Badgingarra

History

The town was gazetted in 1955 and takes its name from nearby Badgingarra Pool. "Badgingarra" is a Noongar word said to mean "water by the manna gums". The district was originally surveyed in the 1880s; however, due to the widespread presence of poisonous plants in the area and non-conducive soil types, the land was not developed for agriculture. Little settlement occurred until the 1950s, when the use of trace elements such as zinc and copper in fertilisers allowed for farming to occur on the sandy soils around Badgingarra. In 1955, sufficient population growth had occurred for the gazettal of a townsite to support the settlers. In 1959, the state government established the Badgingarra Research Station, to assist farmers in the development of their enterprises. In 1965, a primary school was established, initially operated in the community hall before a new school was built and opened in 1968.

Most-observed species

• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  40
• Australian Ringneck

  Barnardius zonarius (Shaw, 1805) · Aves
  30
• Blushing spider orchid

  Caladenia lorea Hopper & A.P.Br. · Liliopsida
  30
• cat's-paw

  Anigozanthos humilis Lindl. · Liliopsida
  27
• Australian Raven

  Corvus coronoides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
  26
• Brown Honeyeater

  Lichmera indistincta (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) · Aves
  26
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  23
• Welcome Swallow

  Hirundo neoxena Gould, 1842 · Aves
  22