AUSTRALIA'S GREAT SOUTH WEST EDGE National ... - EarthCheck

WHAT ARE THE GSWE HERO EXPERIENCES?Bunbury / BusseltonMargaret River / Augusta• Sample the finestAustralian wines• Dive one of the longestjetties• Follow the BibbulmunTrack or Munda Biddi Trail• Surf a famous beach• Climb one of the tallesttrees in AustraliaWalpole to Bremer Bay• Experience life in thecanopy• See a blue whale• Dive the wrecks inAlbany• Walk Bluff Knoll• Enjoy spectacularwildflowersRavensthorpe / Esperance /Cape Arid• See the whitest sand inAustralia• Dive the RecherchéArchipelago• Interact with sea lions• Volunteer to save wildlife• Camp out under the starsat Cape Arid or Cape LeGrand National ParkARE THESE THE HEROS? WHAT ARE WE MISSING?Identified Development Opportunities• Wildflower World 1• Busselton Wetlandsmountain bike trails 2Observatory 2• Tree house eco-resort 1• Cape to Cape Walk Trail 2 • Extension of the Munda• New dive wrecks 2Biddi Trail 2• Off road cycling and• Kinjarling Trail 3 • Cape Le Grand ecoWhat Packages and Products are needed todeliver our hero experiences?1 Destination Visitor Survey Strategic Regional Research – Western Australia, TRA (2009, 2011)2 Australia’s South West Tourism Development Priorities 2010-2015, Tourism WA (2010)3 The Kinjarling Trail & Stories Strategy Plan, Albany Maritime Foundation (2010)4 Naturebank – Natural Tourism in WA Brochure, Tourism WA (2009)5 Australia’s Golden Outback Tourism Development Priorities 2010-2015, Tourism WA (2010)6 Major Projects Summary, Goldfields Esperance Region, of WA, Jan 2010 GEDCaccommodation 4• Trail linking Bremer Bay andHopetoun through FitzgeraldRiver National Park 5• Hamersley Inlet caravan,camping and cabins 6Great South West Edge Experience Development Strategy Discussion Paper18