TOP 40 ESPERANCE Attractions (Things to Do & See)
Best places to visit in Esperance - Western Australia, one of the best places in Australia to visit. Most known tourist attractions in Esperance is Cape Le Grand National Park and a part of Great Ocean Drive. Thats make Esperance has beautiful beaches such as Lucky Bay, Twilight Bay, Hellfire Bay, Blue Haven Beach, Thistle Cove, West Beach, Salmon Beach, Le Grand Beach, Wharton Beach, Munglinup Beach, Ten Mile Lagoon, Fourth Beach, Quagi Beach, Rossiter Bay, etc.
Others things to do in Esperance - Australia is to visit Pink Lake, Frenchman's Peak, Esperance Stonehenge, Esperance Museum, Rotary Lookout, Esperance Whale Tail, Esperance Foreshore, Cindy Poole Glass Gallery, Esperance Bird and Animal Park, Cape Arid National Park, Observatory Point and Lookout, Lucky Bay Brewing, Woody Island, Stokes National Park, Helms Arboretum, Bandy Creek, Lake Monjingup, Esperance Clock Tower, The Esplanade, Mount Ridley, White Sands Gallery, Kepwari Walk Trail, Esperance Tanker Jetty etc.
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Esperance Wonderland
Esperance in a natural wonderland. Relax on Australia's whitest beach, Lucky Bay. Cycle along the new foreshore or snorkel in the crystal waters. Climb Frenchman's Peak and camp under the stars. The possibilities are endless.
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WIKIPEDIA
Esperance is a town in Western Australia, located on the south coast around half-way between Albany and the South Australian border; 7 hours drive and 1 hour flight from the capital, Perth. Its population at the 2006 census was 14,450 and its major industries are tourism, agriculture, and fishing.
[edit] History
Esperance location in Western AustraliaEuropean history dates back to 1627 when the Dutch vessel Gulden Zeepaert, skippered by François Thijssen, passed through the blue waters off the Esperance coast.
French explorers are credited with making the first landfall near the present day town, naming it and other local landmarks whilst sheltering from a storm in this area in 1792. The town itself was named after the French ship, the L'Espérance,[2] commanded by Bruni d'Entrecasteaux. Esperance, roughly translated, is French for 'hope'.
In 1802, British navigator Matthew Flinders sailed the Bay of Isles, discovering and naming places such as Lucky Bay and Thistle Cove. Whalers, sealers and pirates followed, as did pastoralists and miners, keen to exploit the free land and cash in on the gold boom in the gold fields to the north.
The area of the Esperance townsite was first settled by the Dempsters, a pioneer family of Scottish descent, in the 1870s.[3] A telegraph station was opened in 1876, although the formal gazettal of the townsite did not occur until 1893.
In 1979, pieces of the space station Skylab crashed onto Esperance after the craft broke up over the Indian Ocean. The municipality fined the United States $400 for littering. The fine was never paid. Skylab's demise was an international media event, with merchandising, wagering on time and place of re-entry and nightly news reports. The San Francisco Examiner offered a $10,000 prize for the first piece of Skylab to be delivered to their offices. 17-year-old Stan Thornton scooped a few pieces of Skylab off the roof of his home in Esperance, Western Australia and caught the first flight to San Francisco, where he collected his prize. [4]
In January 2007, Esperance experienced a torrential storm with wind gusts of up to 110km/h and brought 155mm of rainfall within 24 hours, causing significant flooding. More than 100 homes were damaged, several boats were destroyed, trees were felled and 35m of bridge on the South Coast Highway, the main road linking Esperance to Perth, was washed away. The Western Australian Government declared the area a natural disaster zone. Over 25,000 sheep were killed in the storm.[5][6]
[edit] Facilities
There are five primary schools in the region, Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Castletown Primary School, Esperance Primary School, Nulsen Primary School and Seventh Day Adventist Primary School. There are also two secondary schools: Esperance Senior High School and Esperance Anglican College which opened at the start of 2008. Curtin TAFE also has a campus in the town.
