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Perth

Perth, the capital of Western Australia resides 19 kilometres upstream on the Swan River and is ringed by a series of gardens, parks and reserves. The magnificent Kings Park, at 404 hectares, lies just west of the city. Within this huge natural bushland reserve there are landscaped gardens and walkways, lakes, children's playgrounds, lookouts and the Botanic Gardens.

Perth's citizens live mainly in the pleasant suburbs which stretch to the north and south of the city, bounded by the Indian Ocean on the west and the Darling Ranges on the east. Perth residents make the most of their beautiful city by cooling off on the sandy beaches along the Swan River after work in the summer, or heading for the superb surf beaches which stretch for miles along the coast.

Perth's city centre is compact, making it easy to find your way around; a free bus service, the City Clipper, circles the city every ten minutes during the day.

The Kimberley

The Kimberley region in the far north of Western Australia stunning piece of uniquely Australian landscape.

The gateway to the Kimberley is the old pearling town of Broome. In the boisterous days of the early 1900s the pearling fleet numbered some 400 luggers and 3000 crewmen.

Today Broome is rapidly expanding into one of Western Australia's most popular tourist destinations. There are many points of interest, including the dinosaur tracks believed to have been embedded in sandstone more than 120 million year ago.

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