Westonia A vibrant community lifestyle! “Step back in time” Westonia a remarkable, modern yet historic, feel. It is an impressive and unique project designed to preserve the heritage of the town.

EDNA MAY GOLDMINE WESTONIA The opportunity to view a working mine site in action and the chance of watching a blast keep the Lookout firmly on the local must do list. The Lookout is located just off Warrachuppin Road on the northern edge of the townsite and provides great views of an operating open pit gold mine For more information and Blast times contact the Shire office on (08) 90467063 during office hours Read More

Hood-Penn Museum The Hood-Penn Museum in Westonia is the result of an extremely generous donation of a large historical collection from the Hood-Penn family who previously owned the Burracoppin Store. Read More

Adventure Elachbutting Elachbutting Rock is a massive granite outcrop, a very popular camping spot for 4x4 wheel clubs and for locals. It has a spectacular colourful wave similar to Hyden’s Wave Rock with the added beauty of ‘Monty’s Pass’, a 30m tunnel caused by a rock slide. An echoing cave similar to an amphitheatre is close by. The 6km track around the rock with its dense trees and shrubs hide many interesting species of flora. The east side is renowned for its masses of Donkey Orchids at the base to the rock. Read More

Wheatbelt Medical Student Immersion Program

Past Event

The Shire of Westonia in conjunction with Rural Health West, Country WA Primary Health Network & Wheatbelt East Regional Organisation of Councils (WEROC). Medical students from Curtin Medical School and The University of Notre Dame Australia Fremantle School of Medicine will participate in a rural immersion experience in Westonia between the Monday 9 to Friday 13 March 20

The program aims to build student understanding of a rural life. During their stay, students will experience a farm safety course and visits to local general practices, hospitals and schools, Community events and Town Specific opportunities We acknowledge many of the students will become metropolitan doctors in the future, however this program will give them an understanding of what a country patient experiences when travelling to/from Perth for treatment. If a student is influenced by the program to consider a rural career, that will be the cherry on top.

Event Details

Venue: Westonia

Category: General

Type: General

Audience: All Ages

Enquiries

Organisation: Shire of Westonia

Event Date(s)

Monday 9th March 2020

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