The Dale River is overall an important ecosystem of Western Australia housing native flora and fauna and additionally maintains the livelihood of surrounding towns and cities.

The Noongar people are a large clan located along the South Coast of Western Australia and through the Wheatbelt region.

[4] The Noongar people initially clashed with the early European settlers of the Avon River region.

In 1886 an Aboriginal Protection Act was introduced as a means to uphold indigenous rights to a degree within Western Australia.

The town relies on the surrounding waterways of the Dale and Avon rivers as a means to support its agricultural practices and human inhabitance.