Rottnest Island
Opinion
Tourism
How many Perth families can afford $1500 a night to stay at Rotto’s newest lodging?
Nothing highlights how Rottnest Island is losing its charm more than seeing a lone, dejected quokka in the old settlement flanked by an army of amateur paparazzo waiting for an Insta-worthy selfie.
- by Sarah Brookes
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Crime
‘Arrests likely’ as police investigate multiple Rottnest Island assaults during ‘juvie week’
Superintendent Dave Dench of Fremantle Police said many of the teens did not have any adult supervision on the island, and some were only 13 years old.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt and Holly Thompson
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Indigenous
Laying the island spirits to rest at WA’s holiday hotspot
When hundreds of Aboriginal people gather next month on Rottnest, they will be shedding light on that dark history and seeking to lay it to rest.
- by Victoria Laurie
Opinion
Perth
Moody, magical – and quiet: Why summer isn’t the best time to visit Perth’s favourite holiday island
There is something extraordinarily beautiful about the dramatic landscape, rocky cliffs and translucent waters of Rotto in winter.
- by Brendan Foster
Rottnest Island perfect backdrop for global skydive world record attempt
About 50 tandem skydivers in Western Australia have taken part in the inaugural World Skydiving Day world record attempt.
- by Claire Ottaviano
Drone dives deep to uncover ocean secrets in Rottnest’s ship graveyard
A gigantic shipwreck twice the size of a blue whale has been found just off the coast of Western Australia.
- by Sarah Brookes
Female records tumble at Port to Pub Rottnest swim
Three female records have been broken in the annual Euroz Hartleys Port to Pub Rottnest swim, which saw more than 1500 people cross the 19.7-kilometre stretch from Leighton Beach on Saturday.
- by Heather McNeill and Jesinta Burton
Not an option: Rottnest swim organisers reject calls for key change to iconic event
The calls follow Saturday’s event being abandoned for the first time in the iconic swim’s 34-year history due to dangerous weather conditions.
- by Heather McNeill
Rottnest Channel Swim abandoned due to dangerous weather
Swimmers were pulled from the water about 10am after organisers received advice it was unsafe for participants to continue.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
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Crime
Rottnest identity Peter Minekus walks free after sentencing over child sex offences
Minekus, a well-known employee at the island’s general store, was given a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to two assaults against a child in the 1980s.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Opinion
Australia
Lord, Howe this island has taken a very different path to Rottnest
WA’s premier island getaway could take a leaf out of Lord Howe’s book whose commitment to maintaining a pristine, world heritage listed paradise includes limiting the number of visitors to 400 at any one time.
- by Sarah Brookes
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