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Geraldton

Located 423 kilometres north of Perth and the gateway to the State's vast north, Geraldton is a junction of major highways that lead north, south and east and is a major export centre for far-flung pastoral, mining, agricultural, manufacturing, construction and fishing industries.

In 1879, it was the western terminal for the State's first government built railway line between the port and Northampton. In the 1890's it boomed through gold discoveries in the Murchison region and became increasingly important as a supply and shipping centre for the pastoral and agricultural industries.

Now almost three million tonnes of grain and minerals are shipped from the port each year and from the city foreshore and car parks, huge ships can be seen entering the port from the open sea.

A marine commercial centre, it is distinguished as the world leader in rock lobster fishing, producing world-class quality as a result of the pristine water conditions.

Situated on Champion Bay on a spectacular stretch of coastline known as the Batavia Coast, Geraldton offers all of the cultural, entertainment and shopping facilities of a major regional city, and boasts sporting facilities of a range and quality second to none.

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Underwater Recommendations

Try to check out the Houtman Abrolhos Islands -
This group of islands, about 80 kilometres offshore from Geraldton, offers world-class diving that rivals the Great Barrier Reef. Staghorn and plate corals in hot pinks, subtle beiges, lurid purples and electric blues silently jostle for space in a Disney landscape. Here, the warm-water Leeuwin Current has created an unlikely collusion of temperate and tropical marine life. The Abrolhos is probably the only place in the world where you can swim in gardens of tropical coral with a pair of Australian sea lions - a cool water species - for company. Numerous wrecks add to the area's allure.