Just 10 minutes drive from Margaret River, the town of Witchcliffe is looking bright-eyed of late thanks to some forward-thinking newcomers, and an eco-village in the works.
Named by a nearby cave with an overhang that resembles a witch on a broomstick, Witchy, as the locals call it, was established in 1922 under the Group Settlement Scheme, a government initiative to open up the south west to agriculture by giving settlers access to loans and uncleared land.
Photographers will love the original timber buildings, including the blackened Druid Hall, and some of the hand-built sheds and ‘groupie’ houses that are a reminder of those who settled here almost a hundred years ago.