[1] The station takes its name from Cheynes Beach, a small coastal community located approximately 65 kilometres (40 mi) east of Albany and is surrounded by Waychinicup National Park.

The syndicate was headed by two Albany men, G. R. Birss and C. Westerberg, who expected to outlay £20,000 on the venture.

[5] The industrial facility was built to process whales caught in the area and is composed of a number of large steel and concrete sheds and workshops, smaller timber-framed offices and amenities buildings along with tanks and boilers.

The higher profits were due to a record catch of sperm whales at the station, 764 in total, and unprecedented world demand for oil.

The Foundation converted the station to a museum named Whaleworld using government and private funding.

[1] The Australian Wildlife Park Albany located adjacent to the Cheyne Beach Whaling Station Museum is a 1.3-hectare (3.2-acre) wildlife park which offer close up experiences with native animals such as: Southern Hairy-nosed wombat, Koalas, Brushtail possums (including rare golden-coated individuals), Quenda bandicoots, Spotted-tailed quoll, Red kangaroos, Western grey kangaroos (including rare albino individuals), Euro wallaroos, Tammar wallabies, Bennet wallabies, Tasmanian pademelons, Long-nose potoroos, Rufus bettongs, Brush-tail bettongs (Woylie), Stimson's python, Lizards, Tawny frog mouth, Brush tone curlew, Owls, Rufus night heron and Major Mitchell cockatoos.