Drug Aware

Upcoming events:

Hyper Fest 07
Hyper Fest 07 will capture and display a large mix of events focused on youth culture. These events include live bands, DJ’s, MC’s, break-dancing, hip hop battles, graffiti art, skate demonstrations, art and heaps more. Held on Sunday June 24th with a massive line-up including Butterfingers, Karnivool, Macromantics, Behind Crimson Eyes, Dallas Crane, Downsyde, In Fiction, The Fuzz and Streetlight. For more information and to find out where to buy tickets visit www.hyperfest.com.au

AmpFest 07


ApmFest is an initiative of a Western Suburb Youth Advisory Council (YAC) and has been running since 2003. The project is designed to provide young Perth bands with an opportunity to further their skills in the music industry and provide them with a platform to play their music in a public arena, as well as provide other young people with the opportunity to attend free, local, live, all-ages entertainment. For information on heats and gigs visit www.ampfest.com.au

Carnarvon Extreme Sports Festival

The Carnarvon Extreme Sports Festival will showcase the extremities the regions has to offer through an extreme sports and music festival. Karnivool are heading the band line up and there will be plenty of BMX, FMX and Skateboarding action. For more information or to buy tickets visit the Carnarvon tourism website on www.carnarvon.org.au

Summer Skate Series 2007

YMCA HQ and Drug Aware presents the 2007 Summer Skate Series. This years event will not only include 12 qualifying rounds all around Perth but will include skate workshops at HQ in Leederville. There will be 4 divisions; under 12, under 15, female only and an open category including those over 18. Each event will have a DJ entertaining the crowd so check out when the Summer Skate Series 07 will be in your neighbourhood by visiting www.hq.org.au or www.myspace.com/ymcaheadquarters for more details.

Next Big Thing 07


NBTWA gives musicians from around WA the chance for to be seen and heard. The Next Big Thing WA is a state-wide competition with heats held in Broome, Carnarvon, Geraldton, Perth, Mandurah, Dunsborough, Albany and Esperance. Since 1996, thousands of aspiring bands and solo musos have entered, and tens of thousands of punters across the state have rocked out at Next Big Thing gigs. For more info on gigs around WA visit www.nextbigthing.net.au

Fresh Blast


The Drug Aware Fresh Blast Project, coordinated by RTRFM, sponsors CD launches for Western Australian bands or solo performers who are willing to stage their launch in a smoke-free environment and promote the Drug Aware message. For more information about gigs or an application form visit www.rtrfm.com.au/freshblast

Previous Events

Cactus Games
Cactus Games primarily targets males and females aged between 14-28 in regional areas. Held on 25th and 26th November 2006, the games featured action sports such as freestyle moto-cross, skateboarding, BMX, wakeboarding, freestyle jet-ski racing and kite boarding including demonstrations by some of WA’s and Australia’s top riders. For pictures or information about the event visit www.cactusgamesaustralia.com

Gravity Games
Gravity Games H20 is a premier International action sports competition that combines air and water with events such as thundercat and jetski racing & wakeboarding and demonstrations of skate, bmx and inline vert, freestyle moto x and bike trials. For Information about the event visit www.gravitygamesh2o.com

Drug Aware Pro Margaret River
The world's biggest World Qualifying Series surf tournament, the Drug Aware Pro Margaret River presented by O'Neill, was held at Surfers Point in Margaret River from March 26th to April 1st  2007. The week-long event was this year's only male and female six-star, prime-rated competition on the ASP (Association of Surfing Professionals) international calendar. For more information about the event visit www.drugawarepro.com.au