The town was part of the Coolart pastoral run of the 1860s. Bittern Post Office opened on 5 January 1891.[4] The railway opened for Bittern in 1889 and small scale commercial development began during the early 1900s. The town also has a primary school, Bittern Primary School, and a small basketball and netball stadium known as Graham Myers Sports Stadium or Bittern Memorial Stadium, which features an indoor court used for basketball, netball or floorball and four outside courts used for netball.[5] There is also a small oval located outside the stadium.
See also
Shire of Hastings – Bittern was previously within this former local government area.