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25.01.2022 Two cracking events coming up in Feb and March! Both the Bay Escape and Fringe Mount Gambier events are run by locals, support local businesses and artists and are designed to put a smile on the face of you - our local community. Looking forward to seeing you all!
25.01.2022 What happens when there's a new mascot in town?! A very hot and sweaty dance-off! Jay the Cray v Percy the Penguin - we'll let you decide who's got the smooth moves Catch Jay at his hip-thrusting best at #bayescape2019 Mount Gambier Pioneers
25.01.2022 Quote: She’s going to be a pearler of a day. Weather is looking beautiful down here at the bay so come join us from 11am!
25.01.2022 A big shout-out to Dewain and the team at the OK Pie Shop who have been up all hours turning 8.5 kilos of the best local Southern Zone rock lobster into 500 delicious pies and party pies for you all to enjoy today at the Bay Escape. Better get in quick as these babies are going to sell out fast!
23.01.2022 A sweet birds eye view of Port Mac today from the Ultimate Helicopters crew, who are offering scenic coastal flights tomorrow at the Bay Escape. Weather is looking sensational and our gates open at 11 - see you at the Bay!
23.01.2022 The weather gods are smiling on us - the forecast for the 2020 Bay Escape is 24 degrees and sunshine! (phew) See you all on Saturday #bayescape2020
23.01.2022 Don't forget the Bay Escape Express! We've got a 55-seater bus taking people from Mount Gambier's Jens Hotel to Port Macdonnell and back again all day today so you can enjoy our event. No need to RSVP - check out our schedule below. Departing Jens Town Hall Hotel carpark (on Ferrers St next to Nari Dry Cleaners), Mount Gambier at:... 10.30am 12pm 1.30pm 3pm Departing Bay Escape (on Sea Parade, Port Mac) at: 12.45pm 2.15pm 3.45pm 5pm 6pm All we ask is a gold coin donation to support the event. See you there! Jens Town Hall Hotel See more
23.01.2022 Thanks to the Border Watch Mount Gambier for the great coverage today! Check out their social pages to see if you got snapped...
22.01.2022 GOOD NEWS! We’re very pleased to announce the Bay Escape has been awarded $5,000 from the State Government’s Community Events Fund. Part of the funds will go towards a new website to give the festival a permanent online home, streamline event processes and of course, showcase the wonderful little town of Port Mac. A big thanks to Minister for Tourism David Ridgway for supporting us and here's to a huge Bay Escape for 2020.... thanks to LC Aerial
22.01.2022 Couldn't have said it better ourselves! Check out the eats and tunes on offer from The Bay Pizzaria & Cafe on Saturday
22.01.2022 Are you a bit of a fan of wine time and/or beer o'clock?! You'll be able to sample the liquid delights of these great Limestone Coast businesses at this year's Bay Escape... Koonara Wines Patrick of Coonawarra... Jens Town Hall Hotel Raidis Estate Majella Wines The Blok Coonawarra And if one turns to three, you can leave the car at home and take the Bay Escape Express bus service all the way to Port Mac and return to Mount Gambier later in the day. Stay tuned for our timetable to be announced shortly...
