Rest areas

Rest areas, Paul Smedley

Travelling along Australia’s highways will get you to every corner of this great land, from the barren plains of the Nullarbor to the lush, tropical beauty of Kakadu. But there comes a time when every traveller needs to stop, rest and revive. The rest areas that line our highways offer amenities from showers to shade and, in some cases, space for a brief overnight stop. After all, there are so many wonderful places to explore that it’s worth taking the time easing your way across the many kilometres.  

Barrier Highway, Nyngan-South Australian border


Gwydir Highway, Moree-Grafton


Hume Highway, Sydney-Albury


Mid Western Highway, Hay-Sydney


Mitchell Highway, Bathurst-Barringun


Murray Valley Highway, Robinvale-Wodonga


New England Highway, Newcastle-Queensland border


Newell Highway, Tocumwal-Boggabilla


Oxley Highway, Port Macquarie-Nevertire


Pacific Highway, Sydney-Queensland border


Princes Highway, Victorian border-Sydney


Snowy Mountains Highway, Princes Hwy-Hume Hwy


Sturt Highway, Victorian border-Hume Highway


Arnhem Highway, Jabiru-Stuart Highway


Barkly Highway, Qld border-Three Ways


Carpentaria Highway, Borroloola-Stuart Highway


Kakadu Highway, Pine Creek-Jabiru


Stuart Highway, South Australian border-Darwin


Tablelands Highway, Barkly-Cape Crawford


Victoria Highway, Katherine-West Australian border


Barkly Highway, Cloncurry-Northern Territory border


Bruce Highway, Brisbane-Cairns

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Burnett Highway, Yarraman-Rockhampton


Capricorn Highway, Rockhampton-Barcaldine


Flinders Highway, Townsville-Cloncurry


Landsborough Highway, Morven-Cloncurry


Leichhardt Highway, Goondiwindi-Capricorn Hwy


Matilda Highway, Cloncurry-Normanton


Mitchell Highway, Barringun-Charleville


New England Highway, Wallangarra-Yarraman


Savannah Way, Normanton-Captain Cook Highway


Warrego Highway, Brisbane-Charleville


Barrier Highway, New South Wales border-Gawler


Dukes Highway, Tailem Bend-Victorian border


Eyre Highway, Border Village-Port Augusta

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Flinders Highway, Port Lincoln-Ceduna


Goyder Highway, Princes Highway-Sturt Highway


Lincoln Highway, Eyre Highway-Port Lincoln


Mallee Highway, Dukes Highway-Victorian border


Princes Highway, Adelaide-Victorian border


Princes Highway, Port Augusta-Adelaide


Riddoch Highway, Keith-Mount Gambier


Stuart Highway, Port Augusta-NT border


Sturt Highway, Gawler-Victorian border


Arthur Highway, Sorell-Port Arthur


Bass Highway, Launceston-Marrawah


Lake Highway, Deloraine-Midland Highway


Lyell Highway, Queenstown-Hobart


Midland Highway, Hobart-Launceston


Murchison Highway, Somerset-Queenstown


Tasman Highway, Hobart-Launceston


Calder Highway, Mildura-Melbourne


Glenelg Highway, Princes Highway-Ballarat


Goulburn Valley Highway, Tocumwal-Eildon


Great Alpine Road, Wangaratta-Bairnsdale


Great Ocean Road, Torquay-Warrnambool


Hamilton Highway, Geelong-Hamilton


Henty Highway, Portland-Calder Highway


Hume Highway, Wodonga-Melbourne


Mallee Highway, SA border-Calder Highway


Midland Highway, Benalla-Geelong


Murray Valley Highway, Robinvale-Wodonga


Princes Highway, Melbourne-NSW border


Princes Highway, SA border-Melbourne


Sturt Highway, South Australian border-Mildura


Sunraysia Highway, Calder Highway-Ballarat


Western Highway, SA border-Melbourne


Albany Highway, Perth-Albany


Brand Highway, Geraldton-Perth


Brockman Highway, Bridgetown-Karridale


Bussell Highway, Augusta-Bunbury


Coolgardie-Esperance Hwy, Coolgardie-Esperance


Eyre Highway, Norseman-South Australian border


Great Eastern Highway, Perth-Coolgardie


Great Northern Highway, Perth-Wyndham


Muirs Highway, Mount Barker-Manjimup


North West Coast Highway, Port Hedland-Geraldton


South Coast Highway, Walpole-Esperance


South Western Highway, Perth-Walpole


Victoria Highway, NT border-Great Northern Highway