Whim Festival

02/11/2025

🎉 Whim Festival Competition Winners! 🎉

A huge congratulations to all our winners from the Whim Festival Photography Challenge and Children’s Colouring-In Competition! 📸🖍️

Photography Challenge Winners
📷 Primary School: Sarah Kinsella – $50
📷 Secondary School (Draw): Charlotte Crane – $50
📷 Secondary School (Draw): Thor Johannesson – $50
🤳 Selfie Station: Freya Johannesson – $100
📷 Open Category: Jerome James – $200
📷 Festival Spirit: Caroline Williams – $150
📷 People’s Choice: Paityn Strommer – $100

Colouring-In Competition Winners
🖍3–5 years: Price
✏️6–8 years: Lana
🖋 9–12 years: Teresa

Thank you to everyone who entered and shared your creativity — from photos capturing the day’s spirit to the colourful masterpieces by our youngest artists! ✨

Proudly presented by Mt Helena Residents and Ratepayers Progress Association, supported by Shire of Mundaring, Mundaring Community Bendigo Bank, and The Re-Cyc-Ology Project.

02/11/2025

🎟️ Whim Festival Raffle – Thank You & Congratulations! 🎟️

A huge thank you to everyone who purchased a raffle ticket at the 10th Whim Festival – and to our amazing stallholders who generously donated prizes to make it such a success! 🌟

Together, we raised $306 to help support and grow the next Whim Festival! 🙌

Congratulations to all our lucky winners, and thank you for supporting our community event.

Here’s our full list of generous raffle prize donors:

Blazing Sun Designs
Bendigo Bank
Cosmic Mystic Crystals
Elvelly Herbal Clinic
Fiona’s Cards
Hillbellies
HillsCrest Distillery
Hungry Dragon
Jane Brook Catchment Group
Jenny’s Plants
Juice Station
Maryann’s Treasured Memories
Miriam Gaulton Artist
Mount Helena Family Vet Clinic
Northern Valley Fruit Pops
OMG Donuts
Patterned Pages
Perth Corrective Orthotics
Presto Panini
Redmile Coffee
REGAL GLOW
Simon Says
Sin Gin
Steep Hill Coffee
Tismeshelley

🙏 Thank you again to everyone who supported this year’s Whim Festival – every ticket sold helps us continue to grow this wonderful community celebration.

Proudly presented by Mt Helena Residents and Ratepayers Progress Association.

01/11/2025

VOTING HAS NOW CLOSED
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✨️People's Choice Award NOW OPEN!✨️

It’s been nearly a week since the 10th Whim Festival!

The People’s Choice Award for the Whim Festival Photography Challenge is now open!

⭐ To vote, simply comment a star (⭐️) on your favourite photo in the album on our page.

We had 45 entries this year – thank you to everyone who submitted your amazing shots! 📸

Voting closes tomorrow, Sunday 2 November at 5pm.

Winners for all categories will be announced on Sunday evening.

Have your say! 🗣️
Take our quick 2-minute Whim Festival survey and let us know what you loved, what could be improved, and what you’d like to see next time to help us grow this community celebration.

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Thank you for participating in our event. We want to hear your feedback so we can keep improving. Please fill this quick survey and let us know your thoughts (your answers will be anonymous).

31/10/2025

VOTING HAS NOW CLOSED
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31/10/2025

VOTING HAS NOW CLOSED
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31/10/2025

VOTING HAS NOW CLOSED
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26/10/2025

What a day!

Now that most of us are home after pack down I wanted to do a post to thank our tireless volunteers, who without them the festival just wouldn’t be possible.

Special shout out to our committee President Joan Quinn and our Event Organiser & committee Secretary Owen Briffa who were both instrumental in the organisation of today.

Angela Daw
Joan Quinn
Owen Briffa
Kellie Harwood
Freddie Hendriksen
Allan Mason
Richard Harwood
Missing from photo Alan Daw.

See you in 2027!

26/10/2025

📸 Don’t forget to capture the magic of today at the Whim Festival!

Take your best shots and enter them in the Whim Festival Photography Challenge for your chance to win great prizes.

Simply upload your photos here 👉 https://forms.gle/x7ASRfRcb88emNuV9

Presented by the Mount Helena Residents and Ratepayers Progress Association, supported by the Shire of Mundaring and The Re-Cyc-Ology Project.

Happy snapping!

