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The Overlander Roadhouse is a
petrol service station in
Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
, between
Geraldton
Geraldton (Wajarri language, Wajarri: ''Jambinu'', Wilunyu language, Wilunyu: ''Jambinbirri'') is a coastal city in the Mid West (Western Australia), Mid West region of Western Australia, north of the state capital, Perth.
As of the , Geraldt ...
and
Carnarvon on the
North West Coastal Highway
North West Coastal Highway is a generally north–south Western Australian highway which links the coastal city of Geraldton with the town of Port Hedland. The road, constructed as a sealed two-lane single carriageway, travels through remote a ...
.
Its remoteness has led to the area around it being known as ''Overlander'', though there is no such official locality. Due to the isolation, nearby station owners and workers have referred to it in their recounting station life in the area in the Shark Bay Pastoral Industry Oral History Project.
It is on the only road-access point to the
Shark Bay World Heritage Area, and is the closest service location to the
Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve
The Hamelin Pool Marine Nature Reserve is a protected marine nature reserve located in the UNESCO World Heritagelisted Shark Bay in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia. The nature reserve boasts the most diverse and abundant example ...
. The road linking the roadhouse with Shark Bay is known as ''World Heritage Drive''.
Shark Bay World Heritage Drive
(Tourism promotional site)
See also
* List of roadhouses in Western Australia
Western Australia has extensive long-distance highways with few localities along them. Privately owned general stores known as Roadhouses in Australia, roadhouses have been established at strategic points as an important utility for petrol, fo ...
References
External links
Website of the Overlander Roadhouse
Further reading
* Rovis-Hermann, Tom (1997). "Roadhouse jewels of the north". (Roadhouse owners talk about their lives and work - including Nanutarra, Overlander and Billabong roadhouses). ''Sunday Times
''The Sunday Times'' is a British Sunday newspaper whose circulation makes it the largest in Britain's quality press market category. It was founded in 1821 as ''The New Observer''. It is published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of N ...
'' (Perth, W.A.), 6 July 1997, Sunday Section, p. 3.
Shark Bay
Roadhouses in Western Australia
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