Broadwater
District of Vasse
in Busselton of Western Australia, Australia
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Busselton Regional Airport (9 mi) - Margaret River Airport (20 mi)
- Bunbury Airport (32 mi)
- Manjimup Airport (66 mi)
- Perth Jandakot Airport (114 mi)
- Rottnest Island Airport (116 mi)
- Perth International Airport (126 mi)
- Katanning Airport (137 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- -33.667 and 115.250 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- S -33° 40' 0" and E 115° 15' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Dollar - AUD
- Spoken languages:
- English
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 04:52 PM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- UTC/GMT offset: 9.5 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 10:01 am and 12:17 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- 32.382 and -64.678 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Saint George - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Explore Broadwater
The district Broadwater of Vasse in Busselton (Western Australia) is located in Australia about 1,922 mi west of Canberra, the country's capital.
If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 22°C / 71 °F
| Morning Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
| Night Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 47% |
| Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 21% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Thursday, 5th of December 2024
23°C (74 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Friday, 6th of December 2024
24°C (76 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Sky is clear, strong breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 7th of December 2024
25°C (77 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Aqua Resort Busselton
The Sebel Busselton
BAYVIEW GEOGRAPHE RESORT
Observatory Guesthouse
Broadwater Bed and Breakfast
Royal Palms Resort
The Esplanade Hotel Busselton
Comfort Inn Busselton River Resort
Videos from this area
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The Busselton Jetty
Born in 1865 and standing at 1841 meters long, the Busselton Jetty is a regional icon. The survival of this structure through cyclone Alby, fire and hardship is a credit to the community of...
TigerMoth Adventure Flights Busselton WA
Tiger Moth Adventure Flights operates out of Busselton Airfield. Your pilot, Steven Millington, has over 7500 flying hours, of which over 5000 were conducting low level operations as an Agricultur...
Fishing at Busselton Jetty, Western Australia
Perth Scuba divers visited the iconic Busselton Jetty, Western Australia and dived next to the underwater observatory. This is what they found on their 90 minute dive of the jetty on Sunday...
Busselton Jetty Underwater Observatory
Board the Busselton Jetty Train, and visit the Underwater Observatory. This unique building allows visitors to experience one of Australia's greatest artificial reefs. Descend 8 metres to...
Busselton Jetty pylons scraped and wrapped in Western Australia
The Perth Scuba Crew dived the Busselton Jetty to check out what had happened to the marine environment after commercial divers had scraped off the marine growth and wrapped the timber pylons....
Scuba Diving on Busselton Jetty
Scuba diving under Busselton Jetty in Western Australia's South West. Perth Scuba Crew.
2012 Sunsmart Ironman 70.3 Busselton
Falling Leaf Video's highlight production of the 2012 Sunsmart Ironman 70.3 Busselton. With the imminent threat of storms and gale force winds on the day before the event, mother nature kindly...
Nicole & Damien Wedding at Old Broadwater Farm (Busselton)
We had a beautiful day with Nicole and Damien in Busselton at Old Broadwater Farm. We covered the wedding with photography, photo booth and video highlights. This venue in Busselton is just...
Freediving at Busselton Jetty, W.A. - one of the best jetty dives in the world.
I know it's very long, but the jetty is about 2km and there's so much down there to see. Spent 30+ hours freediving there over the past year and this is what I saw. Highlights include: Grey...
Busselton Villas and Caravan Park
Nestled amongst the peppermint trees on Geographe Bay in Western Australia's South West is the delightful Busselton Villas and Caravan Park. Busselton Villas and Caravan Park and offers a range...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Busselton, Western Australia
Busselton is a city in the South West region of Western Australia. Founded in 1832 by the Bussell family, Busselton has been one of the fastest growing regions in Australia in the last decade and has a population of approximately 20,000. Busselton is 220 kilometres south west of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. Busselton has been voted Western Australia's top tourist town three times in 1995, 1996 and 2005.
Wonnerup, Western Australia
The townsite of Wonnerup is located 219 kilometres south of Perth and 10 kilometres east of Busselton. It was gazetted a townsite in 1856, deriving its name from the nearby Wonnerup Inlet. The name is Aboriginal, having been shown on maps of the region since 1839. The meaning of the name is "place of the woman's digging or fighting stick"; the Noongar word for fighting stick is wonna, while the suffix -up denotes place of.
Geographe Bay
Geographe Bay is located in the south-west of Western Australia around 220 km southwest of Perth. The bay was named in May 1801 by French explorer Nicolas Baudin; Baudin named the bay after his ship, Géographe. The bay is a wide curve of coastline extending from Cape Naturaliste past the towns of Dunsborough and Busselton, ending near the city of Bunbury.
Busselton Jetty
Busselton Jetty is the longest wooden jetty (pier) in the southern hemisphere, stretching almost 2 km out to sea from the town of Busselton, Western Australia. Because the shallow waters of Geographe Bay restricted ship movement, a long jetty was required so that the cut timber could be transported to the ships. In 1839 Governor Hutt appointed "the place in Geographe Bay opposite the Settlement at The Vasse to be the legal place for the loading and unloading of goods".
