With an estimated 1,500 strong
crowd coming and going throughout
the day the event organisers would
like to make this a fixed annual event and ICAN and the JBCRC
will work hard over the coming months to gather feedback and
prepare for a bigger and better show for 2015. We are
considering a two day event, if you have any feedback please
contact us at inspirationcan@hotmail.com or
jurienbay@crc.net.au.
This event would not have been possible without the support of
our sponsors. This year our sponsorship guru Tams Harston did
an outstanding job collecting donations from local businesses
for our raffle, containing over four hundred dollars of gifts and
vouchers, the lucky winner was overwhelmed!
Major sponsors included Shadbolt Electrical who wired up the
whole festival and had staff on call just in case. Shadbolt
Electrical has helped us out for a second year with such
commitment, we really appreciate the dedication to this event.
Contacting West and Swan Aussie Sheds were also back again
providing major equipment for the festival that without we would
have added expenses to cover - thank you sincerely. The new
Beach Bistro provided audio equipment and staffed the event.
This year some major sponsors came on board including Tronox,
Impression Homes, Jurien Bay CRC, Shire of Dandaragan,
Bendigo Bank and FRRR. These organisations provided
monetary sponsorship of over $7,000 combined, which was then
added to by local businesses to the tune of another $1700.
We also thank Raywhite, RDI Transport, Lesueur’s Cafe, Home
Hardware, Professional Real Estate, Sorrento Flooring, Swan
Aussie Sheds, Coastal Trimming, Seaside Cafe, Jurien Panel &
Paint, Skydive Jurien Bay, Motive 5150, Haven, Soul Beauty,
Jurien Pharmacy, Quality Meats Jurien
Bay, Thifty Link Jurien Bay, Avon
Waste and Seasport Tackle. No matter
how small or large your donation was it
helped us to plan and organise the events
itinerary, hire equipment and pay
performers. We are still looking for a
buyer for 50 tonnes of Lime if you know
of anyone please contact Andrea on 9652
2425. Please look at the Facebook and
Instagram sites, add images and spread
the word and we'll see you again in 2015.