Dumbleyung Bluebird

Dumbleyung Bluebird Remembering and celebrating Donald Campbell's 1964 World Water Speed record on Lake Dumbleyung in WA

The Bluebird Interpretive Centre Committee
A Committee of the Shire of Dumbleyung
PO BOX 99
DUMBLEYUNG WA 6350
Shire Office 08 9863 4012
Chief Executive Officer Shire of Dumbleyung:
Council Representation: Cr Jacki Ball, Cr Jamie Dare
Committee Chairperson: Louisa Dare
Committee: Joy Angwin, Carman Bairstow, Christine Bairstow, Harley Bairstow,
Rod Frost, Helen Gooding, Marilyn Haselby, Chelsea Mott, Mel Ogilvie,
Secretary to the Committee, Nicole Taylor [email protected]

18/05/2026
14/05/2026

Today's big picture is of the restored Bluebird K7, which crashed killing Donald Campbell in 1967, taking to the water in Coniston during the Bluebird K7 Festival, which is running until May 17 and marks the 70th anniversary of Campbell's water speed record successes on Coniston. Photo: Owen Humphreys/PA

12/05/2026
09/05/2026
09/05/2026

Preparations are underway 🥳🥳 🚤🚤

Bluebird followers. Did you know that the orginal restored Bluebird will be running on Coniston Waters during the Bluebi...
09/05/2026

Bluebird followers. Did you know that the orginal restored Bluebird will be running on Coniston Waters during the Bluebird festival run by the The Ruskin Museum over the next week?

Australian David Warby (son of Ken Warby, who still holds the World Water Speed record that he took off Donald Campbell on 8 October 1978 – the record that still stands today) will be piloting the Bluebird on its runs (weather permitting). All information is below on the festival Bluebird K7- The Festival page.

https://bluebirdk7thefestival.co.uk/

Video of Bluebird prep: https://fb.watch/G_kcKa7B7l/?

Bluebird K7 The Festival is being held from the 11th – 17th May 2026 when Donald Campbell's Bluebird will return to Coniston Water.

01/01/2025

Looking at Bluebird memorabilia and found a song performed at the 50th anniversary gala by Scott McDougall. Fitting to play it again at the 60th anniversary of Donald Campbell's amazing achievement at Dumbleyung to complete the land and water speed double record in 1964.

01/01/2025

A slideshow of Donald Campbell and Bluebird photos from the 50th anniversary in 2014. A fitting time to replay them at the 60th anniversary. A big thank you for all who contributed and made them available to Dumbleyung. They are historic photos from a time when photos were few and far between.

01/01/2025

A few of the wonderful photos collected for the 50th anniversary. Pretty cool to see them all for the 60th. A big thank you to everyone who made them available to Dumbleyung.

01/01/2025

On this day, 31st December 1964, 60 years ago, Donald Campbell achieves the second leg of his double World Land and Water Speed records in one calendar year, achieving 276.3mph in K7 on Lake Dumbleyung in Australia.
Image from 300+ A Speed Odyssey - the story of Donald Campbell and Bluebird.

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