LOCALITY GUIDE
Pemberton is a small but beautiful town that is nestled in a valley surrounded by spectacular karri forests with lush green pastures & acres upon acres of rolling vineyards. It is situated 335km south of Perth & is named after an early settler by the name of Pemberton Walcott who arrived in the area in 1862. Today, Pemberton is a community of around 1200, which includes the many outlying farms.
Visitors Centre
Pemberton Visitors Centre (for all your accommodation information)
PO Box 93
phone: 08 9776 1133
freecall: 1800 671 133
fax: 08 9776 1623
email: pemtour@karriweb.com.au
Community
Local medical facilities include
Pemberton Hospital
Railway Crescent
phone: 08 9776 4000
fax: 08 9776 1555
Pemberton Medical Centre
27 Brockman Street
phone: 08 9776 1101
fax: 08 9776 1141
Volunteer Fire & Rescue as well as volunteer Ambulance service.
Facilities
Bankwest
Crossings Bakery
Library
IGA Supermarket
Pemberton Pharmacy
Cellarbrations
Chemist
Fizz Cafe
Pemberton Hotel
Karri Forest Motel
Post Office/Newsagent
Fox Brothers Butcher
BP Service Station
Pemberton General Store & Hardware
HQ for Hair Dressers
Treasures of the Forest Gift Shop
Millhouse Cafe
Holy Smoke Cafe
Gloucester Motel
Transport
TRANSWA has a bus service that arrives & departs daily.
Please visit www.transwa.wa.gov.au for daily timetables & other information.
Vehicle & bicycle hire is available from Pemberton Discovery Tours.
Attractions
The town's most popular tourist attraction is the huge Gloucester Tree, with its fire lookout teetering 64 metres above the ground! Other attractions in the area include fishing at the King Trout & Marron Farm, the Pemberton Tramway which operates various tours twice daily, Beedelup Falls & the Pioneer Museum. Pemberton Discovery Tours operate many tours throughout the region also, 4WD tours are very popular as they take you through the Yeagarup Dunes to the mouth of the Warren River.
Schools
There are 2 schools located in town.
St Josephs Catholic Primary School caters for the education of children from Kindergarten to Year 7
Guppy Street
Po Box 415
phone: 08 9776 1180
fax: 08 9776 1565
Pemberton District High School caters for the education of children from Kindergarten to Year 10
Burma Road
phone: 08 9776 1544
fax: 08 9776 1445
email: info@pemberton.wa.edu.au
The local Telecentre offer some TAFE courses as well as other education opportunities.
Sport
Sports are well catered for in the area with cricket, soccer, netball, basketball & football being the most popular. The new Pemberton Sports Club also have a number of other services including squash, snooker, pilates, lawn bowls, zumba & boxercise classes, a fully stocked gymnasium as well as creche services on certain days. There is a local cycling group & the Bibbulmun Track runs right through town as well, so there are many bushwalking tracks. Our local Golf Club is a favourite in town too, they offer a scenic 18 hole course & are always looking for new members.
Offices Servicing the Area
LJ Hooker Pemberton
50 Brockman Street
phone: 08 9776 0000
fax: 08 9776 0344
email: pemberton@ljh.com.au