[edit] Tourism
Near the town itself are numerous beaches, offering surfing, scuba diving, and swimming. Also nearby are a number of salt lakes, including the Pink Lake, which gains its rosy hue from red algae living within its waters. Esperance is most noted for its coastline and has been voted Australia's best beaches, Australia's whitest sand and Western Australia's most popular beach. Esperance is also home to the Cyclops wave, extremely heavy with massive amounts of water unloading on shallow reef. Cyclops is featured in the surfing films Billabong Odyssey, and the Bra Boys documentary.
There are five major national parks near the town. A major nearby tourist attraction, 20 minutes away from the town centre, is the Cape Le Grand National Park, which offers a picturesque coast of largely granite terrain and sheltered white sand beaches. The park is a popular spot for recreational fishing, as well as four wheel drive enthusiasts and hikers. Esperance also has a number of wind turbines supplying electricity to the town which is an amassing site.[7] Late 2007 a television advertisement promoting one of the newer Ferrari cars was filmed on Esperance's foreshore, to be shown overseas. DON PUGH CARAVAN TRIP 2008
Esperance Town
How to get there? Well! First a flight to Western Australias capital city Perth, then, from Perth a short 1.5hr flight to Esperance or a 721km country drive, through the wheat belt via Wagin and Lake Grace. Esperance is located 500kms east from the City of Albany and 400kms south from the City of Kalgoorlie/Boulder.
Allow a few days to stay, a week or more is recommended to see most attractions and the most beautiful scenery, including the whitest beaches in Australia; however it will take a lot longer to see all that is on offer in the region. Anytime is a good time to come and visit. From mid-June to mid-October you may see whales, usually the Southern Right Whales. Also at this time the wildflowers come out and can be seen in the National Parks, Helms Arboretum and the various nature reserves. In the summer you can spend your days at the beach, and even if its a busy time in Esperance you will always find a quiet spot. From around March to May the weather is absolutely gorgeous! Ok, now that youre in Esperance, to ensure that you have a better experience your first stop should be at the Esperance Visitor Centre, where the staff will assist you when you arrive. They speak fluent holidays! Esperance is an amazing place to live; it has shops to suit all needs and you can also find a range of exclusive locally made products, some not produced anywhere else in the world. The Town has a large variety of shops, such as supermarkets, Clothing, Hardware, Restaurants and fast foods; and services like Schools and university, car repairs, and so many more. Tanker Jetty is a timber jetty curving out into the Esperance Bay of about 670m in length. It was built in 1935 to serve the shipping needs of the Esperance region and townsite. Its a rare example of substantially intact jetty on the coast of WA. It is no longer in use as a facility for transportation or cargo, but is now used for recreation. If youre interested in diving, the artificial reef attracts a variety of fish species. For most of the time, Sammy the Seal will be at the Tanker Jetty waiting for you to come and say hello.
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WIKIPEDIA
Esperance is a town in Western Australia, located on the south coast around half-way between Albany and the South Australian border; 7 hours drive and 1 hour flight from the capital, Perth. Its population at the 2006 census was 14,450 and its major industries are tourism, agriculture, and fishing.
[edit] History
Esperance location in Western AustraliaEuropean history dates back to 1627 when the Dutch vessel Gulden Zeepaert, skippered by François Thijssen, passed through the blue waters off the Esperance coast.
French explorers are credited with making the first landfall near the present day town, naming it and other local landmarks whilst sheltering from a storm in this area in 1792. The town itself was named after the French ship, the L'Espérance,[2] commanded by Bruni d'Entrecasteaux. Esperance, roughly translated, is French for 'hope'.
In 1802, British navigator Matthew Flinders sailed the Bay of Isles, discovering and naming places such as Lucky Bay and Thistle Cove. Whalers, sealers and pirates followed, as did pastoralists and miners, keen to exploit the free land and cash in on the gold boom in the gold fields to the north.
The area of the Esperance townsite was first settled by the Dempsters, a pioneer family of Scottish descent, in the 1870s.[3] A telegraph station was opened in 1876, although the formal gazettal of the townsite did not occur until 1893.
