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May 1st, 2001
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Great Southern Region
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WA’s original settlement, the Albany area was a penal colony even before the existence of the Swan River settlement that would become Perth
Outback Coast Region
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The Outback Coast is about as far north as you’d go if you want to avoid the stifling tropical summers of northern Western Australia.
Goldfields Region
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It was because of an Irish immigrant who stumbled upon gullies lined with gold that the towns and industry in the area exist today.
Perth Region
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Rather than riding the Roaring Forties to reach their targets of the Spice Islands of Southeast Asia, many were blown all the way to the reefs and rocks of the WA coast.
Mid West Region
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Today, with the gold rush long gone, they fulfil their current purposes as storage and transport bases for the huge grain and livestock industries.
Heartlands Region
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When European settlers moved out from Perth in search of farmland, the area we now call the wheatbelt was a vast bushy plain.
Outback Coast Region
Things to do
The diving along Ningaloo Reef is perfectly suited to novices ...
Great Southern Region
Things to do
Explore the agricultural history in Katanning and Kojonup, where a ...
May 1st, 2001
Peel Region
Things to do
Camp, canoe, bushwalk or picnic in the Peel region forests ...
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Perth Region
Things to do
Cruise the wineries of the Swan Valley. In between tasting, ...
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Western Australia
Wineries
The state's famous Margaret River wine region is one of the finest ...
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Goldfields Region
Things to do
Explore the rich mining and gold rush history of the ...
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