Albany was once the centre of whaling in Western Australia, up until the late 1970’s. Discovery Bay is located on the site of the last whaling station at Cheyne’s Beach and provides an in-depth look at the industry and its history in…
Besides whale history, Discovery Bay at Cheyne’s beach, Albany, also exhibits a wide variety of Australian native animals including wombats, bandicoots, possums, bettongs, pademelons and woylies. Discovery Bay is also home to rare white…
Albany’s coastline is subject to huge swells and strong winds and it has created a number of unusual rock formations, one of which is The Natural Bridge. This natural bridge has been formed by wind and water erosion and makes an amazing…
Albany’s coastline is subject to huge swells and strong winds and this combined with tectonic forces has formed The Gap. This inlet between rocks is 24m high and when the huge swells roll in the crash against the rocks is wild.
Albany township is set on the Princess Royal Harbour, a large and quite picturesque waterway. Due to the whaling and fishing industries, there are a number of older sailing vessels still actively out on the water, setting the scene for years gone by.