Kojonup

Distinguished and Famous people from Kojonup

📚 Jack Cox

Noongar Elder Jack Cox helped shape The Kodja Place and the Kojonup Rose Maze before their opening in 2002. He subsequently welcomed visitors through Jack’s Tours, sharing stories, bush-tucker knowledge, billy tea and damper. School groups, university students and international travellers were among those who learnt from his knowledge of Kojonup and its surrounding country. When the tours concluded in February 2021, the shire formally thanked him for his contribution. His significance lies in cultural interpretation and the personal transmission of knowledge: a local place became more understandable through the person telling its stories.

🏅 Stephen Michael

Stephen Michael’s football career began its senior metropolitan chapter when he came from Kojonup to South Fremantle in 1975. A powerful, athletic ruckman, he won consecutive Sandover Medals in 1980 and 1981 and helped drive South Fremantle’s 1980 premiership. He also represented Western Australia, winning the Tassie Medal and captaining the All-Australian side in 1983. Unlike many prominent players of his era, he made his reputation without a VFL career, despite interest from eastern clubs. His Kojonup association is recorded in the Western Australian Football Hall of Fame’s account of that journey.