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Mandurah with its estuary and the large Peel Inlet is famous for its blue swimmer crabs which can be caught easily usually during summer from late January to April. In the canals you can usually get a few crabs fom October onwards, however the summer hot weather gives them a growth spurt and many more reach the legal size. The crabs are a brilliant blue when they come out of the water they look magnificent in the sunlight, but you must be careful handling them as they can draw blood should they get you with a nipper. Netting for crabs is illegal unless you have a license, there are three methods locals use the most popular is walking through the shallow waters and scooping the crabs with a metal basket on the end of a broomhandle, for the second method you need a boat and 10 drop nets which you bait with old fish and wait 10 minutes and then pull up your nets hoping you have a legal size crab, the third method is to goggle and snorkle dive with a glove on your hand and grab the crab. It is a most enjoyable pastime and the cooked crabs are very much in demand.
Updated Nov 16, 2007
Address: Mandurah Estuary & Peel Inlet
Website: www.visitmandurah.com
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This is part of the new Mandurah Ocean Marina and is a large complex built out over the water containing a large indoor market with stalls selling a great variety of items from souvenirs to CD'S, Ceramic items, leather goods, clothes, lollies etc etc. Along the boardwalk are restuarants, ice cream shops, cafes, bakery, art shop etc etc. It is a place with something for the whole family and only a short walk from the town centre.
Updated Nov 16, 2007
Website: www.visitmandurah.com
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Mandurah is the place for anything on water or under water. To gain the most from your visit to Mandurah you should hire a boat for an hour or two, explore the estuary, visit the new harbour, the marina and do not forget to tour through the canals and be amazed by the huge homes and boats of all sizes. There is nothing better on a sunny day than enjoying the safe waters of the estuary.There are a variety of boats and sizes, all easy to drive and hire rates are reasonable.
Updated Nov 16, 2007
Address: Ormsby Terrace, near Mandurah Arts Centre
Website: www.visitmandurah.com
Opened in 1997, the beautiful Mandurah Performing Arts Centre hosts many traveling road shows. While I was there a few weeks ago, I saw a very touching Australian drama "The Shoehorn Sonata" about the despicable treatment of Australian nurses during WW II.
The theatre staff are extremely friendly, the acoustics are excellent and there is a lovely art gallery on the premises, as well. Capacity in the larger Boardwalk Theatre is 800; the smaller Fishtrap Theatre accommodates 144.
There are several restaurants very close to the Centre, right on the estuary.
Written Apr 16, 2007
Address: Ormsby Terrace, Mandurah, Western Australia | PO
Phone: Box Office: (08) 9550 3900
Website: http://www.manpac.com.au/
Opened in 1997, the beautiful Mandurah Performing Arts Centre hosts many traveling road shows. While I was there a few weeks ago, I saw a very touching Australian drama "The Shoehorn Sonata" about the despicable treatment of Australian nurses during WW II.
The theatre staff are extremely friendly, the acoustics are excellent and there is a lovely art gallery on the premises, as well. Capacity in the larger Boardwalk Theatre is 800; the smaller Fishtrap Theatre accommodates 144.
There are several restaurants very close to the Centre, right on the estuary.
Written Apr 16, 2007
Address: Ormsby Terrace, Mandurah, Western Australia | PO
Phone: Box Office: (08) 9550 3900
Website: http://www.manpac.com.au/
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This marina is to the side of the "Dawesville Cut", the channel which joins the Peel Inlet to the Indian Ocean and is a favoured spot for people who wish to use their boat for deep sea fishing or ocean sailing. Within minutes of setting off you are on the Indian Ocean. There are also several boat ramps for use by the public for launching their trailer boats. You can easily spend some time at the marina watching and admiring the boats as they come and go . There is a nice restaurant and cafe on the marina.
Written Jul 24, 2006
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The Peel Region is a mecca for small family boats used for all types of water activity and the "Dawesville Cut" provides an easy entry to the Indian Ocean and its coastal reefs which provide good fishing opportunities within several kilometres of the coast. Some fishermen venture 20 to 30 km offshore in the quest for the ultimate "big fish". The photo shows a typical leisure boat venturing out late afternoon through the channel entrance.
Written Jul 22, 2006
Address: Dawesville , Mandurah, WA.
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When travelling over this bridge you get good views of the Peel Inlet on one side and the Indian Ocean on the other. Constructed approximately 20 years ago when the channel was constructed to link the waters of the Indian Ocean to the Peel Inlet.
Written Jul 22, 2006
Address: Old Coast Road, Dawesville, Mandurah
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The City of Mandurah provides fishing platforms for "Senior Citizens" as the huge boulders used for the channel embankement are very treacherous for those no longer as agile as they would like to be. The seniors set themselves up with all the comforts, chairs, thermos of coffee, sandwiches etc and usually catch more fish than anyone else.
Written Jul 21, 2006
Address: Port Bouvard Marina, Mandurah, WA
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The channel from the Indian Ocean to The Peel Inlet has created a bonanza for fishermen and during the July school holidays we visited Port Bouvard and witnessed many school kids enjoying fishing from the rocks. Fish of the day was herring and there were schools of them swarming in the channel as the tides change. Many a child wore a broad smile as he reeled in a fighting herring.
Written Jul 21, 2006
Address: Port Bouvard Marina, Mandurah, WA
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