Hillarys Boat Harbour
Marina with a bronze dolphin wishing well, an aquarium, boardwalk shops and a ferry terminal.
Location
About this audio guide
This guide to Hillarys Boat Harbour in Perth turns on a bronze wishing well on Sorrento Quay, built for three real bottlenose dolphins, Rajah, Mila and Echo, who lived in a sea pen there through the nineteen nineties. It follows what happened to them in the final days of December nineteen ninety-nine and the police investigation that followed, then traces how two local Rotary clubs spent a decade turning an unresolved case into public art. You will hear what a stranger's coin actually pays for today.
This audio guide was created using AI.
Similar places
Bon Scott Statue
Bronze figure of a rock frontman perched atop a giant amplifier at a working fishing harbour.
AQWA The Aquarium Of Western Australia
Walk-through aquarium beneath a curved acrylic tunnel over three million litres of coastal seawater.
Perth Zoo
Riverside wildlife park showcasing native Australian and exotic species since the eighteen nineties.
Lotterywest Federation Walkway
Rusted-steel and glass boardwalk arcing through treetop canopy to a bridge over a river valley.
Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour
Working harbour of Italian-founded fishing fleets landing western rock lobster since the nineteen twenties.
Penguin Island
Small island refuge for a shrinking little penguin colony, sea lions and snorkelers off a five-minute ferry ride.