The Prohibited Burning Period for the Shire has been extended further and will now apply until midnight, Tuesday 14 May 2024. No fires can be lit in the open air. More information here.

Learn about public amenities, free Wi-Fi access, parking and essential local services in the Shire of Augusta Margaret River. 

Public toilets

The shire has 25 public toilets within its town centres, villages, parks and coastal areas.

Details of these locations are available through the National Public Toilet Map.

Shire appointed contractors are responsible for cleaning and servicing public toilets. If you notice a cleaning or maintenance issue requiring prompt attention, please contact the Building Assets Team at [email protected] or (08) 9780 5255

Free Wi-Fi

Free Wi-Fi is available to members at the Shire’s libraries, located in Margaret River and Augusta. 

Free Wi-Fi is also offered by numerous cafes and accommodation venues throughout the region.

Parking

There is ample free parking in all towns in the Shire.

The Shire has implemented minor parking restrictions in some specific parking bays on the Margaret River Main Street. These restrictions have been designed to ease certain issues relating to deliveries, taxis and customer access to the Main Street pharmacies. 

Restrictions include:

  • 30min timed parking restriction (1 bay) fronting both chemists (next to ACROD bays) from 6.30am – 6.30pm and the two bays fronting the newsagent with a restriction of 3 hours from 6.30pm -6.30am
  • A 24-hour taxi rank fronting Sidekick Café and Margaret River Artisan Store
  • A peak area taxi zone (Friday and Saturday nights 10pm – 2am) fronting Teddi’s Big Spoon and Toastface Grillah.

Essential local services

Visit the Margaret River Region tourism website to find out about:

  • Public showers
  • Rubbish and dump points
  • Water fill
  • Shopping centres, petrol stations and retail outlets.

Rubbish, dump point and water refill

Margaret River dump point facility 

The Margaret River dump point facility has been relocated to the west end entrance of Gloucester Park next to the Recreation Centre.

The dump point is operational all year and free of charge. Situated on the oval access road at the western end of the Recreation Centre, off Wallcliffe Rd.

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