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Jurien Bay is located two hours north of Perth, on Western Australia's new scenic coastal highway, the Indian Ocean Drive. Jurien Bay is the only town not bypassed by the new highway, which takes 30 minutes off the drive to Geraldton, and is now the major coastal route for holiday makers heading anywhere north in the state be it the Midwest, The Gascoyne, The Pilbara or The Kimberley. While the major industries which have supported the town historically have been cray fishing, tourism and agriculture, Jurien Bay has experienced a boom in development in the years leading up to the completion of Indian Ocean Drive. New suburbs have opened up to the south of the town at Beachridge, plus at Seafront to the north. Several new developments offer acreage blocks at Marine Fields, Jurien Bay Heights, Alta Mare and Hill River. Jurien Bay Marina was completed in 1988 and offers boat lifting and storage. The airfield, only minutes from the town centre, is bitumin with a pilot-operated lighting system. The Shire of Dandaragan has just completed construction of a new circular jetty. This promises to be the second longest in Western Australia. Three Fish Attracting Devices (FADS) are also seasonally in place off the Jurien Bay coastline, with these being the only purpose designed FADS in regional Western Australia. These enhance the area's fantastic reputation as a fishing hotspot. The Chamber of Commerce is excited about new new tourism developments in pre-sale and planning stages for Jurien Bay. These include a 90 room resort planned for Beachridge by Ardross Estates, plus a large resort and commercial development planned for the jetty area in the centre of town. Construction of a new 98 villa retirement village and community centre has also commenced. Tourism activities include sea-lion charters and diving, fishing charters, golf, tennis, bowls, skydiving, bush-walking and wildflower touring, kayak tours, and scenic flights. Jurien Bay's beaches are second to none, and the islands and reefs of the Jurien Bay Marine Park are a haven for a large variety of marine and wildlife. The Jurien Bay Marine Park has been recognised as unique in the world due to the mixture of tropical and temperate species due to the Leeuwin Current. Opportunities for new tourism based businesses are numerous. If you have ever considered a sea-change and running your own tourism business, now is the time and Jurien Bay is the place. Jurien Bay offers enormous opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors, and is poised on the verge of an exciting period of growth and development. The Chamber welcomes enquiries from potential business developers, and encourages existing Jurien businesses to get behind the Chamber to help us to make our voice heard by local and state government in determining the strategies which will further develop the town. The Jurien Bay Chamber of Commerce invites you to take a short drive up the beautiful new Indian Ocean Drive for a day trip or longer to see for yourself... The 2010/2011 Business and Community Directory can be viewed at www.jurienbaydirectoryonline.com.au
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