Mandurah & the Peel Region
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Perth’s natural adventure hub mandurah & the peel region Visitor Guide 2017 visitpeel.com.au @VisitPeel Introducing the New Mandurah Forum Welcome TO YOUR NATURAL ADVENTURES Destinations without the driving. You don’t need to traverse Western Australia to experience the state’s diversity. Only an hour south of Perth, the Peel Region offers everything from beautiful coastlines to jarrah forests, all within a short drive. Be inspired by our guide and visit us to see for yourself. The $350 million complete centre transformation The new Mandurah Forum will provide an excellent everyday fashion range, a new alfresco casual dining precinct, new food will nearly double the size of Mandurah Forum. court, fresh new food hall for everyone to enjoy and an indoor/ outdoor play area for children. It will be anchored by David Jones, Target, Kmart, Woolworths, The result will be a premium shopping destination offering a Coles and BIGW, and will feature five new mini major stores and vibrant new retail and community experience to a diverse and approximately 220 specialty retailers. thriving community. Mandurah Forum is set to become the ‘Heart of the South’. Early 2018 Mid 2017 NOW OPEN! KEEP UP TO DATE WITH THE DEVELOPMENT Join our database by visiting mandurahforum.com.au @mandurahforum facebook.com/MandurahForum 330 Pinjarra Road, Mandurah | 9535 5522 | mandurahforum.com.au 3 10670242_Visitor's_Guide_FINAL.indd 1 11/15/16 5:00 PM EXPLORE & DISCOVER 03 Welcome 28 Food & Wine 04 Contents 32 Arts & Culture 06 The Peel Region & map 36 THREE SUMMERS MOVIE 08 getting here 38 Day Trip Planners 10 ANNUAL events 40 Stay Awhile 12 Adventure & Sports 42 Mandurah 16 Wildlife 50 Murray & Wilderness 56 Waroona 20 Beach & Water 60 Boddington 24 Family Fun 64 Serpentine Jarrahdale World first for Mandurah’s sustainable Blue Swimmer Crabs! The Peel Harvey blue swimmer crab fishery is the world’s first recreational and commercial fishery to achieve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Lake Clifton Thrombolites Murray River certification for sustainable seafood. If you’re not crabbing yourself, look for the blue MSC label to know the blue swimmers you buy are certified sustainable to the world’s best LEGEND HANDY NUMBERS standard in seafood sustainability. Dept. Fire and Emergency Services (emergency info) 1300 657 209 Disability access Police, Fire and Ambulance 000 Working together to keep our fisheries teeming with life for generations. Pram access Water Police 131 444 Pet friendly SES 132 500 Family activity DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & WILDLIFE Free activity Mandurah 9405 0750 Dwellingup 9538 1078 Jarrahdale 9526 1209 5 MSCAd_Final2.indd 1 20/10/2016 4:10 pm PERTH Mandurah fremantle THE PEEL WATER ADVENTURES armadale region PERTH PERTH BYford DIVERSE. ACCESSIBLE. rockingham NATURAL ADVENTURES. murray mundijong fremantle Thefremantle Peel Region is Western Australia’s most WALKING & RIDING TRAILS diverse region and 'must see' destination when jarrahdale visiting Perth. The area was originally home to armadalethe Bindjareb people of the Bibbulmun nation armadale serpentinePERTH PERTH before European colonisation. The region is named after the Englishman Thomas Peel who arrived aboard the ship BYfordGilmore in December 1829 with a group of BYford rockingham settlers to start a settlement south of Woodman Point.rockingham After many mishaps and plagued by ill fremantle fremantle mundijong waroona north dandalup health Thomas Peel eventually brought his mundijong mandurah remaining settlers to the area known today as CAMP AT LAKE NAVARINO Mandurah. armadale armadalejarrahdale Today the Peel Region is Perth’s natural jarrahdale serpentine adventure playground made up of the City of serpentine pinjarra Mandurah and surrounding Shires of Serpentine Jarrahdale, Murray, Waroona and Boddington. BYford BYford The experiences range from fun at the coast to rockingham rockingham experiences in the bush. Zip along the estuary dwellingup mundijong mundijongor take to the open ocean on a jet ski, go northfishing, dandalup board a dolphin cruise, tee off at world- boddington north dandalup PERTH mandurah class golf courses, go mountain biking or hiking GOLD MINE EXPERIENCE jarrahdale throughjarrahdale jarrah forests,mandurah treetop climbing or wine lake boddingtonserpentine serpentinetasting. The opportunities are endless. clifton waroona pinjarra pinjarra preston fremantle map legend beach dwellingupCity of Mandurah north dandalup armadalenorth dandalup dwellingup mandurah mandurah Serpentine Shire of Murray Jarrahdale lake Shire of Waroona boddington HOME OF THE FALLS clifton BYford lake boddington clifton pinjarra rockingham pinjarra waroona Shire of Boddington waroona preston mundijong Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale