Towns

Find out all you need to know about the local towns of the south west.

Bridgetown

Bridgetown is a small artistic and cultural town on the Blackwood river in the centre of South West WA. The area is surrounded by forests, nature trails, vineyards and other agricultural pursuits. Although Bridgetown is world renowned for the Blue...

Augusta

Augusta is the town that shines on WA’s most South Westerly Point at Cape Leeuwin. It is bordered by National Park, the Blackwood River and southern Ocean.  It has long been a favourite destination for families. The safe bays for swimming, good fi...

Pemberton

The Pemberton region was occupied by the travelling Bibbulmun Aboriginal tribe for thousands of years before white explorers discovered Austra...

Nannup

A walk down the main street of Nannup is like a walk back in time.  Just three hours drive from Perth, this historic mill town is nestled amongst the hills alongside the Blackwood River.  Surrounded by national parks and centrally located in the ...

Margaret River

Margaret River is the town that really has made the most of the advantages of being in the South West. Until the 1960s it was much like dozens...

Manjimup

No one can tell you where the heart of the forest is, but Manjimup must be close. The trees in the far South West are a treasure, and at 80m tall there are ...

Harvey

Harvey is clearly a country town, a rural community. The surrounds of the place are still bound up in agriculture, with beef and dairy farming...

Dunsborough

Mention Dunsborough and most people will think of holidays. It was judged to be Western Australia's top tourism town in 1999 and it's easy to see why. Situated ri...

Donnybrook

In the mid 1990s Donnybrook was dubbed the ugliest town in Western Australia by a consultant named Peter Kenyon. Today, lots of people know ju...

Collie

Collie is a place with the feel of a small town, a strong industrial base, and roots in the beautiful forests of the South West. Facilities there are first rate and make the...