rottnest island

  • ANZAC Day Dawn Service, a very different Rottnest experience

    Written for the Rottnest Island Authority and Rottnest Fast Ferries. “But the band plays Waltzing Matilda, and the old men still answer the call, but as year follows year, more old men disappear, someday no one will march there at all.” The line above is taken from the Eric Bogle song, ‘And The Band Played…

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  • The West Australian newspaper: Treasure Hunting for a New Generation on Rottnest Island

    Originally published by the West Australian Newspaper and on the Rottnest Island Authority website http://www.ria.wa.gov.au. Do you remember as a kid going to a classmate’s birthday party and as an outdoor activity, because they were all outdoor activities, being given a treasure map? Was it tea stained, burnt around the edges and perhaps missing an…

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