22.01.2022 After some exposure for your business? We're looking for the final few stallholders to join us at the 2019 Bay Escape on Feb 23 at Port Macdonnell. If you're keen to tout your wares or get some fresh eyes on your business, this could be the perfect opportunity! Like to know more? Contact coordinator Ryan Donovan on 0428 834 579. We're looking forward to hearing from you... The Bay Escape committee See more
21.01.2022 Can’t beat those Bay sunsets! With beautiful summer weather forecast on Saturday, we’ve put in a special request for an evening sky show just like this... 5 days to go! #bayescape2019
21.01.2022 If it's on a billboard, it must be true! Come join us for Bay Escape 2020 on Saturday, February 22 on Port Mac's Sea Parade. We are busy organising: An uber-tempting array of stallholders... The BEST food and wine from the LC region A killer line-up of local musos Blue skies and sunshine (ha - we hope) And stay tuned for entertainment announcements.... A big thanks to our long-running major sponsor Bendigo Bank for coming on the ride again with us for 2020 Mount Gambier & District Community Bank Branch
21.01.2022 Spotted: this dodgy character trying to cadge a lift into Port Mac this week. Can someone offer him a gig until his mascot duties at Bay Escape in two weeks time?! #jaythecray #bayescape2020
21.01.2022 Port Mac is the place to be on Feb 23! Thanks to Nigel Telford for the stellar signage
21.01.2022 The online world is officially our oyster - we have a new website! Check us out at https://www.bayescape.com.au/ Locally designed by our super graphic designer Just Draw More Bianca and funded by those nice folks at the South Australian Tourism Commission
20.01.2022 Leave the car at home and take the Bay Escape Express! We've got a 55-seater bus and a friendly driver booked on Saturday, Feb 23 taking people from Mount Gambier's Jens Hotel to Port Macdonnell and back again all day so you can enjoy the event (and a wine or two) without a worry in the world. No need to RSVP - check out our schedule below.... Departing Jens Town Hall Hotel, Mount Gambier at: 10.30am 12pm 1.30pm 3pm Departing Bay Escape (on Sea Parade, Port Mac) at: 12.45pm 2.15pm 3.45pm 5pm 6pm Hunter Buses Mount Gambier
19.01.2022 Don't forget the Bay Escape Express! Thanks to the good folks at Gambier Earth Movers, we've got a 55-seater bus taking people from Mount Gambier's Jens Hotel to Port MacDonnell and back again all day Saturday so you can enjoy our event. No need to RSVP - check out our schedule below. Departing Jens Town Hall Hotel carpark (on Ferrers St next to Nari Dry Cleaners), Mount Gambier at 10.30am, 12pm, 1.30pm and 3pm... Departing Bay Escape (on Sea Parade, Port Mac) at 12.45pm, 2.15pm, 3.45pm, 5pm and 6pm All we ask is a gold coin donation to support the event. See you there! Jens Town Hall Hotel See more
19.01.2022 All the hard work from the committee and volunteers has culminated in an awesome day. Thanks to all involved...there’s too many of you to name. Bring it on bigger and better next year!
19.01.2022 Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a professional cray fisherman? Jump on board for this unique opportunity to experience it first hand in Australia’s cray fishing capital. Just another great way to enjoy the Bay Escape. Tickets in the link. A great Christmas gift!
19.01.2022 Wine? Cider? A ice-cold beer? Don't mind if we do! Liquid delights available at the 2020 Bay Escape from: Jens Town Hall Hotel Patrick of Coonawarra Raidis Estate... Bleasdale Vineyards and the Little Rippa Brewing Co. And if you're planning on a few, don't forget you can leave the car at home and take the bus from Jens. For our Bay Escape Express schedule, visit https://www.bayescape.com.au/ #bayescape2020
18.01.2022 We hear you parents - just how the HECK are you going to entertain those pesky kids of yours this weekend?! How about you join us at the Bay Escape on Saturday for: The latest in virtual reality fun Donut decorating... Play-Doh competitions from 1-3pm Storytime sessions at 11.30am and 2.30pm Craft corner and model making A huge bouncy castle Golf simulator Badge-making from 11-1pm Selfies with Jay the Cray Surfing on our mechanical surfboard Gaming in the Shannon's Big Rig (Big 'kids' also allowed to indulge in all above activities) #bayescape2020
