Bridgetown Greenbushes Business and Tourism Association in Bridgetown, Western Australia | Community organisation

Bridgetown Greenbushes Business and Tourism Association

Locality: Bridgetown, Western Australia

Address: PO Box 369 6255 Bridgetown, WA, Australia

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25.01.2022 Board nominations for the Southern Forests & Valleys regional tourism association close today - seize the moment and express your interest TODAY!!

24.01.2022 All members, and members-to-be, are invited to attend our AGM on Wednesday 21st October at 6pm at The Cidery. Membership forms and Nomination forms are both attached here.

23.01.2022 I think we are all adjusting to the fact that it is going to be a quiet winter. The BGBTA committee has agreed to pull our event funding applications, so there will be no Puzzletown2020 during the July school holidays; there will be no Fridgetownfest booklet of activities; Banquet on a Bridge will happen at a date to be confirmed; and there will be no Business After 5's until further notice. What is still happening however, is Community Cash Vouchers, available from the Bridgetown CRC , so you can give the gift of shopping local, now and always! Keep finding the positives in each day, and start dreaming up the Back in Business Festival we will have once this cloud has lifted!!

22.01.2022 Where to find food this weekend.

17.01.2022 For anyone who is involved in tourism in any way: this is the new tourism association in our region, supported by the shires of Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Manjimup and Nannup. Sign up for a free year...you've got nothing to lose!!! https://southernforestsandvalleys.com/memb/free-membership/

15.01.2022 Have you ever heard of, been to or lived in Bridgetown? Let us take you there.. Your State Library is featuring WA regional towns on its Facebook Page. It's an ...opportunity to share stories and connect with old friends. Share your memories and old photographs in the comment section of this post. Recently featured towns include Tom Price, Paraburdoo, Busselton, Mandurah, Port Hedland and Merredin. Bridgetown is a town in the South West region of Western Australia, 270 kilometres south of Perth. The town was originally known as Geegelup by its traditional owners the Noongar Aboriginal people. Meaning place of gilgies (referring to the plentiful local freshwater crayfish) or place of spears. European settlers arrived in 1857 leasing land for grazing stock. The first homestead, "Bridgedale", still exists today. In 1861, convicts built the road from Donnybrook into the area. The townsite was surveyed in 1868 by Thomas Carey, who proposed the name Bridgetown. The town was gazetted in the same year. After that many buildings including a primary school (1870), post office and two hotels were constructed, many of which are still standing today. In 1885, the Bridgetown Agricultural Society was formed and local farmers produced sheep, cattle, dairy products, timber, fruit and nuts. During the gold boom days and federation, Bridgetown prospered and saw a considerable increase in settlement of the region. The apple industry came into its own in 1905 when the first production orchard trees came to maturity, and this product in its own right helped put Bridgetown on the agricultural map. From the late 1970s, the Bridgetown area became increasingly attractive to tourists as a tranquil, historic and picturesque country town. Each year, the town hosts many events including the Agricultural Show and the Bridgetown Easter Tennis Tournament, both of which trace their routes back to the 1920's. Bridgetown, Western Australia Bridgetown Hotel Bridgetown Caravan Park Bridgetown Lawn Tennis Club ABC South West Bridgetown Greenbushes Business and Tourism Association Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes Australia's South West Bridgetown Community Noticeboard WA Greenbushes, Western Australia, Australia Rick Wilson Donnybrook-Bridgetown-Manjimup Mail Manjimup-Bridgetown Times Bridgetown Historical Society

13.01.2022 The Visitor Centre has got the What's On in Bridgetown and Greenbushes back up and running. If you have any events or occasions that you want everyone to know about, then please let them know. They can be contacted on 97611740. It is (usually) published on Wednesday each week. If you are not yet on their email list to receive the What's On, then perhaps give them a call too. It is a great resource, but only if we engage with it.

12.01.2022 What does this Coronavirus mayhem mean for little ol' Bridgetown and Greenbushes??? Only time will tell. For the BGBTA, it means that we are unlikely to receive much funding for our main Puzzletown event, planned for the first weekend in July, as it attracts over 500 people. But both @Fridgetownfest and @Puzzletown can, and should, still go ahead! As a community, we can create three months worth of smaller events, make every weekend interesting and vibrant through winter and ...encourage people to #doitinWA in our region! So get your creative vibes flowing and plan something for June, July and/or August. The program is already taking shape. Online forms for registering your plans will be available soon, but in the meantime you can email our small, but dedicated team at [email protected] with your ideas. Let's keep our region as vibrant and healthy as we can - support our local businesses, holiday at home, look out for your neighbours and wash your hands! See more

11.01.2022 Yes, December is almost here!! This is happening on Tuesday evening, 1st December. Come along and enjoy some Christmas cheer

10.01.2022 Reminder to all members and anyone who has an interest in supporting local business and tourism, our AGM is coming up soon. Please come and join us.