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EsperanceThe Esperance region offers you the chance to escape to a paradise all of your own. The warm sun, fresh air and long stretches of isolated beach make this an ideal region to get away from it all.

Graced with a temperate climate year round and sugar-white sand bordered by brilliant blue-water bays, the peace and simplicity of the region is a large part of its appeal. Devoid of high rise structures and crowds, the Esperance region is instead characterised by spectacular coastal scenery, an abundance of wildlife such as seals, dolphins, whales, emus and sea eagles, pristine beaches, hundreds of islands and extensive national

parks. It is one of the only places in Western Australia where you will see kangaroos sunbathing on the beach.The Esperance region is a paradise for lovers of the water and the sun. Its beaches are considered amongst the best in the world and, while they provide ideal conditions for fishing, surfing, sailing and sandboarding, they are just as popular with nature lovers and sunbathers seeking relaxation.Explore Cape Le Grand and Cape Arid National Parks as well as the unique four wheel drive tours along the coast. Alternatively, wander amongst the spectacular wildflowers in season, or purchase a unique leather souvenir made from local shark and fish skin.

For more information on the Esperance region, please visit www.visitesperance.com. Alternatively, drop into the Esperance Visitor Centre at the corner of Dempster and Kemp Streets in the Historic Museum Village.

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Dining outThe Esperance region offers an array of sumptuous dining options.

Condingup Tavern Corner of Eyre and Parish Streets, Condingup Ph: 9076 6024Curry Palace Corner of Phillips Street and Mills Place, Esperance Ph: 9071 4622 • 0421 035 266Eljay’s Bar & Restaurant 32 The Esplanade, Esperance Ph: 9071 9000Ocean Blues Cafe & Restaurant 19 The Esplanade, Esperance Ph: 9071 7107The Pier Hotel The Esplanade, Esperance Ph: 9071 1777The Pizzakery Goldfields Road, Esperance Ph: 9071 5571

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CAPE LE GRAND NATIONAL PARKEsperance’s biggest attraction. 2WD access to the best beaches in the world. Great facilities for camping and walk trails. Entry $12 per car ($6 concession).

GREAT OCEAN DRIVEA 38km round trip featuring Rotary Lookout, Observatory Point, Pink Lake, Twilight Cove and Australia’s first windfarm at Salmon Beach.

BANDY CREEK BOAT HARBOURThe hub of the region’s commercial fishing industry and a great place to drop a line in if you’re keen to fish.

CANNERY ARTS CENTRE A premier exhibition space located in Norseman Road with touring exhibitions, studios, and an art and crafts shop featuring local works that are for sale.

HELMS ARBORETUM Located 17kms north of Esperance. Acres of a diverse range of botanical species with wildflowers (in season), picnic areas and trails.

MONJINGUP LAKE RESERVELocated 14kms from Esperance. Beautiful bushland and lakes. Walk trails, barbeque, picnic areas, birdwatching and wildflowers (in season) available.

MUNICIPAL MUSEUMOutstanding museum located on the corner of James and Dempster Streets. Exhibits include the worlds largest and most comprehensive Skylab and the Sanko Harvest displays (the largest diveable wreck off the Australian coast).

RECHERCHE ARCHIPELAGO (BAY OF ISLES)100 pristine islands. A haven for an enormous variety of wildlife, as well as being a playground for holiday makers offering excellent diving, snorkelling, fishing and sailing. Fishing charters and island cruises available.

KEPWARI TRAILS/WOODY LAKESWalk trails, birdwatching, wildflowers (in season) and self-guided canoe trail available.

DEMPSTER HOMESTEADBuilt in 1867 this was the home of Esperance’s most famous pioneer family. It is privately owned but can be viewed from the road at 155 Dempster Street.

TOMMY WINDICH’S GRAVELocated in Port Authority Park, this is the burial place of the faithful friend and companion of early explorer, John Forrest.

