Visit Northam

14/06/2026

☀️ Sunset Sunday ⛅️

The days might be getting shorter, but with sights like these, we love to watch them end 😍

12/06/2026

With plenty of sneaky snack options at our local cafes and bakeries, there’s always somewhere for tasty treats! We won’t make you dunk and dive for them 😉

11/06/2026

Throwback Thursday!

⛺️ Northam Army Camp 🏠

Since its establishment in 1935, Northam Army Camp has played a significant role in Australia's history, serving at various times as a military training base, a prisoner of war detention facility, and a migrant reception centre.

As part of the Australian Government’s defence expansion in 1934-35, the Northam site was selected for a training camp for the Citizen Military Forces. Located near an existing rifle range, the camp was ideally positioned to support military training.
Following the outbreak of World War II in September 1939, Northam Army Camp became one of Western Australia’s most important military training bases....a role it continues to fulfil today. 🏋️ 🏃‍♀️

🏠 After the war, the camp entered a new chapter when it was converted into a reception and accommodation centre for migrants arriving in Australia. For more than 20,000 post-war migrants, Northam was their first home in Australia.
Many went on to settle in the region, helping to shape the local community and contributing to the economic and societal growth of both Northam and the nation.

You can learn more about the Northam Army Camp from the Northam Army Camp Heritage Association https://northamarmycamp.org.au

Images sourced from NACHA and State Library of Western Australia

10/06/2026

🎨 Another one of our towns stunning murals.

Linzi Carter co created this beautiful piece with local Northam kids during a creativity workshop.

Named 'Bridgeley Garden Mural' and completed in 2017, the work is a collective collage of the children’s individual artworks, making it a vibrant and meaningful reflection of community creativity. 🎨

08/06/2026

🎈🎈🚂
Two balloons and a train walk into a pub….

Nah, can’t tell that joke here. It’s a little off the rails and it’ll go over your heads….

07/06/2026

☀️ Sunset Sunday 🌤️

Sunsets on other planets might look different from those on Earth 🌏 , but we still think the ones in the Wheatbelt are outta this world 😍

03/06/2026

02/06/2026

🥶 Winter is Coming! ❄️

Actually….its already here!

These crispy, misty mornings really make for some amazing landscape shots 📸

31/05/2026

⛅️Sunday Sunrise! ☀️

The risk of a sunrise stroll in the wilderness…. Walking face first through a spider's web.... 😵‍💫🕸️
It’s an inevitability we all fear, one that can reduce the surliest of bushmen to blubber “is it on me?! Check my back!” 😱

🫢Don't scream if you haven’t already
🥲Try not to cry (though we totally get it if you do)
🕷️Don't imagine how big the spider is
😖Don't freak out, the spider probably is already and honestly there’s only room for one drama display in the moment
🥰Do apologise to the spider, it takes a lot of effort to build a web and you just destroyed it with your face and then reacted as if YOUR day was ruined.
☀️ Brush it off, physically and emotionally, and enjoy the sunrise ☺️

24/05/2026

☀️ Sunset Sunday 🌅

Did you know sunsets can be more vibrant in the country?
Dryer conditions and cleaner air allows the red and orange hues of the light waves to travel through our atmosphere unmuted.