There is an 8-metre (26 ft) tall statue of a galah beside the highway, marking halfway between the east and west coasts of Australia.

The large tracts of mallee scrub began to be cleared to facilitate this, and soon regular mail services were established from the port at Cowell.

[13] On 1 February 2020 federal resources minister, Matt Canavan, announced that 160 hectares (400 acres) of Jeff Baldock's Napandee property, 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Kimba, would provide the location to permanently store low-level waste.

The facility would also temporarily store intermediate-level waste from Lucas Heights nuclear reactor, until a suitable permanent site was found.

[14][15] The federal government is allocating a A$31 million community development package to boost the skills of local businesses and workers to build and run the facility.

An 8-metre (26 ft) large-scale public artwork known as "The Big Galah" welcomes visitors to Kimba as they enter the township.

[21] Kimba has a mediterranean-influenced semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSk/Csa), with very warm, dry summers and mild, somewhat wetter winters.

The major exception is to the south west of the Kimba District, within the Corrobinnie Depression, a palaeochannel which is now filled with deep sands.

The Gawler Ranges located in the pastoral country to the far north, the Cleve Uplands to the south, and the Corrobinnie Depression comprise distinct geomorphic boundaries to the District Council of Kimba.