CowParade Margaret River, the world’s largest public art event, has been a great success to date and we’ve seen many additional people visit us at Yallingup to see our beautiful cows designed by West Australian artists Kylie Porter-Rath and Emma Blyth.

At the end of CowParade Margaret River, all the ‘udderly’ fabulous pieces of cow art will be auctioned off for the benefit of non-profit charities and environmental projects. This is a chance for people to not only bid for their favourite bovine, but also the only opportunity to see most of the herd together the final time.

The money raised from the sale of Seashells’ beautiful cows ‘Lashbrook’ and ‘Our Great Kimberley’, portraying colourful West Australian scenes, will be donated to the Starlight Children’s Foundation. We’d love to see them being amongst the highest fundraisers.

The live auction will be held at Signal Park, Busselton, on 10 July 2010. Viewing of the cows commences at 3.00pm with the auction kicking off at 4.30pm.

Tickets to the Live Cow Auction are available only from the Margaret River and Busselton Visitor Centres. For $55, guests get the chance to bid, enjoy drinks and canapés, and witness a memorable finale to CowParade Margaret River. Numbers are strictly limited and the event is sure to sell out. To secure your ticket call 08 9780 5911 or email welcome@margaretriver.com

The remainder of the cows will be sold online at www.tradeaway.com.au with bidding opening on Saturday 10 July and closing on Monday 19 July. This is a great opportunity for those who can’t make it to the live auction to get their hands on a beautiful bovine!

CowParade charity auctions around the world have generated more than $25 million and we hope that this event will make a big difference to the non-profit beneficiaries of CowParade Margaret River. These auctions will benefit a variety of charities and non-profit organisations.

CowParade Margaret River runs from March – June throughout the Margaret River region. For more information on the event and the auction visit www.margaretriver.com.

Historic Caves House Hotel in Yallingup has been overrun by a herd of colourful bovines and as a result, its management has been forced to give the grand old lady of the South West the first name change in its 60-year history.

WA artists Emma Blyth and Kylie Porter-Rath changed the welcome sign at Caves House to Cow’s House this week and this will remain for the duration of the much-anticipated CowParade Margaret River.

Emma and Kylie were on hand at Caves House for the arrival of their painted cows, which will be on display at Caves House from 1 March to 27 June 2010.

Their cows each feature stunning West Australian imagery. Our Great Kimberley, painted by Emma, drew inspiration from the unique colours, remoteness and wildlife of the WA outback. Kylie’s cow, Lashbrook, features the summer landscape of the WA Wheatbelt complete with red flowering gums and Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo.

Our Great Kimberley and Lashbrook are two of 80 life-size cows on display throughout the Margaret River region from Monday 1 March.

Now that their beautiful cows are complete, Emma and Kylie are preparing for Sun, Dirt & Sea – an exhibition of their current works – which will be on display at Caves House from 6 to 21 March 2010 as part of the CowParade Margaret River events calendar. The exhibition will feature iconic Australian landscapes and wildlife on canvas.

Emma and Kylie both have long associations with Seashells as their works are hung throughout Seashells properties in Mandurah, Scarborough and Broome.

Caves House and the adjacent Seashells Yallingup are proud accommodation partners of CowParade Margaret River.

For details, visit seashells.com.au or www.margaretriver.com.

Seashells General Managers at the TCWA Conference Gala Dinner, 19th April, held at Burswood Entertainment Complex

Deborah Taylor, GM Seashells Yallingup & Caves House; James Hopper, GM Seashells Mandurah; Deb Williams, GM Seashells Broome; Gareth Thomas, Director of Operations Seashells Hospitality Group; Christie Vanderbroeck, GM Seashells Scarborough

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The Seashells Resort team proudly took out bronze place in a recent charity golf day for The Centre for Cerebral Palsy in partnership with TEN, held at Lake Karrinyup Country Club, with professional golfer Shani Waugh hitting a hole in one on the 5th for the Seashells team!

Shani hit a hole in one for 3rd place Seashells team (L-R) Harvey Smyth, Paul Zuvela,
Shani Waugh, Brian Rakich, Gareth Thomas