Dongara-Denison Tourist Park, WA

Dongara is located 351 km north of Perth via Lancelin and Jurien Bay.

Port Denison is located 3 km to the south of Dongara across the Irwin River (part of the urban sprawl of the two towns) with an impressive marina and harbour. Originally known as Port Irwin the settlement began to grow when a jetty was constructed at the bottom of William Street in 1867. The jetty was built by a Perth businessman, Benjamin Mason, who used both convict and free labour. The total cost was £1350. A second jetty was built in 1959 and a third one was completed, as part of the marina, in 1979. The Port Denison marina has a capacity of about 130 vessels and, as such, is one of the largest marinas on the Western Australian coast. Port Denison has a number of buildings which reveal its importance as a port.Les mer