Busselton Jetty

The Busselton Jetty is one of the most recognisable icons in Western Australia. It currently stands at 1.8km in length extending over the protected Geographe Bay making it the longest wooden piled jetty in the Southern Hemisphere. 

The Jetty is both an iconic tourist attraction and valued recreation community asset with a full and historic past as a working jetty.

Construction of the Busselton Jetty began in 1865. Beginning as a mere 161 metres with an additional 131 metres being added in 1875.  Further extensions were made throughout the following 150 years creating the remarkable 1.8 kilometre length.

The Busselton Jetty officially closed as a port in 1973 and following a decline in funding and the significant impacts of Cyclone Alby in 1978, parts of the Jetty fell into dis-repair. A community group, formerly known as Busselton Jetty Environmental and Conservation Association (BJECA) was formed in 1987 to raise funds for restoration and maintenance resulting in maintenance of the Jetty structure, establishment of the train service and construction of the Underwater Observatory and Interpretive Centre.

In 2011 a $27 million refurbishment of the jetty structure was completed with $24 million contributed by the Western Australian State Government with the balance contributed by the City of Busselton and BJECA. Visitor attractions on the jetty are operated by Busselton Jetty Incorporated (BJI)  for more information visit their website Busselton Jetty.

Maintenance of the jetty is managed by the City of Busselton in accordance with the Council endorsed Conservation Plan.

The  City and BJI have a shared vision of ‘a resilient, adaptive Busselton Jetty that is a world-class heritage tourism and community asset, delivering social, environmental and economic value for future generations’. For more information about the key objectives and priority actions to support this vision read Busselton Jetty 20 Year Masterplan 2026-2046.