Kimba was established in 1915. Seventy-five years earlier, a nearby waterhole at Secret Rocks saved

explorer Edward John Eyre and his mates from dying of thirst. Eyre was the first white man to walk overland from Adelaide to the Swan River (near Perth) in Western Australia. On his way he explored three sides of the triangle-shaped Eyre Peninsula which now bears his name. The sculptures at Whites Knob Lookout are a tribute to Eyre and the indigenous men he relied on to get him through. Be an explorer and check out the cave close to the lookout! And be sure to call in to Kimba and enjoy some country hospitality as well as the Kimba Town Tourist Walk, the Big Galah and the spectacular mural on the grain silos.

FAST FACTS!

• Kimba is a local indigenous word for ‘bushfire’
• The recycled steel sculptures were finished in 2011 by artists Roland Weight and Marcus Possingham
• The Kimba Gateway Hotel used to be called the Yeelanna Hotel, but it’s had more than a change of name. In 1924, the entire hotel was moved stone by stone from Yeelanna which is 200km away!
• The Big Galah stands 8m tall and was erected in 1993. It’s outside the Halfway Across Australia Gem Shop on the Eyre Highway