South West Coast Holiday Attractions
Western Australia
The
Peel
Inlet
The
quiet
inland
waterways
cover
an
area.
of
155
sq
km
perfect
for
small
boat
cruising
with
sailing
boats,
canoes,
surfcats
and
house
boats
available
for
hire
from
various
points
along
the
estuary.
Hotham
Valley
Tourist
Railway
Steam
train
journeys
can
be
taken
from
Dwellingup
to
the
forest
in
the
preserved,
original
1913
railway
line.
Marrinup
Falls
A
3km
walk
up
Marrinup
Brook
from
Scarp
Road.
There
are
a
series
of
small
cascades
and
pleasant
rest
spots.
Stirlings
Cottage Situated
behind
the
Harvey
Tourist
Centre.
Modelled
on
a
cottage
on
Governor
Stirling
Harvey
Estate
in
the
mid
1800s
The
cottage
was
home
to
creator
of
Snugglepot
and
Cuddlepie
,
May
Gibb
in
the
1880s.
Features
a
room
on
May
Gibbs,
a
room
on
local history,
May
Gibbs
gift
shop,
landscaped
gardens
and
the
'Stirling
Cottage
Kitchen
for
morning
and
afternoon
teas
including
light
lunches.
Free
entry.
Harvey
Internment
Camp
Memorial
Shrine
built
by
internees
held
at
the
Harvey
camp
during
World
War
II.
The
Shrine
is
listed
with
the
National
Trust
and
is
believed
to
be
the
only
one
of
its
kind
in
Australia.
Key
from
Tourist
Bureau.
Big
Swamp
Wildlife
Park
Located
on
Prince
Philip
Drive
Bunburry,
the
wildlife
park
features
Kangaroos,
wallabies,
snakes,
fruit
bats,
koalas
and
a
large
walk
in
aviary
containing
a
variety
of
birds.
Barbecue
facilities
available.
Bunbury
Art
Galleries
The
Bunbury
City
and
Regional
Galleries
are
located
in
the
Bunbury
Arts
Complex,
formerly
the
convent
of
Mercy
built
in
the
late
1860s.
Open
daily,
except
Tuesday.
King
Cottage
Museum
Located
in
Forest
Avenue,
Bunbury,
is
a
home
built
about
1870
with
bricks
made
from
clay
obtained
on
the
property.
The
Bunbury
Historical
Society
has
finished
the
house
with
items
from
the
1870
-1920
period
and
is
open
from
2am-4pm
on
Saturdays
and
Sundays,
school holidays
and
public
holidays.
Historical
and
Mining
Museum
Located
in
Collie.
The
original
Roads
Board
building
now
houses
interesting
memoirs
of
Collie's
pioneering
days.
The
museum
is
also
the
home
of
a
3000
piece
doll
collection.
Steam
Locomotive
Museum
At
the
western
entrance
to
Collie,
at
the
junction
of
the
Coalields
Highway
and
Atkinson
Street.
Here
you'll
see
many
of
the
trains
that
were
the
last
to
use
coal
in
Western
Australia
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