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AUSTRALIA

Exploring Western Australia

WA WIKI

I acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet today.
- Australia Notebook

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Western Australia is the country's largest state, covering the western third of the continent.

GEOGRAPHY

Western Australia is the country's largest state. Desert occupies most of the territory. Among the natural highlights: The Kimberley

Western Australia is bordered by South Australia and the Northern Territory. Timor Sea separates the northern coastline from the equatorial islands of Indonesia. To the south is the Southern Ocean and Antarctica.

PARKS AND PROTECTED AREAS

The lands and waters managed by the Department of Environment and Conservation cover more than 26 million hectares and receive around 11 million visits each year.

CULTURAL WORLD

Of all the states and territories, Western Australia continues to have the highest proportion of people born overseas.

ECONOMY

Western Australia is the powerhouse of the Australian economy. With ten percent of the population, it currently generates nearly 30 percent of Australia's export income.

KIMBERLY

The Kimberley is one of the world's last great wilderness areas. Remote and rugged, its landscape is spectacular with ancient gorges, pristine beaches and wide horizons.

CHRISTMAS ISLAND

The island has 16 species that occur nowhere else on earth including bats, birds, reptiles and the famous red crabs that migrate across the island each year.

Christmas Island ecology under threat - Bush Telegraph
Christmas Island National Park
Christmas Island - Wikipedia

EXMOUTH

Exmouth - Wikipedia

CHARLES DARWIN RESERVE

Charles Darwin Reserve - Bush Heritage
Charles Darwin Reserve - Conservation Council

FREEMANTLE

Freemantle

KIMBERLEY

Kimberley

KOJONUP

The Kodja Place museum brings together the stories of black and white rural Australia. The Kodja Place is in the town of Kojonup in southwestern Western Australia. Kojonup is a 3 hour drive south of Perth on the Albany Highway. If you're travelling from Albany on the Albany Highway, Kojonup and The Kodja Place are an hour and a half drive north. It was named the 2008 winner of Radio National's Marvellous Museums competition.

KUNUNURRA

Kununurra hosts the Ord Valley Muster, a community celebration of the talented East Kimberley region. The event draws in so many tourists from the Top End that it doubles Kununurra's population to around 12,000.
Kununurra Tourism
Ord Valley Muster

PERTH

Perth

ROTTNEST ISLAND

Rottnest Island is located 18 kilometers off the coast of Western Australia, near Fremantle. It is called Wadjemup by the Noongar people.
Rottnest Island is affectionately called 'Rotto' by locals.

Rottnest Island
Rottnest Island Management Plan
The Quokka - Rottnest Island