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Christmas Rock Walk  

The two and a half kilometre walk commences just north of the Wongan Hills Caravan Park at the sign on Wandoo Crescent. It is a lovely walk to a granite outcrop used for water catchment for the Wongan Hills railway dam which supplements the town wat ...

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Dingo Rock  

Dingo Rock picnic spot and fauna reserve is located 26 kilometres east of Wongan Hills on the Manmanning Road. This reserve is the ideal place for a picnic but be prepared for bush flies, as the site is surrounded by natural scrub thus protected by ...

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Gathercole Nature Reserve  

Approximately 250 metres in to the Gathercole Nature Reserve you will need to park and walk about 150 metres to the sculptured rock, as vehicle access is blocked. You will see a variety of flora, particularly the kunzia species, sculptured rocks and ...

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Lake Ninan  

As early as the 1910s, Reverend Millward's boat was a popular vehicle for sailing on Lake Ninan. During 1910 and 1911, the water supply in the developing town of Wongan Hills was very short, and the lake's supply was used for the towns people and the ...

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Mount Matilda  

Mount Matilda is the highest point of the Wongan Hills at 434 metres. Surveyor General John Septimus Roe discovered it in 1836 and named it after his wife Matilda. From this lookout, you get a magnificent view of Lake Hinds and the west Wongan area. ...

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Mount O'Brien  

From Mount O'Brien (424 metres) you have spectacular views of the country-side. You can see in every direction, and it is the only part of the hill where you can see both Lake Hinds and Lake Ninan, as well as the Agricultural Research Station. The b ...

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Reynoldson's Flora Reserve  

The Reynoldson Flora Reserve is renowned for the magnificent pink Verticordia which blooms during October and November. By 1952, there was an increasing awareness in the need to preserve the unique wildflowers of the region. W C Reynoldson gave an a ...

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The Railway Precinct  

The Railway Precinct consists of the railway line which was extended from Goomalling to Wongan Hills in 1911. The Water Tower and Tank was built between 1913 and 1914. The stand is 40 feet high and made from karri and jarrah. The tank holds 23,000 ...

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