Binda

Postcode: 2583

Binda is a village in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia in Upper Lachlan Shire. It is about 20 km North-North-West of Crookwell in the county of Georgiana.

The origin of the name is thought to be from the Gandangara Aboriginal word for deep water.

Binda was found by the explorers James Meehan and John Oxley in 1820.

The town was gazetted in 1850. It the first town to be gazetted in the Crookwell Shire. The land subdivided for sale in 1852.

This is the oldest settlement in the area. Police were stationed at Binda in 1840 due to the number of bushrangers in the area. They set up a residence, lock-up and horse paddocks on the townsite. That year the Whitton gang raided Oak Park estate, shot a man they mistakenly took for Mr Oakes and burned the homestead down. They headed north through Bigga with Francis Oakes an unwilling guest. Three policemen caught up with the bushrangers at Grabine station. One of the gang (Russell) was killed in the shoot-out while Whitton was captured. He was hanged at Goulburn two months later.

Today the village survives on the back of through-traffic headed north to Bathurst and Grabine State Recreation Area.

3.5 km north of Binda is 'Funny Hill' sheep station where the famous Binda Picnic Races have been held since 1848.

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