Description of the attraction
Cottsloh is a small town exactly halfway between Fremantle and Perth, home to Australian Prime Minister John Curtin. The house he built in 1923 still stands on Jarrad Street and is open to the public. Today the city is home to a little more than 7 thousand people. The town got its name in honor of the brother of Captain Charles Fremantle, Baron Cottslaw.
Cottsloh is famous for its calm sandy beaches, small cozy cafes and a leisurely pace of life - tourists come here to enjoy all this, tired of the noisy metropolitan Perth and the port of Fremantle. Most of the city is occupied by residential buildings, and the shopping area stretches along the Stirling Highway. There is a golf course on Jarrad Street overlooking the Indian Ocean.
Photos and drawings of Cottsloh Beach, both published and in private collections, provide a clear indication of the important role the beach has played in the city's public life. It is one of the most popular beach cricket spots. Here pedestrians and cyclists love to walk, and surfers try to ride the wave.
A peculiar attraction of Cottsloh is a lone pylon (support post) sticking out of the ocean waters. Once there were three pylons - they were installed in the late 1920s to fix shark nets, after several attacks by predators on people. Two pylons in 1937 were destroyed during a severe storm, and one survived. Under the influence of the ocean waves for many years, it was substantially corroded. In December 2008, Cottsloh City Council decided to renovate the stand, which has become a popular diving site. After restoration, the pylon was painted in the colors of the Cottsloh Coastal Lifeguards Club, then changed to the colors of the North Cottsloh Lifeguards Club, and since then it has changed its appearance several times.