18.01.2022 Weather forecast for Bay Escape next Saturday? Blue skies, sunshine and a very balmy 27 degrees #winning
17.01.2022 Get thy dancing shoes on! The Bay Escape summer stage line-up is as follows: 11.15 12.00 - Ellyanna Sims 12.15 01.00 - Sleuth... 1.20 - 2.30 - Rhys Crimmin 2.50 4.10 - Mischief & Mayhem 4.30 6.00 - Southern Undertows See you all on Saturday, Feb 22! #bayescape2020
16.01.2022 EAT ME: Time to whet your appetite with some of the goodies we'll have on offer at the Bay Escape on Saturday, including loaded fries, grilled lobster, scrolls, waffles, tacos, woodfired pizzas, picnic packs, strawberries and cream, yiros, steak sandwiches, donuts, sausage rolls, hot dogs, popcorn, potatoes on a stick and of course.....fish and chips! #foodporn #bayescape2020 Metro Bakery and Cafe The Bay Pizzaria & Cafe Periwinkles Cafe Port MacDonnell Natural Born Grillers ScRoll Queen 25acres Street Food
16.01.2022 Come down for some fantastic music. The awesome Rhys Crimmin on stage now
14.01.2022 Life at sea! The FV Brojak taking on the night towards her home port of Port MacDonnell. A great shot from local snapper Kai Ievins
14.01.2022 In six weeks time, we'd like to invite you out for a day of sunshine, good tunes, street food and maybe one or two of these... See you at Port Mac on Feb 22! #bayescape2020
14.01.2022 His head was already huge but now it’s even bigger Jay the Cray hits the headlines in @theborderwatch #bayescape2019
14.01.2022 Cracking day down the Bay! Lots of folks having a grand time at Port Mac’s biggest street party. Come join us for some good eats, tunes and beverages all day until 6 #bayescape2019 #bayescape
14.01.2022 Coming soon to the skies above Port Mac! South Australia's legendary aerobatics pilot Chris Sperou will fly in to perform at the Bay Escape. We can't tell you exactly when but we can slip it will be after lunch and before dancing
13.01.2022 Festivals don’t run on hopes and dreams alone...(if only they did!) It takes a team of keen people to bring together the Bay Escape event each year. Whether you’re a gun at organising (or just ordering your kids around), we have room for big picture thinkers on our team to make our 2020 event the biggest and best yet. Scared of commitment? Too busy? We understand. We’re a team of uber-busy people who make time for it because we just LOVE EVENTS! If we've tweaked your interes...t, come and find out more at our AGM on Wednesday, 21 August at 7pm at the Port MacDonnell Community Complex. We promise there will be cake. Cheers, The Bay Escape team
13.01.2022 ATTENTION! We're pleased to announce the Bay Escape Express will be making round trips to/from the 2019 Bay Escape, picking you up from Mount Gambier's Jens Hotel and dropping you right at street party central at Port Mac. We'll have full details and times soon - stay tuned. So plan to leave the car at home and take the bus! And maybe you can have two wines/beers instead of one...... The Bay Escape Express kindly sponsored by GEM
13.01.2022 Good tunes make the world go round and we've got some cracking local musos to entertain you ALL day this Saturday from 11am until 6pm, including: Ellyana Sims on main stage - 11am Mikey McInerney at Periwinkles - 11.45am Ake at The Bay Pizzaria - 12.30pm... Frayed Knot at Periwinkles - 1.30pm Salty Bones at The Bay Pizzaria - 2.30pm Any Other Sunday on main stage - 3.30pm Southern Undertow on main stage - 4.45pm So bring your crew, grab a wine and some lunch and settle in! #bayescape2019 #portmacdonnell Periwinkles Cafe Port MacDonnell The Bay Pizzaria & Cafe
