Bindi Bindi, Western Australia

Bindi Bindi
Western Australia
Bindi Bindi
Established: 1947
Postcode: 6574
Elevation: 310 m (1,017 ft)
Location:
  • 209 km (130 mi) North of Perth
  • 35 km (22 mi) Eaat of Moora
LGA: Shire of Moora
State District: Moore
Federal Division: Durack

Bindi Bindi is a small town located between Moora and Wongan Hills in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

The town originated as a Western Australian Government Railways siding and was gazetted in 1947.[1] The name is Aboriginal in origin and is the word for stick or skewer with which a coat is hung on to. The doubling of the word is to indicate many of them.

The main industry in town is wheat farming with the town being a Cooperative Bulk Handling receival site.[2]

References

  1. ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names". http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History+of+country+town+names. Retrieved 2011-02-12. 
  2. ^ "CBH Receival Sites - Contact Details". 2010. https://www.cbh.com.au/media/120302/cbh%20receival%20sites%20-%20contact%20details.pdf. Retrieved 2011-03-20.