A FEW YEARS BACK, WHEN ROTTNEST ISLAND set itself a goal of welcoming 800,000 annual visitors to its sandy shores by 2034, it seemed like an optimistic gaze into the crystal ball. But it turned out those expectations were a tad low: it surpassed that number in 2019.
The quokka-dotted isle that sparkles across the water from Perth’s stretched elastic coastline beckons seductively, like a siren song to sailors. Its irresistible allure isn’t what you’d expect, though. No, it’s not (just) the 63 beaches squeezed around
