Shark Bay is located 831kms north of Perth in the Gascoyne Region that
encompasses Denham, Monkey Mia, & Useless Loop.
The Shark Bay are is
steeped in history from the tip of Dirk Hartog Island to the boundary of
Hamelin Pool where the old telegraph station still stands. Discovered by the
Dutch, named by the French and surveyed and settled by the English, the area
has both astounding and fascinated visitors for centuries. The name Shark
Bay comes from the name given to the area by William Dampier who in 1699
called it "The Bay of Sharks".
The Parish Church situated in Denham is St
Andrew's by the Sea (built 1954). The church is built of shell blocks
locally quarried from Hamelin Pool.
The Revd Al and Mrs Linda Willett
minister to the Anglican community of Shark Bay.
