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( www.peelzoo.com ; Sanctuary Dr, off Pinjarra Rd; adult/child $18/9; 10am-4pm Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm Sat & Sun)
Peacocks strut while parrots issue wisecracks as you wander around this cute little zoo,
which focuses on Australian wildlife: kangaroos, wallabies, Tasmanian devils, koalas,
wombats, possums, quolls, snakes and lots of native birds.

Old Blythewood Homestead
( www.ntwa.com.au ; South Western Hwy; adult/child $4/2; 11am-3pm Sat & Sun, closed Aug) An 1859 Na-
tional Trust-owned farmhouse, furnished with antiques; about 4km south of Pinjarra.

HISTORIC BUILDING

WA Skydiving Academy
( 1300 137 855; www.waskydiving.com.au ) Tandem jumps from 6000/10,000/14,000ft for $260/
340/420.

SKYDIVING

5 Eating

Raven Wines
( www.ravenwines.com.au ; cnr Wilson & Pinjarra Rds; small plates $10-15, cheeseboard $24; 10am-5pm Wed-Sun)
This chic cafe is part of a compact vineyard on the edge of town. Wine tasting and inter-
esting small plates with an Asian or Med spin provide a welcome contrast to the occasion-
ally chintzy heritage overkill of downtown Pinjarra.

CAFE

8 Information

9.30am-4pm) Housed in the her- Visitor Centre ( 08-9531 1438; www.murray.wa.gov.au ; Fimmel Lane;

itage train-station.

8 Getting There & Away
Pinjarra is on the Transwa ( 1300 662 205; www.transwa.wa.gov.au ) Australind train line, with
twice-daily services to Perth ($16, 1¼ hours) and Bunbury ($16, 1¼ hours).