Category: COMMUNITY

06/09/202008/02/2023BUILDINGS, CLUBS, COMMUNITY, SPORT

LEISURE CENTRE

Leisure Centre Architect Max Hannell’s impression of the new centre including a proposed (at the time) heated indoor swimming pool The Katanning […]

14/07/202007/02/2023BITS N PIECES, COMMUNITY, GENERAL

EARLY TOWN SETTLEMENT

Early Town Settlement Looking across the railway yard towards Clive Street – 1901 Katanning was declared a town on June 10, 1898 […]

13/05/202007/02/2023BUILDINGS, COMMUNITY, NEIGHBOURS

WOODANILLING AGRICULTURAL HALL

Woodanilling Agricultural Hall From the inHerit website The hall was built to the west of the railway line and on the north […]

13/05/202007/02/2023BITS N PIECES, BUSINESS, COMMUNITY, GENERAL

ROAD BOARD NEWS

Road Board News. Road Board News. Road Board News. Katanning Road Board’s first truck As the representative local government for the Katanning […]

07/05/202006/02/2023COMMUNITY, SPORT

HOCKEY

Hockey Hockey is a sport in which two teams play against each other by trying to manoeuvre a ball or a puck […]

05/05/202005/10/2022BUILDINGS, COMMUNITY, MEN, PEOPLE

VOLUNTEER FIRE BRIGADE

Volunteer Fire Brigade Australia is a country that relies heavily on volunteers for much of its community service. Local men and women […]

05/05/202007/05/2023CLUBS, COMMUNITY, SPORT, TRANSPORT

KATANNING CAR CLUB

Katanning car club A club was set up by Mr Herbert Brice Venning, the District Youth Organiser and Katanning Junior High School […]

03/05/202006/02/2023COMMUNITY, GENERAL, PEOPLE, WOMEN

WOOL FESTIVAL QUEEN

Wool Festival Queen 1954 YVONNE COVENTRY CROWNED QUEEN OF WOOL FESTIVAL£990 Raised for Anglican Church Great Southern Herald3 December, 1954 Months of […]

02/05/202006/02/2023CLUBS, COMMUNITY, PEOPLE, WOMEN

COUNTRY WOMENS ASSOCIATION CWA

Country Womens Association CWA The Katanning branch of the CWA was formed in 1930 and held its inaugural meeting on 19 May, […]

28/04/202004/02/2023BITS N PIECES, COMMUNITY, GENERAL, PEOPLE

KATANNING ON FIRE

Katanning on Fire. Katanning on Fire. Katanning on Fire. The Western Australian bush is has been prone to fires long before European […]