The Area

Nestled in Geographe Bay, Busselton is 229 km (two and half hours) south of Perth. It is a seaside city that has been a popular holiday spot since the 1890’s, with beautiful beaches and coastline scenery, galleries, caves, world class wineries, breweries, fine dining restaurants, popular surfing spots, fishing, whale watching when in the season and has earned the title of ‘Events Capital of Western Australia’.

Geographe Bay is the ideal location to take walks, ride bikes or swim in beautiful clear waters.  It is where you can relax and enjoy coffee at any of the friendly cafes, or eat well at family restaurants, alfresco bars or fine dining establishments with perfect dining experiences for all tastes and budgets, within the Busselton district.

Busselton has a well established town centre with specialty shops and services.  There are weekend markets offering local produce as well as numerous supermarkets open everyday for your grocery shopping needs. The town is well serviced with a variety of interesting shops, and friendly people to assist with your purchases. It is an ideal place for couples, families and those just wanting to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life to browse in a relaxed, shopping atmosphere.

A  skate park has recently been opened for the benefit of the young (and the not so young) to enjoy practicing their skills! This has added another feature to development of the Busselton foreshore.

Local café and shops

Within 10 minutes walking distance of the Resort is a café open for breakfast and lunch, great coffee and a 10% discount for guests. A small shopping centre is within walking distance containing a supermarket, pharmacy, petrol station, take away with fish and chips, liquor store and hairdresser.  A Perth to Busselton bus service conveniently stops near the shopping complex to pick up or drop down travellers.

Wineries and surrounding areas

Busselton is the northern gateway to the Margaret River Wine Region, southern timber towns with large old forests, and the hinterland which supports dairy and beef industries. Further south of Margaret River is Augusta situated on the south coast of Australia’s South West tourist region. Augusta faces the Southern and Indian Oceans at Cape Leeuwin on the shores of Hamelin Bay and mouth of the Blackwood River.  Augusta is the most south-western town in Western Australia.

The Busselton/Margaret River region is a premium boutique wine region and a foodies paradise!  Visitors can explore over 200 vineyards and 80 wineries that dot the picturesque hillsides throughout the region.  Highly skilled chefs have, like winemakers, been attracted to the region with prospects of working with high-quality produce to produce dishes using their own flair and imagination.

Events

Many sporting, fishing competitions ,markets and festivals are held in Busselton including the world famous Ironman, marathons, sailing regattas, Busselton jetty swim, volley ball , gourmet escape, the Leeuwin concert just to name a few.

Climate

The climate is temperate, warm and sunny summers, cooler winters and winter rains. Planning your holidays in Busselton doesn’t   just mean the summer months, winter is a time of enjoying the stormy seas and the changes from barren grass lands to the lush green pastures and bush with many great walking tracks to view the scenery up close and personal.