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Western Australia Central Agricultural Region Directory

About the region: The Central Agricultural Area of Western Australia, which includes the Western Australian Wheatbelt, covers a vast area that extends from west to east from the Indian Ocean in the west to the western edge of the Goldfields. The area encompasses some of the most productive agricultural areas of the state and the wheat fields in Australia, in an area more three times the size of Tasmania.
The region's economy has historically been based on agriculture, particularly cropping, which remains the most dominant industry in the region but it is also supported by mining, commerce, manufacturing, fishing and tourism. The Wheatbelt has long established towns, such as Merredin, Kellerberrin, Northam and York, and has well developed networks, social amenities and services. It also benefits from its close proximity to the Perth metropolitan area.
Western Australian Wildflowers are spectacular, exotic and in some cases rare and the central agricultural district boasts some of the finest arrays of Western Australia's best wildflowers. Thoughout the region, between August to November, wildflowers are often seen as a vivid carpet of colour beside the roads and highways.

Toodyay Greenough Plains Kokerbin Rock

Towns and Villages

Places of interest

Natural Attractions

  • Morawa: wildflowers in Spring; Koolanooka Springs and Hills (24 km east)
  • Mullewa: Tallering Peak and Gorge; East Yuna Reserves; Bindoo Nature Reserves; Wandana Nature Reserve
  • Three Springs: wildflowers in Spring; Cockatoo Canyon; Yarra Yarra Salt Lakes; Blue Water (18 km north)
  • Carnamah: Tathra National Park; Lake Indoon; Yarra Yarra Salt Lakes
  • Coorow: Alexander Morrison National Park (50 km west)
  • Wubin: Lake Moore; Lake De Courcy; Lake Hillman; Lake O'Grady; Lake Harvey; Mollerin Lake
  • Watheroo: Watheroo National Park
  • Dalwalinu: wildflowers at Jibberding; Petrudor Rocks
  • Cadoux: Borrikin Rock; Badjerin Rock
  • Wongan Hills: Mount O'Brien, Reynoldson's Flora Reserve
  • Gingin: Gingin Brook; Bambun, Nambung and Mungala Lakes Reserves (12 km south-west)
  • Goomalling: Walyormouring Lake; Culbarting Rock
  • York: Avon River; Mt. Brown
  • Toodyay: Avon River; Avon Valley National Park; Julimar State Forest
  • Northam: Avon River; Mt. Ommanney lookout; Clackline Nature Reserve
  • Pingelly: Avon River; Boyagin Rock Nature Reserve (26 km north west); Tuttanning Nature Reserve
  • Brookton: Nine Acre Rock; Yenyenning Lakes; Boyagin Rock Nature Reserve (10 km south west)
  • Corrigin: Gorge Rock (20 km south east); Bendering Nature Reserve
  • Kellerberrin: Charles Gardner Nature Reserve (25 km north); Mt. Caroline and Nangeen Hill Nature Reserves; Kokerbin Rock 20 km south), wildflowers in spring
  • Durakoppin: Durakoppin Wildlife Sanctuary (27 km north)
  • Koorda: Cowcowing Lake; Badjerin Rock; Mungan Gabby Rock
  • Bruce Rock: the granite outcrops Bruce Rock and Kokerbin Rock and associated caves, including Bruce Rock, Kulbullikin Rock, Komitun Rock
  • Cunderdin: Bullock Rock; Boordabbie Rock; Kelkering Spring; Bulgin Rock

Caves

Historic Places

  • Morawa: Church of the Holy Cross and the Old Presbytery (1932)
  • New Norcia: Benedictine mission; Museum & Art Gallery; flour mill (1879); blacksmith's forge and olive press
  • Wongan Hills: Wongan Hills Museum
  • York: Regency Museum; Town Hall (1911); Old Gaol (1838); Post Office (1895); Castle Hotel (1842); Balding Farm; Residency Museum (1843); Old Hospital (1896); Court House (1895); Police Station (1900); Railway Station (1885); Town Hall (1911); Church of the Holy Trinity (1848); St Patrick's Church (1887); Settlers House (1853); 'Balladong Farm' (1850 onwards); Marwick's Barn (1870); Flour Mill (1891); Spencer's Bakery (c.1870); 'Faversham House' (c.1831); 'Bygraves'; 46 South Street; 21 and 22 Avon Terrace; Kairey Cottage
  • Toodyay: Museum (former Gaol, 1864); Shire Offices (former Court House) (1896-97); former Connors Mill (1870); Freemasons Hotel (1861); former Urwin's Store (1899); Public Library (former Mechanics Institute, Road Board Office) (1874, 1886); Victoria Hotel and former Billiard Saloon (1890s); House and shop (now Doctor's residence, c.1870); Post Office and Residence (1897); 'Culham' homestead (c.1870); 'Bejoording' and outbuildings (1859); 'Newgain' Granery (c.1850s)
  • Beverley: Railway Station (1886); Dead Finish Coaching Inn Museum (1872); Town Hall; St Paul's Church (1862)
  • Northam: Byfield House; Shamrock Hotel (1886); Clearview House; Avon River Suspension bridge; Northam Heritage trail (includes St John's Church; Old Railway Station Museum; Mitchell House-1905; Morny Cottage); Buckland Homestead (1874)
  • Brookton: old police station; railway station; St Mark's Anglican Church
  • Kellerberrin: Milligan homestead
  • Nungarin: Mangowine Homestead (1870s)
  • Cunderdin: Cunderdin Museum (No. 3 Pumping Station, Goldfields Water Scheme)
  • Merredin: Railway Water Tower (1893); Railway Museum (below); Pumping Station No. 4 Goldfields Water Scheme (3 km west)

Misc. Attractions

  • Mingenew: Lockier River; Coalseam Park (WA's first coal lining shafts; marine fossils in the rock strata - 32 km north east); wildflower displays
  • Morawa: Koolanooka Hills Mine Site (20 km east)
  • Perenjori: Aboriginal stone formations at Damperwah Soak (40 km north east); numerous old gold mining ghost towns such as Payne's Find, Rothsay, Warriedar and Crows Nest to the east of Perenjori
  • Three Springs: Cockatoo Canyon copper mine ruins; Talc Mine (13 km east)
  • Carnamah: There are several old goldmining ghost towns 40 to 50 km east of Carnamah
  • Moora: Berkshire Valley Folk Museum. The complex consists of a homestead (1847), stables (1867), a shearing shed (1869), barn, manager's cottage (1856) and bridge (1869)
  • New Norcia: New Norcia Deep Space Tracking Station
  • Meckering: remnants of earthquake damage
  • Goomalling: Gnamma (Aboriginal watering) holes
  • York: York Motor Museum
  • Beverley: Aeronautical Museum; Avondale Research Station
  • Corrigin: dog cemetery; pioneer museum; miniature railway and steam train
  • Quairading: natural wood sculpture
  • Trayning: Aboriginal Gnamma holes
  • Shackleton: Australia's smallest bank (measures 3m x 4m)
  • Merredin: COBB Grain Transfer Terminal (the largest horizontal storage facility in the southern hemisphere - 220,000 tonnes)
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