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Best of the Golden Outback, Lake Ballard, Western Australia

Kalgoorlie to Lake Ballard return

Perth, Western Australia

Leave Kalgoorlie early and make the one-and-a-half-hour journey to Lake Ballard, via Menzies on the Goldfields Highway. The last 55 kilometres to Lake Ballard are on unsealed road, leading you to the vast, stark-white salt bed where 51 Antony Gormley sculptures create the most striking outdoor gallery. Return to the historic gold mining town of Menzies and stop for lunch at the hotel. Reminders of the gold rush glory days are everywhere you look, including the famous Town Hall that stood without a clock for 100 years. Return to Kalgoorlie on the Goldfields Highway, or if you have a 4WD, hit the Golden Quest Discovery Trail to the quirky gold rush ghost towns of Broad Arrow, Ora Banda, Siberia and Goongarri. From mid-July to late October, after good winter rains, you’ll also see the outback is coloured with the blooms of one of the greatest wildflower collections on Earth.

Things to know

Service Update Date

11 Dec 2024

Journey Travel Type

Car

Service Facility

Bar, Campsites, Carpark, Coach Parking, Interpretive Centre, Picnic Area, Public Toilet, Shaded Area

Sevice Activity

Birdwatching, Four Wheel Driving, Hiking, Scenic Drives, Walks

Gallery

Where it starts

Kalgoorlie, Western Australia

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