Bremer Bay, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Bremer Bay
state = wa

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caption = View of Bremer Bay
lga = Shire of Jerramungup
postcode = 6338
est =
pop = 242 (2006 census)
elevation= 27
maxtemp = 20.7
mintemp = 9.5
rainfall = 606.5
stategov = Wagin
fedgov = O'Connor
dist1 = 515 | dir1 = SE | location1 = Perth
dist2 = 180 | dir2 = ENE | location2 = Albanycoord|-34.394|119.376|type:city(242)_region:AU-WA_scale:50000|format=dms|display=title

Bremer Bay is a coastal town situated on the south coast of Western Australia in the Great Southern region between Albany and Esperance, at the mouth of the Bremer River. Bremer Bay is convert|515|km|mi|0 southeast of the state capital, Perth, and convert|180|km|mi|0 east of Albany. [cite web|url=http://www.jrc.net.au/bremertb/index.html|title=Great Southern Regional Portal Bremer Bay|year=2006|accessdate=2007-05-30] The town has a population of about 240.Census 2006 AUS|id=5132206|name=5132206 (Census Collection District)|accessdate=2007-10-21|quick=on] Electricity is generated by a wind-diesel hybrid system.

Bremer Bay is known for its beautiful beaches; the main beach is only 10 minutes walk from town. A marina at Fishery Beach offers full boating facilities. [cite web|url=http://www.bremerbay.com/|title=Bremer Bay, Western Australia Webpage|year=2006|accessdate=2007-05-30]

It is believed that the bay was named by John Septimus Roe, who visited the area in 1831. The town was originally named Wellstead, but the local petition in 1951 was in favour of the current name. The change of name was approved and the new name gazetted in 1962. [LandInfo WA|c|B|2007-05-30]

References

External links

* [http://www.bremerbay.com/ Official website]