Meelup Regional Park is an A-class reserve at 572 hectares on the Western Shore of Geographe Bay.  The local Wardandi people named Meelup ‘place of the moon rising’ because the full moon appears to rise out the sea.  The park offers excellent recreation facilities among pristine coastal bushland and has a stunning visual landscape, due to its general north-facing direction and hence protected coastline, and the stark contrast between the rustic granite outcrops and turquoise ocean. The Park is a special place for locals and visitors alike, providing all with a unique connection to the ruggedness, beauty and inspiration of nature.

Meelup Regional Park lies within the Busselton-Augusta ‘Biodiversity Hotspot’, the only one in Australia that is recognised internationally. A biodiversity hotspot is an area rich in plant and animal species, particularly high in endemism and under pressure from a variety of threats. The Park’s size and relatively pristine condition of much of the vegetation means that the Park has not only local, but international conservation significance.

For more information please see the Meelup Regional Park website.