13.01.2022 What a day! Thanks to the thousands of people, wonderful stallholders and gang of musos who descended on Port Mac's main street to make the 2019 Bay Escape a ripper of a day. In fact, you were all having such a good time dancing away, we're sorry we had to close the gates at 6pm! Yes, the fresh salty breeze gave us all nice windswept hairdos (and provided some much needed internal aircon for Jay the Cray) but hey, it's Port Mac - at least it wasn't raining.... A huge thank you to those who sponsored this event, including Bendigo Bank, Grant District Council, Gambier Earthmovers, UniSA and Inter Sport. We hope you enjoyed the day as much as we did and we look forward to bringing the event back for 2020. Thank you, The Bay Escape Committee
12.01.2022 It wouldn't be an event without you! Thanks to our amazing role call of sponsors who made Port Mac's 2020 Bay Escape such a success. Mount Gambier & District Community Bank Branch District Council of Grant South Australian Tourism Commission... Triple M Limestone Coast Gambier Earthmovers Jens Town Hall Hotel Elders Empak Homes City of Mount Gambier OK Pie Shop Noel Barr Toyota See more
08.01.2022 If there were a Miss Bayside competition, we reckon local lass Selina Green might just nail it with this look #crayspiration #bayescape2019
08.01.2022 We find committee meetings go SO much faster with pizza and wine. Your Bay Escape team are busy scheming for 2020... #bayescape2020 The Bay Pizzaria & Cafe
08.01.2022 Fancy a little food porn?! Time to whet your appetite for some of the goodies on offer on Saturday, including Crayfish & whiting pies, Pulled pork sliders, Seafood platters, Cinnamon and Tim Tam scrolls, Salt n pepper squid, Pizzas & picnic boxes Fish tacos, Tuna mornay spuds, Steak sandwiches, Coffee and muffins and of course, Port Mac's famous fish and chips! We highly recommend skipping breakfast ... The Bay Pizzaria & Cafe Periwinkles Cafe Port MacDonnell Limestone Coast Pantry Jens Town Hall Hotel Parade fish shop & Bakery port mac Scroll Queen
08.01.2022 Hi everyone, Just a reminder that our AGM is tonight at 7:00pm at the Pt MacDonnell Community Complex. We’d love to see anyone interested in becoming part of the committee in attendance.
08.01.2022 WE WANT YOU to join us at the Bay Escape! Stallholder applications are now open for our 2020 event on Feb 22. Get your business in front of 4,000 people, make some coin and have a great day out at the Bay, like the Jens Town Hall Hotel team this year Visit our website for more info and for downloadable forms - https://www.bayescape.com.au/
08.01.2022 Hello Limestone Coast, What are you up to on Saturday, February 22 next year? Because we thought we might hold the next Bay Escape then. Hope you’re free for a visit to Port Mac! Cheers, Team Bay Escape
08.01.2022 Hot off the press...you'll spot these popping up everywhere very soon. Thanks to our awesome local graphic designer Just Draw More Bianca
07.01.2022 Picture perfect day up at the Bay today. Summer is a-coming!
06.01.2022 LIVE TUNES! A stellar line-up of musos are headed to Bay Escape on Feb 22, 2020. We're pleased to announce Rhys Crimmin, Courtney Holmes, Mischief and Mayhem Ellyana Sims, Sleuth and The Southern Undertows will be keeping you dancing in the street til dusk. Big entertainment announcements to come - stay tuned!... #bayescape2020 The Bay Pizzaria & Cafe Port MacDonnell Community Complex
06.01.2022 ANNOUNCEMENT: We've been keeping this under wraps, but we're pleased to tell you Port Mac footy club legend Ben McGregor is our marquee signing for the Celebrity Mechanical Surfboard Challenge at the 2019 Bay Escape. Ben will be taking on MP Troy Bell, Grant Mayor Richard Sage, Jay the Cray, Grant Councillor Gill Clayfield and publican Aaron Davies. Entrants will be rated on style, longevity and of course, an elegant dismount. They might be masters in their own fields but can... they master the mighty mechanical waves?! We'll find out at 2pm tomorrow! #bayescape2019 #wipeout
05.01.2022 And the winner of the Celebrity Surfboard Challenge is...Port Mac’s own footy legend Ben McGregor! Although he got marked down on the dismount... #surf #surfing #bayescape2019 #bayescape #portmac #portmacdonnell
05.01.2022 Surf's up! We're finetuning a list of possible candidates for our mechanical surfboard celebrity challenge at the Bay Escape - who would you like to see wipe out and end up a viral sensation on youTube?! *Please note: we use the term 'celebrity' very loosely.
