Pharmacy opened in 2014. There is a range of recreational facilities available including a 50-metre pool, sporting complex including football, cricket, tennis, basketball and hockey. The Sportsman's Club also has a synthetic bowling surface allowing bowls to be played all year round. There is also a golf club and air strip. Travellers' facilities include the local hotel-motel, roadhouse, the Salt Bush Inn motel and the Lake Grace Caravan Park. There is also a number of B&Bs in the area. The local shire council is based in Lake Grace and there is a Community Resource Centre (telecentre). The town is served three days per week by the Transwa Perth to Esperance bus service. Geography Climate Lake Grace experiences a steppe climate (Köppen climate classification BSh). Natural disasters In late 2005 and early 2006, Lake Grace experienced two natural disasters. The first was a hail storm on 16 October 2005, which destroyed 500 hectares of wheat and barley crop and damaged a further 5,500 hectares, with some farmers reporting fields covered by up to of hail and kilometres of road turned white. It was accompanied by about 60 mm of rainfall. On 13 January 2006, the town was flooded by Cyclone Clare, receiving 230 mm of rainfall. It was declared a disaster zone by the State Government. Just over two weeks later, the town received another 30 mm of rain from Tropical Cyclone Emma. Large pumps were brought in to help dry out flooded roads, and the main highway to Perth was reopened six weeks later. Lake Grace normally receives 353.3 mm of rainfall per annum with 16.3 mm in January. Notable people Nat Fyfe, AFL 2015/2019 Brownlow Medalist, is from Lake Grace References External links Shire of Lake Grace Towns in Western Australia Grain receival points of Western Australia Shire of Lake Grace