Central Wheatbelt Visitor Centre

Central Wheatbelt Visitor Centre The Central Wheatbelt Visitor Centre provides information to visitors to the Wheatbelt Region. Free WIFI is also available.

This Centre is operated by the Shire of Merredin and provides visitor information, Cummins Theatre and Transwa bookings. It is the major accredited visitor centre for the Central and North Eastern Wheatbelt. There is a staff of one full time manager and one permanent full-time tourism officer. Open: Monday to Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐–๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ๐›๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ŸŒธWe are still seeing an amazing array of colour throughout the Central Wheatbelt reg...
14/09/2026

๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐–๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ๐›๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ŸŒธ

We are still seeing an amazing array of colour throughout the Central Wheatbelt region! But dont leave it too long, with warmer weather starting to poke its head up, the carpets of everlastings wont be here for long. With the warmer weather comes a different assortment of wildflowers like many shrubs and eucalypts as well as different orchid species such as the Sun orchids.

Visit us at the Central Wheatbelt Visitor Centre in Merredin to get all the tips on the best places to go and what you can expect to find on your travels. Or phone us and we can send you maps along with tips on the best way to travel our region.

Central Wheatbelt Wildflower Updates โžกbit.ly/cwvcwildflowerinfo

๐ŸŒพ Central Wheatbelt Visitor Centre
๐Ÿ“ 45 Barrack Street, Merredin
โฐ Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm, Saturday & Sunday 9am to 1pm
โ˜Ž๏ธ (08) 9041 1666

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๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐ง ๐ŸŒธIf you are making your way to Merredin or even passing through and have some ...
12/09/2026

๐๐ฅ๐š๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐Œ๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐ง ๐ŸŒธ

If you are making your way to Merredin or even passing through and have some time to wander, here are some great spots to find our stunning flora located close to Merredin town.

๐Œ๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐ž๐š๐ค ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž - Just 1.5km from town, here you will find a great selection of orchids, everlastings and flowering shrubs amongst the Salmon and Gimlet gum trees. Take a walk to the top of the rock and take in the views.

๐“๐š๐ฆ๐ฆ๐š ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ - Located on the south side of Merredin you will find this reserve packed with seasonal wildflowers. Walk the 1.2km interpretive trail and discover the local flora and fauna.

๐“๐จ๐ญ๐š๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐š๐ซ๐ค - Take a short 10 minute drive south of Merredin to explore this granite outcrop with its own 'mini wave' formation. An abundance of different orchids, feather flowers, everlastings and other flowering shrubs can be found here. Its the perfect spot for a picnic!

๐’๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐“๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ - If you have more time to spend, take yourself for a drive along Merredin's only designated Flora road, Scott Road. Stretching for 7.1km with 176 recorded native species it is well worth the drive. Head north out of Merredin along the Merredin-Chandler Road to the intersection of Talgomine Reserve Road where you will discover a stunning array of wildflowers.

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๐ŸŒพCentral Wheatbelt Visitor Centre
๐Ÿ“45 Barrack Street, Merredin
โฐMonday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm, Saturday & Sunday 9am to 1pm
โ˜Ž๏ธ(08) 9041 1666

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๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐ง'๐ฌ ๐‘๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐‡๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿš‚The Merredin Railway station opened in 1895 and with the av...
11/09/2026

๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐ง'๐ฌ ๐‘๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐‡๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿš‚

The Merredin Railway station opened in 1895 and with the availability of fresh water from the Railway dam made Merredin an essential stopping point for trains on their way to Kalgoorlie. After the locomotive depot was moved from Southern Cross to Merredin in 1904 it cemented its status as a major rail centre. By 1913, four major railway lines converged on the town.

A massive signal box with 95 switching levers was built in 1913 to manage the heavy traffic and can still be seen today. A new station was built across from the original site in the late 1960s to handle the new standard gauge eastern railway. The Merredin Railway Museum officially opened on April 1, 1978 and a great spot to wander and view railway memorabilia and even trains on display.

