Since the first Dutch navigators set eyes on the shores of Western Australia in the 17th century, more than 700 vessels have come to grief on the rocky coast. Nowadays these waters are better known as the arena for world-famous yacht races, such as the Whitbread Round-the-World Trophy and the America’s Cup, or for some of the best game fishing in the country.

Western Australia is one third of the Australian continent, 2.5 million square kilometres, with climatic zones ranging from tropical to temperate.

Here you’ll find a diversity of people and places like no where else. The north is raw and harsh; the south is soft with lush, green pastures; to the west are thousands of kilometres of brilliant blue ocean; to the east, fields of wheat and some of the richest veins of gold in the world. "Sandgropers", the affectionate nickname for WA’s 1.7 million inhabitants, are healthy and energetic, out-going and friendly. They love their State and they revel in showing it off to visitors.