AGO Holiday Planner 2026

TEST YOUR SWING AT THE NULLARBOR LINKS

Do something more than a leg stretch on your next pit stop; hone your golf swing. The Nullarbor Links is the world's longest golf course, and most likely, the quirkiest too. The 18-hole golf course spans over 1,300 kilometres from Kalgoorlie to Ceduna in South Australia. Not travelling all the way? No problem – complete a section of the uniquely Australian bush course, with your golf skills improved with every far-flung par. To play the course, purchase a score card from the Ceduna, Norseman, or Kalgoorlie visitor’s centre. Have your card stamped at the service stations or visitor centres along the way. On completion of the course, you will receive a completion certificate. The cost for the whole round is only $78.

BITE INTO WESTERN AUSTRALIA'S FAMOUS OUTBACK BURGER Bring a pen, buy a burger, leave your mark: it's not a road trip in the Goldfields without a visit to Broad Arrow Tavern. Established in 1896, the quintessential tin-roofed Aussie pub is an outback landmark, known for its patron-penned graffiti-covered walls, memorabilia of yesteryear and bizarre collection of bras. Perhaps most importantly, it's famous for its homemade burgers. After your feed, add to the thousands of drawings that add character to the pub's walls, doors, and almost every inch of surface by purchasing a little magnet tag to hang on the least touched place: the roof. The pub really is a pit stop like no other. ENCOUNTER THE GHOSTS OF WA'S PAST The once-thriving town of Gwalia is a ghostly reminder of Western Australia's golden age. When mining operations suddenly ceased in 1963, Gwalia was hastily abandoned—miner cottages, filled with furniture and household items, left to rust. Thankfully, 31 buildings of the former prosperous town have been preserved, including cottages, a windmill, and attractions still in use today, such as the Gwalia Museum and Hoover House , named after Gwalia's first mine manager, Herbert Hoover, who later served as the 31st President of the United States. While President Hoover never occupied the house, it now operates as a bed and breakfast accommodation which overlooks the former mine site and ghost town. Talk about unique panoramas. Location: Broad Arrow

HEAR OF SCANDALS AND SEDUCTION AT AUSTRALIA'S OLDEST WORKING BROTHEL The curious finds continue in the outback, this time with Australia's oldest working brothel. Established in the late 1890s, Questa Casa is Kalgoorlie's last-remaining brothel, a living relic of the gold rush era's promiscuous side. Infamously known as the "Pink House", the 1904-built white corrugated-iron shed features 11 "starting doors", pale pink doors where women would court business come sundown. But during the day, another business operates: brothel tours. Led by the brothel's madam, the memorable, one-hour tour goes beyond the pink doors, baring all, giving insight into Questa Casa's scandalous past. Location : Kalgoorlie Tour: Most days at 3pm (Book ahead on 08 9021 4897) Price : From $30

Location: Gwalia

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HOLIDAY PLANNER 2026