Western Australia

Great Camping & Rest Areas in the Goldfields of Western Australia

Road trips are fantastic, and in the Goldfields region of Western Australia, they're epic. There is no better feeling than finding free camping sites and great rest areas to take a break during...

Silo & Street Art W Australia

Driving around southern country Western Australia, you get an opportunity to see the fantastic silo art in the small country towns. Hopefully, you will get to see at least one of these artworks as...

Herbert Hoover & Sons of Gwalia Mine, Western Australia

On 21 December 1963 the Sons of Gwalia mine closed and the 1500 residents of Gwalia left town for ever. Trains were dispatched from Kalgoorlie 230kms (143 miles) south, and people took only what they...

The Inside Australia Statues at Lake Ballard, Western Australia

Many people had told me that I really, really should go to Lake Ballard when I was in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. They raved so much about it, I was afraid that it might be a letdown...

Top 10 Things to See & Do at Rottnest Island, Western Australia

Dutch explorer Willem de Vlamingh gave this beautiful island its name in 1696. He mistook the native animals, the quokkas, here for rats and named it Rottnest, meaning 'rats nest' in Dutch. The...