Suburb Profiles

Busselton

Busselton - a lovely coastal town which is located less than three hours drive from Perth along either the Old Coast Road which has been modernised to a mainly dual road highway or the South Western Highway (inland road).  The town’s population is approx twenty five thousand citizens.
Busselton has emerged as the State’s premier seaside resort town and has been judged Western Australia’s top tourism town in recent years. It is the gateway to the Margaret River wine region and the area has ample holiday attractions for the whole family.
 
Some of WA’s best restaurants can be found in the region, often serving wine from local vineyards. Highly skilled chefs, like their wine-making counterparts, have been attracted to the region by the desire to produce and utilize high quality local produce.
 

Main Local Attractions

Busselton Jetty
The longest wooden jetty in the Southern Hemisphere. Construction began in 1865. The jetty took over 95 years to build, and stretches a massive 2 kilometres into the ocean.  It is a mecca for tourists & fishermen.

Busselton Jetty Underwater Observatory
Located 1.8 kilometres towards the end of the Jetty, the Underwater Observatory has been designed to accommodate up to 40 people at one time.
Descending 8m beneath the water's surface, visitors can view the amazing corals and fish life through eleven viewing windows, all at various levels within a 9.5 metre diameter observation chamber. A lift within the observatory also enables wheelchair bound people to have access to one of Western Australia's unique natural wonders.

Described as Australia's greatest artificial reef, the Busselton Jetty, with more than 300 individual marine species, is host to an awe inspiring "forest" of vividly-coloured tropical and sub-tropical corals, sponges, fish and invertebrates. Each year during autumn and winter, the Leeuwin Current brings a narrow band of warm water down the Western Australian coastline. This warm southerly current is responsible for introducing an incredibly diverse array of tropical and sub-tropical species into Geographe Bay, resulting in coral growth at a latitude of 33 degrees south. This in itself is a remarkable phenomenon when compared to the west coast of other southern hemisphere continents such as Africa and South America who have no coral growth below 5 degrees south.
 

Other Attractions
Many boutique wineries, caves, beaches, surfing, light-houses, fishing, whale watching and many other experiences full details of which can be obtained from the Busselton Tourist Bureau or on their web-site www.downsouth.com.au 

Sponsor List
Busselton First National sponsors The Variety Club, Busselton Superrules, Busselton Primary School, Busselton Senior High School Work Experience, Busselton Hospice 

Other Community News
Other community information is available from Busselton Shire Council Southern Drive Busselton or their web-site http://www.busselton.wa.gov.au