Kondinin (original spelling Condinin)
Kondinin wheat stack 1929- 1933 Photo courtesy of SLWA.
No one is sure about the origin of the name. It was adopted to describe the lake - hence Kondinin Lake - and when the town grew up it was duly named after the lake but no one is sure what 'kondinin' means. It was a local First Nations word first recorded by Surveyor General John Septimus Roe in 1848. Source: https://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/kondinin-wa
The town of Kondinin began life as a railway station on the railway line from Yilliminning (near Narrogin) to Kondinin, built from 1911 to 1915. The district around Kondinin was already settled when the government chose to construct a railway line here in 1911.
The townsite was gazetted in 1915. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kondinin,_Western_Australia
Kondinin is in the heart of wheat, sheep and canola farming country in Western Australia's Central Wheatbelt.
It boasts granite rocks with spectacular views and woodlands with vibrant wildflowers and gum trees.
It is the " Home of the Group", a farm improvement group which had its origins in Kondinin and grew to become a well- known nationwide group.
Kondinin is located at the western end of the Kondinin Shire and is 272 kms south-east of Perth.
The Shire has three towns: Kondinin, Karlgarin and Hyden.
The town population of Kondinin is approximately 300 people and the shire has close to 1200 people.
Kondinin was firstly settled in 1909 and was surveyed in 1910 by Surveyor General J.S. Roe.
Industries in the shire consist of grain growing, livestock, manufacturing and tourism.
Community Groups
- Central Ag-care Family Counselling Service
- H.A.C.C.
- F.E.S.A
- Kondinin Anglican Church Committee
- Kondinin Artists' Group
- Kondinin Calendar
- Kondinin Community Developments Pty Ltd
- Kondinin Community Recreation Centre
- Kondinin Hospital Ladies Auxiliary
- Kondinin Hotel Community & Sporting Association
- Kondinin- Hyden St John Ambulance Association
- Kondinin Kreative
- Kondinin- Kulin Aged Care (Inc.)
- Kondinin Lions Club
- Kondinin Meals on Wheels
- Kondinin Mens Shed
- Kondinin P&C Association
- Kondinin Progress Association,
- Kondinin R.S.L
- Kondinin Recreation Coucil
- W.A.F.F. Zone
- West Court Committee