Meckering is130kms (80m) east of Perth, on the Great Eastern Highway and is a stopping point on the way from Perth to the Eastern States. Established in 1887, less than 300 people live here now. But a big thing happened to this tiny town on Monday 14 October 1968. A violent earthquake occurred just before 11am, with a magnitude of 6.5. About 600 people were living in Meckering at the time and fortunately there were not fatalities. 20 people were injured and most of the buildi

In our haste to get from point A to point B people often do not stop at small dedication spots and signs. Yet, it is in looking at these that we can get a much better picture and story of the areas we are passing through. Little remains of the town of Boorabbin today, five and a half hours from Perth. Developed in 1897 it provided a stop in the Cobb and Co stagecoach journey to the goldfields. Along the Great Eastern Highway from Coolgardie to Southern Cross, you drive throug