When we reached the flat topped summit of Mount Lesueur we found ourselves walking through a vast stand of prickly Parrot Bush – Dryandra sessilis – also known by its indigenous name Boojak. Their creamy yellow flowers nestling in prickly cups, it was easy to see how this plant is a sanctuary for small birds. […]
Discovering The Northern Goldfields
We tour around the ‘other’ gold region of Western Australia Many travellers exploring the Western Australian goldfields centre themselves around the Kalgoorlie-Coolgardie region, but there is much history to be found a little further afield, as we discovered during our recent road trip through the old gold mining areas of Cue, Sandstone, Gwalia and Menzies. CUE – […]
Wooleen Station
WOOLEEN STATION, Murchison, Western Australia Fancy camping with absolute river frontage in over a quarter of a million acres of mulga shrub lands? Camped on the banks of the Murchison River about sixteen kilometres from the Wooleen Station homestead the quiet of the ancient landscape was only broken by bird calls along the river. We could […]
Karalee Rock and Dam
KARALEE ROCK, WA 50km east of Southern Cross Located only five kilometres north of the Great Eastern Highway and 50 kilometres east of Southern Cross, Karalee Rock is an ideally located free camp between Perth and Kalgoorlie and just one of several granite outcrops which are popular for campers across the Western Australian wheatbelt. […]
Kwolyin Campground
Western Australian central wheatbelt The Western Australian Wheatbelt has very few opportunities for bush camping, but one I can recommend is the Kwolyin campground located on the Bruce Rock-Quairading Road, only seven kilometres west of Shackleton, and 39 kilometres east of Quairading. The Kwolyin campground was created at the site of the old Kwolyin […]
