Explore Western Australia

Explore Western Australia

Sunday, 17 August 2014

Nullarbor Plain, Western Australia

The vast Nullarbor Plain is the world’s largest limestone karst landscape covering an area of 270,000 square km, extending 2000 km between Norseman and Ceduna. Two thirds of the Nullarbor is within Western Australia and one third is in South Australia.






My Favourite Place In Western Australia

My favourite place in Western Australia (Nullarbor Plain).

#annualroadtrip (Perth-Adelaide-Melbourne / Melbourne-Adelaide-Perth).







Sunrise In Nullarbor Plain

Sunrise in Nullarbor Plain (Eyre Highway).







Annual Outback Roadtrip (Norseman)

My annual outback roadtrip (Perth-Adelaide-Melbourne/Melbourne-Adelaide-Perth).


Picture was taken at Norseman, WA around 5.00 am.



Tuesday, 15 July 2014

Old Perth Fire Station

- The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) Education and Heritage Centre is located in the original Perth Central Fire Station.

-  The building was commissioned under the authority of the Western Australian Fire Brigades Act of 1899 and was the first purpose built fire station in Western Australia.

- It was opened in 1901 and continued in operation until 1979.

- This building of historical diversity boasts a Federation Romanesque architectural style, it was registered on the Western Australian State Register of Heritage Places in 1989.

- DFES’s Education and Heritage Centre is open from 10am to 4:00pm on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays and admission is free.

- The Education and Heritage Centre is situated on the corner of Murray and Irwin Streets, Perth, near Royal Perth Hospital.





Friday, 9 May 2014

Broomehill

- Broomehill is a town on the Great Southern Highway between Katanning and Albany, in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. It is located 305 kilometres South East of Perth.


- The region is predominantly a sheep and grain producing area with a growing interest in aquaculture, viticulture, horticulture and tourism.



Sunday, 4 May 2014

Gnowangerup

- The Shire of Gnowangerup is situated in the Great Southern area, 365 kilometres southeast of Perth and 140 kilometres north of Albany. It has a population of approximately 1400 people and features three towns – Gnowangerup, Ongerup and Borden.

- Gnowangerup, named as the place of the Mallee Fowl in the Aboriginal Noongar language.

- The Shire of Gnowangerup supports a population of 1271 (ABS 2011), a range of small to medium businesses many based around the agricultural and manufacturing industries and also a number of tourism enterprises.