beach preston beach 6 dwellingup jarrahdaledwellingup 7 serpentine lake lake boddington boddington clifton clifton waroona waroona preston preston beach beach north dandalup mandurah pinjarra dwellingup lake boddington clifton waroona preston beach PERTH getting here Mandurah & the Peel Region is easily accessible from Perth and on the way to the South-West. Perfect for a day trip or extended stay. JARRAHDALE By car Getting around serpentine The drive from Perth takes less than an hour via the Many of the region’s attractions are in or around the Kwinana Freeway. Alternatively, take the more leisurely Mandurah city centre beside the estuary’s scenic inland scenic route, travelling the South Western eastern foreshore and the marina precinct, making Highway via the native forests of the Darling Scarp, them easily accessible. The city is very walkable, with rolling farmland and some of the region’s good paths, open spaces and waterside boardwalks award-winning wineries. making a stroll an enjoyable and rewarding experience. Get your regional map from a local Visitor Centre and MANDURAH start exploring. By train Transperth’s Mandurah Line provides a regular fast train Hire Cars service between Perth and Mandurah, leaving from the pinjarra Underground and Elizabeth Quay station in Perth city. If you take the train to Mandurah, you can discover the It takes around 48 minutes in sleek, air-conditioned Peel Region in a hire car. Several car rental companies trains, which depart every 10 -15 minutes. Catch the provide vehicles for pickup in Mandurah if you’d like to DWELLINGUP Transperth bus 588 or 589 from Mandurah station into explore the diversity of the region on a self-drive. the City. For a different rail journey, consider taking the scenic Taxis inland route aboard the TransWA Australind, stopping boddington at six locations in the Peel Region. Mandurah Taxis operate services from the Mandurah Transit Station and can take you anywhere in and waroona around the region. Mandurah Taxis Approx travelling 24/7 On Demand Professional Transport distances (kms) Perth Serpentine Jarrahdale Mandurah Pinjarra Dwellingup Waroona Boddington 08 9581 8999 (Mandurah Base) 13 13 30 24/7 bookings anytime Perth - 63 64 74 83 106 110 131 www.mandurahtaxis.com.au [email protected] Serpentine 63 - 15 35 35 45 60 98 Mandurah Taxis provide transport to the Peel Region plus offer additional personalised tourist charter and executive Jarrahdale 64 15 - 54 46 58 72 83 car services 24/7 to any destination. With a fleet of 45 vehicles from executive cars, sedans, Mandurah 74 35 54 - 17 41 43 92 wagons, 7, 10, 24 seater buses and wheelchair access vehicles we have all your transport needs covered. Pinjarra 83 35 46 17 - 24 26 75 Operating since 1959 Mandurah Taxis continues to provide award winning service. Our vehicles and friendly Drivers are all fully licensed, insured and accredited. We are a Dwellingup 106 45 58 41 24 - 36 51 locally owned and operated business that has an extensive knowledge of the Peel Region and beyond. Waroona 110 60 72 43 26 36 - 87 We are LOCAL RELIABLE SAFE. Multi Award winning service and Accredited with TCWA Boddington 131 98 83 92 75 51 87 - 8 9 Mandurah New Year's Eve Celebrations ANNUAL events Visit www.visitpeel.com.au for further details. MANDURAH CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL January March M ay July october Kids run amok and learn at the same time in the safety of Mandurah’s MANDURAH CUP 100 CLUB CHANNEL SEVEN MANDURAH CRAB FEST STRETCH ARTS FESTIVAL NAIDOC WEEK JARRAHDALE LOG CHOP Eastern Foreshore. Expect fun, free dress-up competitions, workshops, In idyllic country, Pinjarra’s historic Mandurah’s premier two day free event Using a different theme and stretch NAIDOC Week celebrates the The Jarrahdale Log Chop is an annual and interactive playgrounds. horse-race club hosts the region’s celebrates the region's waterways, colour every year, the people of history, culture and achievements of free family event with three different premier social sporting event. local produce, fresh seafood, gourmet Mandurah gather for this cultural Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander styles of Log Chop competitions Eastern Foreshore, Mandurah Terrace, Mandurah Pinjarra Park Racecourse Rd, delights, wine, local and national weekend of workshops, exhibitions, people across Australia. Everyone organised by the State Axemen's Pinjarra WA 6208 entertainment plus a spectacular performances and activities. is welcome to join in the annual Association, also local market stalls, fireworks display. A 'must visit' event Eastern Foreshore, Bindjareb NAIDOC celebrations in children's activities, and delicious food. for all the family! Mandurah. Event highlights include AUSTRALIA DAY CELEBRATIONS Mandurah Terrace, Mandurah Jarrahdale Oval, Nettleton Road november storytelling by