MERMAID LEATHERFish skin leather factory tours and showroom at 6 Wood Street. Items for sale. Open Tues–Sun, 2pm–5pm.

HISTORIC MUSEUM VILLAGEFascinating collection of historical buildings which house art, crafts, an Aboriginal art gallery, a café and the Esperance Visitor Centre. Kepa Kurl Eco-Cultural Discovery Tours also available within the village.

WOODY ISLANDLocated 15kms from Esperance and boasting seasonal cruise access, a visitor centre, and kiosk and café. Swimming, snorkelling, fishing and bushwalking available here.

ESPERANCE STONEHENGELocated along Merivale Road, this is a complete replica to scale of the original ‘Stonehenge’ in the UK.

ESPERANCE ART TRAILOffers visitors a chance to view artists’ work in private and public galleries. For more information, please call Esperance Community Arts on 9072 1158.

APEX PORT TOURSBus site tours of the port are conducted by the Esperance Apex Club every Saturday at 1.30pm from the port viewing area. All proceeds going to local community projects. Adults $5, children $3.

ESPERANCE MOUNTAIN BIKE PARKThe Esperance Mountain Bike Park boasts a 2km, 3km, 5km and 11km circuit. Located about 15kms from Esperance along the Esperance Norseman Highway, helmets are compulsory when using the circuits.

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For more information on things to see and do in the Esperance region, please contact the Esperance Visitor Centre on 9083 1555 or visit www.visitesperance.com.

When planning a day outside, Cancer Council Australia recommends you take five steps to protect against sun damage:

Extra care should be taken between 10am and 3pm when UV levels reach their peak.• Slip on some sun protective clothing that

covers as much skin as possible.• Slop on broad spectrum, water resistant

SPF+30 sunscreen. Put it on 20 minutes before you go outdoors and every two hours afterwards. Sunscreen should never be used to extend the time you spend in the sun.

• Slap on a hat, broad brim or legionnaire style to protect your face, head, neck and ears.

• Seek shade.• Slide on sunglasses, make sure they meet

Australian Standards.For smartphone users, a free SunSmart app is a great way to check the UV Alert when you are out and about. iPhone users can download it at the iTunes App Store, Android users at Google Play and Samsung users at Samsung Apps.

BeSUN SMART

During a gale in 1792, two French frigates on a mapping voyage of the Australian coast, took shelter off Observatory Point. The first ship to enter the bay was L’Esperance and so the bay was named. The archipelago was named after the second ship, Recherche.

Another early visitor to the area was Matthew Flinders, who anchored at Lucky Bay in 1802 during his voyage to chart the southern coast. He named several landmarks including Thistle Cove. In 1841, Edward John Eyre met Captain Rossiter on his epic journey from Adelaide, aboard the French Whaler ‘Mississippi’ in a bay which later became known as Rossiter Bay. Middle Island, visited by Flinders in 1802, was later established as a base for sealers operating in the area.The year 1863 saw the arrival of the first settlers, the Dempster brothers, who travelled overland from Northam with their families. The Dempster brothers drove sheep, cattle and horses from Northam to Esperance to take up the first land holding. Andrew Dempster was granted a lease of 100,000 acres in 1866.With discovery of gold in Dundas, Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie, Esperance began an incredible transformation in 1895. Fortune seekers from Australia and around the world began to f lood into this sleepy little port on their way to the Goldfields.By 1897, there were two newspapers, one brewery and four hotels. There were many rows of tents and the less fortunate slept on seaweed on the beach.Development hopes next centred on farming the mallee country. Could this be made into a prosperous wheatbelt? Land was opened for selection in 1912 and nearly 60 farms were started. Progress was slow and hindered by severe drought in 1914/15. The next year, Professor John Patterson reported “... one half of

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the area contains too much salt for profitable farming”.The town, however, attracted enormous publicity in the early 1960s when American investors established large landholdings in the area. The success of their farming methods caused an influx of new farmers from all parts of Australia. This helped make Esperance the prosperous town it is today.

