Goomalling

Distinguished and Famous people from Goomalling

🌟 George and Mary Slater

George and Mary Slater’s family home became one of Goomalling’s surviving historic buildings. George established the homestead in 1856, and a stone room was added for the couple’s golden wedding anniversary in 1907. That addition gives a family celebration an unusually durable place in the district’s architecture. The property later passed through the family before the shire acquired it for restoration. The Slaters’ connection is preserved in the homestead itself, where the history of a local household can be read through the building’s successive stages.

🎭 Nita Pannell

Nita Pannell lived at Goomalling after her marriage to a doctor whose general practice was based in the town. The couple moved to Perth in 1933, and she later developed a major career as an actress and director. School teaching had already given her experience with music, movement and performance. Professional theatre eventually took her into significant Australian plays and a successful London season. Goomalling is a documented family home in the years before that national recognition, rather than a claim that her best-known roles were created or performed there.