Eucla

Eucla is in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia.

Understand
Eucla is the easternmost town in Western Australia. Once an important stop on the telegraph line, it is now a scenic Nullarbor roadhouse at the point where the coastal cliffs move inland and the Eyre Highway drops down onto the Roe Plains.

Unlike the rest of WA, Eucla uses UTC +8:45 and not UTC +8:00. This was designed to prevent the large time difference gap between border communities and thus, one of only two habited places in the world to have their time zone with a +x:45.

Get in
190km west of Nullarbor Roadhouse in South Australia

180km east of Madura Roadhouse in Western Australia

Do

 * Swimming it's easy to forget that Eucla is a coastal town, and all coastal towns have one thing in common; Water.

Buy
Petrol is 50c/litre more than Perth or Adelaide, but 10c cheaper than the Nullarbor Roadhouse.

Drink
There are no bars or pubs in Eucla.

Connect
Telstra has service, but others do not. Wi-Fi is not available and even the TV channels are limited.

Go next

 * East
 * Border Village (in South Australia) 12km east
 * West
 * Mundrabilla 100km
 * Madura      180km