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The Pioneer Way - Route 120
Katanning
Accommodation
| The Premier Mill Hotel | |
| The old flour mill has been restored and transformed into a luxury hotel, keeping many of the features of the old mill. The Dome coffee shop on the ground floor is a must-visit too. | |
| Phone 6500 3950 | Website |
| Royal Exchange Hotel | |
| First built in 1891 as The Railway Hotel it has undergone many changes. Damaged by fire in 1905 it was rebuilt as a two storey brick colonial style building. | |
| Phone 9821 7550 Email |
| 28 Albion St | |
| A small motel in a quiet street next to Woolies offers queen beds, flat screen TV refrigerator, microwave and tea and coffee making | |
| Phone 6555 1827 Email |
| Yellowgum Bed and Breakfast | |
| Situated at 9 Forrest St Katanning, a quiet street walking distance to town center. It offers free wifi, cooked breakfast, 12 hour front desk,rooms have flat screen TV and microwave. | |
| Phone 9821 1120 |
| Emerald Garden Bed Breakfast | |
| Friendly atmosphere comfortable accommodation with kitchenette facilities together with a continental breakfast provide relaxed accomodation | |
| Phone 9821 1027 Email | Website |
| Katanning Jumbuck Motel | |
| 38 Albion St Katanning has airconditioned rooms, parking, WiFi and a restaurant | |
| Phone 9821 1657 |
| Katanning Caravan Park | |
| It has unpowered and powered sites, a cottage and cabins set among trees and grassed area. There is a new camp kitchen available. | |
| Phone 9821 1155 Email | Website |
Activities
| All Activities Playground | |
| Whether visiting for the weekend, or stopping on your way to Denmark or Albany, kids and adults alike will be entranced by the iconic playground | |
| Website |
Events
| Hidden Bloom Festival | |
| Held end of September and beginning October each year.Events include wildflower displays, guided orchid tours, open gardens, workshops, long table meals with local produce, art and craft activities | |
| Website |
| Shire of Katanning Calendar | |
| A Calendar of Events maintained by the Shire of Katanning | |
| Phone 9821 9999 Email | Website |
| Rabobank WA Sheep Expo | |
| Held in August each year, with stud displays, competitions, State Ag school Challenge trade sites and Rabobank sundowner | |
| Phone 0428 361 366 Email |
Food
| Hung Wins Chinese Restaurant | |
| 6 Carew Street Katanning Suitable for children and families. | |
| Phone 9821 2086 |
| Kimberley Restaurant | |
| Intimate dining with old world charm. Choose from a la carte menu and a fine selection of wines and spirit. It is situated in the gardens of "The White House" a grand private residence built in 1913 and the New Lodge Motel | |
| Phone 0428 030 463 Email | Website |
| Fuxing Family Chinese Rest'ant | |
| 12/38 Austral Terrace Suitable for families and groups, lunch specials offered during summer months | |
| Phone 9821 1813 |
| The Daily Grind Cafe | |
| Dine in and take away, Clive Street East. Highly recommended for its food and dining room. It also provides authentic Malay meals. | |
| Phone 9821 7779 |
| Chicken Treat | |
| 132 Clive Street Katanning Open 10m to 9 pm daily | |
| Phone 9821 4411 |
| IGA Katanning | |
| 72-78 Austral Terrace Katanning Opening hours 8am to 6 pm Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm Saturday Sunday closedSunday | |
| Phone 9821 2211 |
| Vietnamese Cafe and Pho | |
| 94 Clive Street Open 7am until 7pm suitable for groups, dine in or takeaway. | |
| Phone 9837 2840 |
| The Pioneer Way Web Site | |
| A comprehensive list of take-away and dine in restaurants and cafes in Katanning compiled by Lost Katanning | |
| Website |
History
| Gazetted as a town in 1898 | |
| First visited in 1835 by Governor Stirling and Surveyor Septimius Roe and later by sandalwood cutters it was not built until 1889.In 1891 the Premier Roller Mill opened and provided flour to the whole Albany region. It provided an important cash market fo | |
| Website |
| Facebook - Lost Katanning | |
| Well worth a visit if you are interested in Katanning's history or want to find out about your family's pioneers or share information about your pioneers who lived here | |
| Website |
| Malay Kampong in WA - Video | |
| Katanning is the most ethnically diverse regional centre in WA. Featuring 50 language groups, ours is a harmonious community, embracing the different cultural and religious backgrounds of our townsfolk. Website Video. | |
| Website |
| State Heritage Register | |
| List of 17 sites in Katanning on the State Heritage Register, with photographs and details of people associated with them. | |
| Website |
| Inividual Pioneer Bios | |
| From Katanning - A Look Back by Arthur Todd of Lost Katanning with bios of individual pioneers. Some bios here. The book is available on-line or at the Tourist Centre in the old railway station. | |
| Phone 0429100084 Email | Website |
Museums/Art
| Public Silo Trail | |
| As Katanning doesn't have any silos it decided to light up a series of Western Power electrical transformer boxes and walls in the town centre with murals by prominent Western Australian artists. | |
| Website |
| Public Art Gallery | |
| The Katanning Public Art Gallery, located adjacent to the Katanning Public Library, is one of the largest galleries within the Great Southern Region and showcases a diverse range of shows throughout the year. | |
| Website |
Places
| Katanning Anglican Church | |
| 21 Aberdeen Street Katanning | |
| Phone 9821 1986 |
| Katanning Country Club | |
| One of the oldest golf courses in WA it has 18 holes with white sand greens. It also offers activities including tennis and squash | |
| Phone 9821 1817 |
| Katanning Baptist Church | |
| Brownie Street Katanning | |
| Phone 9821 1922 |
| Great Southern Treasures | |
| Katanning is thought to come from an Aboriginal word ‘Kartannin’ meaning ‘big meeting place’. Today it is home to over 40 different nationalities with migrants. This website is a 'must look'. | |
| Website |
| Kobeelya | |
| A conference centre ideal for camps, groups, retreats with a small chapel for contemplation Originally a private home built in 1902 considered extravagant at the time later became a girls boarding school. The school closed in 1986 . | |
| Phone 9821 2214 Email | Website |
| Katanning Mosque | |
| Lot 18 Warren Rd Katanning. Katanning is the most ethnically diverse regional centre in WA. Featuring 50 language groups, ours is a harmonious community, embracing the different cultural and religious backgrounds of our townsfolk | |
| Phone 9821 2627 |
Useful Links
| Mingor Photographs | |
| A comprehensive gallery of photographs with links to other town photographic collection | |
| Website |
| GSDC Website | |
| Great Southern Development Commission's role is to coordinate and support endeavours that build the economy and promote growth in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. | |
| Phone 9842 4888 | Website |
| The Pioneer Way Web Site | |
| A comprehensive web site of what to do and see, where to stay and to eat, and other features in Katanning | |
| Website |
