Shire of Murchison undecided if Ancient Land Under Brilliant Skies festival will return as annual event

The Shire of Murchison has released a report about the success of the Ancient Land Under Brilliant Skies festival and what its future could be. The inaugural ALUBS festival ran from April 15-16 this year, celebrating the land and skies of the Murchison region. The Shire report, released at the most recent council meeting, highlighted some of the ups and downs that came with the festival. On the upside, the report saidc events such as the camp-over cook-off were a big success and the performers had high reviews. However, it also outlined how the event might have been too ambitious for its first time, leaving room for error, saying it should be tightened up in future. Shire chief executive officer Bill Boehm said: “A range of suggested improvements have been raised and can be implemented in the future, but the overall measure is one of positivity. “From my personal perspective, I was very proud that we made the effort and am confident that with the right support that future events are justified and can and will be a success.” On the question of whether to stage the event again next year, various views were listed and the festival’s future is still undecided. “No definitive view was expressed as to whether a similar event should be undertaken next year but also general support for some event to continue at some stage,” Mr Boehm said. “This is obviously something to progress and consider especially strategically.”