City of Busselton
The City of Busselton is a local government area in the South West region of Western Australia, approximately 230 kilometres south of Perth, the state capital. The City covers an area of 1,455 square kilometres and has a estimated population of 31,767. It contains two large towns, Busselton and Dunsborough, and a number of smaller towns. The city office is located on Southern Drive, Busselton.
Acton Park, Western Australia
Acton Park is a small town and agricultural district located in the South West of Western Australia inland from Busselton along Jalbarragup Road. It contains a hall and B&B farmstay accommodation. At the 2011 Australian Census the area had a population of 257.
Vasse, Western Australia
Vasse is a town in the South West region of Western Australia, 10 kilometres west of the town of Busselton and 240 kilometres southwest of Perth. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Busselton. At the 2006 census, Vasse had a population of 1,316. The town is named after the Vasse River and Vasse Estuary, both of which in turn are named after French seaman, Thomas Vasse, that disappeared in the area in June 1801 during Nicolas Baudin's expedition.
Carbunup River
The Carbunup River is located in the south-west corner of Western Australia. The mouth of the Carbunup River is approximately 20 kilometres west of Busselton where the river flows into Geographe Bay. The Carbunup River is 36 kilometres in length and flows north from its headwaters in the Treeton State Forest/Whicher Range in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River.
Georgiana Molloy Anglican School
Georgiana Molloy Anglican School is a private school located in Busselton, Western Australia, and named after the notable early Western Australian settler Georgiana Molloy. The school was established in 2003 under the guidance of Reverend Tom Wilmot, who recognised the need for an Anglican School on "the Cape". The school is expected from 2008 to offer full K-12 education.
Sabina River
The Sabina River is a river in the South West of Western Australia. The headwaters of the river rise in the Whicher Range near the edge of the Millbrook State Forest and then flowing in the northerly direction. The river crosses the Vasse Highway then Sues Road and finally Bussell Highway before discharging into Vasse Estuary near Busselton and finally into the Indian Ocean via Wonnerup Inlet and Geographe Bay.
Vasse River
The Vasse River is a river in the South West of Western Australia. The headwaters of the river are in the Whicher Range below Chapman Hill and flow in the northerly direction until discharging into the Vasse Estuary near Busselton and then the Indian Ocean via Wonnerup Inlet and Geographe Bay. The only tributary to the river is the Sabina River which discharges into Vasse Estuary.
Whicher Range
Whicher Range, also known as Whicher Scarp, is a range in the South West region of Western Australia. The range has an average elevation of 170 metres above sea level. Bounded by the Swan Coastal Plain to the West and the South, the Darling Scarp to the North and the Blackwood Plateau to the East, the range is approximately 20 kilometres South of Busselton. The range has the form of a crescent shaped scarp.
Vasse-Wonnerup Estuary
The Vasse-Wonnerup Estuary is an estuary in the South West region of Western Australia close to the town of Busselton. The estuary is listed with DIWA. It was also recognised as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention on 7 June 1990 when an area of 1115 ha was designated Ramsar Site 484 as an important dry-season habitat for waterbirds. It is also the main part of the 2038 ha Busselton Wetlands Important Bird Area.
Ambergate, Western Australia
Ambergate is a town in the South West region of Western Australia. It is located 238 km south south west of Perth and the closest populated town is Busselton. Bushfires threatened homes in the town in 2013 when a blaze started under suspicious circumstances. The fire claimed 40 hectares of nearby bushland before being contained.
Busselton Senior High School
Busselton Senior High School is a comprehensive public high school located in Busselton, a regional centre 220 kilometres south of Perth, Western Australia. The school was established in 1958 and by 2012 had an enrolment of 562 students between Year 8 and Year 12, approximately 6) of whom were Aboriginal.
Carbunup River, Western Australia
Carbunup River is a small town in the South West region of Western Australia. It is situated between Dunsborough and Margaret River on the banks of the Carbunup River. The townsite was declared in 1926 as Carbunup but the name was changed in 1958 to Carbunup River to prevent confusion with the town of Carbarup which is a town located near Mount Barker.
Buayanyup River
The Buayanyup River is a river in the South West region of Western Australia. The headwaters of the river rise in the Whicher Range and flows north crossing the Bussell Highway near Vasse before discharging into Geographe Bay near Abbey about 8 kilometres west of Busselton. The river has three main tributaries of Dawson Gulley, Ironstone Gully and the other is not named. In total the river has a stream length of over 100 kilometres .
Wonnerup House
Wonnerup House is a Heritage-listed farm precinct in Wonnerup, Western Australia. The current house was built in 1859 by George Layman Jr. , one year after the original house built in 1837 by his father, George Layman Sr. , was destroyed by fire. The dairy and kitchen survived the fire because they were separate from the house. Stables and a blacksmith workshop were later additions to the farm.
Cape Naturaliste College
Cape Naturaliste College is a comprehensive public high school located in Vasse, a regional centre 240 kilometres south of Perth, Western Australia. The school was established in 2008 admitted 95 foundation Year 8 students in February of that year. The Minister of Education, Mark McGowan, announced later the same year that the school would become a senior high school and enrol students for Year 11 courses in 2011 and Year 12 in 2012.
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