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    The Ravensthorpe Wildflower Show

    Aug 30, 2021 6 minutes
    STORY BY WENDY BARRETT
    PHOTOGRAPHY BY
    SUE LEIGHTON AND WENDY BARRETT

    ATTENDEE NUMBERS BEGIN to swell as the opening ceremony draws near. There’s a palpable buzz of excitement and awe as visitors first take in the carefully curated display of West Australian flora.

    After a Welcome to Country by Harley Coyne, a Noongar man from Menang country near Albany, followed by a lovely rendition by the Ravensthorpe Choir of the Noongar welcome song “Kaya”, the annual Ravensthorpe Wildflower Show is officially declared open by journalist Will Yeoman and the show’s patron, ABC Radio presenter and horticulturalist Sabrina Hahn.

    With a shire population of about 2500, including 500 town residents, the tiny Wheatbelt town of Ravensthorpe – located 510km south-east of Perth – plays host to this renowned botanical event due to its location in the heart of one of the world’s greatest wildflower regions. The botanically stunning Fitzgerald River National Park and Ravensthorpe Range are in this

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