05.01.2022 We hit a pretty big milestone next year - 25 years! That's 25 years of pie-eating contests, bourbon tosses, Master and Miss Tot contests, crayfish sandwiches, occy tosses, bungee pulls, musos galore and general fun at the Bay. Check out this coverage in Lifestyle 1 from 2010. Have you got any photos from years gone by? We'd love to see them...... #bayescape2020
05.01.2022 Six weeks to go! You'll start seeing these up at Port Mac and at Limestone Coast businesses soon, thanks to Just Draw More Bianca
04.01.2022 PUBLIC NOTICE - 2020 BAY ESCAPE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Are you a driven team player with a passion for your local community? If so, why not come along to the Bay Escape AGM, meet the committee and see if you would like to join us in making the next event bigger and better than ever. Date: 27 August 2020... TIme: 7:00pm Location: Pt MacDonnell Community Complex See more
03.01.2022 The board is back for 2020! One of our favourite spectator sports from last year was watching our local 'celebrities' take on our mechanical surfboard challenge. The comp was won by Port Mac's own Ben McGregor but it was the elegant dismounts that won over the crowd... #bayescape2020
03.01.2022 Why would you drive to Port Mac when you can hitch a ride with the Bay Escape Express?! Our all-day bus service to and from Mount Gambier's Jens Town Hall Hotel was such a success last year, it's back for 2020. Schedule announced soon! #bayescape2020
03.01.2022 Hello sunshine! The 2019 Bay Escape is not far away from kicking off at Port Mac - see you there #bayescape2019 #event #portmac #portmacdonnell #southaustralia
03.01.2022 Behind every event.... is a team of hardworking folks. A big thanks to super sausage-chefs Adam and Lucy for getting up early and manning the Bay Escape BBQ at the Port Mac markets last weekend. Every dollar raised goes towards making the 2019 Bay Escape a raging success!
03.01.2022 How about this for a truly unique last-minute Xmas gift?! https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-bay-escape-pull-a-pot-e
03.01.2022 Plenty of crays on the menu for the 2020 Bay Escape! Wishing our local fleet a bumper season and safe passage
03.01.2022 If it's on Facebook - it's official! Come join us for the 2020 Bay Escape
03.01.2022 FLYING HIGH! We are SUPER stoked to announce Australian aerobatics legend Chris Sperou is flying in for a show with his Super Stinker biplane at the 2020 Bay Escape! He dips, he dives, he barrell rolls and he will deliver plenty of heart-stopping moments during his performance across the Bay. Come join us on the day and see why Chris has won the Australian aerobatics title 13 times! Proudly sponsored by our friends at Triple M Limestone Coast... #bayescape2020 #showusyadips See more
02.01.2022 Birds eye view: thanks to our friends at LC Aerial who were flying high above the festival yesterday. Port Mac, you look sensational!
02.01.2022 Great news - we've found our Jay the Cray! Thanks to all who sent in their resumes - there was some stellar mascot talent in there and the committee had a VERY hard time deciding on a winner. Although we can't give away their identity just yet, stay tuned to this page for upcoming Jay-news
02.01.2022 Thanks to South Australian aerobatics legend Chris Sperou for entertaining (and scaring the pants off a few fishermen!) the crowds at the 2020 Bay Escape! Photos: Kate Hill
02.01.2022 Beady eyes, long legs and utterly delicious! Whet your appetite - we've got plenty of seafood on the Bay Escape menu, including Port Mac's famous Southern Rock Lobster. Just two weeks to go until #bayescape2019 Photo thanks to Ockert le Roux Photography
01.01.2022 We've put in a special request to the weather gods for Bay Escape 2019 - blue skies, sunshine and the merest hint of a Port Mac breeze. Something like this....!
