Australia's Golden Outback 2023 Holiday Planner

BALLADONIA 191km east of Norseman Balladonia is a small roadhouse community offering an important rest stop for travellers traversing he plain. Balladonia Roadhouse includes a restaurant, bar, motel and caravan park. Visit the Cultural Heritage Museum with Skylab debris and interactive displays while passing through. CAIGUNA 180km east of Balladonia Caiguna is a small roadhouse community and a 146.6-kilometre stretch of the highway, being one of the longest straight stretches of road in the world. Find the Caiguna Blowhole 5km west of town. COCKLEBIDDY 66km east of Caiguna Cocklebiddy lies on the southern edge of

EUCLA 62km west of Mundrabilla Eucla is the final stop within WA before crossing the border to SA. This tiny settlement is home to service station, hotel-motel, caravan park and golf course. The old, desolated Telegraph Station here is an iconic image of the Nullarbor — a reminder of the lonely, harsh environment.

Western Australia’s vast sheep grazing belt. Visit Australia’s first bird observatory here, the Eyre Bird Observatory, which offers a delightful retreat for nature lovers. The observatory requires advance bookings (call 08 9039 3450)

with access by 4WD only. MADURA 91km east of Cocklebiddy

Madura was settled as a pastoral homestead in about 1876. Stop at Madura Roadhouse before visiting the Madura Pass Lookout for a rare vantage point of the sweeping plans. MUNDRABILLA 115km east of Madura Mundrabilla Roadhouse offers fuel, accommodation, food and the world’s longest golf course, Nullarbor Links Golf Course. This picturesque location along the escarpment is also the site of Australia’s biggest meteorite.

At a Glance

TOPATTRACTIONS The Norseman Museum / Tin Camel Roundabout / Nullarbor Links / Granite and Woodlands Discovery Trail / Norseman Woodlands Cultural, Community & Visitors Centre / Dundas Heritage Trail & Dundas Rocks STOPSALONGTHE PLAIN Norseman / Balladonia / Caiguna / Cocklebiddy / Madura / Mundrabilla / Eucla

WILDFLOWERS TODISCOVER Sturt Desert Pea / Eremophilia / Wattle / Orchids / Everlastings

NORSEMANVISITORCENTRE 78 Princep Street, Norseman (08) 9039 0040 or 1300 664 455 tourism@dundas.wa.gov.au dundas.wa.gov.au

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