"Place of the Male Kangaroo"   Ongerup is a small farming town within the Gnowangerup Shire on the south-eastern edge of the wheat belt, 400km south-east of Perth and 160km north east of Albany. The name "Ongerup" means "Place of the Male Kangaroo". Wheat, barley, canola and wool are it's main products, while lesser quantities of lupins, oats, lucerne and other crops are also grown. Beef cattle, fat lambs, and pigs are sideline industries. Uncleared areas of mallee and heath give way to yate country along creeklines and the occasional stand of stately salmon gums or bushy moort trees, supporting a rich and varied birdlife. Ongerup's 400-strong population forms a small but very positive community, supporting numerous sporting groups and other activities to keep everyone's social life busy. A sense of pride and loyalty towards their home town and it's people combines with a genuine welcome to newcomers to make Ongerup a great place to live.   The Malleefowl Preservation Group (MPG), based in Ongerup   has  achieved national recognition for raising awareness of the plight of the Malleefowl.   Ongerup Wildflower Display is an annual event held at the Ongerup - Needilup Museum. Between 300-400 species are collected from the Ongerup area. Photograhers to this event are welcome. The Ongerup - Needilup District Museum. Housed in the old railway barracks this officially recognised museum is a focus for ecotourists. Noogar artefacts, foods and medical plants, natural history items, old machinery and household goods from pioneer days are featured.   For further information contact the Ongerup Telecentre