| Perth is the capital of Western Australia and the nation’s western gateway. Perth offers many attractions both within and beyond the city limits. There are top class golf courses, white beaches and the glorious Indian Ocean just a few minutes drive away. It has miles and miles of coastline and a variety of climate zones, ranging from tropical through to temperate. If you had to find just one word to describe the State of Western Australia, it would be BIG. There is a diverse set of people and places found nowhere else in the country. The north is raw and harsh; the south is swathed in green pastures; to the west is the brilliant blue ocean; and to the east are fields of golden wheat which vie with some of the richest veins of gold ore in the world. Western Australia has enormous deposits of diamonds, iron ore, bauxite, nickel, natural gas and oil; vast wheatlands, abundant forest, rich seas and man-made lakes the size of small oceans. There are vineyards producing wine to rival all comers and, with 8000 species, more wildflowers than you'll find anywhere else on earth. It has the smallest church, the biggest casino and the narrowest pub in the Southern Hemisphere. Since the first Dutch navigators set eyes on Western Australia's shores in the 17th century, more than 700 vessels have come to grief on the rocky coast. Nowadays these waters are better known as the arena for world-famous yacht races, such as the Whitbread Round-the-World Race and the America's Cup, or for some of the best game fishing in the country. Sandgropers, the affectionate nickname for Western Australia's 1.9 million inhabitants, are healthy and energetic, out-going and friendly. They love their State and they revel in showing it off to visitors. |
ABOUT
WESTERN
AUSTRALIA
WESTERN
AUSTRALIA
Have you ever
explored the west coast of Australia?
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |  |  |