WHo We Are

About Us

The friendly staff at the Central Wheatbelt Visitor Centre in Merredin welcome you to this web site. We hope it assists you to enjoy a visit to the Eastern Wheatbelt of Western Australia. If you require further information please do not hesitate to contact us by phone +61 8 9041 1666 or local call 1300 736 283 (WA only) or complete the Contact Us form and we will do our best to assist. Provide your postal address and we will mail out brochures to plan your visit.

This Centre is operated by the Shire of Merredin with the support of the Shires of Bruce Rock, Cunderdin, Kellerberrin, Westonia, Tammin and Yilgarn and tourism groups NewTravel, Roe Tourism and Pioneers’ Pathway.

It is an ATAP Accredited Visitor Centre and Tourism Business for the Eastern Wheatbelt which covers 20 regional shires from Yilgarn (Southern Cross) in the east, Meckering in the west, Lake Grace in the south and Mt Marshall (Beacon and Bencubbin) in the north.

The centre is a booking Agent for the Transwa passenger rail and coach services and ticketing for events and shows for Merredin’s jewel, Cummins Theatre.

Contact Information

Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4.30pm.

Email: visitor@merredin.wa.gov.au
or complete the Contact Us form.

Merredin Train Station, 45 Barrack Street, Merredin WA 6415
P.O. Box 42, Merredin, WA 6415
Phone: (08) 9041 1666 or 1300 736 283 (WA only)

For other Wheatbelt Visitor Information Points click here:

The Italic yellow I symbol indicates an Accredited Visitor Centre. These are located throughout WA and offer professional advice on the best things to see and do during your stay. They can help with maps, guides, accommodation and tour bookings, or provide local knowledge on an area’s hidden gems. Look for the blue and yellow ‘I‘ sign or check out: visitorcentres.westernaustralia.com to find the Visitor Centres on your holiday route.

The Quality Tourism Accredited Business brandmark will be used by businesses that have successfully completed at a minimum, Level One – Quality Tourism Essentials of the Quality Tourism Framework.

This Brandmark helps travellers identify those businesses that have met best practice within the tourism industry. It provides an assurance that the experience they are expecting will be delivered.

The Wheatbelt is a sub region of Australia’s Golden Outback our Regional Tourism Organisation. For further information on the region visit www.australiasgoldenoutback.com

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Brochures

A range of Eastern Wheatbelt brochures, maps and guides are available to help you explore the region.

How to get here

The Eastern Wheatbelt can be accessed by self-drive visitors on a good network of sealed roads and is within a 3 – 4 hour driving range of Perth and Kalgoorlie

Trails to explore in the Wheatbelt include:

  • Eastern Wheatbelt Self Drive Trail
  • Golden Pipeline Heritage Trail
  • Pathways to Wave Rock
  • Pioneers’ Pathway
  • Public Silo Trail
  • Wheatbelt Way