During a visit to the Kimberley to announce funding for key initiatives, Premier Roger Cook unveiled an additional investment in the next stage of the Cable Beach Foreshore Redevelopment in Broome
Katya Minns
The State Government's Affordable Airfares Program is returning again this year to continue making travel across Western Australia more accessible for both residents and visitors.
A $217.5 million entertainment precinct at Burswood Park — featuring a new motorsports street circuit, a 20,000-seat music bowl and a function centre — will be created if Roger Cook gets re-elected.
Joe Spagnolo
Crown Resorts will offload its upmarket, members-only gambling club in London to US casino giant Wynn Resorts to direct more cash into operations in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney.
Simone Grogan
Dramatic scenery, government grants and a new studio have been attracting A-listers and big-name studios to WA in a promising sign of confidence in the small but ambitious local screen industry.
Torndirrup National Park’s iconic tourism spots have reopened in time for summer following the completion of $11 million in upgrades.
Georgia Campion
Forensic testing of cocktail ingredients at a Fijian resort where seven people fell ill with suspected poisoning has found no evidence of methanol.
Aaron Bunch
Taste Great Southern will return for another three years under new management and in a new four-day format in May 2025.
Major airline Emirates has launched a second daily flight between Dubai and Perth as Tourism Minister Rita Saffioti sets her sights on direct flights to India.
Work is underway to entice a 5000-strong Barmy Army from England to Perth next November, with Tourism Minister Rita Saffioti vowing to smash the crowd record at next year’s Ashes series opener.
Dylan Caporn
Little Beach carpark in Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve will undergo renovations and upgrades to accommodate the growing number of visitors to the iconic Great Southern beach.
Federal Tourism Minister Don Farrell has appointed Perth businessman and entrepreneur Peter Laurance to the Tourism Australia Board.
After nearly four decades of steering visitors and locals along the serene waterways of Kununurra, veteran tour operator Jeff Hayley from Triple J Tours has hung up his skipper’s hat.
It has been crowned the best tourist attraction in WA at the Perth Airport WA Tourism Awards.
Kimberley’s operators and organisations demonstrated their industry-leading excellence in tourism over the weekend, sweeping a series of awards at the 2024 WA Tourism Awards.
With charming small towns, breathtaking national parks, and exciting events like the Geraldton Cup, you’ll find plenty to keep you busy.
Racing WA
Anneke Brown — a long-standing figure in Perth’s hospitality community — has been recommended for the State’s top tourism job.
Albany’s award-winning National Anzac Centre has marked its 10th anniversary with a visit from Tony Abbott who cut the ribbon when the centre opened 10 years ago.
Melissa Sheil
The Federal Government has trumpeted new air services deals with Malaysia and Canada while holding out on striking expanded travel with Qatar Airways amid heightened scrutiny of sector competition.
A new visitor centre in the heart of Perth will aim to capitalise on WA’s mammoth — and growing — tourism sector.
Crown Resorts boss David Tsai says Perth is left wanting when it comes to beachside hospitality in a new report designed to catapult WA’s fast-growing capital onto the global stage.
Visitors to Perth’s favourite island getaway are in for a thrilling change to Rottnest Island’s ferry services this spring and summer, which is also set to boost tourism.
Whether it’s a fun day trip or a longer holiday, here are seven must-do activities that showcase the very best the Peel region has to offer.
