drive the tin horse highway
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drive the tin horse highway
DRIVE THE TIN HORSE HIGHWAY VISITOR INFORMATION IMPORTANT INFORMATION SAFETY ON COUNTRY ROADS IS A SERIOUS MATTER - PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING SAFETY TIPS. The Shire of Kulin is home to a bustling farming community, the surrounding roads play an important roll in the operations of this thriving industry. Roads throughout the Wheatbelt are frequented by trucks, tractors and other farming machinery which can pose a danger to road users if common sense and appropriate caution is not applied. Please observe all road signage and avoid taking unnecessary risks. If you choose to stop or slow down to view the tin horses, please remember to: • Pull well off the road and put your hazard lights on. • Choose a clearly visible, safe place to pull over. • Look out for other vehicles – Country roads may seem deserted but cars and trucks travelling at high speeds can appear suddenly and without notice. • Be aware of slow moving vehicles and other tourists. • Stay alert and apply caution at all times PLEASE VISIT AGAIN SOON! WHO KNOWS WHAT YOU MIGHT SEE THE NEXT TIME YOU DRIVE THE TIN HORSE HIGHWAY? The Tin Horse Highway is an ongoing and dynamic community project with new and interesting characters being created all the time. Behind closed doors new and increasingly cheeky Tin Horses are being constructed by patrons of our community who have developed a friendly one-upmanship with fellow tin horse pioneers. New additions can be seen popping up all over the place, larger, more colourful, cheekier than the last. You’ll never know what you might see the next time you drive the Tin Horse Highway. Feeling creative? Every October, Kulin holds a competition for the best new Tin Horse as part of the Annual Kulin Bush Races weekend. Entry is free, and your creation could well become the newest attraction along the Tin Horse Highway. VISITOR INFORMATION For more info, contact the friendly staff at: Please drive safely and enjoy your visit to Kulin and the Tin Horse Highway. Kulin Visitor Information and Souvenirs YOUR SAFETY IS OUR CONCERN BUT IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY! Tel: (08) 9880 1021 or Email: [email protected] Kulin Resource Centre - Johnston Street, Kulin WA 6365 www.kulin.wa.gov.au TIN HORSE HIGHWAY KULIN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA MORE ABOUT THE TIN HORSE HIGHWAY The Tin Horse ‘Highway’ is a 15 kilometre stretch of road in Western Australia’s wheatbelt which heads east from the town of Kulin out to the location of the Kulin Bush Races Track at Jilakin Rock. The road’s official name is the Kulin - Lake Grace Road. IN IN ND KO TO oad in R din on sK Wil liam Kulin Corrigin Road KULIN BUSH RACES Jilakin Rock & Lake KULIN Town Centre Kulin Lake Grace Road Kulin Town site Take a trot around Kulin townsite and discover our more urban tin steeds. One of the town’s latest cheeky sculptures, ‘Thorpedo’ resides at the new Kulin Aquatic Centre which is also home to the biggest waterslide in regional Australia! (Open during the summer months).‘Thorpedo’ was inspired by Australian Olympic swimming legend Ian Thorpe. EP CK WESTERN AUSTRALIA Kulin TO WAVE ROCK (HYDEN) WI On the west side of town (Kulin – Corrigin Rd) you will also find a herd of terrific tin horses including the BIGGEST tin horse in the region to date! Standing higher than your average caravan, the ‘West Kulin Whoppa’ is a unique landmark and a reflection of many years of friendly competition between East and West Kulin farmers. IN West Kulin Tin Horses TO LAKE GRACE The Tin Horse Highway is FREE and OPEN all year round. West Kulin Tin Horses WEST KULIN WHOPPA One of Australia’s most iconic natural land formations ‘Wave Rock’ attracts thousands of visitors each year. Located 350km S/E from Perth, on the route to Wave Rock (Hyden), you will find the vibrant country town of Kulin which has become the home of a very unique tourist destination all of its own. Kulin entertains its visitors with a fun and exciting collection of colourful characters invented and created by the residents of this small farming community. The dusty paddocks surrounding Kulin have become a living gallery of bright, quirky, community creations. The project which started as a community marketing campaign to promote the annual Kulin Bush Races and has quickly become one of Western Australia’s most popular and unique self-drive tourist attractions. The Tin Horse Highway provides a seriously entertaining tourist drive and a fun alternative route through to iconic Wave Rock. Tin Horse Highway N TO DISCOVER ONE OF AUSTRALIAS MOST POPULAR AND UNIQUE TOURIST DRIVES THE TIN HORSE HIGHWAY. THE TIN HORSE HIGHWAY TO CORRIGIN HIGHWAY TO SUCCESS Whilst the majority of tin horses are found on the Tin Horse Highway, you will also find many equally impressive and imaginative tin horses along other roads in the Kulin Shire and in Kulin town. All tin horses in the region contribute to the Tin Horse Highway story and reflect the vibrant, good humoured community that built them. There are currently over 70 tin horses displayed on the Tin Horse Highway, in the town site of Kulin and along other roads to Kulin. All year long new tin horses are created and can be found popping up in different locations in and around the town.
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