About Kellerberrin.
Kellerberrin is a town located in the Wheatbelt, 205km East of Perth.
We are fortunate enough to have the Great Eastern Highway run
through town.
We are located on Balardung Aboriginal land.
The origin of the town's name comes from the local indigenous language.
In the 1860s a nearby hill was always known as ‘Killabin’ (There are various spellings).
The hill was first recorded as “Killaburing Hill”.
In 1864 the explorer Charles Hunt recorded it as Kellerberrin Hill.
The meaning of the name is up to interpretation, one source claims that Kellerberrin is the name for the fierce ants that are found in the area, while another gives it as meaning “camping place near where rainbow birds are found” – “kalla” meaning camping place and “berrin berrin”
being the rainbow bird.
Kellerberrin is a town located in the Wheatbelt, 205km East of Perth.
We are fortunate enough to have the Great Eastern Highway run
through town.
We are located on Balardung Aboriginal land.
The origin of the town's name comes from the local indigenous language.
In the 1860s a nearby hill was always known as ‘Killabin’ (There are various spellings).
The hill was first recorded as “Killaburing Hill”.
In 1864 the explorer Charles Hunt recorded it as Kellerberrin Hill.
The meaning of the name is up to interpretation, one source claims that Kellerberrin is the name for the fierce ants that are found in the area, while another gives it as meaning “camping place near where rainbow birds are found” – “kalla” meaning camping place and “berrin berrin”
being the rainbow bird.