25/10/2025

✨ The wait is almost over, TOMORROW'S the day! ✨

We’re all set for a huge day at the 10th Whim Festival at Pioneer Park, Mount Helena! The marquees are up, the park is looking beautiful, and there’s a fantastic lineup of stallholders, food vans, and entertainment ready for you. 🎶🍔🛍️

🎨 From market stalls and community displays to the family fun zone and live mural painting — there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

We’re excited to reveal the full list of stallholders and the music and entertainment program for tomorrow’s festival! 🙌

👉 Check out the full program and see who’s joining us — it’s shaping up to be an incredible community day celebrating creativity, connection, and the spirit of Mount Helena and the Perth Hills.

Make sure to bring your camera for the Whim Festival Photography Challenge, stop by the Selfie Station, and explore all the fun across the park.

📍 Sunday 26 October | 9am–3pm | Pioneer Park, Mount Helena

Proudly presented by Mt Helena Residents and Ratepayers Progress Association, with support from Lotterywest, the Shire of Mundaring and Mundaring Community Bank

Experience Perth Hills Mundaring | Shire of Mundaring | Paige McNeil President Shire of Mundaring | Lotterywest | Community Bank Mundaring

24/10/2025

☀️ 1 DAY TO GO! ☀️

It’s looking like a great day ahead for tomorrow’s 10th Whim Festival! 🎉

Set-up is in full swing this morning down at Pioneer Park, with our amazing volunteers and stallholders getting everything ready for a fantastic community day.

We can’t wait to welcome you all tomorrow for live music, delicious food, market stalls, community displays, family fun and so much more!

📍 Sunday 26 October | 9am–3pm | Pioneer Park, Mount Helena

Proudly presented by Mt Helena Residents and Ratepayers Progress Association, with support from Lotterywest, the Shire of Mundaring and Mundaring Community Bendigo Bank.

23/10/2025

🎉 2 DAYS TO GO! 🎉

There’s a real buzz in Mount Helena as we get ready for the 10th Whim Festival this Sunday!

You’ll see lots of setup happening today and tomorrow around Pioneer Park as our amazing volunteers work hard to bring the festival to life. If you’re driving past, give us a wave, a smile — or even a friendly little beep of the horn!

The Whim Festival is proudly run by a small team of dedicated volunteers who put in countless hours to make this community event possible — so be sure to give them a big thank you when you see them over the weekend! 🙌

We’ll be sharing more details soon on all the things to see and do, from live music, food vans, and market stalls to the family fun zone, community displays, and our live mural painting!

See you this Sunday for a great day out in the hills 🌸

📍 Sunday 26 October | 9am–3pm | Pioneer Park, Mount Helena

Proudly presented by Mt Helena Residents and Ratepayers Progress Association, with support from Lotterywest, the Shire of Mundaring, and Mundaring Community Bendigo Bank.

20/10/2025

✨ Stallholder Spotlight – Save Perth Hills ✨

We’re excited to welcome back Save Perth Hills to this year’s Whim Festival!

Save Perth Hills is a passionate community group dedicated to protecting the unique environment, wildlife, and lifestyle of the Perth Hills. Through advocacy, education, and community action, they work to ensure sustainable development and preserve the natural beauty of our region for future generations.

They’ll also be running a special raffle featuring a magnificent, professionally framed print of Eucalyptus youngiana — generously donated by local artist and Save Perth Hills supporter Lesley Brim.

Funds raised will support Save Perth Hills’ community lawyers and their ongoing case against Satterley and the Anglican Church — helping protect our precious environment. 🌳

📍 Find them at the Whim Festival – Sunday 26 October, 9am–3pm at Pioneer Park, Mount Helena.

Proudly presented by Mt Helena Residents and Ratepayers Progress Association, with support from Lotterywest, the Shire of Mundaring and Mundaring Community Bendigo Bank.

Something very special on offer for today’s Environment-focussed markets at Mundaring's Sculpture Park!
Saturday - 10am-3pm!

Local artist and dedicated Save Perth Hills' supporter Lesley Brim, has generously donated a magnificent, professionally framed print of her outstanding work - Eucalyptus youngiana.

This is a beautiful work of natural - and human, art.

This prize is very special - so we're running the Raffle over two markets and taking it the Mt Helena Whim Festival on October 26th, when we'll draw the very lucky winner!

Grab some tickets to help us raise funds to support our community lawyers and their valuable representation in our continuing case against Satterley and the Anglican Church!

Wander around the stalls, pick up hint to support our local environment, and hear some fabulous speakers with wisdom and knowledge of conservation, eco systems and caring for our natural world. See you between 10am-3pm! (See link in comments).