Underwater Observatory at Busselton Jetty, WA. The first jetty of 176m was completed in 1865, but Geographe Bay’s shallow sea floor meant many extensions were needed to access deeper waters.

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There’s a lot more to Busselton Jetty than meets the eye – and considering it’s the longest timber-piled jetty in the Southern Hemisphere, you’ll struggle to take it all in at once. Built ...

Walk to the ocean end – a 20-minute stroll past jetty-jumping teens and people fishing off the weathered, squid ink-stained deck – and you’ll find the Busselton Jetty Underwater Observatory ...

The jetty also offers an underwater sculpture park for divers and snorkellers to explore that includes a 13-tonne octopus studded with glow-in-the-dark moonstones.

Baca Architects has been hired by marine contractor Subcon to lead the design of the new Australian Underwater Discovery Centre (AUDC). Reached by jetty, the building will be situated 2 km (1.2 ...

You can get all-day access to the longest timber pile jetty in the southern hemisphere for the price of a coffee. More coastal casual than city chic, this much-loved holiday destination has a ...

BEST JETTY. Busselton Jetty, 1.8km long, juts out into the ocean like a finger testing the water.It’s the longest timber pile jetty in the southern hemisphere and has a rich working history ...

The Busselton Jetty Underwater Observatory has been polled as the number one aquarium in the South Pacific, despite not actually being an aquarium. The results of TripAdvisor’s Travellers Choice ...

Unusual visitors were sighted at the Busselton Jetty’s Underwater Observatory this season, including the scissortail sergeant which returned for a second year in a row. Observatory manager ...

A slate-coloured stingray slipped through the shallows, just metres from my feet, the impossibly clear waters of Busselton’s Geographe Bay defying its attempts at camouflage. It slowed a moment ...