BINDOON

HEMA Map reference 74/B3

31° 23' 3' S 116° 06' 7' E

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Services

Attractions

Marron farm, Braeside Farm, Bullsbrook Cottage Craft, Catholic Agricultural Keaney College, Golden Grove Citrus Orchard, Golden Grove Observatory, Neroni Wines, Old Macdonald's Farm, Stringybark Cottage Winery & Restaurant, The Maze, Walyunga Terracotta, Spoonbill Lake, Clune Park, Museum, Blackboy Ridge, Julimar Lookout.

Buildings of note

Unknown.

Calendar of events

September: Wildflower show, October: Agricultural show. Monthly: Markets 8am-1pm last Sunday  of the month.

Description

The gateway to wildflower country, Bindoon is surrounded by rolling hills and is pretty all year round but from August to September during wildflower season, it is breathtaking.

George Fletcher Moore opened up the area in 1841. The name is supposed to mean ‘meeting place where yams grow’ in Aboriginal language. I tend to think it sounds a bit Scottish. The name was first used by William Locke Brockman for a property he owned in the area in 1843.

Development in the area was very slow and even as late as the 1950s the town was little more than a post office and general store. It was not actually gazetted until 1953.

Today it is primarily a fruit growing district and visitors to the area will find many fruit growers selling their products along the road. Situated in the Chittering valley the area is picturesque at any time of year but the best time to visit is in Spring (August-September) when the wildflowers bring a riot of colour to the already beautiful countryside.

The local Catholic Agricultural College that opened in 1937, is heritage listed and is one of four such institutions operated by the Christian Brothers.

There is no caravan park in town but an overnight stopping point is available at the Tourist Bureau.