St Andrew's Church

Anglican Parish of Esperance


"To worship God in Christ, in an Anglican way, reaching out in love and service to the whole community."


Parish Priest

Fr Brett Guthrie


Wildflower Festival

ESPERANCE ANGLICAN WILDFLOWER FESTIVAL

The Esperance Anglican Wildflower Festival is an annual showcase of around 500 local species of wildflowers. The flowers are picked under licence and put on display for all to appreciate.

New beginnings

2019 brought some significant changes and new partnerships including the inclusion of Esperance Tjaltjraak Native Title Aboriginal Corporation. 

An Organising Committee consisting of representatives from the Esperance Wildflower Society, Esperance Community Arts and the Anglican Parish took responsibility for planning and coordinating the Festival. 

The Parish has continued to provide catering services and a venue, the Wildflower Society has managed botanical aspects including the collection, identification and display of plant specimens, and Esperance Community Arts has extended the scope of the Festival by sourcing funding for a range of arts projects and marketing initiatives.

A highly successful endeavour, the 2019 Esperance Wildflower Festival, ran from 24th September - 28th September.

The Festival celebrated the diversity of native flora in our region with the theme being  Bugs and the Bush.


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In 2018 the theme was Seeds on the Move

The show included an open forum on Growing Native Plants with Kings Park Master Gardeners

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The theme in 2017 was Saltlakes - Their Web of Life

The unusual February rain encouraged some of the more rarely seen wildflowers this year!

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The theme in 2016 was 'Life after Fire' featuring the Esperance Heathland. On display were identified wildflowers, photographic and student art exhibitions, local artworks, market stalls, local music groups and refreshments and lunches.

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The theme in 2015 was 'Mallee Meanderings' and featured identified wildflowers, photographic and art exhibitions, guest artists, market stalls, local music groups and the ever popular serving of refreshments and lunches.

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The theme in 2014 was ‘Sand Dune and Seashore’ with a focus on the exquisite flora located amongst the local dunes of Esperance as well as the usual and unusual wildflowers found in our unique region.

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In 2013 the theme was ‘The Granite Outcrops Environment’, with a focus on the exquisite flora found amongst the granite as well as the usual and unusual wildflowers found in our unique region.


The annual Wildflower Festival is run in September every year at the Parish Centre