Bindoon

History

The name Bindoon is thought to be Aboriginal in origin and to mean "place where the yams grow". The name has been in use in the area since 1843 when an early settler, William Brockman, named the property he had surveyed as Bindoon. The townsite was gazetted in 1953. A bushfire was started by lightning near the town in 2013 and burnt over of farmland and bushland. The fire threatened homes, and over 100 residents were evacuated to a centre in Muchea.

Most-observed species

• Australian Ringneck

  Barnardius zonarius (Shaw, 1805) · Aves
  238
• Australian Raven

  Corvus coronoides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
  171
• Brown Honeyeater

  Lichmera indistincta (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) · Aves
  157
• Gray Fantail

  Rhipidura albiscapa Gould, 1840 · Aves
  154
• Weebill

  Smicrornis brevirostris (Gould, 1838) · Aves
  149
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  146
• Western Gerygone

  Gerygone fusca (Gould, 1838) · Aves
  121
• Splendid Fairywren

  Malurus splendens (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830) · Aves
  113

Most recent

• M 2.8 — 2005-05-06
  5 km NW of Bullsbrook, Australia
• M 2.5 — 2005-04-15
  10 km SSW of York, Australia
• M 2.8 — 2003-07-18
  42 km N of Toodyay, Australia