outtahere
the bill perfectly, posing as 'Seacliffe' in Drift.
The whole town centre was transformed by film-set
designers for major street scenes in the movie.
Nannup's main street is where the Kelly
brothers opened their first official shop, right across
the road from the painfully unhelpful bank. In the
film, the local police doggedly park their marked
vehicle in front of the store each day, scaring away
prospective clients. You can see the store on the
corner of Warren Road and Forrest Street.
New York-based co-producer Tim Duffy, who
was born in Perth and dreamt up the storyline
to Drift 20 years ago, says Nannup was ideal:
"It has maintained the authentic WA country
town feel of the 1960s and 1970s."
Above: Drift
actors, with their
'70s-era boards,
finish surfing
for the day.
STAY
Smiths Beach Resort
Smiths Beach Road, Yallingup
08 9750 1200, www.smithsbeachresort.com.au
Gracetown Caravan Park
Cnr Caves and Cowaramup Bay roads
08 9755 5301, www.gracetowncaravanpark.com.au
Bunker Bay
DUNSBOROUGH
BUSSELTON
GRACETOWN
COWARAMUP
MARGARET RIVER
SURFERS POINT
GET THERE
Margaret River is 280 kilometres (about a three-hour
drive) south of Perth.
Geographe Bay
YALLINGUP
Round-up
PERTH
EAT & DRINK
White Elephant Beach Café
Gnarabup Road, Gnarabup
08 9757 1990, www.whiteelephantcafe.com.au
Samudra
226 Naturaliste Terrace, Dunsborough
08 9779 9977, www.samudra.com.au
EXPLORE
KARRIDALE
AUGUSTA
SOUTHERN OCEAN
Josh Palmateer's Surf Academy
08 9757 3850, www.mrsurf.com.au
Harvest Tours
Wine tour for food-lovers.
0429 728 687, www.harvesttours.com.au
Drug Aware Margaret River Pro
Pro surfers Kelly Slater, Mick Fanning and Stephanie Gilmore
love Margaret River's surf breaks and have all competed in
this event, which is next scheduled for March 2014.
www.margaretriverpro.com
MORE INFO
www.margaretriver.com
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