Kobeelya

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Kobeelya is a conference centre for the Baptist church in the town of Katanning in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, located approximately 300 kilometres south east of Perth.

Kobeelya was the name given to the grand mansion of the Piesse family, which were pioneers of the town. The seven bedroom home boasted a billiard room, hot and cold running water, a ballroom, tennis courts and a croquet field, which was a remarkable building for a town that was only fourteen years old. Even since then, no other residence in the town has been able to challenge the splendour of this edifice.

The Pieese family were legendary in estabilishing a permanent and successful settlement in the district. For many years, the Roller Flour Mill, which they owned, supplied electricity to the entire town.

Eventually the family was forced to sell the property during the Great Depression and it was later converted into the Kobeelya School for Girls, until 1981, when dwindling enrolments at the school led to the site being sold to the Baptist Church.

Sadly, the meaning of the name "Kobeelya" is unknown, but it most likely originated from the language of the local indigenous people.

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