Recent Awards
WA Tourism Awards 2007 - Gold Medal Winner - Perth Chilli Festival - Festival & Events 2007"
ART IN THE PARK - Last Sunday of each month
Scheduled on the last Sunday of every month, Art in the Park features displays, demonstrations and sales of wonderful artworks by some of WA's finest artists in various media.
We still have a few thousand tulip bulbs to plant and in return for putting a few in the ground we will reward you with a delicious morning, which will include scones jam and cream plus a variety of other tasty morsels. Planting gets underway around 9.15
It's a good idea to wear gardening clothes and gloves if you want to protect your hands from the dirt. Come August/September you can return to marvel at the tulips you planted blooming in a blaze of colour. Absolutely no gardening or planting experience is needed to help plant the bulbs.
The inaugural Araluen's Fremantle Chilli Festival that was held on the Esplanade in Fremantle over the weekend of 13 & 14 March 2010. The team at Araluen were thrilled with the public response which culminated in over 20,000 through the gates.
The City of Fremantle, local business community, sponsors and other stakeholders have warmly embraced this festival, which is now destined to be a permanent fixture on the Fremantle events calendar as one of WA's major tourist and cultural events.
Over 76 stallholders participated in a celebration of everything Chilli, including fresh foods, plants, pickles, chutneys, olives, cheese, chocolate, wine, beers and much more. Celebrity chef demonstrations involved a variety of dishes using chillies, including chilli lamingtons and glacˇ chillies.
A vibrant entertainment program featured roving African Drumming and Percussion, while on stage artists performed a variety of music from Latin, Reggae and Senegal Afro-Jazz. A focal point of the festival were specially designed pallet gardens and pots displaying a huge variety of fruiting chillies. Included in this display were four of the world's hottest chillies that were locked up in a miniature 'Fremantle Prison' for their and the patron's protection
Media personality Gillian O'Shaughnessy from the afternoon program on 720 ABC Perth fired up the tastiest chilli product competition on the Sunday afternoon along with the MC for the weekend John Colwill. Thank you to our hard working staff, entertainers, stallholders and everyone that has been involved in putting this very successful festival firmly on WA's calendar of events.
We acknowledge and thank the following sponsor for their support:
Presentation Sponsor -
Healthway - Go for 2 & 5
Premier Sponsor -
Esplanade Hotel Group
Major Sponsor -
City of Fremantle
Major Media Sponsor -
720 ABC Perth,
The West Australian
Supporting Media Sponsor -
Menu Magazine,
Community Newspaper Group (Fremantle Gazette)
Supporting Sponsors -
Bendigo Bank Fremantle & Roleystone/Karragullen -
Downunder Signs -
Essential Cabling -
Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour -
Fremantle Markets -
Fremantle Prison -
Fremantle Visitor Centre -
Goad Transport -
Kulcha Fremantle -
Myer Fremantle -
Quest Harbour Village -
Sunnyvale Plants -
Yates -
Then why not consider becoming an Araluen Botanic Park volunteer?
Volunteers are an integral part of Araluen. We are indeed fortunate to have a great team of talented and dedicated volunteers who perform many valuable services in the Park.
Gardening Join this dedicated group we call the 'Wednesday Wonders'. They meet each Wednesday to garden, talk and enjoy a great morning tea.
The Roundhouse Gift Shop During 'Its Yates Springtime at Araluen' (August/September) the Roundhouse Gift Shop is open seven days a week and our great team of volunteers step in on a roster system to look after the needs of the many Park visitors.
This friendly face of the Park not only helps visitors with purchasing items from our extensive range of local crafts and homewares but also becomes an information centre for local and overseas people.
The Roundhouse Gift Shop is a valuable asset to the Park both financially and importantly as an information centre and volunteers play a major role in its success.
Train Driver Do you hold a current license, enjoy meeting people, had a life long desire to be a train driver and have a few spare hours? Then we have the perfect solution for you.
Why not become and Araluen volunteer train driver and bring joy to the many Park visitors who look forward to viewing the Park from the window of the train.
If you would like to know more regarding volunteering please contact Liz or Sue on 9496 1171 during business hours or email info@araluenbotanicpark.com.au.
The book is the first publication of its kind for Araluen and marks an important chapter in the Park's evolution.
The author, Cyril Ayris, is a highly respected writer who gained solid credentials as a journalist for the West Australian Newspapers.
"Valley of Dreams" is a delightful easy read that is filled with stunning past and present images of the Park.
The book is a pictorial history of the Park and can be purchased from the Roundhouse Gift Shop or the Administration Office for $9.95.
Visitors to the Park have fallen in love with Robert J Boyd's unique keyboard music, which fits beautifully with the ambience of Araluen.
The CD features composition especially dedicated to Araluen and infused with birds and other natural sounds actually recorded in the Park.
The CD can be purchased from the Roundhouse Gift Shop or the Administration Office for $30.00.
Electric scooters ($5.00 per 2 hour hire) and wheelchairs (free of charge) are available for those with mobility restrictions. A bond of $10.00 is required for the hire of scooters and wheelchairs.
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