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 Year of the Outback - 2002
Welcome to the official website of the Year of the Outback 2002.
We invite you to join in the celebrations and explore the magnificence and majesty of Western Australia�s outback.
By touring through our web site, you will be taken to numerous outback or regional destinations just waiting to be explored. In addition you will also receive access to an endless list of fascinating Outback 2002 events that are scheduled throughout the year.
You can also discover more about the quintessential spirit of the Year of the Outback and the remarkable people who live in the regions.
I invite you to pause and reflect on the cultural and economic importance of the outback.
My best wishes to you during this the Year of the Outback.
Tom Stephens
Minister responsible for the Year of the Outback in WA
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What is the Year of the Outback?
It is a year for all Australians to focus undivided attention on regional Australia. It will also be a year to celebrate what we have and what it means to our future.
Over the past 5 years or so, it's fair to say that there has been a decline in a number of our regional areas with services closing down (like banks) and populations declining which has generally lead to an general economic down slide. 2002 is designed to shift the momentum back towards regional Australia.
The year will showcase many events and activities and, in doing so, demonstrate that the Outback not only represents an ageless past but also holds the key to the nation's future.
The Year of the Outback is about Australia�s future as a nation. It is about the freeing of the quintessential Spirit of the Outback so it touches every Australian and every International visitor, giving them a genuine understanding of the uniqueness and potential of the Australian Outback.
In West Australia, the focus is clearly on the many diverse regional areas of the state, wherever they are located � from the leafy South West to the vast and rugged Kimberley � they are all included.
Author Jocelyn Burt possibly best summed it up when she said "There is no specific boundary to the Outback: some even say it begins and ends in our minds." How true!
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Year of the Outback Brochure
To download a copy of the Outback Brochure (1.3MB PDF) please click here.
 Acrobat PDF Reader (4.05) can be download here if required.
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