๐Ÿ•Tuesday to Sunday 11am to 2pm (times can vary dependent on volunteer availability)
๐ŸŽซ Adult $10, Concession/Seniors $5, Child 13-17yrs $5, Children 12yrs and under FREE, Family $20

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๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Œ๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐ง ๐ŸŽ–Have you visited the Merredin military museum? Learn about the vital role Merr...
10/09/2026

๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Œ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐Œ๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐ง ๐ŸŽ–

Have you visited the Merredin military museum? Learn about the vital role Merredin played during WWII and view the vast collection of memorabilia and machinery. Read the stories from wheatbelt soldiers who fought in WWI, WWII, Vietnam and more recent battles. The museum prides itself on giving you the personal history and connections to those living and working in the Wheatbelt.

Donโ€™t miss the prized exhibits, including the impressive Catalina aircraft and the iconic โ€œHueyโ€ Iroquois UH-1H helicopter (RAAF & Army Aviation). Itโ€™s one of only two Iroquois helicopters on public display in WA and have a sit in a M113A1 tank.

Open 7 Days from 10am to 3pm
๐ŸŽซAdults $10, Concession $7, Children FREE

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๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฉ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐„๐ฑ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ ๐‘๐• ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ฒ ๐š๐ญ ๐Œ๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿš™Our new Dump Point located on Barrack Street near the Central Wheatbelt...
09/09/2026

๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฉ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐„๐ฑ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ ๐‘๐• ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ฒ ๐š๐ญ ๐Œ๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿš™

Our new Dump Point located on Barrack Street near the Central Wheatbelt Visitor Centre in Merredin is now operational. Located conveniently close to town, where you can dump, park and explore Merredin. Water access to fill campers is available close by at the Visitor Centre.

As an RV Friendly town the Shire of Merredin has now extended the length of stay at the Merredin Peak RV site from 24hrs to 72hrs. This will give travellers the perfect opportunity to stay and explore our town and region.

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๐ŸŒพCentral Wheatbelt Visitor Cantre
๐Ÿ“45 Barrack Street, Merredin
โฐ Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm, Saturday & Sunday 9am to 1pm

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๐‚๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ž! ๐Ÿ‘€ We have these gorgeous 100% cotton summer scarves, tote bags and zipper pouches new in ...
08/09/2026

๐‚๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ž! ๐Ÿ‘€

We have these gorgeous 100% cotton summer scarves, tote bags and zipper pouches new in stock. Featuring Australian florals and fauna, these products will make the perfect gift for someone special or why not spoil yourself.

Scarves - $29.95 each
Tote Bags - $27.95 each
Zipper Pouch - $19.95 each

Purchase instore from the Central Wheatbelt Visitor Centre
๐Ÿ“ 45 Barrack Street, Merredin
โฐ Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm, Saturday to Sunday 9am to 1pm

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๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐–๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ๐›๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ŸŒธColour, colour, colour! You are going to see so many different colours when you vis...
07/09/2026

๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐–๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ๐›๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ ๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐”๐ฉ๐๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ŸŒธ

Colour, colour, colour! You are going to see so many different colours when you visit the Central Wheatbelt Region. See the stunning vivid blue of the Blue Squill or Blue Stars (Chamaescilla corymbosa), bright pops of yellow of the Lemon Scented Sun Ochids (Thelymitra antennifera), to the stunning array of purples and pinks from flowering shrubs like Eremophila species, Calytrix species and various Heath Myrtles.

Spider Orchids are still flowering, along with Donkey, Clown and various Sun orchids are making their way out. Carpets of Pink, white, lilac and yellow from the many different types of everlastings can be found in many reserves and even along roadsides.

Visit us at the Central Wheatbelt Visitor Centre in Merredin to get all the tips on the best places to go and what you can expect to find on your travels. Or phone us and we can send you maps along with tips on the best way to travel our region.

