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Moorine Rock WA 6425

Moorine Rock is a tiny Wheatbelt settlement on the Great Eastern Highway, serving surrounding broadacre farms and transport traffic. It offers a quiet, rural lifestyle with basic services, with fuller amenities available in larger nearby towns.

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Why families consider Moorine Rock

Predominantly agricultural and transport-oriented community with a small, close-knit population. Lifestyle is rural and self-reliant, with residents often commuting to nearby towns for services and social sport.

Amenities & services

  • General store/roadhouse
  • Fuel station
  • Hotel/tavern meals
  • Nearest supermarket, medical clinic and pharmacy in Southern Cross
  • Shire of Yilgarn Library – Southern Cross

Transport & connectivity

  • Great Eastern Highway
  • TransWA coach services along Great Eastern Highway
  • Nearest passenger rail: Southern Cross station; Merredin station

Lifestyle & recreation

  • Community oval and hall
  • Seasonal wildflower viewing and granite outcrops exploration
  • 4WD touring and camping in nearby reserves

Education context

No dedicated childcare in town; limited family day care may be available in the shire, with nearest centres in Southern Cross.

  • Curtin University – Kalgoorlie Campus (WA School of Mines)
  • Curtin University – Bentley Campus (Perth)
  • The University of Western Australia – Crawley (Perth)