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The Wheatbelt

BEST TIME TO VISIT APRIL – DECEMBER

DESTINATIONS MERREDIN, CUNDERDIN, KALGOORLIE

HIGHLIGHTS MECKERING EARTHQUAKE FAULT LINE, MUNDARING WEIR, MOUNT CHARLOTTE

Kagl oorlie

Merredin

Perth

GOLDEN PIPELINE HERITAGE TRAIL THREE DAYS ON SEALED ROADS

We’re on the trail of liquid gold, following one of the world’s greatest engineering marvels, the pipeline that carries water more than 500km from the Perth Hills to the remote semi-arid Goldfields. Weir of f Engineer-in-chief C.Y. O’Connor’s daring pipeline from Mundaring Weir lifts water 390m over the Darling Escarpment. It officially opened in Mount Charlotte in 1903 and remains the longest freshwater pipeline in the world.

On shaky ground The trail is punctuated by stops at historic points of interest including the Meckering earthquake fault line and Cunderdin No.3 Pump Station. The biggest grain storage bins in the southern hemisphere are found in Merredin; four are part of FORM’s PUBLIC Silo Art Trail. Gold rush Cross the original (No. 1) Rabbit Proof Fence at Burracoppin, enjoy the heritage buildings of Coolgardie, and arrive in Kalgoorlie to embrace the history of the gold rush era. Return to Perth from Merredin via the picturesque southern road to York or take the Pioneers Pathway to Toodyay.

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT Cummins Theatre, Tram ride in Kalgoorlie, Town Hall Kalgoorlie.

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