Locke Estate

The Locke Estate is an area of Crown land located on the coast of Geographe Bay near Caves Road approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) west of the town of Busselton. Comprising an area of 37.5 hectares (93 acres), the estate was designated an A-Class Reserve in the 1920s for the purposes of "Recreational Campsites and Group Holiday accommodation".

Locke Estate Western Australia
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve)
Locke Estate
Nearest town or city	Busselton
Coordinates	33.66°S 115.24°E / -33.66; 115.24
Established	1920s
Area	222 hectares (550 acres)[1][2]
See also	List of protected areas of Western Australia

The estate was divided into 16 sites which have been leased to churches and community organisations.^[3] The presence of the church sites throughout the estate has led to the area being known locally as the "Holy Mile".^[4][5][6]

The Locke Estate provides low-cost accommodation along one of the most expensive real estate locations in the South West region of Western Australia. As an A-Class Reserve the land cannot be sold and has the highest level of protection.^[7]

The estate was gazetted as a nature reserve with a size of 222 hectares (550 acres) on 11 February 1992.^{[1][dubious – discuss]}

In 2018, a bridge was built from the reserve across the Buayanyup River to link two previously isolated populations of western ringtail possums.^[8][9][10]