In 1979, pieces of the space station Skylab crashed onto Esperance after the craft broke up over the Indian Ocean. The municipality fined the United States $400 for littering. The fine was never paid. Skylab's demise was an international media event, with merchandising, wagering on time and place of re-entry and nightly news reports. The San Francisco Examiner offered a $10,000 prize for the first piece of Skylab to be delivered to their offices. 17-year-old Stan Thornton scooped a few pieces of Skylab off the roof of his home in Esperance, Western Australia and caught the first flight to San Francisco, where he collected his prize. [4]
In January 2007, Esperance experienced a torrential storm with wind gusts of up to 110km/h and brought 155mm of rainfall within 24 hours, causing significant flooding. More than 100 homes were damaged, several boats were destroyed, trees were felled and 35m of bridge on the South Coast Highway, the main road linking Esperance to Perth, was washed away. The Western Australian Government declared the area a natural disaster zone. Over 25,000 sheep were killed in the storm.[5][6]
[edit] Facilities
There are five primary schools in the region, Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Castletown Primary School, Esperance Primary School, Nulsen Primary School and Seventh Day Adventist Primary School. There are also two secondary schools: Esperance Senior High School and Esperance Anglican College which opened at the start of 2008. Curtin TAFE also has a campus in the town.
[edit] Tourism
Near the town itself are numerous beaches, offering surfing, scuba diving, and swimming. Also nearby are a number of salt lakes, including the Pink Lake, which gains its rosy hue from red algae living within its waters. Esperance is most noted for its coastline and has been voted Australia's best beaches, Australia's whitest sand and Western Australia's most popular beach. Esperance is also home to the Cyclops wave, extremely heavy with massive amounts of water unloading on shallow reef. Cyclops is featured in the surfing films Billabong Odyssey, and the Bra Boys documentary.
There are five major national parks near the town. A major nearby tourist attraction, 20 minutes away from the town centre, is the Cape Le Grand National Park, which offers a picturesque coast of largely granite terrain and sheltered white sand beaches. The park is a popular spot for recreational fishing, as well as four wheel drive enthusiasts and hikers. Esperance also has a number of wind turbines supplying electricity to the town which is an amassing site.[7] Late 2007 a television advertisement promoting one of the newer Ferrari cars was filmed on Esperance's foreshore, to be shown overseas.
WYLIE BAY BEACH. Esperance. Western Australia.
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The 2014 HeartBeats Demonstration team from Esperance Primary School
Esperance Wonderland: Foreshore fun
Esperance Wonderland. The newly developed foreshore in Esperance is a beautiful place to relax and take in the ocean views. Grab a coffee from local institution, Coffee Cat and take a stroll or cycle past the amazing new Whale Tail installation.
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EARLY ESPERANCE WA
Esperance is a town in Western Australia, located on the south coast around half-way between Albany and the South Australian border; 7 hours drive and 1 hour flight from the capital, Perth. Its population at the 2006 census was 14,450 and its major industries are tourism, agriculture, and fishing.
[edit] History
Esperance location in Western AustraliaEuropean history dates back to 1627 when the Dutch vessel Gulden Zeepaert, skippered by François Thijssen, passed through the blue waters off the Esperance coast.
French explorers are credited with making the first landfall near the present day town, naming it and other local landmarks whilst sheltering from a storm in this area in 1792. The town itself was named after the French ship, the L'Espérance,[2] commanded by Bruni d'Entrecasteaux. Esperance, roughly translated, is French for 'hope'.
In 1802, British navigator Matthew Flinders sailed the Bay of Isles, discovering and naming places such as Lucky Bay and Thistle Cove. Whalers, sealers and pirates followed, as did pastoralists and miners, keen to exploit the free land and cash in on the gold boom in the gold fields to the north.
The area of the Esperance townsite was first settled by the Dempsters, a pioneer family of Scottish descent, in the 1870s.[3] A telegraph station was opened in 1876, although the formal gazettal of the townsite did not occur until 1893.
