Rottnest Rocks

Paolo Amaranti Chief Executive Officer Rottnest Island Authority

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WESTERN  AUSTRALIA’S  NUMBER  1  ISLAND  TOURISM  DESTINATION    

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4 10,000 quokkas Millions of #quokkaselfies

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63 world class beaches

•  24 commercial businesses •  3000 beds •  142 heritage sites •  1 power station •  1 waste water treatment plant •  3 desalination plants

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42km of roads

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Golf amongst the quokkas

Award winning heritage

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Oliver Hill

Lighthouses (1st lighthouse 1851, 2nd lighthouse 1894,

Bathurst lighthouse 1899)

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Aboriginal Heritage

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Growing Interest

Wadjemup Burial Ground

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The  Quod    (1864)    

Wadjemup Walk Trail

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Geotourism

Photos  courtesy  of  Jessica  Rutherford  /  Murdoch  University  

Emu Footprint

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Geotourism

Managing geological sites

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•  Limestone stability •  Visitor risk •  Interpretation •  Use of GIS •  Managing remote

locations •  Environmental risk •  Investment required

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•  New product development – App •  Guided tours •  Publications •  Museum redevelopment •  Walk trail •  Geo Caching

What’s new?

Geotourism Experience – Rottnest Island Please download the free Geocaching App

before arriving on Rottnest – simply go to your relevant marketplace and search “geocaching”

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