Sea Front & Marina, Whyalla, South Australia.
A short flight along the sea front & marina at Whyalla, South Australia.
Shot using my DJI Phantom 3 with the Litchi app.
TOP 10 WHYALLA Attractions (Things to Do & See)
Best places to visit in Whyalla,, third most populous city in South Australia. In this video, you will get information about tourist attractions in Whyalla complete with all things to do list.
Beautiful places in Whyalla is Hummock Hill Lookout, Whyalla Marina, Point Lowly Lighthouse, Whyalla Conservation Park, Fitzgerald Bay and Whyalla Wetlands. Others places to visit in Whyalla is Whyalla Maritime Museum, Ada Ryan Gardens, OneSteel Whyalla Steelworks Tour, Mount Laura Homestead Museum, City Heritage Walk, Civic Park, Cuttlefish Boardwalk, Wilson Park, Bowland Whyalla and Elvis Museum. Some of these tourist attractions not listed in this video, but hope it will help you know where to go or what to do in Whyalla - South Australia.
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Whyalla: The steel town that saved itself | Australian Story
The once booming steel town of Whyalla in South Australia, was on the verge of becoming a ghost town until all of is steel workers took the drastic and brave step of accepting a 10 per cent pay cut to make the lifeblood of their town attractive to a new buyer. They then caught the eye of a innovative British billionaire Sunjeev Gupta.
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Whyalla SA
Whyalla is on Eyre Peninsula south Australia. Its got clear water in the bay and in the drop off there are giant colour changing cuttlefish. the town it self has old buildings and steel works blowing smoke into the air
Whyalla Marina dolphin
A Whyalla Marina dolphin seems to have recovered from what may have been a shark bite last year.
The Move Of The 'Whyalla' 1987/1993 doco (H.M.A.S. Whyalla ship at the Maritime Museum)
A great documentary made in 1987/1993 about the HMAS Whyalla ship, this documentary features the ships move from sea to dry dock in whyalla in 1987 to the then called 'Tanderra' location which is now the Whyalla Maritime Museum, a great piece of Whyalla history.
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HMAS Whyalla (J153/B252), named for the city of Whyalla, South Australia was one of 60 Bathurst class corvettes constructed during World War II and one of 20 built on Admiralty order but manned by personnel of and later commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).[1] The ship was sold to the Victorian Public Works Department at the end of the war, who renamed her Rip and used her as a maintenance ship.[1] In 1984, she was purchased by Whyalla City Council, who put her on display as a landlocked museum ship in 1987.[1]
Construction:
Whyalla was laid down by Broken Hill Pty Co Ltd at Whyalla, South Australia on 24 July 1940.[1] The corvette was launched on 12 May 1941 by Lady Barclay-Harvey, wife of the Governor of South Australia, and commissioned on 8 January 1942.[1] Whyalla was the first ship built by the Whyalla shipyard.
The ship was originally to be named HMAS Glenelg, for the city of Glenelg, South Australia.[2] That name was later used by another Bathurst class vessel.
Operational history:
RAN
In 1942, the corvette worked supporting convoys off the south eastern Australian coast, and was in Sydney Harbour during the Japanese midget submarine attack of 31 May 1942.[1][3] 12 days later, Whyalla was escorting a southbound convoy when the freighter Guatemala was torpedoed and sunk by Japanese submarine I-21, the only ship to be lost in a convoy escorted by Whyalla.[1]
In December 1942, the corvette was assigned to New Guinea, where she performed convoy escort, hydrographic survey work, and was involved in the leadup to the battle of Buna-Gona.[1] On 2 January 1943, Whyalla and two small Australian survey ships were attacked by Japanese dive-bombers while in McLaren Harbour, Cape Nelson, New Guinea.[1] The corvette received minor damage from near-misses, with two crew injured by shrapnel.[1] The corvette continued survey work until relieved by sister ship Shepparton in April 1943.[1] Whyalla proceeded to Milne Bay, and was present when the anchorage was attacked by a force of approximately 100 Japanese aircraft.[1] Again, Whyalla was not seriously damaged, and the corvette assisted sister ships Kapunda and Wagga in the rescue and salvage effort.[1]
Whyalla returned to Australia for refits in June 1943, and on completion was assigned to convoy duty off Australia's east coast, where she remained until February 1944.[1] Between February and June, she was involved in anti-submarine patrols off Sandy Cape, then was again assigned to New Guinea.[1] In December 1944, Whyalla was one of nine Australian Bathursts assigned to the British Pacific Fleet's 21st Minesweeping Flotilla.[1] Whyalla spent the rest of the war performing minesweeping, escort, and anti-submarine duties with the British Pacific Fleet, as well as participating in the occupation of Okinawa from March to May 1944, and entering a short refit in June 1944.[1] Following the conclusion of World War II, Whyalla spent a short time operating in Hong Kong before returning to Brisbane in October 1945.[1] She was decommissioned on 16 May 1946.[1]
The corvette received three battle honours for her wartime service: Pacific 1942-45, New Guinea 1942-44, and Okinawa 1945
Civilian service:
Whyalla was sold to the Victorian Public Works Department on 10 February 1947.[1] The corvette was modified for civilian service, renamed Rip, and towed to Melbourne, where she entered service as a lighthouse maintenance vessel at the entrance to Port Phillip Bay.[1] The ship was in service until 1984, and was to be sold for scrap.
