 About the region: The Great Southern is a major Western Australian agricultural region, bordering the Southern Ocean to its south. The coastal region extends for approximately 250 kilometres and features some of the most rugged and beautiful scenery in Australia. This, combined with its milder summer weather than areas on the west coast proper, has made the south coast a popular destination for holidaymakers, tourists, anglers and surfers.
Albany, Western Australia's oldest town and one of its most picturesque, is the regional centre. Albany is situated on the edge of King George Sound and the magnificent Princess Royal harbour, which offer one of the best natural anchorages in the Southern Hemisphere. The region's administrative hub, Albany is the major centre from where much of the crop and livestock production in the region is exported. The inland areas of the region some of the most productive crop and livestock agricultural areas in the State. The Great Southern is notably the second largest wool producing region in Western Australia.
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Natural Attractions
Wine Regions
Historic Places
- Katanning: Old Mill Museum (1891); St Andrews Church (1898)
- Mt. Barker: Old police station; St Werburgh's Chapel (c.1874)
- Albany: former Post Office (1869 onwards); The 'Strawberry Hill' farm (1827); St Joseph's Convent (c.1881); 'Hillside' (1886); 'The Rocks' (c.1884); Desert Mounted Corps Memorial, Mount Clarence (1960); Vancouver's Cairn, Possession Point; Quaranup Complex including former Powder Magazine and Quarantine Station (1875 onwards); Sealers' Oven, Waychinicup Inlet; Oyster Harbour Aboriginal Fish Traps; Arpenteur shipwreck, Lady Lyttleton shipwreck, Princess Royal Fortress; Breaksea Island lighthouse
- Bremer Bay: Wellstead Museum; Quaalup homestead
- Ravensthorpe: Government Smelter; mining relics; Cocanarup Homestead; Palace Hotel (1907)
- Esperance: former Dempster homestead (after 1863)
- Eucla: ruins of the overland telegraph repeater station (1877)
- Israelite Bay: Israelite Bay Telegraph Station (abandoned)
- Kendenup: Mining Battery
Misc. Attractions
- Albany: Whaleworld; Albany Wind Farm; Mount Melville Lookout
- Hyden: Mulka's Cave Aboriginal rock art
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