Regional communities continue to be 'go getters' !

I was born in a small country town called Morawa and have worked and lived in rural and regional communities for most of my life, including 10 years in the north of Western Australia, both in the Pilbara and Kimberley.

I have always been inspired by the resilience and innovation of rural and regional people. Maybe it is because of the isolation and lack of resources that you learn to just 'get on with it' or maybe the connection to country builds that resilience and innovation through being more connected to the natural landscape and learning from it.

When I spoke with the Peel Region community about basing a major Ben Elton feature film in the region they jumped at the opportunity to work with me. Leighton and Christy Yates were two of the local people who jumped at the opportunity to assist in securing the project for the region. “As a local and business owner of Stage Door Waterfront Restaurant in Mandurah it is a proud moment to be able to support Ben Elton in bringing the production of Three Summers to the region. Peel is renowned for its community spirit and it is great to come together with others to ensure this project is made locally.”

At the recent launch of the local support campaign internationally renowned and multi-award winning comedian, author, playwright, actor and director Ben Elton commented, “It is wonderful to see such strong support from the Peel Region community for a film I have wanted to make for a long time. Three Summers is a film set at a fictional music festival not much unlike Fairbridge Festival and Fairbridge Village is an ideal location for this feature film. We are very excited to be working with regional leaders to make Three Summers a reality and the support from the local community will greatly assist in getting this project across the line.”

Here is the article from the Mandurah mail to be published this week on the project.

If you want to get involved in securing the project for the region and Western Australia then contact Mark Anderson on 0484 081 329 or email [email protected].