April 26-29, 2024
Gnowangerup – in Noongar “The place of the “Gnown” (Mallee Fowl, pictured here on the wall of the IGA) – Population around 1200 for the whole Shire but a very clean and tidy town with a well-stocked IGA, Pharmacy, Hardware and a District High School, an all ages school Kindy to year 10, managed by the Shire.
The Caravan Park is operated by the Shire Council and was opened in 2012; it is built on the site of the original Agricultural Show and adjacent to the Sporting Complex and, further beyond that, the Cemetery.
See the next Post for the Heritage Trail, a 4km walk around town.