The
ASFB Touring Guide to the 2001 Workshop/Conference
If
you are hiring a car then Bunbury is fairly easy to get
to. Most importantly, when you pick up your hire car,
please ask for a map of WA. The trip down to Bunbury will
only take a couple of hours. National "Highway 1"
will take you the whole way to Bunbury so if you follow
the signs for Highway 1, you shouldn’t have any problems.
In more detail, the simplest way would be to depart the
domestic airport and turn south onto Tonkin Hwy. Leach
Hwy comes directly off Tonkin Hwy and will take you towards
Fremantle. Once on Leach Hwy, you will need to travel
approximately 15 kilometres until you arrive at the Kwinana
Fwy turn off. Head south on the Kwinana Fwy turning right
at the end. Kwinana Fwy has just recently been extended
to Safety Bay Road. Once you have reached the end of Safety
Bay Road, turn left on to Ennis Avenue. This road will
take you right down to Bunbury although it does go through
a few name changes. Ennis Avenue turns into Mandurah Rd.
Mandurah Road turns into Fremantle Road. Fremantle Road
will take you on the Mandurah Bypass, and then turns into
the Old Coast Rd that takes you over the Dawesville Channel
and down to Bunbury.
If
all else fails, follow the signs to Mandurah and then
Bunbury!
Once
in Bunbury, everything is in close proximity to the conference
centre. Shops, restaurants, pubs and much of the accommodation
are all within walking distance. You may even wish to
leave the car at home and travel to Bunbury by public
transport.
The
best means of getting to Bunbury, via public transport,
is by a train called the Australind, which departs daily
from the Perth Train Station (PTS). It is advisable to
make a reservation for this service on 13 10 53
(WA local call fee) or 1800 099 150 (Interstate
local call fee). The Australind departs at 9:30 am
and 5:45 pm (daily), arriving at the Bunbury Passenger
Terminal (BPT) at 11:45 am and 8:00 pm, respectively.
On Fridays there is an extra service provided by road
coach. This bus leaves from the Wellington St Tourist
Coach Stand (adjacent to the Transperth Bus Station),
departing at 7:00 pm and arriving at the BPT at 9:30 pm.
Arrival and departure times can be checked by phoning
(08) 9326 2813 or see the link to the Train
Timetables website, under Accommodation, About Bunbury.
The
return trip from Bunbury to Perth departs from the BPT
at 6:00 am and 2:30 pm (daily), arriving at
the PTS at 8:30 am and 4:55 pm, respectively.
On Sundays there is an extra service provided by road
coach. This bus leaves from the BPT, departing at 4:00 pm
and arriving at the Wellington St Tourist Coach Stand
in Perth at 6:40 pm.
The
Perth Train Station and Transperth Bus Station lie next
to each other in Wellington Street on the northern side
of the Perth CBD. If you’re flying into the Perth Domestic
Terminal, and want to travel by taxi to the PTS, it will
cost approximately $20 and will take about 20 minutes
to arrive just a few steps from the ticket booking office.
If you want to save some cash then bus # 37 or # 39
leave every 30 minutes or so from the airport, taking
50 minutes to arrive at the PTS. However these buses
go to the Perth City Busport on the south side of the
CBD, and you’ll have a 15 minute walk or will have
to catch a CATS bus (Central Area Transit Service) which
is a free service and runs frequently to the PTS.
The
return trip to Bunbury costs A$38.40, with concessions
given if you have an International Student Card or a WAGR
Student Identification card. The train is comfortable
and comes with toilets and a kiosk. Luggage is okay as
long as you don’t bring the kitchen sink. When arriving
at the BPT, a transit bus service will be available to
take you to the Bunbury Tourist Bureau, which is located
close to the Lord Forrest Hotel and other accommodation.
This service is free, and runs every day except Sunday.
There
are also bus services that leave for the South West via
Bunbury from the East Perth Terminal. They take just over
3 hours to get to Bunbury, and are a good alternative
if you want to travel further south, as they go as far
as Pemberton and Albany. These buses are called the SW1
and S3. You can make reservations by calling the number
given above or see the link to the WAGR
website, under Train Timetables.
Alternative
Travel to Bunbury
For
any travellers wishing to find alternative travel arrangements
other then suggested above, please email ASFB2001@fish.wa.gov.au
to list your interest in sharing a hire car or alternative
travel arrangements. Please list your name and flight
details (both ways).
Please
note that the committee will try to accommodate all requests
to the best of our ability but there is no guarantee.
Such travel arrangements will depend on the number of
delegates arriving around the same time and the number
of hire cars available. A list of delegates and their
arrival and departure times will be kept and confirmed
when a car is full and is booked. It is a first come first
served basis.
Please
note that bookings will depend on arrival and departure
time and therefore we may not be able to coordinate such
travel arrangements if your flight comes in at a time
when no one else is arriving.
