Ningaloo Station
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Ningaloo Station is a sheep station
located in the Gascoyne
region of Western Australia
about 40 km North of Coral Bay
. It is bordered to the north by Cape Range National Park
.
The station has an area of approximately 50,000 hectares and offer accommodation to travellers to the area in the form of camp-sites.
In 2008 a rally of over 300 people to protest the against the Department of Environment and Conservation move to take over the management of camping along the station's pristine coastline. The Lefroy family, who have held the lease on the station for 86 years, were shocked at only being given five days to hand over management of its camp-sites.
The station is located adjacent to Ningaloo Reef
as are Gnaraloo Station
to the North and Carbadabia Station and Warroora Station to the South.
Station (Australian agriculture)
Station is the term for a large Australian landholding used for livestock production. It corresponds to the North American term ranch or South American estancia...
located in the Gascoyne
Gascoyne
Gascoyne is the name of a number of places, including:* Gascoyne , a region which contains** the town of Gascoyne Junction, Western Australia** the Gascoyne River** the Shire of Upper Gascoyne* Gascoyne, North Dakota, a town...
region of Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
about 40 km North of Coral Bay
Coral Bay, Western Australia
Coral Bay is a small town on the coast of Western Australia, 1,200 km north of Perth. It exists primarily for tourism, with a side industry of fishing...
. It is bordered to the north by Cape Range National Park
Cape Range National Park
Cape Range National Park is a national park in Western Australia, north of Perth.The park occupies the western side of the North West Cape peninsula over an area of . The nearest town is Exmouth...
.
The station has an area of approximately 50,000 hectares and offer accommodation to travellers to the area in the form of camp-sites.
In 2008 a rally of over 300 people to protest the against the Department of Environment and Conservation move to take over the management of camping along the station's pristine coastline. The Lefroy family, who have held the lease on the station for 86 years, were shocked at only being given five days to hand over management of its camp-sites.
The station is located adjacent to Ningaloo Reef
Ningaloo Reef
Ningaloo Reef is a fringing coral reef located off the west coast of Australia, approximately 1200 km north of Perth. The reef is 260 km long and is Australia's largest fringing coral reef and the only large reef positioned very close to a landmass....
as are Gnaraloo Station
Gnaraloo
Gnaraloo is a working pastoral station and wilderness tourism business adjacent to the Ningaloo Marine Park, 150 kilometres north of Carnarvon, in Western Australia.The Station comprises a 90,000 hectare area, with approximately 65 kilometres of coastline...
to the North and Carbadabia Station and Warroora Station to the South.