Bonnie Rock, Western Australia
Bonnie Rock is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
The town was once the terminus of the railway to Beacon.
The name of the town originated from a rock formation that is situated close to the town that was named by a sandalwood cutter. The townsite was gazetted in 1932.
A short lived newspaper in the 1930s included the name of the town in its title.
The main industry in town is wheat farming with the town being a Cooperative Bulk Handling receival site.
The Russian adventurer Fyodor Konyukhov broke the record for the fastest circumnavigation of the Earth in a hot air balloon in just over 11 days, landing safely near Bonnie Rock about 4.30pm on 23 July 2016.
