Nannup Music Club granted $100,000 for new facility ahead of 2023 music festival

A new state-of-the-art multipurpose facility could soon be built in Nannup to attract more visitors to its annual premier music festival. The Nannup Music Club received a $100,000 Lotterywest grant to help build an indoor performance space, production areas and a large storage space for equipment. The club does not currently have a location to store and keep any equipment or property which is used to put on the immensely popular Nannup Music Festival. Alongside the annual music festival, the multipurpose facility could be used for smaller music events and concerts or workshops and cultural celebrations. The project would cost $300,000, with a development application currently submitted to the Shire of Nannup. The group is aiming to have the development completed before the next Nannup Music Festival, set to go ahead in 2023. In January the club announced the 2022 Nannup Music Festival would be cancelled due to COVID-19 health risks. Warren-Blackwood MLA Jane Kelsbie, who presented members from the club with the grant on March 1, said the money would go a long way to making sure any future Nannup Music Festival would be easier to organise and mobilise. “Nannup Music Club Inc put their heart and soul into delivering top-quality events year after year, she said. “It has been a tough couple of years for the festival and the events industry, so I am extremely happy we have been able to support the club with this funding. “This new facility will simplify logistics for the club, reduce the expenses associated with delivering events such as the Nannup Music Festival and will benefit the wider community.” Committee member Joe Fox said construction of the facility would not be possible without the grant. “The facility will mean events that might not have otherwise been held in Nannup will now be able to be held in town,” he said. Not-for-profit groups would be able to access and use the new facility for a reduced rate.