In 1979, pieces of the space station Skylab crashed onto Esperance after the craft broke up over the Indian Ocean. The municipality fined the United States $400 for littering. The fine was never paid. Skylab's demise was an international media event, with merchandising, wagering on time and place of re-entry and nightly news reports. The San Francisco Examiner offered a $10,000 prize for the first piece of Skylab to be delivered to their offices. 17-year-old Stan Thornton scooped a few pieces of Skylab off the roof of his home in Esperance, Western Australia and caught the first flight to San Francisco, where he collected his prize. [4]
In January 2007, Esperance experienced a torrential storm with wind gusts of up to 110km/h and brought 155mm of rainfall within 24 hours, causing significant flooding. More than 100 homes were damaged, several boats were destroyed, trees were felled and 35m of bridge on the South Coast Highway, the main road linking Esperance to Perth, was washed away. The Western Australian Government declared the area a natural disaster zone. Over 25,000 sheep were killed in the storm.[5][6]
[edit] Facilities
There are five primary schools in the region, Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Castletown Primary School, Esperance Primary School, Nulsen Primary School and Seventh Day Adventist Primary School. There are also two secondary schools: Esperance Senior High School and Esperance Anglican College which opened at the start of 2008. Curtin TAFE also has a campus in the town.
[edit] Tourism
Near the town itself are numerous beaches, offering surfing, scuba diving, and swimming. Also nearby are a number of salt lakes, including the Pink Lake, which gains its rosy hue from red algae living within its waters. Esperance is most noted for its coastline and has been voted Australia's best beaches, Australia's whitest sand and Western Australia's most popular beach. Esperance is also home to the Cyclops wave, extremely heavy with massive amounts of water unloading on shallow reef. Cyclops is featured in the surfing films Billabong Odyssey, and the Bra Boys documentary.
There are five major national parks near the town. A major nearby tourist attraction, 20 minutes away from the town centre, is the Cape Le Grand National Park, which offers a picturesque coast of largely granite terrain and sheltered white sand beaches. The park is a popular spot for recreational fishing, as well as four wheel drive enthusiasts and hikers. Esperance also has a number of wind turbines supplying electricity to the town which is an amassing site.[7] Late 2007 a television advertisement promoting one of the newer Ferrari cars was filmed on Esperance's foreshore, to be shown overseas.
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Esperance NYE Fireworks 2017
Esperance NYE 2017 Fireworks on the foreshore. Choreographed to music.
Esperance Places Of Interest
Esperance is a town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, on the Southern Ocean coastline approximately 720 kilometres east-southeast of the state capital, Perth. Esperance is home to 9,919 people.
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Tony Crook on the Esperance foreshore
Tony Crook visited the town of Esperance, part of the electorate of O'Connor. Whilst there locals expressed their dismay at the lack of Federal support for the maintenance of the foreshore. Tune in now to hear Tony talk about this.
ESPERANCE TRIP
Some footage of our family trip down at Esperance at the beginning of this year.
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ESPERANCE - WA - AUSTRALIA
One of our favourite places in Australia is Esperance. It's is a town in Western Australia, on the southern coastline. Near the town itself are numerous beaches , offering surfing, scuba diving and swimming. Also nearby are a number of salt lakes, including Pink Lake, which gains its rosy hue from red algae living within its waters.
About 60 kilometres to the east of Esperance is a beautiful National Park, called Cape Le Grand National Park. It harbours mountain peaks and beautiful beaches with blindingly white sand, where you may see some kangaroos and emus.
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Myrup Fly-in Estate, Esperance
Bob Russell was a Farmer, Pilot, Flying School owner and much more. He saw a need for a Fly-in Estate at Esperance, a handy stop off for weary pilots crossing Australia. This is how he did it.
Must See Attractions in Esperance, Western Australia
Esperance's Twilight Beach
Esperance's Twilight Beach
FARMING IN ESPERANCE WA
Esperance is a town in Western Australia, located on the south coast around half-way between Albany and the South Australian border; 7 hours drive and 1 hour flight from the capital, Perth. Its population at the 2006 census was 14,450 and its major industries are tourism, agriculture, and fishing.
