Western Australia, have you been???!?

Question

I am writing a huge project on Western Australia for part of my course in travel n tourism, if anyone has been there such as perth, can u tell me a bit about it? im looking at the nature side, such as the walks and the sea and stuff.....help!!!

Answer 1

Hi there, being a Freo boy myself I can tell you Perth is a great place to visit. Fremantle is the port town of Perth. Perth has the cleanest beaches in Australia if not the world. The sands are white and fine. The ocean is crytal clear but the water is not the warmest, but in summer when the temperatures get up into the 40's celcius it is most welcome. There are a great number of animals to see in and around Perth, from the beautiful to the deadly. One of the beast places to see marine life is over on Rottnest Island (or Rotto as the locals call it). This is about a 40min journey by ferry. There you can see a wide variety of fish and sea life. There are frequent sightings of dolphins, Australian Fur Seals, Humpback whales, Stingrays and varied sharks. On Rottnest there are Quokkas which can be found no where else on earth and for which the Island was named. The dutch explorers thought they were big rats. There are also Snakes on the island of which two are poisonous. The Dugite and the Tiger snake. The niceset thing about Rotto is that there are very few cars. No private cars at all and it is relatively flat so bicycles are the usual mode of transport. Another Island not far away is Carnac Island. This is a little harder to get at as there are no regular services to it as it is an A class nature reserve and a great place to see the Australian Fur seal.
Back on the mainland there are other great places to walk. The Bibblmun Track. This walking track stretches for about 970km from Kalamunda, an eastern suburb, all the way down to the beautiful town of Albany. This track passes nearly continously through state forrest, national parks and other reserves with only a small percentage passing throught farmland. Therefore giving a good coverage of the diversity of the south west. It passes through some forest areas where the trees are found no whre else on earth, such as the Jarrah, Karri and Tingle. Some of these trees are considered some of the tallest in the world. Also when in the area check out the Gloucester Tree in Manjimup. This is the worlds tallest fire-lookout tree. Having a lookout platform at the top which tourist can climb. There are also many marsuipial that abound in the area but are extremely hard to find as they are extremely shy by nature. One of these is the fauna emblem of WA called the Numbat. This is an endangered species. Also the Chuditch which is also endangered. The most common marsuipial likely to be seen is kangaroos and wallabys. You may also see possums at night if fruit is left out. Emus also may be seen.
Further west is the Cape to Cape Walk which runs from Cape Naturalist to Cape Leeuwin through the Leeuwin- Naturalist National Park. This walk mostly runs along the coast.

Answer 2

Hi there Im from Perth, Western Australia and I remember seeing on Today Tonight last year some time that it is or is going to be legal in NSW but still not legislated for the rest of Australia. Just heard on a newsbreak that it is now legislated for W.A

Answer 3

I have recently returned from my second one month visit to Western Australia.What a wonderfull country.I travelled extensively between Geraldton and Albany. I stayed in Perth and At Margeret River.I spent a lot of time sea fishing at Perth, Freemantle, Bunbury and margaret River.Wonderfull.I also spent time exploring Perth and also the bush southwest of Perth.I would pack this afternoon and go back if I could.Oh and Aussie beer is just the absolute tom cats bollox.

Answer 4

It's beautiful in Western Australia, recommend for nature looking at the lovely trees in South West Australia, you can do a walk through the treetops!
Another amazing place for nature is the stromatalites on the West Coast. Very interesting, the foundations for life on this earth!
Turquise Bay near Exmouth is a place of outstanding beauty, but extremely hot at all times though!
If you need any more info, just shout!

Answer 5

I live here as well in Perth, but I always travel north in the winter to a National Park, called "Cape Range National Park. where there is a reef called "Ningaloo Reef" where you can just step into the sea and swim over beautiful coral, and the wildlife is something else.

Answer 6

my niece lives in perth ,ocean reef,it very spacious but she said its very hot ,the beaches are lovely , unfortunatly its too hot in the summer months to be outside alot ,so they stay indoors most of the time.there winter is like our summer.she has a little girl and has to be careful because there are little red stripped spiders that are lethal, if one bites you , you have to get the antidote for it within hours.also they have a snakelike lizard that is guite common, hope this has been some use to you, good luck

Answer 7

Am going there next year. Am also stopping at a town called broome which apparently has amazing cable beach and gorgeous sunsets.. Cant wait

Answer 8

Not yet, but planning too.

I am interested in Shark Bay and Ningaloo Reef.

Answer 9

i live here and its great nice and laid back
check out some of these sites

Answer 10

nope never been there... my aunt lives there though!!!