Port Hedland
It’s oresome!
Located on the ‘island’ of Port Hedland the town site enjoys an interesting blend of lifestyles. It combines a unique history of indigenous, pastoral and mining influences. Port Hedland is situated on the traditional land of the Kariyarra People. The Kariyarra name for Port Hedland is Marapikurrinya (mara – hand, pikurri – pointing straight, nya – a place name marker) meaning where 5 tidal creeks begin.
Port Hedland Experiences
- Tour BHP Billitons and Dampier Salt’s Point Nelson port facilities.
- Marapikurrinya Park is the best vantage point to observe the movement of massive ore-carriers and salt ships passing through the harbour.
- Witness and photograph the massive salt piles Dampier Salt accumulate through their solar evaporation harvesting.
- Check out Cemetery Beach between November & April when Flatback turtles (Natator depressus) drag themselves ashore to nest and hatchlings emerge. Volunteer to assist with research.
- Pretty Pool is aptly named and is great for a dip in the Indian Ocean.
- Cooke Point comes alive between April & October for the ‘Stairway to the Moon’ phenomenon.
- Take a town tour to learn more about Port Hedland’s unique history.
- Get cultural at both the Courthouse Art Centre & Gallery and the Dalgety House Museum.
- Located at the Port Hedland International Airport, visit both the School of the Air and the Royal Flying Doctor Service.
- Located 18km’s inland from Port Hedland is South Hedland, providing additional accommodation, a shopping centre and several fast food outlets.
- Wet a line either from a boat or from the waters edge and catch your own dinner.
- Discover more at the Port Hedland Visitor Centre.