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Tourism on the Carnarvon-Ningaloo Coast Between Quobba Station and Exmouth and its Implications for Sustainability of the Coast
| Title | Tourism on the Carnarvon-Ningaloo Coast Between Quobba Station and Exmouth and its Implications for Sustainability of the Coast |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Year of Publication | 2003 |
| Authors | Wood, D |
| Date Published | 06/2003 |
| Institution | Curtin University of Technology |
| City | Perth |
| Keywords | tourism |
| Abstract | Tourism development in the northern, coastal Gascoyne has taken place on a somewhat ad hoc basis. Coral Bay, one of the region’s most popular tourist destinations, has grown incrementally from a family camping spot to a small town with a town planning scheme that postdates much of the town’s development. However, Coral Bay has little basic infrastructure such as sewerage, a factor that causes concern to visitors and land managers alike. Smaller, predominantly informal camping developments occur along the coast on stations between Quobba and Ningaloo where some locations support an estimated 400 to 600 people. Here, many campers pitch their tents or park their caravans within the boundary of the Ningaloo Marine Park, which extends 40 metres above the high-water mark, and dispose of waste in the dunes and unlined, open tips. Other tourists stay at formal campsites in the Cape Range National Park, tourism developments on the west coast of the Exmouth Peninsula (Yardie Homestead and Lighthouse Caravan Parks) and adjacent to the and in Exmouth. |
| Refereed Designation | Non-Refereed |
