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Kojonup is ideally located on the busy Albany Highway tourist route. Recognising the major tourism appeal of the southern coastal areas of Albany, Denmark and…

Chief Executive Officer, Wally Lenyszyn, is adamant that the role of Local Government must change from merely concentrating on basic services and landuse controls. “Councils…

After extensive flood damage in the 1980s, the Boyup Brook to Katanning rail line which passed through Kojonup was closed. Kojonup’s heritage wooden railway station,…

Kojonup’s combined Telecentre and Rural Transaction Centre (RTC) is a community owned and managed facility that provides new opportunities, support and services to the community.…

Unlike many rural areas across the nation, Kojonup will never accept that growth and prosperity can only occur in the cities and large regional centres.Take…

Kojonup is a prime location for people wanting to retire to the country, but still wish to be secure in the knowledge that their current…

In 1998, the Shire of Kojonup and the local Noongar people signed an agreement acknowledging that Aboriginal people are the oldest residents of Kojonup, residing…

When Craig McVee’s ancestors led the first Europeans to visit the area to ‘The Spring’, the notions of sharing this precious resource and living in…

Kojonup prides itself on its excellent recreation and sporting facilities. Some are Council owned and operated while other facilities are run by independent organisations with…

Kojonup has a long and proud history, stretching back centuries to the days when nomadic Aborigines were first attracted to the area by the freshwater…

Kojonup has the established reputation of being the first Shire with one million sheep. From its strong wool growing history, the idea of building a…

Moving forward as leading Local Government professionals Meeting in Brisbane for the first time, the 20th National Congress was also the first national gathering of…