Driving from Wollongong, NSW to Perth, WA

[the evil twin]

Hi Guys,

Im helping my sister drive her car to Perth this weekend. .....
following Google Maps would be the best thing hey? driving across SA is pretty simple, and NSW i know that area very well but WA, it says to get to Norsmann and head north to Coolgardie the west onto Perth. is that the best way to do it or is there a more direct route as its quite a big northern detour.

TIA for the advice guys!

Rusty

I use the road a bit in my meandering and #2 son works at the mines at Forrestania (about 1/2 way in) it is a great shortcut for the southern suburbs destinations

Hyden/Norseman will save you 1 to maybe 2 hours depending on the following

If it is night time when you hit Norseman I would be tempted to use the Hwy via Coolgardie rather than the dirt and wheatbelt roads.

If you are headed to Perth Northern Suburbs I would also probably stay on the Hwy as you lose most of the time saved.

If you plan on using the dirt ask at the Servo at Norseman for the latest conditions