The bustling port of Fremantle, just 20 minutes drive north from Perth, played host to the 1986/87 Australian defense of the America’s Cup yacht race. International experts have tagged Fremantle the best-preserved 19th century seaport in the world with over 150 buildings classified by the National Trust.
Rottnest Island was gazetted by the government in 1917 as a place for public recreation and later on in the 1930’s was gazetted again for the protection of flora and fauna
