Murchison Information

Explore other great holiday locations in Australias Golden Outback.

• Cape Le Grand National Park

The Esperance Region (Sand Plains) is an area of 31,390 hectares. The region is 48 kilometres to the park boundary from Esperance and 800... read more

• Coolgardie

Coolgardie is located seven hours' drive east of Perth and a forty minute drive south west of Kalgoorlie. The Coolgardie of today has retained... read more

• Cunderdin

Located a two hour drive east of Perth on the Great Eastern Highway is the town of Cunderdin. Cunderdin was first settled with the arrival... read more

• Dumbleyung

Dumbleyung is a town 267 kilometres southeast of Perth in the West Australian wheatbelt. The area's main attraction is Lake Dumbleyung... read more

• Esperance

Esperance is located on the south coast of Western Australia, about a nine hour drive from Perth. With a temperate climate all year round... read more

• Eucla

Eucla is the largest settlement on the Nullarbor Plain, just 10 minutes short of the South Australian border. In the early 1900s Eucla... read more

• Gwalia

Discovered in 1869 by John Forrest, Gwalia is a "must see" when visiting the Goldfields. The Gwalia Museum and Historic Precinct... read more

• Hyden

Hyden is situated 340 kilometres or four hours' drive east of Perth, via the Brookton Highway. More than 100,000 tourists visit the town... read more

• Kalgoorlie Boulder

An hour's flight east from Perth, Kalgoorlie Boulder is the hub of the goldfields and one of Western Australia's largest cities... read more

• Kellerberrin

Kellerberrin is located in the centre of the wheat belt region a comfortable two hour drive east of Midland. The main industries are wheat... read more

• Kennedy Range National Park

The Kennedy Range National Park lies roughly 150 kilometres east of Carnarvon and is surrounded by pastoral leases. The park offers spectacular... read more

• Kookynie

The small goldfields town of Kookynie is located two hours' drive north of Coolgardie or ten hours east of Perth. Kookynie is an authentic... read more

• Kulin

Kulin is a convenient stopover for travellers between Perth and Esperance. While in this five star tidy town, don't miss a visit to the... read more

• Laverton

Located about 125 kilometres east of Leonora, and around a 12 hour drive northeast of Perth, lies the early goldmining town of Laverton... read more

• Leonora

Leonora, three hours' drive north of Kalgoorlie, is a very clean and well kept, busy little outback town. It was discovered and named by... read more

• Lucky bay

Lucky Bay is the main feature of the Cape Le Grand National Park. Located 50 kilometres from Esperance it is one of the most picturesque... read more

• Menzies

One and a half hours' drive north of Kalgoorlie is the goldmining town of Menzies. The town was settled in 1894 by Lesley Robert Menzies... read more

• Merredin

Merredin is the largest regional centre in the eastern wheatbelt, around three hours drive east of Perth on the Great Eastern Highway... read more

• Mount Augustus

Mount Augustus, or Burringurrah as it is known by the local Wadjari Aboriginal people, is one of the world's most spectacular peaks is 750... read more

• Mundaring

In the heart of the hills, Mundaring is a short 35 minute drive from the City of Perth. The community is warm, friendly, multicultural and... read more

• Murchison

Murchison, three and a half hours' drive northeast of Geraldton, depicts the real Australian outback with open space, beautiful scenery... read more

• Narrogin

Narrogin, a two hour drive from Perth, is located in the heart of Western Australia's richest farming land. Narrogin is a great base to... read more

• Ravensthorpe

Ravensthorpe is located approximately 550 kilometres southeast of Perth. The area is renowned for the natural beauty of its ancient ranges... read more

• Southern Cross

Southern Cross is located on the Great Eastern Highway, three hours' drive west of Kalgoorlie. It is the centre for the Yilgarn Shire (Yilgarn... read more

• Wagin

Wagin is an inland town about three hours' drive southeast of Perth. The town is the centre of a thriving Merino stud industry and proud... read more

• Westonia

Westonia is located just over four hours' drive east of Perth, where the wheatbelt meets the goldfields. The town owes its origin to gold... read more