The main significance of the 26th Parallel in Australia is it defines the northern border of South Australia and the southern border of the Northern Territory. There are two brown signs here, one for each direction on either side of the road. The sign heading south says 26th Parallel Leaving the North West. The other … Read more
The scenic lookout over the Gladstone National Park is next to the North West Coastal Highway, about 250m off the main road. The views are beautiful from the hill on an otherwise fairly flat area through Western Australia. There are a few hills scattered here but this one has a road up to the top … Read more
The HMAS Sydney II was a light cruiser in the Australian Navy, serving from 1935 to 1941 when it was sunk during battle, offshore from the memorial cairn in Quobba. The cairn and signpost were built before the wreck was found in 2008, the actual location ended up being about 200km off the coast from … Read more
The Point Quobba Blowholes are holes in the rocks on top of caves that powerful ocean swells force water through and out as a jet of water bursting into the air. There are about 30 blowholes in a single rock platform, the best of them spurting water up to 20 metres into the air. The … Read more
Coral Bay is a beautiful beach with coral gardens just metres from the shore, Australia’s only fringing reef, it is the most accessible we have been to. The coral reef is part of the Ningaloo Reef, an Aboriginal word meaning ‘promontory’, a point of high land that juts out into the sea. The Ningaloo Marine … Read more
Hearsons Cove is a small beach surrounded by steep rugged hills of the Burrup Peninsula. It faces into Nichol Bay, on the opposite side of the peninsula to Withnell Bay. Between May and October, Hearsons Cove is one of the few places where you can see the phenomenon called the Staircase to the Moon, where … Read more
Withnell Bay is a beach in the north-western area of Western Australia and is on the south-western edge of the Murujuga National Park. The beach is about 300m of high tide sand with two sections of rock breaking it up and a rock ledge and mangroves bordering it. Following the signs to Withnell Bay takes … Read more
The North West Shelf Gas Project is one of the most advanced integrated gas production systems in the world. Located nearly 1300km north of Perth on Withnell Bay near the port of Dampier. The visitor centre gives a fantastic overview of the NWS (North West Shelf) Gas Project and the facilities associated with it. The … Read more
Stargazers Campground is in the Millstream Chichester National Park and is open during the drier tourist season. The campsite has toilets, picnic tables, and gas BBQs available for use. Generators are not permitted at Stargazers Campground. With 15 camp sites, Stargazers Campground is smaller than the Miliyanha Campground and isn’t suitable for larger caravans. Miliyanha … Read more
Miliyanha Campground is in the Millstream Chichester National Park and is the closest campsite to Millstream Homestead . The campground has 27 campsites and is open all year round. It is suitable for all types of camping from tents to camper trailers and caravans. Fresh water is available at the campground, however, it is untreated … Read more
