Western Australia Tourist Region
Gantheaume Point is the red rocky headland at the southern end of Cable Beach in Broome. From the parking area, there are information boards giving information about the area. A walk leads to the point itself, passing the lighthouse on its steel structure. The current lighthouse was built in 1984 with the original lighthouse first … Read more
Willie Creek Pearl Farm is north of Broome in Western Australia and conduct tours showing the process of modern pearl farming. The Banfield family took over the Pearl Farm lease in 1994 and started a local tour operating company, expanding from a simple presentation on the Willie Creek jetty to become one of the popular … Read more
The Old Derby Gaol is the only remaining structure from a police building program started in 1896, with the first gaol built in 1887. The site comprised of residential and office accommodation for the Inspector and the Corporal, kitchen, store, toilets, stable, and a cell block. Police have been present in Derby since 1883 and … Read more
The Wharfinger House in Derby was occupied by the wharfinger from 1928 until 1962. A wharfinger is a person who owns or has charge of a wharf. The house was first requested by wharfinger Camphle, however, it wan’t until the middle of 1928 before the house was completed, three wharfingers later. Wharfinger Maguire was the … Read more
The Prison BOAB Tree is a 1,500 year old Boab south of Derby in Northern Territory that was allegedly used as a lockup for prisoners on their way to Derby. The tree has a girth of nearly 15 metres with an opening on one side of it and hollow within it, however, it was more … Read more
The Derby Jetty is an unusual horseshoe-shaped jetty across the marshes from the township of Derby. The jetty is open to pedestrian access and you will find tourists and locals dropping by to watch the massive tides and dropping in a fishing line or two. The massive tides in the King Sound, up to 12 … Read more
Grotto, or The Grotto, is a deep water pool near Wyndham at the base of a rocky ravine with spectacular waterfalls in the wet season. The water hole in Western Australia is extremely deep with the depth of the water supposedly to be over 100 metres. The water level is about 70 metres down from … Read more
Kelly’s Knob Lookout is on one of the red rocky outcrops jutting out of the landscape around the town of Kununurra. The Aboriginal name for Kelly’s Knob is Thegoowiyeng, a dreaming place of the night pigeon. The bitumen road takes you to the parking area where you can get views across the town and the … Read more
Five Rivers Lookout sits at the top of the Daharwi Range just outside of Wyndham with a view over the Cambridge Gulf where five tidal rivers flow from the mudflats. The five Kimberly rivers that meet and flow into the gulf are the Ord River, Forrest River, King River, Durack River and Pentecost River. The … Read more
Lake Argyle in the Kimberleys is the second largest freshwater reservoir on the Ord River. It is part of the Ord River Irrigation Scheme and keeps Lake Kununurra at a constant level, downstream on the Ord River. The Ord River then flows into the Scambridge Gulf, one of five rivers seen at the Five Rivers … Read more
