The Western Districts Trial was held on September 18.
Conducted in the Smythesdale and Scarsdale forests to teh south-west of Ballarat, the Western Districts Trial was won by Ted Knowles and Ian Sichlau in a Cortina.
| Place | Driver | Navigator | Car | Points | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ted Knowles | Ian Sichlau | Cortina | 11 | MUCC |
| 2 | Marshall | Wright | Escort | 17 | CCRMIT |
| 3 | Bill Johnston | Power | Cortina | 20 | CCRMIT |
| 4 | Middlin | Brookes | Cortina | 24 | SCOTCC |
| 5 | Kemp | Murrell | Cortina | 26 | GMH |
| 6 | Chris Randell | P. Hambleton | Lancer | 27 | SCOTCC |
| 7 | Darrington | Drew | Peugeot 403 | 28 | CCRMIT |
| 8= | Ian Ward | R. Ward | Escort | 29 | SCOTCC |
| 8= | Long | Lowe | Datsun 1600 | 29 | |
| 8= | Price | Forrest | Cortina | 29 | SCOTCC |