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Geraldton

The city of Geraldton is the major export centre for the pastoral, mining, agricultural, manufacturing, construction and fishing industries in the region. It is also home to picturesque beaches which cater for many water based activities.

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Dongara

Located 360 km north of Perth, Dongara is well known for crayfishing, fishing and wildflowers. It is also a welcome stopover for travellers.

 

Kalbarri

Situated where the Murchison River meets the Indian Ocean, Kalbarri boasts spectacular red rock gorges, rugged coastal cliffs, white sandy beaches and colourful wildflowers.

 

Distances to Perth*

​From

​Distance

Cue
​651 km
​Geraldton
​​419 km
​Kalbarri​
​592 km
​Meekatharra765 km
​Morawa​371 km
Mount Magnet
​571 km
​​Murchison​​​654 km​
​​Wiluna​​948 km

*Figures sourced from Main Roads Western Australia​

 

For more information on towns in the Mid West region, visit the Tou​rism Western Australia website​. 



 
News


State Nomination Invitation Rounds

20 January 2023

 

Western Australia has received an overwhelming amount of applications for the State Nomination Migration Program.

 

To allow adequate time to process the large volume of applications prior to the end of the program year, invitation rounds for the remainder of the 2022-23 State nomination program year will be brought forward, and run in the first week of each month, commencing February 2023.

 

For more information on the State Nominated Migration Program visit the About State nomination page.


Fun Fact
Some of the first white settlers saw a strange animal hopping along. They asked the Aborigines what it was called and were told, ‘Kanguru’, which means ‘I don't know’.