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« Reply #30 on: October 30, 2009, 08:59:20 pm »
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Ok recently, I took a short trip to Busselton. That is only a 3 trip by car down the south coast of my state.

Busselton boasts the longest jetty in the Southern Hemisphere and is under repair so you cannot walk its length for the time being however this is the spot and it’s a pretty spot…..

http://www.busseltonjetty.com.au/

THE BUSSELTON JETTY IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING A FULL RESTORATION PROJECT TO RESTORE IT BACK TO 'AS NEW' CONDITION.  ACCESS TO THE INTERPRETIVE CENTRE AND THE FIRST 200M OF THE JETTY IS STILL PERMITTED.  VISITORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COME TO THE INTERPRETIVE CENTRE AND SEE OUR SECTION DEDICATED TO THE RESTORATION PROCESS COMPLETE WITH IMAGES, ENGINEERING PLANS AND A TIMELINE AS THE PROJECT UNFOLDS.
 
 
The 140-year-old Busselton Jetty, measured at 1841 metres, is the longest wooden jetty (pier) in the southern hemisphere and today is one of Australia's most unique eco-tourism sites.
 
Just two and a half hours drive south of Perth, the seaside resort town of Busselton is situated at the northern gateway to the Margaret River Wine Region. The Busselton Jetty attracts over 400,000 visitors a year and is the most popular tourist attraction in the South West region. It is an ideal starting point for any visit to the South West Capes.
 
The Busselton Jetty Underwater Observatory, with more than 300 individual marine species, is host to an awe inspiring "forest" of vividly-coloured tropical and sub-tropical corals, sponges, fish and invertebrates. It is described as Australia's greatest artificial reef.
 
Each year during autumn and winter, the Leeuwin Current brings a narrow band of warm water down the Western Australian coastline. This warm southerly current is responsible for the incredibly diverse array of tropical and sub-tropical species in Geographe Bay including coral growth at a latitude of 33 degrees south. The west coasts of other southern hemisphere continents such as Africa and South America have no coral growth below 5 degrees south.
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