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Exploring New Norcia, Western Australia – Australia’s Only ‘Monk Town’

written by Tahnee March 15, 2018
Exploring New Norcia, Western Australia – Australia’s Only ‘Monk Town’

New Norcia is Australia’s only monastic town in WA, founded by Spanish Monks in 1847 with help from the Australian Aborigines. See my tour experience thanks to Perth Tour Company, Tours With A Twist.

Note: This article has been re-shared onto DirtyDrifters from Tahnee’s other blog, www.PerthGirl.com.au

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Looking for something out-of-the-ordinary to do in Western Australia that’s not too far from Perth?

May I suggest exploring the iconic town of New Norcia, where Spanish Monk Pioneers and the local Australian Aboriginals (the Yuat) worked together to create a town of worship and education in the West Australian outback, based on the Benedictine Christianity ideology. Random, right? 

Thanks to Perth Day Tour Company Tours with a Twist, my boyfriend and I were treated to see what this quiet, outback town on the outskirts of Perth is all about.

*Spoiler alert: for someone who is not religious, I was pleasantly surprised by my experience of New Norcia. This town offers far more West Australian historical & cultural insight than I expected, beyond the church walls and their famous bread. 

Getting my Monk On

Now, politics and religion are two main things I never really involve myself too much in, but I have always approached everything with a curious, open mind (followed by lots of annoying questioning).

Living in Western Australia all my life, I had never heard much of New Norcia before, except for it being a place where Monks made bread. Even when I told friends about my upcoming tour there, they too remarked: “is that the place with the best Monk-made bread?”.

Naturally, I was intrigued by this isolated and mysterious town that not many people knew too much about. That’s why a proper tour of New Norcia is so worthwhile – you get to dig under the surface to discover there is a lot more to this place then their freshly baked bread, their surprisingly tasty good 7% Abbey Ale beer and their locally produced and award-winning olive oil.

When I first thought of New Norcia being a Monk-only town in the middle of…. well, nowhere, I immediately thought of this hilarious parody trailer seen in the comedy movie ‘Tropic Thunder’, starring Robert Downey Junior and Tobey Maguire. For a good laugh see it below:

I couldn’t write a blog about monks and NOT include this parody trailer. Moving along now and time to get serious…

MY TOUR OF NEW NORCIA!

New Norcia is no-ordinary country town. It is in fact, Australia’s only Monastic community where monks still live and carry out their Monkly-duties to this day.

Located 132km north of Perth (and part of the picturesque Avon Valley) New Norcia was established in 1847 by Spanish Monks who wanted to create a self-sufficient community based around agriculture for the local aboriginal population and bring Christianity to the community. One of the monks is particularly worth-remembering, Dom Rosendo Salvado, and more on his awesomeness later.

The town is situated on the old Great Northern Highway and takes about two hours traveling time to get to from Perth CBD – so all the more reason to kick-back, relax and let a Perth tour company like Tours with a Twist take you there.

People visit New Norcia for many reasons; for a spiritual retreat, to be able to see inside the otherwise locked-off-to-the-public magnificent buildings or just to walk around the town and enjoy the peace, architecture and beautiful scenery. They could also be people on road trips passing through or truck drivers stopping into town to fuel up, buy some famous New Norcia bread and stretch their legs.

NASA Scientists love the remoteness of New Norcia. Here’s ESA’s 35 m-diameter deep-space tracking station at New Norcia during a dramatic sunset on 11 November 2014. ESA

Left: Salvado and an Aboriginal man work together to find food. Right: The baptism of an Australian Aboriginal man.

Regardless of your religious beliefs (or lack thereof), this fascinating town will capture your curiosity, as it did for mine. New Norcia is a living testament to the vision and toughness of our pioneers while giving historical insight into the plight and contribution to the monks and town by the Yuat Australian Aborigines.

A few major things that I walked away from with this tour was a great respect for Salvado as well as appreciation and understanding of the Australian Aborigines.

Picture this. Foreign white men speaking a different language arrive in your homeland, wearing dresses and carrying around strange pointy objects. They are lost and incredibly unprepared for bush survival having come from the warm Mediterranean climate of Spain and are surprised to be welcomed with instead, a dry and harsh West Australian landscape where water is scarce.

Salvado knew forming a bond and understanding with the Australian Aborigines was not only critical to their survival – but to the development of New Norcia. In return for their help, Salvado rewarded the Aboriginals with education, care, medicine, supplied food and paid labour.

This was particularly fascinating to me because it happened during a time when Aboriginals around Australia were often misunderstood and treated unfairly. Salvado created a worthy legacy in helping the Australian Aborigines during a time of prejudice and this resonated with me.

Another cool thing that I didn’t know about New Norcia is that they have their own Space Station! If you are a big fan of astronomy and stargazing, it’s worthwhile to come to here.

In March 2003, the European Space Agency (ESA) inaugurated a new deep-space ground tracking station 8 km south of the town of New Norcia and has been used for communications with Mars Express, Rosetta, Venus Express and Gaia, among other ESA and partner agency missions. You’ll be able to see it on your way to and from the town.

Tours with a Twist Tour

On the Tours with a Twist tour, we departed from the orange Tourist Coach Stand (on Wellington Street near the Perth Train Station) at 8am and travelled through the wine-region of Swan Valley to New Norcia.

Our first stop was at Bindoon for a morning tea break where we had a chance to visit the famous Bindoon Bakehaus before moving onto the New Norcia Townsite.

Once at New Norcia, we were guided by a Local Tour Guide for 2 Hours through the community which included exclusive access inside some of the historic buildings, like the chapel, old flour factory, schools and the Aboriginal Exhibition. We were also treated to an exclusive musical performance by one of New Norcia’s talented musicians on the piano and the organ. I recorded some of it, you can see his performance above.

