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 .

Proudly presented by

At the heart

of arts

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.