Katanning Today
F & C Piesse’s Katanning Roller Flour Mill 1st May 1891
Refurbished and repurposed as a boutique hotel and Dome cafe and reopened on 1st May 2018
Today’s Katanning is vastly different from the town of the late 1800’s although it still has many of its fine old buildings and remains a very vibrant community. It has a very cosmopolitan population, one of the most diverse in Australia.
It remains the regional centre for the Great Southern and continues to rely on agriculture for its economic stability. However, it is working on growing tourism, not just in Katanning, but throughout the region. A new boutique hotel and Dome Cafe situated in the refurbished and repurposed old flour mill has seen an added vibrancy to the town.
The Shire of Katanning was successful in receiving funding for a comprehensive beautification of the town and that is now beginning to take shape. The old Piesse dam area has been revitalised including a man-made lake, parklands and an ampitheatre. The all ages adventure playground at the town’s main entrance has been rebuilt and is fully grassed throughout. The Lion’s Park has also been refurbished and fully grassed including the provision of a large skate park.
As in every other community the retail scene has had a major hit although the business community remains strong. As in the old days, people and business continue to invest in the infrastructure of the town including major additions to the hospital and high school and the construction of the largest undercover sheep selling facility in the southern hemisphere.
Katanning Tourism
Tourism – Route 120 – The Pioneer Way
Views of Katanning Today
Katanning Shire Council
Katanning Business Directory
Katanning Regional Business Association
Katanning’s Malay Muslim community adds to the colour of Katanning
Katanning is well worth a visit as you travel south, east of west. It has ample accommodation and a number of cultural restaurants including Chinese, Malay, Vietnamese and Thai.
Spend some time here and make it your base to explore what the districts around us have to offer including the oldest police station in Western Australia at Kojonup, Donald Campbell’s Bluebird interpretive centre at Dumbleyung, the historical hospital museum at Lake Grace, the famous Wave Rock at Hyden, the amazing community at Nyabing, the Mallee Fowl interpretive centre at Ongerup, the Stirling Range national park, the unique “Lily” with its 16th century dutch windmill and so much more.