Central Wheatbelt Wildflower Updates โžก bit.ly/cwvcwildflowerinfo

๐ŸŒพ Central Wheatbelt Visitor Centre
๐Ÿ“ 45 Barrack Street, Merredin
โฐ Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm, Saturday & Sunday 9am to 1pm
โ˜Ž๏ธ (08) 9041 1666

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๐Œ๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ ๐š๐ซ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ž๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ŸšŒWould you like to experience the wildflowers of Merredin? Join the Wildflow...
06/09/2026

๐Œ๐ž๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ ๐š๐ซ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐๐ž๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ŸšŒ

Would you like to experience the wildflowers of Merredin? Join the Wildflowers Society of WA Merredin Branch on a guided bus tour of Merredin's only designated Flora Road. Discover the amazing diversity of the Central Wheatbelt regions native flora.

Local wildflower experts will be on board to answer questions. Enjoy a light lunch under the Salmon Gums with carpets of everlastings and patches of orchids close by.

Seats are limited!

๐ŸŽซ $10
๐Ÿš To book, contact the Central Wheatbelt Visitor Centre
โ˜Ž (08) 9041 1666
โฐ Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm, Saturday & Sunday 9am to 1pm

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๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ' ๐๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐’๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ-๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ŸŒธOnce you have soaked in the gorgeous views of carpets o...
05/09/2026

๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ' ๐๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐’๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ-๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐ŸŒธ

Once you have soaked in the gorgeous views of carpets of pink everlastings at Korrelocking, make your way towards Nungarin. Along the way you can make safe stops along the roadside as you pass through Trayning and Kununoppin to see the huge variety of flowering native shrubs. Explore the reserves around Nungarin to find carpets of white pom pom everlastings as well as a stunning mix of shrubs and orchids.

From Nungarin, make your way towards Merredin. Here you can explore the Merredin Peak and Railway Dam to find a great display of wildflowers. A short ten minute drive south of Merredin you can take in the sights around Totadgin Conservation Park. Here you will find a natural wave formation in the granite rock and an abundance of wildflowers!

Where will you go first along the Pioneers' Pathway?

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๐ŸŒพ Central Wheatbelt Visitor Centre
๐Ÿ“ 45 Barrack Street, Merredin
โฐ Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm, Saturday & Sunday 9am to 1pm

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๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ' ๐๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐’๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ-๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ฅ ๐ŸŒธIf you are looking for stunning carpets of wildflowers...
04/09/2026

๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ' ๐๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ ๐’๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ-๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ข๐ฅ ๐ŸŒธ

If you are looking for stunning carpets of wildflowers, pack your car, grab the camera and make your way along the Pioneers' Pathway Self-Drive Trail and discover places that will be sure to delight!

Start your hunt in Goomalling, find the stunning Blood Spider Orchids found in the reserve along Salmon Gam Way. Here you will also find a great variety of native flora. From Goomalling, make you way to Dowerin and take a walk along the Tin Dog Creek. After you have said hello to Rusty and Rosie, drive out to Minnivale and be wowed by the stunning colours on display.

From Minnivale stop in at Namelkatchem to find native ochids like cowslips and donkey's and a fantastic display of shrubs in full bloom. Stop in at Wyalkatchem and visit the CBH Museum and take a step back in time. Take a short drive east and stop in at Korrelocking Reserve and be blown away by the spectacular display of pink everlastings!

Pioneers' Pathway Map โžก bit.ly/PioneersPathway
Central Wheatbelt Wildflower Updates โžก bit.ly/cwvcwildflowerinfo

๐ŸŒพ Central Wheatbelt Visitors Centre
๐Ÿ“ 45 Barrack Street, Merredin
โฐ Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm, Saturday & Sunday 9am to 1pm

๐Ÿ“ธ | Images by Ursina Gringer

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45 Barrack Street
Merredin, WA
6415

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Monday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
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Saturday 9am - 1pm
Sunday 9am - 1pm

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