Porongurup Hall

The event was initiated by the late Ann Burchell (past president) to assist the volunteer conservation group, Friends of the Porongurup Range, to buy a 511 ha farm property on Knight Road, located between the Porongurup and the Stirling Ranges on the Kalgan plain. The purpose of the purchase was to protect a unique mixture of flora and fauna communities which represented a remnant of the suite of vegetation on the plain, since cleared for agricultural purposes. It also presented an opportunity to revegetate cleared portions of the farm.

Originally called Art in the Park, for nearly 20 years, the venue was in the Porongurup National Park at the Castle Rock Picnic Area. Due to parking and visitor fee conflicts during the Easter holidays, with visitors going up to Castle Rock, the exhibition moved for a short time to the grounds of Karribank and has now settled at the Porongurup Hall.

After substantial community support and fundraising efforts, the Knight Road farm became the Twin Creeks Conservation Reserve and is listed with the National Reserve System.

See more on their website: www.porongurup.org.au

Since the move to the Porongurup Hall site, the event is now hosted by the Porongurup Community Association, a small but active not-for-profit volunteer group seeking to meet their core objective – to foster community spirit and fellowship in the Porongurup.