Maritime museum:
When the Whyalla City Council learned that the corvette was to be scrapped, they negotiated to purchase the ship.[1] Whyalla was purchased for A$5,000 and sailed back to Whyalla with a volunteer crew of 11 and under her own steam in late 1984.[1] The corvette was located in her launching slipway until April 1987, when she was moved 2 kilometres inland to become the centrepiece of the Whyalla Maritime Museum, which opened in 29 October 1988.[1] Whyalla is one of only two Bathurst class corvettes still in existence as museum ships; the other being HMAS Castlemaine.[1]
Dophins in Whyalla Marina
Saga of the Whyalla Fishing Jetty
This morning I went to the Whyalla Jetty to take some photos of it. and some of the area, our lovely marina, our beach but I coudn't help but notice what an aweful state the Jetty is in, Rust through it, bolts missing on the flooring, tripping hazard it is only a matter of time when something happens to a member of the public before Whyalla City Council gets its arse sued for Gross Negligence of its asset. Pull it down, build new one.
UPDATE May 2017 Whyalla City Council have committed $2.4 million for a brand new Fishing Jetty Cost benefit analysis showed that a Brand New Jetty would be a better more viable option than spending $2million on refurbishing the old Jetty, This is what happens when it is bought to the attention of Council. and in the long term as well, it saves Council a lot more money if someone had been injured or death resulted from using the old Jetty.
City of Whyalla
Creating visually pleasing and workable open space is a challenge for many Councils but the planning and works departments at the City of Whyalla worked with the community on a master plan for the Whyalla foreshore.
Planning Officer, Stewart Payne and Parks and Gardens controller Ravi Joshi have assisted in turning a long stretch of beach frontage into a welcoming open space that is a mecca for the community and tourists -- Council also holds its Australia Day celebrations and runs the biggest snapper competition in the southern hemisphere from the Whyalla foreshore.
The manicured grass area boasts new playground equipment, seating, artworks and a renovated café and forms a seamless transition into the adjacent Ada Ryan gardens. The upgrade of the Whyalla foreshore has completed stage one and stage two is underway.
Wild dolphin says hello - Whyalla South Australia
A wild dolphin says hello to some kids at the Whyalla marina.
Whyalla - South Australia
View to local beach, city centre and ironworks..
09/05/2017
Whyalla, South Australia 2016
Song: 'Beyond The Sea' by Robbie Williams
WHYALLA dolphins south australia
WHYALLA dolphins south Australia
Travel Australia-Whyalla
Gee and Cee don't agree with Lonely Planet.They had a very good time in Whyalla.The seascapes were a visual feast-a product of the blue line.The desert was humbling.The days spent crabbing were magic;ever to be remembered.Watching the iron ore ships and the barges loading them was mesmerising.What was there not to like?
Whyalla Dolphins
Dolphins follow the fishing boats into the marina and hang around to say hi to anyone on the wharf. This is a free activity and well worth hanging around the Marina waiting for a boat to come in.
Giant Cuttlefish Scuba Whyalla Australia 2015 HD
pinktankscuba.com This video shows the early aggregation of giant cuttlefish (sepia apama) of Whyalla, South Australia in 2015. For more of my 'scuba vs tumour' and Bucket List underwater adventures please visit pinktankscuba.com and follow Pink Tank Scuba on Facebook.
We just arrived in Whyalla, South Australia
Whyalla is awesome. A must see town with all its industrial history with the steel works and shipyards. You have to see the Maritime Museum ‘ The Whyalla’, and see the beaches. Brilliant. Hope you Enjoy. Like us on Facebook and Instagram. All the best
Whyalla show 2015
Kayden and Jaxon had so much fun at the whyalla show, even though jaxon couldnt do to much :)
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