KARRATHA - WESTERN AUSTRALIA
This relatively new town was established in 1968 on Nickol Bay as a part of the giant Hammersley Iron project as a port for exporting the raw materials from the mines at Tom Price and Paraburdoo. It now also serves the offshore development of the North West Shelf gas reserve of Woodside Petroleum.
Close to Dampier, with a population of around 1800, it is the newest and most modern city in the area with what are considered the best facilities in the north-west of the state.
There are hotels, motels and caravan parks in Karratha
PLACES OF INTEREST:
  • Largest shopping centre outside of Perth
  • T.V. Hill Lookout
  • Millers Well
  • Scenic Flights
  • Jaburba Heritage Trail
  • Aboriginal carvings
  • Hammersley Iron Port tours
  • Bushwalking
  • Swimming
  • Millstream-Chichester National Park
    ACCOMMODATION & SERVICES:


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    INFORMATION CENTRE:
    Karratha Visitor Centre
    4548 Karratha Rd. Karratha. W.A. 6714.
    Ph: 08 9144 4600
    HOW TO GET THERE:
    By car along the North West Coastal Hwy.
  • Coach or plane from Katherine in the Northern Territory or Perth.
    • © Copyright Peter W. Wilkins 2008