Kiata is a town in the

Wimmera The Victorian government's Wimmera Southern Mallee subregion is part of the Grampians region in western Victoria. It includes most of what is considered the Wimmera, and part of the southern Mallee region. The subregion is based on the social ...

region of western

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. The town is north-west of the state capital of

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, on the Western Highway. The population at the 2011 census was 251. The

Kiata Wind Farm Kiata Wind Farm is a small wind farm located along the Western Highway south east of Nhill. The wind farm is owned by Windlab, the John Laing Group and some local shareholders. The turbines were built by Keppel Prince and assembled at the site b ...

is located nearby.

Facilities

The only hotel in town is the Little Desert Hotel, which is open for meals on Fridays and Saturdays. Kiata is also home to Inverness Motors, a museum of collectable and vintage cars. The Kiata Camp Ground is located south of the town, on the edge of the

Little Desert National Park The Little Desert National Park is a national park in the Wimmera Mallee region of Victoria, Australia. The national park is situated near Dimboola, approximately west of Melbourne and extends from the Wimmera River in the east to the South ...

. There is also a craft shop, and situated next door to that is the Kiata hall, now privately owned. Kiata also has "The Pines" picnic area on the edge of the Kiata Flora Reserve. Kiata railway station was opened on 19 January 1887, along with the line from

Dimboola Dimboola is a town in the Shire of Hindmarsh in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, Australia, 334 kilometres north-west of Melbourne. History Situated on the Wimmera River, Dimboola was previously known as 'Nine Creeks'. Following a survey ...

to Serviceton. The station was closed to passenger and goods traffic in August 1970.

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