After the Town Tour, we headed to the New Norcia Hotel & Pub where we enjoyed a glass of sparkling wine and a specially prepared High Tea Lunch where all produce is locally sourced and homemade. They have the New Norcia Dark Ale there and at 7%, it was pretty good!! My boyfriend ended up buying a 6-pack (and he’s a pretty fussy beer drinker!)

After lunch, we got free entry into the Museum, Gift Shop and Art Gallery before the relaxing drive back to Perth arriving at approx 5pm where most of us fell asleep, haha. I spotted some Kangaroos on the way back which was nice.

Tours with Twist was very well organised and informative. Our driver was friendly, warm and knowledgeable and everybody got on quite well. It was a relaxing and stress-free day 🙂

Check out pictures of my tour experience below:

Stopping into the locally famous and newly renovated Bindoon Bakery for brunch. Their pastry is a must-try!

On the road to New Norcia.

Out the front of the New Norcia Museum.

There’s a New Norcia cemetery too. Forgot to get a photo – credit belongs to Graeme Butler Flickr

It was a 30-degree hot day when we went on the New Norcia Tour. The hot weather made me marvel all the more at what the people of New Norcia built and accomplished amongst remote bushland. It’s all very impressive, and I especially liked the  Spanish-influenced architecture which photographed very nicely. There are some pretty cool Instagram backdrops here, haha!!

I think this tour is a great opportunity for everybody to recharge their batteries. Travelling around takes a lot of energy and it’s nice to stop and smell the roses and have some quiet time too. New Norcia does just that. 

If you were interested to travel around the region, there are plenty of other attractions nearby in Beverley, Chittering, Goomalling, Northam, Toodyay, York and Victoria Plains. For more information on this region, visit:  http://www.avonvalleywa.com.au/

During Wildflower season, you could combine your New Norcia tour with Carrah Farms, private bushland that offers personalised walks through an array of colourful wildflowers located only 20 minutes from New Norcia.

View current tours available with Tours with a Twist

TOURS WITH A TWIST

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Looking for budget Perth Day Tours that are affordable, friendly and fun? Perhaps you are a visitor to Perth wanting to explore more of Perth, or a local that simply wants to sit back and relax while someone else does the driving!

Tours with a Twist is an accredited tourism business in Western Australia that offers public sightseeing tours to Perth’s main tourist attractions for visitors and locals alike. Their bus is comfortable and well-equipped, their drivers are friendly and knowledgeable.

Private tours and private charter to destinations of your choice are available upon request. Send them a message with your enquiry and location of choice and they’ll provide you with a quote.

Sightseeing tours they offer are:

  • New Norcia High Tea Tour on Mondays
  • Pinnacles & Sandboarding Tour on Wednesdays & Saturdays
  • Busselton Jetty Tour including Underwater Observatory on Thursdays

All tours depart from Wellington Street Tourist Coach Stand in the city unless otherwise arranged. Please contact them beforehand to see if we can pick up from your desired location.

 For bookings and enquiries visit their website tourswithatwist.com.au email info@tourswithatwist.com.au or phone 0438 846 602.

NEW NORCIA 

New Norcia Visitor Centre:  11275 Great Northern Hwy, New Norcia WA 6509

Official New Norcia Website: https://www.newnorcia.wa.edu.au

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Tahnee is a fun loving West Aussie girl with a passion for adventure. Skilled in digital marketing - she enjoys spreading quirky and informative content through blogging and social media. Her natural talents include getting overly excited 24/7, impersonating Cher in Karaoke and multi-tasking too many hobbies at once. Her active blogs are PerthGirl.com.au & DirtyDrifters.com.au.

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Tunnel Creek is a fascinating 750-metre 'secret' cave system, and is home to subterranean wildlife including bats and freshwater crocodiles. The cave also has an interesting history, reputedly being used as a hide-out by rebellious indigenous fugitives in the late 1800's.

We actually missed out on Tunnel Creek during our 2018 road trip so we were glad to have ticked this one off the bucket list. Being in pitch blackness with water getting up to your hips at some points and the odd fright of a bat or croc or two - this one is worth the detour off the Gibb!
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We went with @kimberleywildexpeditions in their converted truck, and enjoyed being chauffeured around for the day! It's well organised and great value for money. 

Here's some highlights of Windjana Gorge. This time round, we saw heaps of crocs! Will post Tunnel Creek next 👍😁 🐊

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No Landrover this time around - we flew straight here from Perth thanks to the WA Government backed flight specials. Unlike our last time here, accomodation is booked and we won't need to bend the rules when finding a spot to camp! 

To mark our arrival into Broome, we did the most touristy thing possible - a sunset camel ride. Can't beat that Cable Beach sunset! 🐫🐪🐪 

We're up here for two weeks with an activity-packed itinerary and can hopefully give you a taste of what Broome has to offer 😁 
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Escape into the ancient, spiritual landscape of Ka Escape into the ancient, spiritual landscape of Karijini National Park and 'switch off' the COVID-19 pandemic.

We went up there not long after WA Premier Mark McGowan reopened the regional borders and practically had the whole place to ourselves! 

Read our Karijini guide on: http://dirtydrifters.com.au/karijini-western-australia [Link in bio👆] 

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Making a quick escape to the forests just south of Making a quick escape to the forests just south of Perth, including the Captain Fawcett 4WD track and this beauty of a camping spot :D

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Enjoying the soothing thermal waters of Zebedee Sp Enjoying the soothing thermal waters of Zebedee Springs in Western Australia’s Kimberley region.

This outback oasis is yet another reason to add El Questro onto your road trip itinerary! 😍🌴
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