The 2017 Bluewater Country Music Festival returns to Port Stephens on the June long weekend, this year running June 7 to 12.
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To help you navigate the festival, we have put all of the Examiner’s 2017 festival stories in the one spot.
June 2017
“It was fantastic closing off Stockton Street,” Ryan Palmer, president of Tomaree Business Chamber and a festival organiser, said.
“Events like this need a festival feel. It's about the bunting in the street, it's about market stalls coming along, the shopkeepers opening up and putting something out on the street.”
June 2017
More about the buskers that were around the Bay on the long weekend, including photos and videos of a few of them in action. Plus, the winners of the busking competition.
June 2017
Photos and videos from Monday morning’s bootscooting demonstration at d’Albora Marina, plus the longest line, and busking.
June 2017
Check out photographer Henk Tobbe’s snaps from around the festival on Sunday. He hit the waters for the Country Cruise, checked out Horizons, Soldiers Point Bowling Club and Murray’s Brewery just to name a few venues.
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June 2017
Photos and videos from day two of the festival – Saturday.
June 2017
Rain, hail or shine, the Bluewater Country Music Festival will go on says one of the organisers, Ryan Palmer.
June 2017
The festival launch was held in Nelson Bay on Wednesday, June 7.
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The Examiner is also on Twitter @PortExaminer and Instagram @PortStephensExaminer.
Use the hashtag #Bluewater2017 when uploading your photos and videos to social media so we can see them.
You can also email your photos to the Examiner via portstephens@fairfaxmedia.com.au.
June 2017
Line dancing has become one of the greatest attractions of the Bluewater Country Music Festival. Check out the schedule to see where the line dancers will be, and when, during the festival.
June 2017
Murray’s Brewery have brewers a Bluewater Pale Ale especially for the festival. It is only available on tap from the Bobs Farm brewery. Throughout June, Murray’s will also be releasing a range of dark beers.
June 2017
A complete and comprehensive guide to this year’s festival. Activities will kick off with the festival launch on Wednesday, June 7 and will run through to Monday, June 12.
May 2017
2017 Mrs Galaxy Australia winner Emilie Hardes, from Tanilba Bay, has been named as the festival’s ambassador.
“I feel blessed to have been given this opportunity, and to be able to promote my community,” Mrs Hardes said.
“I love talking and meeting with new people, and spreading the word about the dynamic part of the world we live in.”
May 2017
In its 11th year, the festival has attracted the largest number of venues on record with two of them being cruise vessels.
To add something extra to this year’s festival, organisers have reintroduced Country Cruises.
May 2017
Jacob Ridgeway is in the process of rediscovering himself as a musician, but his roots remain firmly in country.
The Raymond Terrace singer-songwriter will perform at the 2017 festival.
Video: Murray Hartin - Turbulence
April 2017
Beccy Cole will headline Bluewater Country Music Festival.
Amber Lawrence has also signed on for the festival as an acoustic duo – not with Catherine Britt as expected – but Alyce Simmons.
TV talent quest sensations and country music’s answer to the boy band, Brothers3, are also signed on along with The Viper Creek Band from Newcastle.
April 2017
Amber Lawrence told the Examiner she was keen to do the June long weekend event.
“I would love to come back,” Lawrence said. “Someone just needs to give me a call.”
December 2016
Tomaree Business Chamber president and Bluewater organiser Ryan Palmer said there was no reason the festival couldn’t make a huge splash on the Australian country music scene once again.