Facilities
There are five primary schools in the region, Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Castletown Primary School, Esperance Primary School, Nulsen Primary School and Seventh Day Adventist Primary School. There are also two secondary schools: Esperance Senior High School and Esperance Anglican College which opened at the start of 2008. Curtin TAFE also has a campus in the town.
[edit] Tourism
Near the town itself are numerous beaches, offering surfing, scuba diving, and swimming. Also nearby are a number of salt lakes, including the Pink Lake, which gains its rosy hue from red algae living within its waters. Esperance is most noted for its coastline and has been voted Australia's best beaches, Australia's whitest sand and Western Australia's most popular beach. Esperance is also home to the Cyclops wave, extremely heavy with massive amounts of water unloading on shallow reef. Cyclops is featured in the surfing films Billabong Odyssey, and the Bra Boys documentary.
There are five major national parks near the town. A major nearby tourist attraction, 20 minutes away from the town centre, is the Cape Le Grand National Park, which offers a picturesque coast of largely granite terrain and sheltered white sand beaches. The park is a popular spot for recreational fishing, as well as four wheel drive enthusiasts and hikers. Esperance also has a number of wind turbines supplying electricity to the town which is an amassing site.[7] Late 2007 a television advertisement promoting one of the newer Ferrari cars was filmed on Esperance's foreshore, to be shown overseas.
View of Esperance Bay
Pink Lake
[edit] Climate
Esperance experiences a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csb) with warm, dry summers and cool, wet winters. It is subject to wide variations in the weather, from hot summer days when northerly winds arrive from the interior of the state, to cold, wet winter days with southerly winds from the Great Southern Ocean.
[hide] Weather averages for Esperance
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 26.1
(79) 26.2
(79) 25.1
(77) 23.1
(74) 20.4
(69) 18.0
(64) 17.1
(63) 17.8
(64) 19.3
(67) 21.0
(70) 23.0
(73) 24.5
(76) 21.8
(71)
Average low °C (°F) 15.6
(60) 16.1
(61) 15.0
(59) 13.2
(56) 11.0
(52) 9.1
(48) 8.3
(47) 8.5
(47) 9.5
(49) 10.7
(51) 12.7
(55) 14.3
(58) 12.0
(54)
Precipitation mm (inches) 28.1
(1.11) 24.9
(0.98) 27.0
(1.06) 47.5
(1.87) 72.0
(2.83) 80.9
(3.19) 96.9
(3.81) 82.8
(3.26) 61.5
(2.42) 48.0
(1.89) 33.8
(1.33) 18.2
(0.72) 620.3
(24.42)
Source: [8]
[edit] Esperance Port
The only port in the south-east of Western Australia, the Esperance Port Authority completed an A$54-million-dollar upgrade in 2002. The upgrade made the port one of the deepest in southern Australia, capable of handling Cape-class vessels (up to 180,000 tonnes) and fully-loaded Panamax-class vessels (up to 75,000 tonnes).
Exports for the year ending June 2005 were 7,694,155 tonnes, including 1.8 million tonnes of grain, and 5.5 million tonnes of iron ore which is railed from Koolyanobbing.
[edit] Lead and nickel contamination
In 2007, the deaths of thousands of wild birds alerted residents to a toxic hazard which was found to be the unsafe transport by truck and rail of lead ore from Wiluna for export by ship. When elevated levels of lead were measured in a number of adults and children as well as in water tanks, a multi-million-dollar cleanup was paid for by the state government. The miner Magellan Metals was banned from exporting lead through the port.[9]
A parliamentary inquiry presented its report in September 2007. Before long, additional concerns were raised about pollution caused by nickel dust escaping from exported ore.[10]. In October 2008 the Esperance Port Authority banned the export of nickel after emission targets were exceeded twice, but the ban, which threatened WAs $8 billion nickel industry, was overturned by newly-elected Coalition premier Colin Barnett.[11]
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