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310  WESTERN A USTR ALIA

Exploring Greater Perth

Beyond the city centre, Greater Perth covers the Darling
Range in the northeast to the Indian Ocean in the west.
It has several large parks, including Kings Park, overlooking
the river. On the coast, beaches stretch from Hillarys Boat
Harbour in the north to Fremantle in the south (see pp314–15).
Perth’s suburbs are accessible by train, local bus or car.
Sights at a Glance Key
1 Kings Park Central Perth
2 Sunset Coast Highway
3 Hills Forest Major road Snorkellers and qualified divers can explore
4 Whiteman Park the reef at AQWA
5 Perth Zoo Minor road
6 AQWA  AQWA, Aquarium of
7 Swan Valley Western Australia
Hillarys Boat Harbour, 91 Southside
Drive, Hillarys. Tel (08) 9447 7500.
Gnangara Carnarvon Open 10am–5pm daily. Closed 25 Dec.
71 2 Lake
& 7 ∑ aqwa.com.au
Hillarys Boat Lake
Harbour Goollelal 52 At Hillarys Boat Harbour, to the
Sorrento 1 John north of Perth’s Sunset Coast, is
Forrest this magnificent aquarium com-
2 National plex. A transparent submerged
Trigg Beach Balcatta Midland Park tunnel allows visitors to observe
Guildford Kalgoorlie/
Scarcarc barbar oroughghg Bayswater Boulder native sea creatures, including
Beach 71 Lake Osborne 94 sharks and stingrays. There is a
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Monger Park Helena Touch Pool, where rays and sharks
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Belmont Perth can be stroked. The denizens
Lake 3 of the outside seal pool never
Claremont Perth 4
Cottesloe Claremont Kewdale fail to delight.
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Cottesloe Swan 30 8 } Swan Valley
7 Cannington Swan Valley Visitor Centre, Guildford
2 Courthouse, cnr Meadow & Swan Sts,
O’Connor C 0 km 5 Guildford. Tel (08) 9207 8899.
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North Lake 3 Canning 0 miles 5 Open 9am–4pm daily. Closed 25 Dec.
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Bunbury 1 Bibra Lake ∑ swanvalley.com.au
Western Australia’s oldest wine-
Y Kings Park Gun Gun and Pioneer Women’s growing region is only a
Fraser Ave, Kings Park. Tel (08) 9480 3600. Memorial are monuments to 25-minute drive from Perth. The
Open daily. 7 ∑ bgpa.wa.gov.au the women who helped build historic suburb of Guildford is
Established at the end of the the Swan River Colony and, the gateway to a mix of award-
19th century, Kings Park is 400 ha later, the state. winning wineries, breweries
(1,000 acres) of both wild and and gourmet offerings. Contact
cultivated parkland. Situated on the Visitor Centre for details of
Mount Eliza, it offers views of the wine tours and tastings.
city and the Swan River. Most of
the park is bushland, which can } Sunset Coast
be seen from the DNA Tower. Via West Coast Hwy.
A landscaped parkland area Perth’s Sunset Coast is lined
on the eastern side includes with 30 km (20 miles) of white
the 17 ha (42 acres) Western sandy beaches, many of them
Australian Botanic Garden. virtually deserted during the
Treetops Walkway, a 629-m- week. There are beaches to
(689-yd-) long elevated walk- suit all tastes. Cottesloe Beach,
way, gives another perspective Perth’s most popular coastal
of the garden. The State War spot, offers safe swimming
Memorial on Anzac Bluff is and good services, making
dedicated to the Western it a big hit with families,
Australians who died in the Bronze statue of a mother and child in Kings as is Sorrento Beach in the
two world wars. The Minmara Park Western Australian Botanic Garden north. Scarborough Beach is
For keys to symbols see back flap