Getting To Blazing Swan

Getting to Blazing Swan

Kulin is about three hours out of Perth, and unfortunately, there are severely limited public transport options to Kulin with TransWA - www.transwa.wa.gov.au

There are options however, for limiting the number of cars needed. Consider carpooling! If you are seeking a lift or have space to offer, head to the Blazing Swan Rideshare Group.

Public Transport

The GE2 bus service runs from Perth to Kulin on Thursdays and Sundays, and back on Tuesdays. Consider carpooling! Blazing Swan sets up a car pooling group in Social Media each year. If you are at Blaze and have a ride to share, or need a ride, leave a note on Centre Kiosk's rideshare board.

Hire Vehicles

Remember that Blazing Swan takes place over the Easter holidays and you’d better book early. Check the windscreens for existing damage and have that noted on the hire contract. Small cracks and chips can lead to the windscreen shattering when exposed to a cold Kulin night. If in doubt, cover the glass with a blanket.

Directions

Travel time from Perth to Kulin is between 3.5 to 4 hours. Check your internet or phone. Mobile phone and data coverage isn't continuous on these roads, so work out where you're going before you set out. Please drive slowly through all the towns and once you reach Kulin PLEASE DRIVE SLOWLY and look for the signs pointing to Blazing Swan on the Tin Horse Highway. If you get to Holt Rock (and many have) you've gone way too far. The event site access road is about 14.5 km east of Kulin.

Don't forget to enjoy the quirky community sculptures and artwork from Kulin Bush Races along the Tin Horse Highway.

Drive Safely

Check your lights, tyres, brakes, battery, oil, etc a month or two BEFORE Easter. That will give you time to book your car in for a service if it needs it. If you are towing a trailer check the internet for how to load it safely. Secure your loads and don’t overload your vehicle.

Avoid driving at night, dusk or dawn. There’s kangeroos on all these roads. As soon as you see one kangaroo cross the road, slow down. There’s usually morefollowing. If you want to stay alive DON’T. EVER. SWERVE. You’ll live through a head-on with a roo (stay straight and brake) while sounding your horn. And maybe the roo will too. If you swerve, your car’ll roll and you’ll die.

Yawning? Pull over at the next rest stop and take 30. Better to arrive late than not arrive at all. Fatigue kills far more people on our country roads than speed. Wheatbelt roads have been chewed up by giant grain trucks. Watch for potholes and eroded road line marking and edges - DO NOT rely on the lane detection in your car to tell you where the edge of the road is.

Remember it’s Easter. There’ll be thousands of people on the roads. There’ll also be double demerit points, and a huge police presence everywhere. Note that is Western Australia it is an offence to drive with a blood alcohol level of more than 0.5, or with any detectable trace of illegal drugs.

Drive nicely :)

Long before you get to Kulin everyone in every town you pass through will know where you’re headed. We’ll never shake off our reputation as hippies (and why would we want to?), but we should try NOT to be the cause every year of tales of amazement and dismay at our reckless driving behaviours.

Drive nicely. Be considerate for towns we pass through getting to Blaze.

FUEL AND CARBON OFFSETS

If your vehicle is electric or runs on LPG check out availability before you set out. Kulin itself has a self service ULP and Diesel 24 hour facility that accepts credit cards. Offsetting your carbon tyre-print for a return journey from Perth costs between $5 and $10. There are a couple of revegetation and rehabilitation organisations that operate in the Wheatbelt - you can find them on the internet.

Whilst in Kulin

Be nice to Kulin! DON’T fill their bins up with your rubbish. DO shop at their IGA grocery store around the corner from the Hotel, open 6:30am to 5:30pm weekdays, and closed on Easter Friday and Monday. Drop into the community owned Hotel for your take away requirements. You can pre-order supplies from IGA and the hote - just try and give them plenty of noticel. There may be a cafe open, and there’s a Mitre 10 hardware store. Check out the Shire of Kulin website for details of the local attractions. Sadly, the famous water slide is usually closed by the time Blaze comes around each year.

Plan to Arrive - Not Before … And Not After….

The Event opens to the public at noon on Wednesday prior to the Easter Weekend.

If you arrive AFTER the standard Gate entry hours (see the Website) you’ll be required to park your vehicle just inside the event boundary gates and walk in with your gear to the Camping Area.

Come back and pick up your vehicle in the morning.

Don’t rush to get here!

If you need to take an extra day or two before you can get out to Blaze take your time.

You’ll still have a great time at Blaze.

Avoid driving at night, and DO NOT PARK ON THE TIN HORSE HIGHWAY OVERNIGHT !