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Augusta is a town on the south-west coast of Western Australia, where the Blackwood River flows into Flinders Bay. It is the nearest town to Cape Leeuwin, on the furthest southwest corner of the Australian continent. In the 2001 census it had a population of 1,091; by 2016 the population of the town was 1,109 (excluding East Augusta).
Alexandra Bridge is a locality in the South West region of Western Australia. Its local government area is the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River and it is located 23 kilometres (14 mi) north-northeast of Augusta on Brockman Highway. [2] [3]
The Shire of Augusta Margaret River is a local government area in the south-west corner of the South West region of Western Australia, approximately 270 kilometres (168 mi) south of Perth. The shire covers an area of 2,243 square kilometres (866 sq mi) and had a population of over 14,000 at the 2016 Census , about half of whom live in the towns ...
Flinders Bay is a bay in western Australia, immediately south of the townsite of Augusta, and close to the mouth of the Blackwood River. The bay lies to the north east of Cape Leeuwin which is the most south-westerly mainland point of the Australian Continent, in the state of Western Australia. Plaque at Point Matthew lookout on road to Cape ...
Caves Road is a 111-kilometre-long (69 mi) [1] scenic route in the South West region of Western Australia. It connects western Busselton with Augusta , running along or to the west of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste ridge, and is an alternative route to Bussell Highway .
Leeuwin is a rural locality of the Shire of Augusta–Margaret River in the South West region of Western Australia. The locality is surrounded by the Indian Ocean on three sides. Cape Leeuwin and the Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse are located within the locality of Leeuwin, being its southern-most point. [2] [3]
It is located in the Augusta-Margaret River and Busselton council areas, and is claimed to have the highest visiting numbers of any national park in Western Australia. The park received 2.33 million visitors through 2008–2009. [2]
In 2013 – 2013, the Western Australian government, through the Royalties for Regions programme, [16] constructed a new harbour outside of the Hardy Inlet area of the Blackwood River mouth. The port is to the south, and within view of Flinders Bay settlement and boat ramp. It is located adjacent to the road that goes to Cape Leeuwin lighthouse.