New Norcia, Australia

We camped overnight at the New Norcia oval. The next morning we had to wait till 11 to get a tour of the monastery. We got to see the two prayer chapels. They had lots of carvings in wood to make sculptures. We then went an saw the aboriginal girls about ...

... , to save my heels!! (even if he was disappointed with his find). We headed West across country to a small unique town of New Norcia, famous for its Benadictine Monastery, begun in 1846. This is the only Ozzie town wholly owned by the Catholic Church. It ...

... I'd update on what I have been up to. Im living in the Country now about two hours North of Perth. New Norcia is the only Monastic town in Australia and its all ownwed by the Benadictine monks who live here in the monastry, so the monks are my ...

G'Day Everyone! This week we took the opportunity to visit Australia's only monastic town. New Norcia is an Australian cultural treasure unlike any other. Home to 14 Benedictine monks, this bush oasis, an hour and a half from Perth, is a living link ...