Unlike the Great Barrier Reef, the diving and snorkeling sites of the Ningaloo are right along the coast — sometimes they’re so close you can walk into the water with your tank on and explore ...

Western Australia’s Ningaloo Reef, located along the stunning Coral Coast, is truly one of the region’s best-kept secrets and one of those stunning spots you must experience for yourself.

In 2024, while the Great Barrier Reef saw bleaching, Ningaloo was spared. But by the end of last year and the beginning of 2025 – peak summer – temperatures had begun to soar in Western Australia.

In Western Australia, the damage to coral reefs including the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo has eclipsed any previous bleaching events.

In 2024, while the Great Barrier Reef saw bleaching, Ningaloo was spared. But by the end of last year and the beginning of 2025 – peak summer – temperatures had begun to soar in Western Australia.

Ningaloo Reef is in trouble after a vast underwater heatwave caused a devastating bleaching event. It's becoming very apparent that something must be done.

The decision results in increased protection from fishing in the Ningaloo Reef Marine Park from 10 to 34 per cent. This comes just one year after protection was increased for Australia’s famous Great ...

But Australia has another reef, and it is an entirely different beast. Until recently, lesser-known Ningaloo has remained in the shadow of its flashy east-coast sister. A lot of this has to do ...

Australia's Ningaloo Reef, one of the world's longest near-shore coral reefs and a UNESCO World Heritage-listed site, is showing alarming signs as the coral has lost its natural colour.

Ningaloo Reef had been spared from the mass bleaching event until this year when a marine heatwave collided with above average temperatures, then Western Australia’s hottest March on record.