Ningaloo Centre

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 natural history brought to life. Learn about the natural processes that formed the region’s wonderworld of marine life and helped it earn World Heritage status. Discover how Exmouth township formed thanks to its role as an American naval base. And find yourself swept up in rollicking tales of early life in the district.

Address:

2 Truscott Cres
Exmouth WA 6707
Australia

Opening Hours
Mon to Fri 8.30am - 5pm; Sat to Sun 9am - 1pm
A slice of America in the North West

Exmouth owes its formation to the US naval communication station established in 1968. At its prime the station supported a population of Americans who sent encrypted messages to United States and...

Whale shark wire artwork

If there’s any one creature for which Ningaloo is famed, it’s the mighty whale shark. These gentle and giant sharks visit the region each autumn. They were also the inspiration for this giant wire...

Whale oil

Today, the annual humpback whale migration lures tourists keen for a sighting of these gentle giants. But in 1912 it enticed Norwegian whalers to the area to hunt whales at nearby Point Cloates...

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World-renowned windmills

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Celebration of Aboriginal heritage and culture

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Capturing Carnarvon's past

You’ll find the Carnarvon Local Studies library within the Carnarvon Library and Art Gallery building. This treasure-trove of local historical information provides an insight into the region’s...

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The Ningaloo Centre
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