Lameroo
Small service centre on the Mallee Highway
The small service town of Lameroo is located 210 km east of Adelaide on the Mallee Highway. Like most towns in the Mallee (both in Victoria and South Australia) Lameroo came into existence in the early 1900s.

No one knows what the town's name means. The name is an Aboriginal word of unknown meaning although some people believe it had rude or objectionable connotations. How the town got the name Lameroo is well-known because in 1932 J. McL. Johnston, an inspector in the Post and Telegraph Service wrote: "I was at a farmer's house where Lameroo now is, one evening in 1904 ... the farmer (Mr. Byrne) asked me to stay there, as there was a meeting that night to name the place. I attended a fairly large meeting. The settlers could not agree on a name and finally appealed to me, whereupon I suggested Lameroo, which was adopted with only one dissentient. I do not know the meaning of the word. I suggested it because its euphony pleased me and I had so named a little bay in the Northern Territory between the Darwin Hospital and Gaol.'

Today Lameroo is surrounded by mixed farming with wool and wheat dominating.

Things to see:  

Byrne Homestead
Located 3km from the town on the old Yappara Road, this was one of the first houses in the district. Built in 1898 out of pug and pine it is a reminder of the lifestyle of the early settlers. Ask at the Local Council Chambers for directions and access.

Baan Hill Reserve
Located 20 km south-west of the town Baan Hill Reserve is a natural soakage set among sandhills and scrublands. It has picnic and barbecue facilities.

Billiat Conservation Park
Located 37 km north of Lameroo on the Alawoona Road this 36,815 ha conservation area is characterised by low sand dunes and extensive stands of mallee broombrush. The area is great for birdwatchers. Listen carefully for the western whip bird.

	Hotels
	Lameroo Community Hotel/Motel Railway Tce Lameroo SA 5302 Telephone: (08) 8576 3006 Rating: **
	Farm & Eco Holidays
	Meranwyney Host Farm Off Mallee Hwy P.O. Box 51 Lameroo SA 5302 Telephone: (08) 8576 5215 Rating: ***
	Restaurants
	Lameroo Community Hotel/Motel Railway Tce Lameroo SA 5302 Telephone: (08) 8576 3006