Great Southern Treasures
Discover a region where the pace of life slows, natural beauty is abundant, and history is woven through landscape and community.
The Great Southern Treasures offers visitors an opportunity to experience golden fields, striking mountain ranges, vibrant wildflowers, tranquil trails, and charming country towns.
Must-stop winter spots
Explore places where wines are produced from ancient soils and fresh local produce is sourced direct from the farm. Traverse country that reflects generations of stewardship, then unwind in accommodations designed to provide comfort and hospitality.
Welcome to the Great Southern Treasures
In the Great Southern Treasures, winter is a little wilder, lasts a little longer, and is a whole lot dreamier! Down this way the landscapes feel vast, the coastlines stretch out endlessly, and the weather rolls in with a kind of quiet drama. Mornings might start soft and misty across the pastures, but by afternoon the skies have shifted, the light broken through, and the world has come alive.
Along the coast, you’ll find places to make you pause, the windswept beaches of Bremer Bay the ultimate stormy backdrop. It’s powerful seas sprawling beneath cliffs and lookouts where the horizon seems to go on forever. Inland, the pace softens. Country towns welcome you in with warm cafés, crackling fires, and stories that linger long after you’ve left. It’s the kind of place where history isn’t just remembered – it’s felt.
Food and wine here are shaped by the season. Cool-climate wines from the Frankland River region, freshly shucked oysters out of coastal harbours, and hearty, local produce that bring comfort in all the right ways. It’s less about indulgence and more about authenticity – bringing you back to the simple, honest, and deeply satisfying moments like only country cooking can.
Whether you’re chasing big landscapes, small-town charm, or a moment to reset, winter in the Great Southern Treasures invites you to lean in. Take your time, follow the road a little further, and see where it leads.
Don't miss
- The Horsepower Highway, a vintage tractor trail through the landscape north of the Stirling Range National Park.
- Being a kid at the All Ages Playground in Katanning, with its 30m flying fox and 10m slide.
- A visit to the Pingrup Silos (pictured right), part of the Public Silo Trail.
- Dropping in to the Kodja Place, in Kojonup, exploring local indigenous stories and wandering the rose maze.
- A photo stop at the Cranbrook Pink Lake, a pastel-coloured natural wonder, just outside the town of Cranbrook.
Plan your trip
Follow that winter feeling with curated itineraries, blogs, and guides across the Shire of Manjimup.
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