If you have been through Narrogin for the Spring into Narrogin Festival, you may have noticed a flurry of activity on the corner of Park and Fairway Streets. Renowned WA artist Rebecca Cool is working on a fabulous mural, and the Dryandra community is invited to contribute every day, until Saturday 31 October, when there will be a launch of the completed mural. 

Local kids have painted their own animals travelling on the lower ribbon of the mural, and there is plenty of room for more (we are especially fond of the teeny weeny sheep), so if you know some budding young artists, please bring them to the mural so they can contribute to something which will become a landmark in the region. 

The inchoate mural is already commanding a lot of attention, with visitors stopping by in the car load to take photos.

You can see more of Rebecca Cool's iconic artwork on her Facebook page, but why not take the time to meet her in person?

This weekend kicks off several great events in one of Dryandra's towns.

The Narrogin Agricultural Show, Spring Festival, Writer's Fest, and Open Gardens are a big draw card every year. 

Saturday 17 October - Narrogin Agricultural Show: sideshow alley, animals, exhibts, entertainment, food, market stalls, Spring Festival Parade, live music and heaps more.

Monday 19 - Friday 23 October - Kids and Adults Workshops: Rebecca Cool will be starting work on the DCVC wall mural. Meet at the Narrogin Library.

Saturday 24 October: Mark "The Black Olive" Olive from the TV series The Outback Cafe will be hosting three demonstrations throughout the day with the Narrogin Senior High School students. Come along to the Bush Poets Breakfast at the Community Gardens starting at 9;30am.

Saturday 24 - Sunday 25 Open Gardens from 10am to 4pm: Take the self drive trail (maps available closer to the weekend from the library, DCVC and Nursery Cafe) around the most spectacular gardens in the region. 

Sunday 24 October - Spring into Writing: enjoy food, wine and local inspiration at Downderry Wines (2 Graham Road Narrogin). Local and Perth writers will run workshops all day.

For more info click through to the Facebook page here.

WikiCamps is a super app for your smartphone which lets you tap in to accommodation, camp sites, hostels, public dump points and visitor centres all over Australia. It's a crowd sourced data base so you are invited to upload information and photos for fellow travellers. It works offline, which helps if you've really gone off the beaten track, and it also has a satellite dish pointer so you can orient your phone or tablet in the right direction.

With over 7500 camp sites listed all over Australia, it's a must have!

Each site listed has lots of information including address, phone number, website, and even their individual features like toilets, showers, pet rules, etc. Users can also add comments to each site so you can check out real world reviews and photos by real people.

You can get directions and navigate to sites by tapping the navigate button straight from the map or site page. Add sites to your list of favourites to plan your next trip. WikiCamps also comes with a camping checklist so you'll never leave anything behind.

One feature which is a real stand out is chatting with other travellers via the interactive chat forum.

Visit the website here for more information.

Many a visitor to Pingelly makes the trek out the Moorumbine Anglican Church, and the accompanying Heritage Trail. Nestled in picturesque farmland, you can reach the church by heading out of Pingelly, and following the signs to Wickepin. 

​An 8km drive out of town will take you past the emu farm. If you like wildlife photography, you can stop on the verge to take some photos. The emus are very curious and love to come over and have a look at what you're doing. 

A few kilometres past the emu farm you'll see the turn off to Moorumbine. It's very well signed, and easy to follow. Drive past a couple of cute cottages which double as guest houses, you'll be upon the Church and pretty little cemetery in no time. the Heritage Trail map is just inside the Church grounds. 

You'll find plenty of wild flowers here, and you're not too far from Tutanning Reserve (but you need to book for that tour). 

For other things to do while you're in Pingelly, click here.