Is Rottnest becoming an island for the wealthy?

Is Rottnest becoming an island for the wealthy?

Planning a family trip to Rottnest during the January summer break? Get ready to break open the piggy bank with the price of a basic family tent fetching an eye-watering $4565 over four nights.

  • bySarah Brookes

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‘Like a punch in the face’:Disbelief after Port to Pub swim forced to cancel

‘Like a punch in the face’:Disbelief after Port to Pub swim forced to cancel

The annual event,due to take place on Saturday,involves thousands of swimmers completing the 20-kilometre journey from Fremantle to Rottnest Island.

  • byHeather McNeill
Green light given for $40 million Rottnest resort development

Green light given for $40 million Rottnest resort development

The new resort will also see the Gov’s Sports Bar replaced with a new 250-person,a 70-seat café,gelato bar,a wellness centre,156 bicycle parking spaces and two new pool areas including a bar and sunbathing terrace.

  • byHamish Hastie
From shark attacks to quokka bites,life as a Rotto nurse means being ready for anything

From shark attacks to quokka bites,life as a Rotto nurse means being ready for anything

It sounds like the dream gig. A chance to work and live at one of WA’s most popular tourist hotspots. But nursing at Rottnest Island can be wilder than on the mainland and anyone who does it requires grit.

  • bySarah Brookes
Whale carcass off Rottnest coast towed back out to sea after sharks shut swimming spots
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Whale carcass off Rottnest coast towed back out to sea after sharks shut swimming spots

The carcass has been towed back out to sea after it floated close to the Thomson Bay ferry jetty.

  • byHolly Thompson
Italian fare,coastal flair:Restaurants front and centre of radical Rotto makeovers

Italian fare,coastal flair:Restaurants front and centre of radical Rotto makeovers

Changes are afoot on Rotto,as the island mecca revitalises its food and beverage offering ahead of an influx of more local tourists in the current COVID landscape.

  • byDavid Prestipino
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Perth property powers unite to shake up Rotto with $40 million resort

Perth property powers unite to shake up Rotto with $40 million resort

The resort will include a day spa managed by popular wellness brand Bodhi and a Mediterranean-style poolside restaurant.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola
‘Bitterly disappointed’:Virus cuts holidays short for Rottnest guests after island evacuation

‘Bitterly disappointed’:Virus cuts holidays short for Rottnest guests after island evacuation

The popular holiday island was mayhem on Friday after news of a looming lockdown started coming in from the mainland.

  • byMarta Pascual Juanola
Sorry Samphire,I think we need to break up. It’s not Rottnest or me – it’s you!
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Sorry Samphire,I think we need to break up. It’s not Rottnest or me – it’s you!

The love affair with Rottnest will never end but spare yourself the fiscal pain of feeling shortchanged by WA hotelier Peter Prendiville’s ‘luxury’ resort. Even those in the industry agree.

  • byAja Styles
Quokkas don’t surf but World Surf Tour is coming to Rottnest

Quokkas don’t surf but World Surf Tour is coming to Rottnest

The loss of Queensland and Victorian legs of the World Surf Tour are Western Australia and New South Wale’s gain with new one-off events rounding out the surfing schedule.

  • byPeter de Kruijff
Samphire Rottnest:The Australian island that's now a world-class destination

Samphire Rottnest:The Australian island that's now a world-class destination

Luxury has finally arrived on this quokka-filled isle,19 kilometres from the port of Fremantle.

  • byAndrea Black