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Carolyn Sole
Local ResidentEiger Chalet White Spider Restaurant and Bar
Eiger Chalet White Spider Restaurant and Bar
Enjoy the friendly ambience and cosy atmosphere of our family-owned and operated ski accommodation, where the best of Perisher awaits. Wake up on snow to enjoy a leisurely gourmet breakfast, before hitting the slopes without the wait. Engage your muscles ahead of your day on the piste with a warm up in our mini gym or dive right into a deep, all over body relaxation in out traditional Euro-Sauna before indulging in an on-site massage or greeting fellow travellers in our comfortable guest lounge and games room.
Eiger Chalet is also home to the iconic White Spider Bar and Restaurant, where you can experience fine dining, chalet-style. Perisher’s premier spot to wine and dine offers spectacular views and sophisticated dishes in warmly welcoming surroundings. Enjoy some après ski fun and live music in the bar before retiring to your comfortable accommodation, or join us for a casual meal or celebratory dinner to remember. Whatever you’re looking for, there’s no better place in Perisher to make memories – and here, you’ll always be greeted with a smile.
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Distinguished and Famous people from Wildflower Country
🎨 Irwin Lewis
Irwin Lewis was born at Morawa in 1939 and developed careers in sport and public service before committing more fully to visual art. His painting and ceramic work began in earnest in 1987, bringing vivid colour to subjects including Country, conflict and the consequences of colonisation. The Yamatji artist sought to address histories he believed had been omitted or inaccurately told. His work entered major public collections, including Western Australia’s state gallery. Morawa is the birthplace connection within a varied life, where administrative and sporting experience preceded a powerful later artistic voice.
🌾 Donald Macpherson
Donald Macpherson grew up at Carnamah after his family moved from Toodyay in the late 1860s. He and his brother George became joint proprietors of Carnamah Station following their father's death. Macpherson represented the district on the Upper Irwin Road Board and became a founding member of the Carnamah District Road Board, alongside involvement in numerous local organisations. When he died in 1931, businesses closed as a mark of respect. His family property supplied the town's name, making his story closely entwined with its colonial settlement and civic development.
⛪ John Cyril Hawes
Priest and architect John Cyril Hawes left distinctive buildings across the Mid West, including Holy Cross Church and its small priest's cell at Morawa and St Joseph's Church at Perenjori. Local stone, community fundraising and practical building work brought his designs into small-town life. At Morawa the modest dwelling beside the church makes daily domestic needs part of the architectural story. These surviving commissions give Wildflower Country a concrete association with Hawes, whose religious and professional responsibilities met in buildings that communities continued to use long after construction.
