AGO Holiday Planner 2026

The Wheatbelt

BEST TIME TO VISIT WINTER OR SPRING

DESTINATIONS BROOMEHILL, NEWDEGATE, COOLGARDIE

HIGHLIGHTS EMU ROCK, THE BREAKAWAYS

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JOHN HOLLAND WAY AND THE HOLLAND TRACK THREE DAYS ON SEALED AND UNSEALED ROADS

The Breakaways

Be well prepared for this all-Australian outback adventure. Pioneering footsteps The original John Holland Track was created in 1893 as a shortcut for miners through rugged bushland. Connecting Broomehill in the southern Wheatbelt to Coolgardie in the Goldfields, this road trip can be undertaken in two sections. The Track is 4WD only while the Way is bitumen and gravel. Visit the Broomehill Museum for a dose of history before hitting the road to Newdegate.

Newdegate

Off the beaten track Following John Holland Way, explore Emu Rock, cross the original Rabbit Proof Fence and consider an overnight stay at Buckley’s Breakaway. This route to Coolgardie is 220km, but will take five to six hours, passing natural bushland and stunning rock formations. Taking the Track from Hyden to Coolgardie is 290km and can take two to three days. The final leg to Coolgardie offers vistas of virgin bushland, salt lakes, nature reserves and granite outcrops.

Broomehill

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT Buckleys Breakaways, Holland Track clearing tree.

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AUSTRALIA'S GOLDEN OUTBACK