Merredin Kalgoorlie Bitter Water Tank was built in 1893 and supplied water to steam trains for over 60 years. Merredin silo art.  These silos are part of the largest grain storage bins in the southern hemisphere at 610 meters long and 59 meters high. After a bumper crop, if a silo is overflowing, has it … More Way Away in WA 2023 – Day 10 – Granite Country

The Great Eastern Highway links the Eyre Highway through the Goldfields and Wheat Belt to Perth. Crossing Lake Cowan salt lake just north of Norseman “He’s not the messiah………..” The Big Golden Eagle Nugget at Widgiemooltha, a 4.7:1 replica of the nugget found nearby in 1931. This was the largest gold nugget ever found in … More Way Away in WA 2023 – Day 9 – Great Eastern Highway

The Eyre Highway is over 1800km from Port Augusta to Norseman. Today we travelled the western part – 721km from Border Village to Norseman, our longest daily distance so far this trip. We gain 1.5 hours from South Australian time crossing the border. Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana. So we … More Way Away in WA 2023 – Day 8 – Mostly straight with the odd bend

Further west on the Eyre Highway today on our continental crossing. We will see how this pans out – a stop at the Pantry (Pan Tree). We found a non-stick pan and a stick pan. A fan meet! Penong Windmill Museum – collecting windmills from far and wide across Australia – fantastic place! The Comet, … More Way Away in WA 2023 – Day 7 – Whale of a time

The morning view from our room. A sleep in and slow day looking around Ceduna before we start the Nullarbor crossing tomorrow. Thevenard – Pinky Point Lookout. Knowing the measurement from the tip of your thumb to the tip of your pinky finger is pretty handy. At Pinky Point Lookout -“Het Gulden Seepaart” (The Golden … More Way Away in WA 2023 – Day 6 – Ceduna

Port Augusta to Ceduna 468km across the top of the Eyre Peninsula. Port Augusta has 109 wind turbines operating in the district. The ones above are at Lincoln Gap off the Eyre Highway. South Australia currently generates almost 70% of its electricity from renewable sources. “Run away, run away!!!” Emu count today: just these two. … More Way Away in WA 2023 – Day 5 – Eyre Highway

The Pinnacles on the early morning drive from Broken Hill to the South Australian border. In local turf wars, goats have overtaken Thackaringa Hills Manna Hill Railway Station built in 1886 in the golden age of Australian railways. This is on the Indian Pacific railway line. Saltbush country between Manna Hill and Yunta A weather … More Way Away in WA 2023 – Day 4 – From the Outback to the Gulf

We spend a large part of today on the Barwon River floodplain. The Barwon is 700km long and starts as the MacIntyre River on the Queensland/NSW border near Mungindi and becomes the Darling River near Bourke at the confluence of the Culgoa/Balonne/Condamine River system. We cross the Barwon River four times as we journey west. … More Way Away in WA 2023 – Day 2 – The Barwon

“Nothing behind me, everything ahead of me, as is ever so on the road.” from On the Road by Jack Kerouac, American novelist It is an easy 2050km drive over four days from the Sunshine Coast to the start of the Eyre Highway at Port Augusta with overnight stops at marvellous Moree, captivating Cobar, beautiful … More Way Away in WA 2023 – Day 1 – West by South-West

Eucla Roadhouse has a Big Whale…or is it a little whale? World’s Tallest Bin in Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie – despite its size, I still managed to check its contents. I felt rubbish. A Big Ram in Kalgoorlie – a ram-dom act of sculpting. The Big Teaset! It’ll take some skill for someone to matcha this. People … More Big Things of Western Australia

The (big) Queenslander sign at Wallangarra on the Qld/NSW border The Big Hose at QAGOMA, South Banks, Brisbane is a 119 metre long garden hose. The artists were told to create something outstanding – no pressure! There are no kinks….yet. A Big Crab in a private yard at Donnybrook – I’m not sure of its … More Big Things of Queensland