Coogee Travel Guide

 keeweechic Says:  The Australian Marine Complex is situated just south of Coogee. A newly developed business area, this is Western Australia’s shipbuilding zone. The Marine Support Facility is a focal point of WA’s vessels repair and refit and they are equipped with extensive dry-berth... 

 keeweechic Says:  The reserve is a picnic and bbq area within the Woodman Point Park. The reserve is the main recreation area of the park and has toilets, car parking, picnic areas, BBQs and play equipment. There are several accesses to the beach which is only seconds away. 

 keeweechic Says:  The Woodman Point Lighthouse is located inland in Coogee. It was build in 1902 as a Leading Light which replaced the Arthur Head Lighthouse. The light through the two windows could be easily seen from ships approaching from the north or south or any point in between. It made... 

 keeweechic Says:  Woodman Point is just on the southern end of Coogee Beach. The parks offers a lot of recreational activities as well as some old historic campsite buildings and wartime army munitions bunkers. There are picnic areas with bbq’s and play equipment at the reserve within the... 

 keeweechic Says:  The old South Freo power station lies in ruins at the north end of Coogee Beach. It was built in 1951 and was a coal-fired electric power generating installation. At the time it was the second and larges purpose-built thermal power station in the State. It was closed in 1985... 

 keeweechic Says:  In 1905 a four-masted barque (built in 1858) went aground on Coogee Beach. It had been anchored in Cockburn Sound when during a gale, the ship broke its moorings and was swept ashore where it remained on the beach behind the local abattoirs. Over the years the wreck has... 

 keeweechic Says:  Once this part of the coastline was primarily used by heavy industry which ended causing damage to the coastline. Today Coogee Beach is popular and fairly safe for swimming especially for children. Garden Island extends down most of the sound. 

 keeweechic Says:  Coogee beach is in Cockburn Sound and just 7 kms south of Fremantle. Cockburn Sound extends from the south of the mouth of the Swan River at Fremantle for about 25kms to Point Peron near Rockingham. 

 keeweechic Says:  The holiday park is right on the beach and offers a varied range of accommodationFrom deluxe family units, family chalets, cabins, motel rooms and powered sites for caravans. There are also fully equipped laundries, bbqs and disabled facilities.There is plenty to do from the... 

 keeweechic Says:  Kwinana was named after the SS Kwinana which was driven ashore after a fire and wrecked in 1922. Kwinana is also supposed to be an Aboriginal word from the Kimberley region meaning ‘pretty woman’ but Kwinana is definitely not pretty in fact it’s a large industrial area about... 

 keeweechic Says:  Kwinana has three beaches open to the public – all within the Cockburn Sound. They are sheltered beaches and all provide a view of Garden Island. The waters are clear and very blue and a particular pretty during early evening at sunset. There are also picnic facilities and... 

 keeweechic Says:  A popular place for water activities such as swimming, snorkeling, sailing, fishing, scuba diving etc. There was plenty of kite skiing taking place the day I was there… the sails… 

 keeweechic Says:  There is now a new jetty which has been built on the beach and a popular fishing spot. Some fish caught in the area are tailor, bream, garfish, herring, flathead, pink snapper and if you can handle it, some monster rays. Bait can be bought from the Coogee Beach Deli on... 

 keeweechic Says:  The Quit Motorplex is not far from the Kwinana Freeway and was opened in 2000 to accommodate speedway and drag racing. Today it is reported to be the best dirt speedway in the world.The Kwinana Motorplex is located less than 30 minutes from Perth City.Travelling down the...