The Condingup LoopOne of the biggest drawcards for visitors to Esperance is the fact that the region is located in one of the last remaining environmental wonders of the world. The region abounds with wonderful national parks, beaches, wildlife and fantastic Western Australian fauna.

A great day trip can be had by taking the Merivale Road and heading to Cape Le Grand National Park. Your trip will endear you to the region, as you will see natural beauty that can only be imagined. Cape Le Grand is reputed to have some of the best beaches in the world and is easily accessible by 2x2 vehicles. Lucky Bay has been voted the whitest beach in Australia.From Cape Le Grand, keep going east and stop at the Duke Of Orleans Bay, where you can have a swim in the famous Wharton Beach. The area is virtually untouched and well worth a visit.There are not many places in Australia where this is still possible and every year the genuine bush travellers are sure to make Cape Arid one of their conquests. Whale watching from the beach is a must, commencing from around June each year until early Summer.Condingup is situated on Fisheries Road, which will either take you back to Esperance or on to Cape Arid. The history of this road is quite interesting, as it was only made in 1956 and was cut in to provide easier and more direct access for transporting salmon. The salmon was planned to be netted at Israelite Bay and then transported to a cannery that was to be built on the edge of Esperance. Although the cannery was never really used, the building remains today as the Esperance Cannery Arts Centre.If you choose to travel eastwards to Cape Arid National Park you are in for a real treat. This part of Australia is well sought after by 4x4 drivers, as you can drive out and onto the beach.

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RANCE ESPERANCFishingThe Esperance region boasts a stunning, pristine coastline. It’s little wonder then that fishing is so popular in the area.

The Esperance region offers great fishing for fishing enthusiasts wanting to haul in an impressive catch. Fish species that one can expect to catch here include salmon, salmon trout, gummy shark, f lathead, herring, skippy, sand whiting, snook, gardie and groper. Cape Le Grand, Wharton Beach, Duke of Orleans Bay, Alexander Bay, Poison Creek, Lake Arid and Point Malcolm are just some of the hot spots to fish.Rock fishing is particularly popular in the region; however, there are risks involved with this activity. Be sure to visit www.visitesperance.com/pages/fishing for safety guidelines if you’re planning on rock fishing. Alternatively, drop into the Esperance Visitor Centre for more information on fishing in the region.

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JANUARY• Australia Day Celebrations

MARCH • Festival of the Wind

• Outta the Shed Car & Bike Show

APRIL• Esperance Mechanical Restoration Group

4th Sunday of every month 10am to 4pm McLean Road - first turn left off South Coast Highway. Displays of restored and in ‘working clothes’ stationary engines, tractors, vehicles and motor bikes.

SEPTEMBER• Esperance Wildflower Show

• Lake Monjingup Family Day

OCTOBER• Esperance Agricultural Show

DECEMBER• Christmas Pageant

• Carols by Candlelight

For more information on what’s on in the Esperance region, please contact the Esperance Visitor Centre on 9083 1555 or visit www.visitesperance.com.

E S S E N T I A Lservices

POLICE/ FIRE / AMBULANCE 000

Esperance Police Station (24 HRS) 9079 8999 102 Dempster Street

Health Direct 1800 022 222

Poison Information Centre 13 11 26

Sea Search & Rescue 9071 1697

ESPERANCE HOSPITAL 9071 0888 Hicks Street, Esperance

MEDICAL CENTRESBanksia Medical Centre 9071 1511 47 Dempster Street, Esperance

Dr Byrne’s Surgery 9071 2462 Dempster Street, Esperance

Genpar Medical Services 9071 1956 Hicks Street, Esperance

DENTAL CLINICSDJ Cole Dental Surgeon 9071 2219 Dempster Street, Esperance

Renbrandt’s Surgery 9071 1465 47 Dempster St, Esperance

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