Australia´s North West Holiday Planner 2024

Set on the banks of the mighty Martuwarra (Fitzroy River), Fitzroy Crossing is a quintessential outback Australian town, and a great base for exploration of the nearby Devonian Reef National Parks – Dimalurru (Tunnel Creek), Bandilngan (Windjana Gorge) and Danggu (Geikie Gorge). North east of Fitzroy Crossing, the Mimbi Caves are also part of the 350-million- year-old Devonian Reef system. • Travel out to the original town site, across the old concrete crossing which kept the Kimberley accessible in the dry season from 1935 until the new high clearance bridge was built in 1974. • See the post office building officially opened as a telegraph office in 1892 and the memorial to the Australia Inland Mission Hospital. • Visit the Crossing Inn, established in 1897, for accommodation, meals or to walk around to see the art gallery, and historical photos and information depicted around the grounds. • Visit an arts centre and meet local Aboriginal artists at work. • Check out the local markets selling arts and crafts every second Saturday morning from May to October. • Find a good spot along the Fitzroy River to fish for barramundi or cherabin (a freshwater crustacean). • At Mimbi Caves, approx. 90km east of Fitzroy Crossing, enjoy a personalised tour of the cave system by Aboriginal tour guides, with the option to stay overnight at the Jarlarloo Riwi Campground. • Self-drive to Dimalurru and Bandilngan National Parks via the Fairfield-Leopold Downs Road to explore incredible gorges and WA’s oldest cave system. Despite devastation to the town of Fitzroy Crossing during a catastrophic flooding event in January, the year ended on a positive note with the opening of the new Fitzroy River Bridge (pictured) on 10 December 2023. Please join us in helping Fitzroy Crossing and the Kimberley to get back on their feet with visiting and patronising venues, tours and accommodation. THE MIGHTY MARTUWARRA FITZROY CROSSING FITZROY RIVER BRIDGE Mimbi Caves 38 | www.australiasnorthwest.com