Friday 22 - Saturday 23 May 2015
Conference delegates are invited to travel to Mt Magnet to join in a festival of discovery in the outback, with the amazing night sky above and ancient rocks beneath your feet.
Mount Magnet is situated 560km north each of Perth on the Great Northern Highway. The 'Geo Hub' of the spectacular semi arid and ancient Murchison Region,
Mount Magnet is Western Australia's longest continuous goldmining centre
since 1891 and home to the famous Hill 50 Gold Mine - Australia's deepest and
for a time, richest, underground gold mine.
Surrounded by awesome rocks
and nearby rock sites, a staggeringly old geological history underlies
the presence of human habitation. Descendants of the Badimaya
people live in Mount Magnet today, their stories told through language
and photo books and emerging Aboriginal art at Wirnda Barna Art Centre.
Pastoral families, who first settled here from 1878, work creatively
and collaboratively towards sustainable pastoralism. Mount Magnet has a
rich heritage and progressive future. Be sure to visit the Mining and
Pastoral Museum and Wirnda Barna Arts Centre.
MOUNT MAGNET BROCHURE
2015 Astro Rocks Fest program will be available shortly.
ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS:
Settle in to one of a range of accommodation options in Mount Magnet, including a well appointed CARAVAN PARK with new ablution facilities, self contained UNITS and hotel MOTELS. For a unique outback experience, close to nature, book into one of our STATION STAYS, rich in pastoral heritage and genuine outback hospitality.
Station Stays
Kirkalocka Station Stop - Overs
Great Northern Highway (60km south of Mt Magnet - 1/2km off Hwy)
T: 9963 5827 E: Kirkalocka W: Kirkalocka
Nalbarra Station
80km SW of Mount Magnet [63km south of Mount Magnet on Grt Nthn
Hwy, then 17km west on unsealed road, off Hwy.
T: 9963 582 E: Nalbarra W: Nalbarra
Wondinong Station
72km NE of Mount Magnet [12km north of Mount Magnet on Grt Ntn Hwy,
then 60km east on unsealed road, off Hwy.
T: 9963 5823 E: Wondinong
In Town Accommodation
Great Northern Highway becomes Hepburn Street through town.
Mount Magnet Caravan Park
Hepburn Street, (north end of town, close to Shire Office), Mount Magnet
T: 9963 4198 E: Caravan Park
Commercial Club Hotel
Hepburn Street, Mount Magnet
T: 9963 4021 E: Commercial Hotel
Grand Hotel
Hepburn Street, Mount Magnet
T: 9963 4110 E: Grand Hotel
Miners Rest Units
Thurkle Cove, Mount Magnet
T: 9963 4380 M: 0408 996 346
Outback Gold Accommodation
Scott Close, Mount Magnet
T: 9963 4433 E: Outback Gold
Swagman Roadhouse
Great Northern Highway, (northern entrance to town), Mount Magnet
T: 9963 4844 E: Swagman Roadhouse
Mount Magnet Cabins
Lot 331 Richardson Street, Mount Magnet
T: 9963 4673 M: 0419 164 871
