John Brock, one of the first British settlers in the Bolinda district, named his stationBullando Vale.[2] However, it is not clear whether this is connected in any way to the present name.
Rupert Clarke owned a property named Bolinda Vale, near Romsey[3] which had been in his family, as squatters, from 1860 or earlier.[4]
Bolinda Post Office opened on 12 June 1879 and closed in 1980.[5]
The community today is centred on the primary school (established 1870), community hall and recreation reserve.
^Mitchell, Peter; Alan Jackson; Carol Moore; Gavin Smith (2004). Romsey: A Veritable Garden of Eden. Romsey: West Bourke Books Inc. ISBN0-646-43570-1.
^"Fires in Victoria". The West Australian. Vol. XXI, no. 5, 866. Western Australia. 3 January 1905. p. 4. Retrieved 19 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.