Dirk Hartog Island

20/08/2026

When Shark Bay was listed as a World Heritage Area in 1991, it became one of only eleven places on Earth to meet all four natural criteria set by UNESCO, standing alongside Earth’s evolutionary history, its ongoing ecological processes, its natural beauty and its living biodiversity.

Dirk Hartog Island sits within that same rare landscape, wild and untouched in a way few places still are, and on an afternoon like this one, it is easy to see why.

It has always looked like this, long before anyone was watching.
Tag below who’s joining you for a snorkel on your next trip.

16/08/2026

The galaxy doesn’t feel so far away on Dirk.
No light pollution, no city light glow. Just the Milky Way, closer than you’ve ever seen it.
Stargazing really does have a way of bringing you back to your roots.

Tell us about a sky that’s stayed with you below.

24/07/2026

Dirk Hartog Island, in winter.

How are you choosing to spend the remainder of the cooler months?
Something tells us we know where you’d rather be.

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Australia’s Coral Coast
Western Australia
Australia

22/07/2026

The cliffs. The gin. The produce. The Last Sunset in Australia.
This is how the Gascoyne tastes at the edge of the Indian Ocean.

Final tickets remain, visit gascoynefoodfestival.com.au for more information on how to book your Gascoyne Food Festival Finale on Dirk Hartog Island.

20/07/2026

Dirk Hartog Island’s ‘Return to 1616’ project update brought to you by ABC Australia.

Have you seen any reintroduced species whilst on Dirk?

Researchers were unafraid to get their hands "dirty" in an ambitious bid to restore WA's largest island to its pre-colonial state.