Places of interest in Cunderdin, Meckering and Surrounding Areas

 Bulgin Rock Reserve 

Location: Turn off Great Eastern Highway 12km west of Cunderdin along Collins Road.
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The perfect place to soak up the rolling landscape and explore the granite outcrops, woodlands and wildflowers. Its easy to see why its a popular picnic spot for the last 100 years. Bulgin Rock is a well-known landmark around the district. Its a beautiful climb to the top with panoramic views all year round as quite the reward.

Cunderdin Hill Lookout

Location: 1km south of Main Street, Cunderdin

This spot is definitely worth taking the time to venture to the top of Cunderdin Hill. You'll be greeted by 360 views of the town and surrounding farmland. Its a view that gives a real sense of the wide open space and big blue sky. 
In the spring time the Hill looks amazing covered in pink and yellow everlastings. On your decent you'll see the local Goldfields Pipeline Reservoir - a 54.5 million litre water reservoir used in conjunction with the Goldfields Water Scheme.

Cunderdin Museum

Location: 100 Forrest Street, Cunderdin
Open: Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm, Weekend 10am to 4pm
Contact: (08) 9635 1291

The Cunderdin Museum is a absolute must visit. No matter if you aren't a fan of museums this museum wont disappoint. The museum is housed in the original No 3 Pump Station and contains one of the original steam engines, moved from Gilgai when No7 Pump Station was demolished. 
It contains a collection of local artefacts and displays - military, household, industrial and agriculture - as well as an interactive Earthquake House which graphically illustrates the destructive power of an earthquake. 

Ettamogah Pub

Location: Main Street, Cunderdin
Contact: (08) 9635 1777

This is one landmark you certainly wont miss when visiting Cunderdin. The brightly coloured building is based on a well known comics of Ken Maynard - made famous by the Australian Post magazine. Highly recommend to drop in for a meal or drink in the restaurant that's open for lunch and dinner 7 days a week.

​Meckering Earthquake Gazebo & Memorial Rose Garden

Location: Gabbedy Place, Meckering
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Experience the devastation of the 1968 Meckering Earthquake firsthand at this impressive display. It includes a section of the damaged railway line, a mangled piece of the Golden Pipeline, photographs, statistics and information. 
The beautiful memorial rose garden is a must visit, as it lays a tribute to the dedication and hard work of many local volunteers.

​Meckering Earthquake Farm Ruins

Location: 2km north of Meckering. From the Great Eastern Highway, turn off to the Goomalling Road

The Meckering Earthquake registered 6.9 on the Richter scale, many of the towns buildings were destroyed including 'Salisbury' - an old stone homestead built in 1904 - was flattened during the quake. The ruins give an eerie insight into the scale of the devastation experienced by the town.
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Meckering Earthquake Preserved Faultline

Location: 12km south of Meckering on the Quellington Road
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The Meckering Earthquake that took place on 14th October 1968 for about 40 seconds left behind a scar 32km long and upto 2m high. Today you can still see 1km of the faultline that has been preserved for viewing. 

Youndegin

Location: 19km south of Cunderdin along the Cunderdin Quairading Road, turn left on Goldfields Road)

​Visit the ruins of the early settlement of Youndegin. You can walk through the original police outpost which was built in 1865, from stone and mud with a thatched roof. The outpost's answer to modern-day 'lock-up' was a nearby York Gum. Constable Allerly was the first police officer in charge of the post and the building represented the first settlement in the area.
It was the death of an early settler, E.J. Clarkson at the hands of Aborigines that originally led to the establishment of the police outpost. In 1880 Constable Alfred Eaton arrived to take over its running and he and his eventual wife, Mary later made the building their home. Constable Eaton was quite the entrepreneur and during the gold rush of 1888 saw an opportunity to make the most of the passing trade by building the Youndegin Arms. The story told is that his popular local delicacy was parrot pie.
Although once very busy, things changed with the building of the railway, which bypassed Youndegin to the north. This put to rest any ideas that it would become the major centre for the area and by 1894 the pub had closed. Mr Eaton left the police force and changed careers becoming the first farmer in Cunderdin District.