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Umpherston Sinkhole
Once a pleasant resort in the heat of summer on James Umpherstons long since subdivided estate. Its free to check it out, or you can take a self-guided or guided tour.
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Milton Vineyard
Milton is 13km north of Swansea, with tastings in an old weatherboard pavilion presiding over the vines. Sip some sparkling ros茅 and enjoy a cheese platter by the lake
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Patrick Taylor Cottage
Believed to be the oldest colonial dwelling in WA, this 1832 wattle-and-daub cottage is packed with antiques, freaky mannequins and displays on its former residents.
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Petticoat Lane
One of Penolas first streets. Most of the original buildings have been razed, but there are still a few old timber-slab houses, red-gum kerbs and gnarly trees to see.
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Joffre Gorge
Joffre Falls (when not trickling) are spectacular but the frigid pools below are perenially shaded. Theres a walking track to the falls from the Karijini Eco Retreat .
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Governor La Trobes Cottage
Near the Shrine of Remembrance is Governor La Trobe鈥檚 Cottage , the original Victorian government house sent out from the mother country in prefabricated form in 1840.
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Homestead Park Pioneer Museum
The Homestead Park Pioneer Museum features an original pine-log homestead (1850s) furnished in period style and a well-preserved rail carriage among its exhibits.
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Five Rivers Lookout
Sunsets are superb from this spectacular lookout on Mt Bastion (325m), overlooking the King, Pentecost, Durack, Forrest and Ord Rivers entering Cambridge Gulf. Free BBQs.
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Evandale Market
An exuberant mix of happy locals selling fresh fruit and veg, kids pony rides (and occasionally a mini train), food vans and stalls selling crafts and bric-a-brac.
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Commercial Hotel
Junee boasts some magnificent old pubs with massive verandahs dripping with iron lace. The 1915 Commercial Hotel has a busy bar crowded with after-work drinkers.
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Australian Sugar Industry Museum
For info on sugar processing, steam trains and the slave-labour heritage of the industry, try the Australian Sugar Industry Museum at Mourilyan, 6km south of Innisfail.
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Avenue of Honour
By Lake Tinaroo, this touching memorial to Australian soldiers lost in conflict in Afghanistan opened in 2013, and features a spectacular grove of Illawarra flame trees.
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Abbey Church
Inside the abbey church, try to spot the native wildlife in the sgraffito artworks that depict the Stations of the Cross. Look hard, as theres also an astronaut.
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Whale Beach
Sleepy Whale Beach, 3km south of Palm Beach, is well worth seeking out 鈥?a paradisiacal slice of deep, orange sand flanked by steep cliffs; good for surfers and families.
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Weano Gorge
The upper gorge is dry, but the steep track winding down from the car park to the lower gorge narrows until you reach the perfect, surreal bowl of Handrail Pool .
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Shorty鈥檚 Private Collection
An unusual and tongue-in-cheek assemblage of minerals, mining odds and ends, and 鈥榖ushcraft oddities鈥?鈥?a display so all-encompassing it even includes a witches鈥?coven!
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Sherwood Hall
This historic cottage was built by a remarkable pioneer couple, ex-convict Thomas Johnson and wife, Dolly Dalrymple Briggs, who was of Aboriginal and English descent.
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Bunbury Regional Art Galleries
Housed in a restored pink convent (1897), this excellent gallery has a collection that includes works by Australian art luminaries Arthur Boyd and Sir Sidney Nolan.
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Black Saturday Exhibition
Inside the visitor centre, this sobering exhibition of photos, video and salvaged items from the 2009 bushfires shows the devastating impact it had on the town.
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Big Winch
You cant miss the Big Winch, from which there are sweeping views over Coober Pedy. An optimistic if painted on the side of the big bucket sums up the towns spirit.
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