WA News

Western Australia's best shine at 2008 WA Tourism Awards

The Gala Dinner, attended by over 850 guests, saw the coming together of the top tourism business throughout Western Australia to celebrate the State's highest honours in tourism excellence.

Date set for Faraway Bay's 2009 Kimberley Cooking School

The famous annual Kimberley Cooking School staged at the award winning Faraway Bay the Bush Camp is set for May 10-14, 2009. From Australia's most exotic kitchen, 12 fortunate guests will have the unique opportunity to learn tricks, tips and inside secrets from one of the country's top chefs.

Hoodoo Gurus headline act for Airnorth Kimberley Moon Experience

Popular Australian band the Hoodoo Gurus has been secured as the headline entertainer for the seventh annual, multi award winning 2009 Airnorth Kimberley Moon Experience in WA's East Kimberley town of Kununurra.

One Movement Festival launches in Perth

One Movement Festival Perth is set to enter the world music calendar on 16 – 18 October 2009. The festival was launched on the 28 October 2008 at the Parmelia Hilton by the Minister for Tourism, Dr Elizabeth Constable MLA. One Movement Festival Perth is a new mega music event that will be the first of its kind in Australasia.

Sal Salis Ningaloo Reef now open - luxury bush beds

Sal Salis Ningaloo Reef has officially opened its canvas ‘doors’, bringing wild bush luxury to the coast for the first time. Uniquely located in the heart of the Cape Range National Park on Western Australia's Ningaloo Reef, the tented camp takes its inspiration from the luxury safari camps of Africa and its sister property, Bamurru Plains in the Northern Territory.

Novotel Ningaloo Resort wins "Best Resort Style Accommodation"

Novotel Ningaloo Resort at Exmouth on Western Australia's Coral Coast has once again taken out a prestigious award – this time for "Best Resort Style Accommodation" – at the "AHA National Hotel Awards for Excellence" held last week in Sydney.

Cape Lodge recognised as Australia's best boutique hotel

Cape Lodge has been awarded the Best Boutique Hotel in Australia at the 2008 HM Awards for Hotels and Accommodation Excellence. It's been a highly successful year for Cape Lodge after being voted in the World's Best 100 Hotels and ranking in the Top Ten in the World for Food by Conde Nast Traveller.

Cable Beach Club Resort wins best resort in Australia

Cable Beach Club Resort, Broome has won the Best Hotel / Resort Australian Property award at the 2008 Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) National Travel Industry Awards for Excellence, over renowned eastern states finalists.

The world is hungry for Western Australia's truffles

Following a low-producing 12 -tonne truffle season in France this year, restaurants around the world have been keenly awaiting the opening of the Western Australian truffle season in Manjimup, now traditionally the first weekend of June.

Australia the Movie

In September 2007, Western Australia welcomed filmmaking legend Baz Luhrmann and Hollywood stars Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman to the magnificent East Kimberley to shoot scenes for Australia the movie, a romantic action-adventure.

Watch the official trailer

Getaway - A journey through Fremantle

Top rating travel program Getaway takes a journey by scooter through Fremantle. Dynamic host, Jules Lund takes in Freo’s famous cappuccino strip - tasting real Italian gelato at Amano, shopping at the eclectic Off the Wall, checking out the Fly By Night Club (where many of Western Australia's famous bands such as Eskimo Joe and John Butler started) and Little Creatures Brewery. Getaway, which airs nationally each week to more than 1.2 million people, visited Fremantle late last year supported by WA.

To view the program visit the Getaway website