Rottnest Island used to be the most western tip of the continent and the mouth of the Swan River used to be just north of the island.
John Flint
Visitors to Perth’s favourite island getaway are in for a thrilling change to Rottnest Island’s ferry services this spring and summer, which is also set to boost tourism.
Dylan Caporn
Ferries to Rottnest Island have been cancelled due to dangerous sea conditions.
Luxury jeweller Linneys will pay homage to two WA icons — the quokka and Argyle pink diamonds — with the launch of its newest collector’s item.
Cheyanne Enciso
Shocking scenes have emerged out of Rottnest Island after tourists were distressed to witness a quokka with a baby in her pouch eating a discarded cigarette butt.
Kellie Balaam
Seniors will be able to travel to Rottnest Island for $30, as part of a winter special announced by the Cook Government.
Joe Spagnolo
Join us for a day on Rottnest with Travel Editor Stephen Scourfield and Travel Lead Photographer Mogens Johansen.
Travel Team
Dedicated accommodation to house more than 400 workers will be built on Rottnest Island as part of a $150.5 million funding injection to ‘get the basics right’ on the global tourism drawcard.
Josh Zimmerman
Rottnest accommodation appears to have spiked by 30 per cent in a year – but the authority in charge of the getaway is refusing to confirm the size of the hike or provide any insight into how prices are set.
A man is being flown to a Perth hospital after a ‘medical incident’ at Rottnest Island.
Phil Hickey
Rottnest Island’s much-loved but long-neglected Geordie Bay cottages are getting a major facelift, with the makeovers slated for completion in time for spring.
Rescuers were fortunately nearby when a private vessel returning to the mainland from Rottnest capsized in the midst of the Port to Pub open water swim race.
Rough sea forced the abandonment of the Rottnest Channel Swim as scores of swimmers and supporting vessels struggled in the choppy conditions.
Hannah Cross and John Flint
Austal has scored a new contract to build a vessel for Rottnest Fast Ferries in what the Perth shipbuilder says will offer ‘exceptional’ experience for passengers travelling to and from the tourist destination.
A Rottnest Island beach has been closed for the third time in five days.
Natalie Richards
Lifeguards have closed two popular beaches at Rottnest Island after a shark was spotted.
Rottnest Island is becoming an even bigger tourism drawcard as its accommodation and attractions are broadened to bring in a wider range of tourists. And there are even more changes on the way.
Rebecca Le May
A man has been airlifted off Rottnest Island to a hospital in Perth after a boating mishap on Sunday.
Harriet Flinn
A boat has sunk and a person has been rescued from waters off Rottnest island in a dramatic Friday night ocean mission.
Caleb Runciman
There has been a surprising development following the arrest of a 14-year-old boy in relation to a sexual assault investigation on Rottnest Island.
A 14-year-old boy who was arrested in connection to the alleged sexual assault of a teenage girl in a toilet block on Rottnest Island at the weekend has now been released from custody.
Rottnest Island will boast six new services this summer — including water taxis, parasailing — to provide more lures to the popular holiday destination.
Fees to Rottnest Island will be waived completely for WA’s most disadvantaged schools as the Cook Government moves to slash the cost of school camps for families struggling under the cost of living pressures.
A renowned Rottnest Island worker — one of the few permitted to permanently live on the island playground — will be sentenced in December after admitting to child sexual abuse.
Tim Clarke
