Sugar Loaf Rock

Author

City of Busselton

Place Number

05363

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Location

Sugar Loaf Rock Rd Cape Naturaliste

Location Details

Local Government

Busselton

Region

South West

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - Does not warrant assessment	Current	11 Oct 2019

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	20 Jun 1996	Category 5	Category 5 These places are of historic or social value, with few or no built features, and in private ownership or held by State agencies. Actions required are few and may, according to circumstances, be limited to recognition by way of interpretation or signage.

Statement of Significance

The aesthetic values of Sugarloaf Rock have been identified by its inclusion on tourist trails for the breadth of the flora and fauna and the features of the landscape.

Sugar Loaf Rock is identified by locals and visitors as a valued tourist destination.

Physical Description

Sugarloaf Rock is a gigantic granite rock that emerges from the Indian Ocean extremely close to the mainland. The rock is situated within a designated nature reserve in the Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park just off Cape Naturaliste near Dunsborough.

Sugarloaf Rock was naturally formed and there are access roads and parking areas on the land side of the rock and walkways to the rock.

History

Sugarloaf Reserve was created in 1972 as a nature reserve. It is a haven for nesting seabirds and is home to the geographically restricted and graceful red-tailed tropic bird which nests here from September to February each year.

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	COB		16/10/2024

Other Reference Numbers

Ref Number	Description
PN128

Place Type

Geological monument

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	OTHER	Other
Original Use	OTHER	Other

Historic Themes

General	Specific
OTHER	Other Sub-Theme

Creation Date

18 Feb 1997

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Approved

Last Update

02 May 2025

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