Kalgan in a small town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia

Western Australia

Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...

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The town is situated on the banks of the Kalgan River

Kalgan River

The Kalgan River is a river in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.The mouth of the river is found at coordinates 34°57'3.13"S 117°58'41.41"E.- Geography :The river is long and, along with the King River, drains into Oyster Harbour...

 and was first known as Kalganup which mean "place of first camp" or "place of many waters". Indigenous Australians

Indigenous Australians

Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....

 used the area as a meeting place up to 19,000 years ago. The name was first recorded in 1831 when explorer Alexander Collie

Alexander Collie

Dr Alexander Collie was a Scottish surgeon and botanist who journeyed to Western Australia in 1829, where he was an explorer and Colonial Surgeon.-Early life:...

charted the area.

Land was set aside for a townsite in 1837 but was gazetted in 1912 following land being opened up in the area.
The Kalgan Hall was constructed in 1912 and became a focal point for the community.