"Developing public awareness and appreciation of the Chittering Region"

Apricot Acres Farm -Orchard Tour, Horticulture, Viticulture - Toy Rd
PO Box 50, Bindoon WA 6502. Tel/Fax: +61 8 9576 1030

Family owned orchard & vineyard.  Orchard tours viewing fruits in season with the sales of fresh fruit, honey and dried fruit.  Bookings essential.   Photo

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Bindoon Op Shop - Cnr Edmonds Place and Great Northern Highway, Bindoon.

Tel: +61 8 9576 0085.

Visit our newly expanded and revamped Op Shop.  Something for everyone.  Soon to incorporate a Disaster Relief Centre and home also to the monthly Bindoon Markets.

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Bindoon Arts & Craft Centre - Brockman Centre photo
Arts and Craft gift shop and gallery shop housed in the Brockman Centre, 4km south of Bindoon on the Great Northern Highway. Gifts and souvenirs are handmade locally.  Open Wed 10am - 2.30pm and Sunday 10am - 4pm.

Tel: +61 9576 0249 Email us

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Bindoon Markets - Held on the last Sunday of each month except December, (8am to 1pm) , these are a must.  Site is the Seventh Day Adventist Church Centre on the corner of Edmonds Place and Great Northern Highway.  Home produce, arts and crafts, bric-a-brac, plants, and more.  Bargains for everyone.  Enquiries to Visitor Centre +61 8 95761100.

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Bindoon Theatre Inc.  Bindoon Hall, Bindoon.  Tel/Fax: +61 8 9576 1154  Email us

 

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Burroloo Well Hydroponics, "Rufftuff", Great Northern Highway, Upper Chittering, WA 6084   Fresh hydroponic fruit in season for sale. 

Tel: +61 8 9576 1010   Email us

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Blackboy Ridge Walk Trail, Chittering Road, Chittering.  Picnic area and short walk through natural bushland which abounds with wildflowers in Spring.  Maps available from the Visitor Centre.  Phone 9576 1100 for information.

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Canterbury Crafts - Sheepskin Crafts - Great Northern Highway, Only 3kms South of New Norcia.

WA local and Australian made craft and sheepskin products, ugg boots, pottery, leather craft, souvenirs. Open April - December, call in and check sign for attendance.

Tel: +61 8 9654 8026  Fax: +61 8 9654 8086

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Catholic Agricultural College.  Cnr Dewars Pool Road and Great Northern Highway, 8km north of Bindoon.

Offering broad-based education for secondary students.  This day and boarding school has a rich religious, agricultural and social history.   Visitors are welcome.

Tel: +61 8 9576 1040  Fax: +61 8 9576 1146  Email us

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Chittering Museum "Brockman Centre Precinct", Cnr Great Northern Highway & Tea Tree Rds, Bindoon.  The museum has a fine collection of machinery, tools and household memorabilia which are displayed in the Old Road Board Building and the new Museum facilities.

Opening hours: 

Email us

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Gingin Observatory

Entertaining stargazing nights!  Fun, fascinating and easy for everyone to understand.  Stargaze t;hrough telescopes.  See planets, stars, galaxies . . . check the website for events calendar and online bookings.  Email us     

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Ginniby Rise  5 Toy Road, Bindoon  WA  6502. 

A family owned olive grove, situated 4km north of Bindoon, Western Australia.  The main varieties grown to produce quality Extra Virgin olive oil are Frantoio, Leccino, WA Mission and Manzanillo.  Visits by appointment.  Product available from Chittering Visitor Centre in Bindoon.

Contact Pam or John on Mobile 0428 245 769 or Email us

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Muchea Tree Farm - Archibald Street, Muchea  WA  6501. Specialising in Farm Trees and Proteas.  Open Monday - Saturday 8.30am - 5.00pm.  Closed Sundays
Tel: +61 8 9571 4090. Fax: +61 8 9571 4297 Email us

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Mad Dog Run  811 Bindoon-Moora Road, Bindoon  WA  6502.

We have olives and olive oil tastings of our herb infused oils.  We also sell wine marinades, quince paste and dukka, and kangaroo paws.

No set opening times - just call and look for the "open sign" or phone first.

Tel/Fax : +61 8 95762046  Email us

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Chittering Directory  - your comprehensive guide book to local information complimented by website www.chittering.com, complete with maps of the area and valuable information for residents and visitors alike. Pick up your copy from the Visitor Centre.

Tel: 0419 879454 to advertise.    Email us

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The Maze, Six Mazes located within beautiful shaded picnic and BBQ areas.  Koalas, Emus, Kangaroos, Coffee Shop. Facilities include MiniGolf, shop and restaurant.  Open Tues - Sun, all public and school holdiays.  Entry charge, no dogs allowed.

1625 Neaves Rd, Bullsbrook, WA 6084; off Wanneroo Rd or Great Northern Highway.  .   
Tel: +61 8 9571 1375   Fax: +61 8 9571 1040  Email us 

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West Coast Honey.  Retail outlet for honey and local products and tearooms.  Observation windows for viewing central extraction of honey from hives (seasonal).  Open Wed-Sun and public holidays 9am - 4pm.  Mon-Tues by appointment.  Buses and tour groups welcome (by appointment please)

172 Gingin Brook Road, Gingin  WA  6503 Tel: +61 8 9575 1250 Fax: +61 8 9575 2060  Email us         

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Picnic Grounds
Visitor Centre - The shady gazebo and picnic tables, next to the Information Centre, are ideal if you've just bought food from the shops opposite and want somewhere to eat. Clean toilets and drinking water available. Photo

Clune Park - Just north of Bindoon townsite on the Great Northern Highway and only a short distance from the shops. This is the place to stop if you want to give the children a break on the modern skill-testing swings, monkey bars and other physical challenges. Well maintained toilets, gardens and plenty of space. A skate park and Rotunda have recently been constructed. BBQ's available.

Spoonbill Lake - Get away from the traffic and spot the birdlife at this creek-fed lake in Upper Chittering. Wood and black ducks, dabchicks and waders can usually be seen. Turn off the Great Northern Highway at Hart Drive. There is easy access to the grassed waters edge for 2-wheel drive vehicles.

Blackboy Ridge - Plenty of tables and some grand walks around, up and over this 64 hectare reserve, rich in wildflowers and views across the Brockman River flats. Winter creeks make this pristine, tree-clad hideaway on the Chittering Road a special place for young and old.

Julimar Lookout - If you're taking the forest road to or from Toodyay, this is the place to absorb the splendid scenery you've encountered, or about to savour. Turn off the Julimar Road near the junction with the Chittering Road, where you'll also find picnic tables by the river. It is well signposted.