Squawk! There have been 180 species recorded at Gluepot Reserve, a mallee scrub area 64km north of Waikerie (off Lunn Rd – about a 90-minute drive) and part of Unesco's Bookmark Biosphere Reserve. Good camping. Call in advance to see if you'll need a gate key.


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1. Caudo Vineyards

21.48 MILES

Out past the orange groves of Ramco on the way to Morgan, 23km west of Waikerie, casual Caudo takes a defiantly un-snobbish approach to the business of…

2. Rain Moth Gallery

25.37 MILES

In an old stone villa just below the main shopping strip, Rain Moth exhibits the best the local art crew can produce. 'Waikerie' comes from the local Meru…

3. Nippy's Factory

25.62 MILES

A long-running local fruit-juice company (since 1933) with factory-front sales. Its lip-nipping lemon juice is ace on a hot river afternoon.