GREENOUGH
Greenough is an historic village, that
this day is intact. Greenough is a place where you have to lose
yourself. There are no ghosts but plenty of stories that are ‘on the
walls’ to digest and delight in. Greenough is a modern Port Arthur and
heritage purists will love this place.  
Everything about Greenough is over a
hundred years old. Young for Australia in relative terms, but
certainly ‘old’ in WA terms.
You cannot help but learn and enjoy
from this heritage icon.             
The historic buildings are controlled by the
Trusts. Another feature popular with tourists are the trees that are
bent 90 degrees due to the coastal winds, Augustus Grey
surveyed 30,000 acres (120 km²) of land in the region which
became known as the Greenough Flats.
A series of disasters starting with a major cyclone
in 1872 and major flooding in 1888 as well as the discovery of gold in
the goldfields caused the gradual decline and abandonment of the
settlement so that by 1900 most of the settlers had left the area with
many of the small farmlets converted to grazing. The town fell into
disrepair until a tourism-based project in the 1980s helped refurbish
many of the buildings.
Before leaving Greenough, make a point
of enjoying the coffee and scones at the café. That indulgence rounds
off your visit to Greenough.
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