It's a special milestone for the iconic Underwater Observatory (UWO) at the end of the Busselton Jetty on Friday Dec 14, when it turns 15! The UWO, one of only five natural aquariums in the world, has put Busselton on the international map. When the UWO opened, the Jetty attracted 200,000 visitors annually, it now…
We are super excited for the Busselton IRONMAN on Sunday 2nd December! To celebrate IRONMANs 15th Birthday we are offering 15% off Underwater Observatory Tours and return Train Rides for any competitors (including their accompanying party) that book with us when they show proof of IRONMAN participation. To book please visit our friendly booking staff…
Marine conservation and environment citizenship will be a big focus of the new Busselton Jetty Inc (BJI) Board of Management voted at the Association’s recent AGM. BJI has adopted a new Strategic Plan after a workshop with Dr Lianne Cretney Barnes and is focussed on its Environmental Leadership role above and below the Jetty. In…
Busselton Jetty is being promoted to the world as an ecotourism attraction of excellence with marine scientist Sophie Teede being asked to speak at the Global Ecotourism Conference in November. Ecotourism represents 25% of the tourism industry and Sophie will speak to international operators at the 26th Global Eco Asia-Pacific Tourism Conference, November 26-28 in…
The Margaret River Region plays host to an estimated 35,000 whales (including humpbacks, southern right and sometimes blue) migrating from the Antarctic between June and December every year. We've had lots of sightings of whales in Geographe Bay from the Jetty this season! If you’re after a more intimate experience, All Sea Charters and Legend…
We are very excited to announce a new partnership with Westpac - anyone that takes out a Home Loan and lets Westpac know they are a Jetty supporter will see a referral commission paid to the Jetty Environment Fund! This is a nationwide offer so it doesn’t matter if you're in Tasmania or Queensland, you…
As well as giving back to the community, Tasy Richards loves meeting people from all walks of life from around the world and hearing their stories. Tasy is one of 72 volunteer Jetty Hosts who are the public face of the Jetty, welcoming people with a smile, assisting them on and off the train and…
Busselton Jetty has eight ‘park bench’ style seats along the Jetty which are made out of recycled plastic. There are the equivalent of 21,250 single use plastic bags in each seat or almost 0.3 cubic metre of plastic diverted away from landfill for each seat. This works out to be a whooping 170,000 plastic bags…
Spring is here and this heralds the start of a fresh cruise season! The next cruise visit to Busselton, docking off the Jetty, is on Wednesday 10th October when the Sea Princess returns (9am to 6pm) with 2,000 passengers and 900 crew. Following this the Sun Princess will arrive on Sunday 21st October with 1990…
Spring is just around the corner, get sun ready with our new range of environmentally ethical sun care products from We are Feel Good Inc! Australian made and owned here in the beautiful South West, Feel Good Inc sunscreens are preservative, oxybenzone, paba and paraben free so you can consciously feel good about using them.…
