Kununurra is located in the far north of Western Australia, 3184 km from Perth. The town of Kununurra has a population of approximately 5000 and is known as one of the "Gateways To The Kimberley" and abounds in activities for all walks of life. The name of Kununurra is aboriginal for "meeting of big waters" and the town is nestled near the Ord River and is surrounded by cliff and gorge country .

The town of Kununurra's main industries are agriculture, tourism and mining and as the town is relatively young its development has been well planned.

Kununurra is a very long way neighbouring towns but the Kununurra attractions available will make a most enjoyable experience while staying in the excellent Kununurra accommodations.

There are four wheel drive tours, charter flights over some of the most spectacular terrain you will ever see in the world, Barramundi fishing in the abundance of river systems, canoeing, hiking, birdwatching, cruising Lake Argyle and the Ord River, touring the National Parks and beautiful landscapes, plus Kununurra offers easy access to the Bungle Bungle, EL Questro Station, & Parry's Lagoon offers birdwatchers a complete haven for viewing the array of bird life.

The Mirima Hidden Valley National Park which is located just 2 km from the town centre and is like a scaled down version of the Bungle Bungles with horizontal bedding forming strange cake-like shapes. The area abounds with wildlife and another striking feature of the park is the boab trees which grow on the rock faces.

Kununurra is one of those places that has to be experienced, no words can truly explain the splendour, the ruggedness, the absolute beauty or the uniqueness of the area.

Kununurra's climate is arid-tropical and is usually hot and humid. In Summer the climate can change drastically very quickly.

As Summer is the onset of the the annual summer rains, you can be basking in sunshine one minute and be saturated from rain the next. If you like storms you'll love this place in summer, the lightning shows are spectacular!

In 1879 Alexander Forrest explored this new area and named the Kimberley district, the Ord & Margaret Rivers as well as the King Leopold Ranges. Subsequently becoming a land agent he became the leading figure in the leasing of over 51 million acres across the region during 1883. He then later was to become the first member of the WA Legislative Council for The Kimberley region.

He later sought the advice of the famous Durack family and established the Argyle, Lissadell, Rosewood & Ivanhoe cattle stations which progressed into agriculture development which eventually led to the Ord River Irrigation scheme being planned in the 1950's where a townsite was included in the proposed development plan

In 1958 the construction of the irrigation scheme was under way and by 1963 the first stage had been completed. It was during this time that Kununurra was established as the main construction town associated with the irrigation scheme.