coral coast

Coral Coast

Welcome to Australia's Coral Coast

A home to gentle whale sharks, dramatic gorges, wildflower carpets, and Pat Batten who, in 1972, raised eyebrows by wearing a homemade hot pink lace ensemble to an Army Ball: an outfit you can see for yourself when visiting the Chapman Valley.

There are more curiosities to be revealed as you wind up the coast, from an old telephone switchboard in Mingenew to a rusty red bus in Exmouth – a town US President Lyndon B Johnson once called a “unique experiment in bi-national living”.

Discover it all on your next road trip up the WA Coral Coast.

Coral Coast collections

Historic house of former mining pioneer

The sweeping verandahs and many rooms of Northampton’s Chiverton House Museum were once the home of mining pioneer Captain Samuel Mitchell, who led work on the Geraldine Lead Mine at nearby Galena in...

A private collection of motorbikes in a loungeroom

One man's love of motorcycles led to an obsession. Ian Boyd started the collection because of his love for Vincent motorcycles, and constructed a new house and purpose built loungeroom to accommodate...

A rollicking shipwreck and community past

This delightful collection of artefacts tells the story of Cervantes’ rich shipwreck history, its fishing past and the community that rolled up their sleeves and shaped their coastal township through...

Sharing the language and culture of Australia’s first people

The Irra Wangga Language Centre is housed within Geraldton’s Bundiyarra Cultural Precinct. It works to preserve, share and promote the languages of the region’s Indigenous people. Here you can see and...

A world of natural and cultural discovery

The large, modern and stylish Ningaloo Discovery Centre includes the Ningaloo Visitor Centre, function centre and adjoining aquarium. Inside the discovery centre you’ll find the region’s cultural and...

More than a country courthouse collection

Yalgoo of the 1900s is captured in the old Court House Museum. Learn about the people of the region through the interesting array of objects and photographs. Including rarely seen ‘message sticks’ or...

Vibrant community art space

Carnamah is home to a group of people who describe themselves as ‘can-do go-getters’, and who have formed the not-for-profit North Midlands Project. Their aim is to help regional Western Australia...

Relocating Koobabbie Farm, kitchen sink and all.

This collection was saved by Coorow Heritage Group, after it was gifted three buildings and the farming equipment from a historically significant farm. Find out about the history of Samuel Rudduck and...

Explore the Coral Coast

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Bank Gallery & The Exchange

4 & 8 Macpherson Street, Carnamah, WA 6517

Bindoon and Districts Historical Society

3 Teatree Rd, Bindoon, WA 6502

Birdwood Military Museum

Corner Forrest St & Chapman Rd, Geraldton, WA 6530

Carnamah Museum and Macpherson Homestead

10 Macpherson St, Carnamah, WA 6517

Carnarvon Library and Gallery

18 Egan St, Carnarvon, WA 6701

Carnarvon Space and Technology Museum

Mahony Ave, Carnarvon, WA 6701

Central Greenough - Cafe and Historic Settlement

Corner Brand Highway and McCartney Road, Greenough, WA 6532

Cervantes Historical Society

8 Weston Street, Cervantes, WA 6511

Chapman Valley Historical Society

15 East Terrace, Nanson, WA 6532

Chiverton House Museum

166 Hampton Rd, Northampton, WA 6535

City of Greater Geraldton Local History Collection

Geraldton Regional Library, 37 Marine Tce, Geraldton, WA 6530

Gascoyne Junction Museum

4 Scott St, Next to the Shire of Upper Gascoyne, Adjacent to the Gascoyne Junction CRC & Visitor Information Centre, Gascoyne Junction, WA 6705

Geraldton Historical Society

Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage, 355 Chapman Rd, Geraldton, WA 6530

Geraldton Regional Art Gallery

24 Chapman Rd, Geraldton, WA 6530

Gravity Discovery Centre

1098 Military Road, Yeal, WA 6503

Greenough Museum and Gardens

11 Phillips Rd, Greenough, WA 6532

Irra Wangga Language Centre at Bundiyarra

Cnr Eastward and Blencowe Rds, Geraldton, WA 6530

Koobabbie Precinct

5 Main Street, Coorow, WA 6515

Mingenew Historical Society

Cnr Victoria Rd and King St, Mingenew, WA 6522

Monsignor Hawes Heritage Centre

56 Cathedral Ave, Geraldton, WA 6530

Moora Historical Society

Clinch St, Moora, WA 6510

Morawa District Historical Society Museum

Cnr Prater and Gill Sts, Morawa, WA 6623

Motorbike Museum

Available on request, Jurien Bay, WA 6516

Mullewa Priest House

Doney St, Mullewa, WA 6630

Murchison Museum

Behind the Shire of Murchison building, 114 Carnarvon Mullewa Rd, Murchison, WA 6630

Museum of Geraldton

2 Museum Pl, Geraldton, WA 6530

Ningaloo Centre

2 Truscott Cres, Exmouth, WA 6707

Pinnacles Desert Discovery Centre

Indian Ocean Highway, South of Cervantes, Cervantes, WA 6511

Walkaway Station Museum

Padbury Rd, Walkaway, WA 6528

Yalgoo Court House Museum

37 Gibbons Street, Yalgoo, WA 6635

Coral Coast collection highlights

Project Eden
Coral Coast
Shark Bay World Heritage Discovery and Visitor Centre
‘Darnley Dixaline’ banjo brightened weary Australian soldiers
Coral Coast
Birdwood Military Museum
Flood captured in art
Coral Coast
Greenough Museum and Gardens
Shipwreck treasure
Coral Coast
Cervantes Historical Society
Bush kid turned international textile artist
Coral Coast
Geraldton Regional Art Gallery
Wildflower tourism emerges
Coral Coast
Irwin Districts Historical Society and Russ Cottage
Collecting data on astronaut wellbeing
Coral Coast
Carnarvon Space and Technology Museum
Doll duo
Coral Coast
Morawa District Historical Society Museum
Guess what this is
Coral Coast
Pinnacles Desert Discovery Centre
Treasured shell house
Coral Coast
Carnamah Museum and Macpherson Homestead
Historic before-and-after
Coral Coast
Walkaway Station Museum
Jewel in the crown of architect-priest’s constructions
Coral Coast
Monsignor Hawes Heritage Centre

While you're in the area

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Ningaloo Lighthouse Project
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Ningaloo Lighthouse Project
Opening is planned for season 2025. Presenting the Ningaloo Lighthouse...
Yardie Creek Road, North West Cape, WA 6707
North Mandu Camp at Cape Range National Park
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North Mandu Camp at Cape Range National Park
Located in Cape Range National Park, North Mandu Camp has access to a wide...
Cape Range National Park, via Yardie Creek Road, Cape Range National Park, WA 6707
Wooramel River Retreat
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Wooramel River Retreat
A unique outback station campground nestled under majestic 100-year-old...
Wooramel Station, Wooramel, WA 6701
Sal Salis Ningaloo Reef
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Sal Salis Ningaloo Reef
A sparkling gem in Western Australia’s crown. Where outback, reef and...
Yardie Creek Road, Cape Range National Park, WA 6707