Busselton Drive-In Outdoor Cinema was built in 1960 for the late Mr William Allan Jones, who traded under the name of Allan Jones Circuit Pictures. In 1982, Allan Jones Circuit Pictures became Jones Cinewest Drive-Ins P/L who owned and operated three other Drive-Ins: Manjimup, Margaret River and Kojonup as well as Busselton.

The Busselton Drive-In was one of many built in the late 50’s and early 60’s. There were over 80 in Western Australia at their peak, as Drive-Ins were very popular. However, there are now less than a handful left, as far as we know, Busselton is the last remaining country Drive-In still operating in WA.

The Busselton Drive-In has a capacity of 200 cars and still uses the original Westrex NTS RCA in car speakers, although FM and AM radio transmission has been added. The FM radio transmission sound system is of superior quality.

The original Simplex projectors, RCA Mousetrap soundheads, Peerless arcs and RCA valve amplifiers have all been replaced with Ballantyne projectors / sound heads, Strong Super Lumex Xenon lamp houses, Auditec amplifiers, Panastereo cinema processor and FM and AM transmitters.

The huge screen measures approximately 22 metres wide and 20 metres high. The screen has been reframed and refaced with all steel construction, replacing the original timber and can withstand face 150+Kph winds.

The Busselton Shire has heritage listed the Drive-In because of its social significance and the fact there are very few Drive-Ins left. The Busselton Drive-In has operated every year since opening and only closes in winter for 2 or 3 months. In 2004, the Busselton Drive-In Outdoor Cinema was featured on channel 9’s Postcards WA, as a must to visit when in Busselton.