The Wheatbelt Region

Article by: Elizabeth
Last updated: Tuesday, 11-Jul-2006 00:00:00 CEST

East of the darling range , stretching north from the Albany Coastal region to beyond the Grt Eastern Hwy is the WA Wheatbelt. The whole area is noted for its unusal rock formations i.e. Wave Rock and for its ancient Aboriginal rock carvings and water holes.


Bruce Rock, Shire of In the heart of the Wheatbelt, provides an excellent base from which to explore the surrounding regions
Chittering, Shire of
beautiful scenery; magnificent wildflowers
Dalwallinu, Shire of It has a number of other cultural and natural attractions
Dandaragan, Shire of Offers the best of both worlds - the bush and the beach
Dowerin, Shire of Various historic sites and buildings in the townsite
Gingin, Shire of The coastal towns are immensely popular tourist and holiday destinations
Kellerberrin, Shire of Abounds with wildflowers during spring
Koorda, Shire of Mostly farming community dedicated to wheat, coarse grains and sheep
Merredin, Shire of Merredin and the surrounding area are rich in history, which is captured in many museums in this area
Moora, Shire of
Situated on the picturesque Moore River
Mukinbudin, Shire of "Classic Dry Red"
Narembeen, Shire of Main agricultural areas being cereal cropping, cattle and sheep
Northam, Shire of Essentially an agricultural district
Northam, Town of Provide services to surrounding towns and communities
Tammin, Shire of The economy of the Shire is primarily agriculture based
Victoria Plains, Shire of Prosperous agricultural activities, beautiful wildflowers, longstanding heritage
Wyalkatchem, Shire of In spring there is usually an interesting variety of wildflowers and orchids
Yilgarn, Shire of The Gateway to the Wheatbelt and the Goldfields
York, Shire of Council, services & facilities, local law, community....







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