Town Hall – Fremantle Visitor Information Centre

Fremantle Visitor Information Centre

Fremantle Visitor Information Centre is located in the heart of the tourist district with several attractions to experience the history of Western Australia’s early settlement. The visitor centre is located in the Fremantle Town Hall and offers general tourism information, guides on events, and free brochures and maps. The town hall was built in 1886, … Read more

Round House

Roundhouse in Fremantle

The Round House is one of several buildings on what was called Gaol Hill. The Roundhouse is the oldest public building in Western Australia, the first permanent building opening in 1831 only 18 months after the settlement. Beneath the Round House is a tunnel that was constructed to link the Bathers Beach whaling station to … Read more

Fremantle Prison

Entrance arch to the Fremantle Prison, made of stone with a central arch opening with a clock at the top and flanked by two octagonal towers

Fremantle Prison is an Australian convict era establishment, operating for around 140 years between 1852 and 1991. It started as a convict prison, first called The Establishment before being renamed to Fremantle Prison in 1867. It took over from the Round House as being the primary prison for the Perth region. The archway to the … Read more

Rockingham Coastal Drive

Brown sign for Rockingham Coastal Drive, Tourist Route 202, Western Australia

Rockingham Coastal Drive is in Western Australia as Tourist Drive 202. It is a 20km scenic drive along the Rockingham coast, about 40kms south of Perth. The drive starts on Kwinana Beach Road, after turning off Patterson Road. Turn left towards Kwinana Beach shortly afterwards. Go all the way to the end to reach Wells … Read more

St Francis Xavier Cathedral

The front of the St Francis Xavier Cathedral at Geraldton in Western Australia

The St Francis Xavier Cathedral in Geraldton was completed in 1938, taking around twenty-two years from when the foundations began. Motions to start building a new cathedral in Geraldton began in 1913 when Geraldton’s bishop, William Kelly, met Father John Cyril Hawes in Rome. The first foundations were laid in the middle of 1916. There … Read more

HMAS Sydney Memorial

Memorial for the HMAS Sydney II in Geraldton

HMAS Sydney was a light cruiser of the British Modified Leander class. First named as HMS Phaeton when the building started in 1933, the ship was purchased by the Commonwealth of Australia and renamed. HMAS Sydney served the Australian Navy from 1935 to 1941 when it was sunk during a battle off the Western Australia … Read more

Separation Point Lookout

Separation Point Lookout

Separation Point Lookout is a small lookout area on the southern coastal shoreline of Geraldton in Western Australia. Just to the south of the main part of Geraldton, the lookout provides a view over the ocean, with the Point Moore Lighthouse to the north-west and the sand dunes of Cape Burney towards the south. The … Read more

Eagle Gorge

Red sandstone cliffs and a beach in a gorge, taken at Eagle Gorge in Kalbarri National Park

Eagle Gorge is one of a couple of gorges along the coastal cliffs of Kalbarri National Park and the northern most park of the Bigurda Trail that takes you 8km to Natural Bridge. The Kalbarri coastline is unique along the Western Australian coast because it is the only section that has sandstone exposed. Typically, the … Read more