Tag: beachport district development association

Community boosts firework funds

Crowd funding is again been used this year to meet the $15,000 cost of staging the traditional New Years Eve fireworks display at Beachport...

Beachport buzzes with long weekend markets

There were dozens of stalls when the long-running Beachport Street market was held in perfect weather along a closed Railway Terrace on Saturday. Saturday marked...

Market date set

The date has been set for the next long-running Beachport Street market. Saturday, September 30 will mark the start of the Labor Day holiday long...

Historic association in spotlight

The Beachport District Development Association is set to end a near 30-year association with the town’s historic institute hall unless a financial burden is...

Beachport fun in sun

Beachport came alive over the weekend with locals and tourists flocking to the seaside town for events including the annual duck race and summer...

New Year support call

Apublic appeal has been launched to fund the New Year’s Eve fireworks at Beachport. For over two decades, the Beachport District Development Association has engaged...

Council meets in middle for fireworks funding

Wattle Range Council has rejected a staff recommendation to increase its annual grant by 500% to assist in staging Beachport’s iconic New Year’s Eve...

Coastal duck race back in ‘qu-action’

The postponed Beachport Duck Race has been rescheduled and will now be held mid-afternoon on Easter Saturday. COVID protocols meant the customary January date had...

Coastal cray festival program takes shape

The program for the inaugural Beachport Crayfish Festival is taking shape. Wattle Range Council has set aside seed funding for the March 5 event and...

Coastal market day a success

The latest thrice-yearly Beachport Street Market on Saturday has been hailed as a success as hundreds of shoppers purchased wares from the 42 stalls...