Travel Tips

• The following towns offer EV charging points
• Bruce Rock – Amphitheatre, Johnson Street
• Corrigin – Corrigin Hotel 17 Walton Street & Corrigin Windmill Motel, Brookton Hwy
• Cunderdin – Tourist park, LOT 74 Olympic Ave
• Hyden – Hyden Roadhouse, Marshall Street
  – Wave Rock Caravan Park, 1 Wave Rock Road
  – Information Bay, Hyden (FAST CHARGER)
• Kondinin -Kondinin Caravan Park, Cnr Graham & Gordon Street
• Kulin – Public Amenities, 49 Johnson Street
  – Kulin Caravan Park, 90 Johnston Street
  – Freebairn Recreation Centre, Kulin-Lake Grace Road
• Lake Grace – Lake Grace Roadhouse, 96 Stubbs Street
• Merredin – Barrack Street Car Park (FAST CHARGER)
  – Shire of Merredin Administration, King Street (bring own cable)
• Newdegate – Newdegate Motel & Caravan Park, 201 Newdegate Road North
• Nungarin – Nungarin Sports Complex, 159 Mitchell Terrace
• Southern Cross – Southern Cross Oval, 35 Spica Street
  – 1 Altair Street, Southern Cross (FAST CHARGER)
• Quairading – Quairading CRC, 1 Parker Street
• Westonia – Kaolin Street
• Wyalkatchem – Wyalkatchem CRC, Lot 5700 Railway Terrace
  For more information see PlugShare

Self-driving through The Wheatbelt may take you into some remote areas where forward planning is extremely important to ensure your experience is safe, enjoyable and memorable. The following is a list of safety tips to assist you:

• Always tell someone where you are going, your return dates and your itinerary.
• Make sure your vehicle is in top mechanical condition.
• Check road conditions before departure. Rain can make some tracks and roads impassable. When travelling on unsealed roads, exercise caution and ‘read’ the road well ahead of the vehicle.
• Carry extra food, water, fuel and vehicle spares if you are travelling on remote tracks.
• In event of a breakdown in a remote location, remain with your vehicle.
• The outback can be very hot in summer so if you are travelling at this time of the year make sure you are carrying plenty of drinking water.
• Roads and tracks on private property should not be used without the landholder’s permission. Leave gates as you found them.
• Take care at all railway crossings. Train movements can be irregular and not all crossings have flashing lights.
• Large slow-moving agricultural machinery may be encountered on highways and local roads, so take care when overtaking.
• Dust can obscure vision when travelling or passing on dirt roads.
• Beware of wandering livestock and wildlife, especially at dusk and dawn when visibility may be poor and they become more active.
• Be prepared! Pack a first-aid kit. Slow down on corrugated dirt roads and always drive at a speed suited to the prevailing conditions.