New Norcia, WA

Unique Benedictine religious community in the wheatbelt.

New Norcia is located 130 km north-east of Perth via the Great Northern Highway.

When the Benedictine Monks established their mission on the banks of the Moore River they named it New Norcia after Norcia in Italy which was the birthplace of the order's founder, St Benedict.

New Norcia is a little piece of the Mediterranean in the Australian bush. It is a combination of a monastery, schools, a church, a hotel, a working farm, a beehive, wells, an art gallery and a museum. It has remained fundamentally unchanged since it was created in the late 1840s .

Free camp at New Norcia Monastic Community off the Great Northern Hwy.
Need to be fully self-contained. No amenities.

Plenty of space. Peaceful & Quiet.

1000's of white corellas & galahs on the ground & in the air at sunset. Very noisy 😂
The night sky's viewing: 3 x planets & the moon in alignment.Read more