Live life in the past lane

Running from 18 April to 18 May and coordinated by the National Trust, the Australian Heritage Festival is the country’s largest community-driven celebration of heritage.

This year’s theme is Unearthed – revealing the past, bringing to light lesser-known histories and stories, and unearthing knowledge to empower younger generations as custodians of culture and tradition.

To celebrate this theme, the City is running a series of free, family-friendly community events at the Cockman and Buckingham heritage houses, Wanneroo Regional Museum and a variety of other locations across the City.  

Our free Heritage Festival events include:

• The Antipodean Manifesto exhibition at Wanneroo Regional Gallery, Wednesdays to Saturdays, 18 April to 3 May.
• A bees and beeswax wraps workshop at Buckingham House on 30 April.
• Mischief and mysteries school holiday sessions at Wanneroo Museum, running various days between 19 and 26 April.
• Sunday afternoons at Cockman House from 20 April to 11 May.
• Embroidery workshops at various City libraries on 30 April, 7 and 14 May.
• Friday Flicks: 40-year showcase at the Wanneroo Theatrette on 2, 9 and 16 May.
• A Wanneroo in wartime bus tour, departing from Wanneroo Regional Museum, on 6 May.

Find out more about these programs and events at wanneroo.wa.gov.au/heritagefestival.