Broome
Short Street Gallery's Hopton St stock room at Town Beach holds a stunning collection of canvases from across the Kimberley and beyond.
Must-see attractions in West Coast Australia
West Coast Australia
This dune-backed sweep of sand opens out onto a shallow lagoon where you're likely to spot baby reef sharks very close to the shore.
Southern WA
Picture-perfect white-sand beach, lapped by cerulean waters. Swimming and fishing at own risk, as currents can be dangerous.
West Coast Australia
The Australian mainland's most westerly point, accessed by 4WD only via Useless Loop Rd off Shark Bay Rd.
Southern WA
Crescent-shaped white-sand beach bookmarked by rocky headlands. Swimmers beware strong currents.
West Coast Australia
This stunning beach with a basic campsite is good for swimming and sunbathing.
Southern WA
Excellent bushwalks range from the 100m Tree-in-the-Rock stroll to the harder Hayward and Nancy Peaks (5.5km loop). The Devil's Slide (5km return) passes…
Perth
This pointy glass spire fronted by copper sails contains the royal bells of London's St Martin-in-the-Fields, the oldest of which dates from 1550. The 12…
Broome
For a blistering sunset without tourists, camels or 4WDs, pull into any of the turn-offs along Kavite Rd between Gantheaume Point and the port and watch…
West Coast Australia
Just a tick over 50km south of Mandurah, this 12,000-hectare park protects 10 lakes and their surrounding woodlands and dunes. It's an internationally…
Fitzgerald River National Park
Southern WA
Midway between Albany and Esperance, this gem of a national park has been declared a Unesco Biosphere Reserve. Its 3300 sq km contain half of the orchid…
Broome
This 3m cast bronze statue of an Indigenous female diver clutching a pearl pays tribute to the role women played in the brutal pearling industry. The…
Margaret River Distilling Company
Margaret River
Limeburners single malt whisky, Tiger Snake sour mash, Great Southern gin and White Shark vodka can all be sampled at this edge-of-the-forest tasting room…
Margaret River
Modern microbrewery with an award-winning Pilsener and a moreish English-style Special Pale Ale. Four other beers and occasional seasonal brews also…
Margaret River
Visit the modern lakeside tasting room for award-winning French-style nougat. Our favourite flavours are the salted caramel and liquorice. Wines can also…
West Coast Australia
Within easy reach of Perth, the woodlands and wetlands of Yanchep National Park are home to rampant populations of native fauna, including koalas,…
West Coast Australia
Geraldton's foreshore is a great example of waterfront redevelopment: loads of beach space and grassy spots, walking paths, picnic shelters, free…
Southern WA
This 1156-sq-km national park consists of a single chain of peaks pushed up by plate tectonics to form a range 10km wide and 65km long. Running most of…
Shoalwater Islands Marine Park
West Coast Australia
Just a few minutes' paddle, swim or boat ride away from the shore 5km south of Rockingham is strictly protected Penguin Island, home to penguins, silver…
West Coast Australia
This botanical nirvana, 30km northeast of Jurien Bay, protects 900 plant species, many of them rare and endemic, such as the pine banksia (Banksia…
Historic Whaling Station at Discovery Bay
Southern WA
When the Cheynes Beach Whaling Station ceased operations in November 1978, few could have guessed that the formerly gore-covered decks would eventually be…
Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park
West Coast Australia
Despite the vast areas of aridity it contains, WA also boasts a startling variety of endemic wildflowers. The Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park explodes…
West Coast Australia
Around 8km northwest of Margaret River, Ellensbrook (1857) was the first home of settlers Alfred and Ellen Bussell. The Wardandi people welcomed them,…
West Coast Australia
Restraining the Helena River, Mundaring Weir is a concrete dam built in 1903 to the designs of engineer CY O'Connor as part of a dazzlingly ambitious…
West Coast Australia
Located in Caversham in West Swan, at 26 sq km this is Perth's heftiest park – a marvellous grassy reserve with over 30km of walkways and bike paths, a…
Old Geraldton Gaol & Craft Centre
West Coast Australia
The gaol's gloomy cells held prisoners from 1856 to 1985, and framed historic documents weave a fascinating tale of daring escapes, gruesome executions,…
West Coast Australia
This natural pool on the Avon River is a significant Aboriginal site – as legend has it, the summer home of the Wargal, the giant snakelike creature that…
West Coast Australia
This 15m sluice of water is within Serpentine National Park, feathering down the face of a smooth granite escarpment. Falls Rd is off the South Western…
West Coast Australia
Opposite the now-defunct gold mine, 7km out of town, the caretaker (Gerald) of this absorbing little museum is happy to talk you through the history of…
Carnarvon Space & Technology Museum
West Coast Australia
Established jointly with NASA in 1966, the OTC Satellite Earth Station (or OTC Dish) at the edge of town tracked the Gemini and Apollo space missions, as…
Perth
Part of the fun is getting to this zoo – take a ferry across the Swan River from Elizabeth Quay Jetty to Mends St Jetty (every half hour) and walk up the…
Barna Mia Nocturnal Animal Sanctuary
West Coast Australia
This excellent predator-free sanctuary within the Dryandra Woodland is home to endangered marsupial bilbies, boodies, woylies, dalgytes, wurrups and…
Perth
A vital part of the city's urban redevelopment is Elizabeth Quay, at the bottom of Barrack St. Luxury hotels and apartments – including the Ritz – are…
Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts
Perth
PICA (pee-kah) may look traditional – it's housed in an elegant 1896 red-brick former school – but inside it's one of Australia's principal platforms for…
