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South Bunbury, Western Australia
South Bunbury is a beachside suburb in Bunbury, Western Australia. It is located in the local government area of the City of Bunbury. The area is also known as 'Mangles'. The South Bunbury Football Club's home ground is located at Hands Oval in South Bunbury. The Bunbury Dynamos Football Club play at Forest Park in South Bunbury. The suburb contains three primary schools, South Bunbury Primary School, Adam Road Primary School, and St Mary's Catholic Primary School, a government high school, Newton Moore Senior High School , motto_translation = , established = , type = Independent public co-educational high day school , educational_authority = WA Department of Education , principal = Susan Kerr , location = So ..., and an education support school, College Row School. The Bunbury Wildlife Park (previously known as Big Swamp Wildlife Park) is located in the suburb. There are more than 50 species of mostly native Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Bunbury
The City of Bunbury is a local government area in the South West region of Western Australia, covering an area of along the coast about south of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. The City of Bunbury is one of four local governments comprising the Greater Bunbury sub-region. As at the 2016 Census, the City of Bunbury had an estimated population of almost 32,000. History The Municipality of Bunbury was established on 21 February 1871. It absorbed part of the abolished Bunbury Road District, which had surrounded the municipality, on 20 January 1950, leading to the formation of a new Suburban Ward. It gained town status on 1 July 1961, becoming the Town of Bunbury, and assumed its current name when it was granted city status on 8 October 1979. Wards The town has 12 councillors and no wards. Each councillor serves a four-year term, and half-elections are held every two years. The mayor is directly elected. Twin towns and sister cities The City of Bunbury has a sister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Collie-Preston
Collie-Preston is a Western Australian Legislative Assembly, Legislative Assembly Electoral districts of Western Australia, electorate in the states and territories of Australia, state of Western Australia. While the seat was known as Collie for just over a century of its existence as an electorate, the seat was known as South West Mining from 1901 to 1904, and Collie-Wellington from 2005 to 2008. It is named for the South West (Western Australia), South West coal mining town of Collie, Western Australia, Collie. While historically a very safe seat for the Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch), Labor Party, redistributions in 1988 and 2007 due to increases in the quota for country seats which had historically been Apportionment (politics)#Malapportionment, malapportioned resulted in the seat incorporating surrounding rural shires which were hostile to Labor and thereby becoming more marginal. History Collie was originally created as the seat of "South West Mining" i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Forrest
The Division of Forrest is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. Geography Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned. History The division was created in 1922 and is named for Sir John Forrest, the first Premier of Western Australia and a federal Cabinet minister. It is located in the south-western corner of the state and, as of the 2016 election, includes the cities of Bunbury and Busselton along with the Shires of Augusta-Margaret River, Capel, Dardanup, Donnybrook-Balingup, Harvey and Nannup (though Nannup is set to be transferred to the neighbouring seat of O'Connor at the next federal election). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunbury, Western Australia (suburb)
Bunbury is a suburb of the Western Australian city of Bunbury, and includes the city's central business district (CBD). The CBD is located primarily on Victoria Street. Blair Street is the major road linking the southern and eastern suburbs of Bunbury to the CBD, and has a large number of businesses and retail outlets situated along it. Features *Bunbury Tower, a landmark high-rise building, was one of the first achievements of the South West Development Commission and represents efforts to decentralise government activities and provide local employment opportunities. The Tower is colloquially referred to as the "Milk Carton" for its distinctive shape and blue-and-white colours. *The old lighthouse and lookout tower in the Marlston Hill district, which has been a focus of the city's cultural and commercial growth since the late 1990s. References {{Authority control Suburbs of Bunbury, Western Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Bunbury, Western Australia
East Bunbury is an inner southeastern suburb of Bunbury, Western Australia from the centre of Bunbury. It is located within the local government area of the City of Bunbury. It is the location of the Bunbury Passenger Terminal, the current terminus for the South Western Railway and the Australind railway service. Precincts East Bunbury comprises two distinct precincts. Rathmines Rathmines refers to the northern portion of East Bunbury. Rathmines is named after Rev Joseph Withers' home town in Ireland. Rev Joseph Withers arrived in Western Australia with his wife, two sons and niece on 18 January 1864. He had been the Chaplain on board the convict ship ''Dalhousie''. A month later they moved to Bunbury where Withers was the Anglican Chaplain from 1864 to 1880 and again from 1889 to 1893. In 1872, Withers purchased Portion 11 of Leschenault Location 26 and in 1895, he subdivided the area which was to become known as Rathmines. The precinct is largely residential in charact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by the Southern Ocean or Antarctica, depending on the definition in use. Along its core, the Indian Ocean has some large marginal or regional seas such as the Arabian Sea, Laccadive Sea, Bay of Bengal, and Andaman Sea. Etymology The Indian Ocean has been known by its present name since at least 1515 when the Latin form ''Oceanus Orientalis Indicus'' ("Indian Eastern Ocean") is attested, named after Indian subcontinent, India, which projects into it. It was earlier known as the ''Eastern Ocean'', a term that was still in use during the mid-18th century (see map), as opposed to the ''Western Ocean'' (Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic) before the Pacific Ocean, Pacific was surmised. Conversely, Ming treasure voyages, Chinese explorers in the Indian Oce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carey Park, Western Australia
Carey may refer to: Names * Carey (given name), a given name * Carey (surname), a surname ** List of people with surname Carey Places Canada * Carey Group, British Columbia; in the Pacific * Carey Island (Nunavut) in James Bay United Kingdom * Carey, Herefordshire (see List of places in Herefordshire) * Carey Baptist Church, an independent Evangelical church in Reading, England United States * Carey, Alabama (see List of places in Alabama: A–C) * Carey, California * Carey, Georgia * Carey, Idaho * Carey, Ohio * Carey, Texas * Carey, Wisconsin * Carey, Wyoming, a locale near the eastern end of Wyoming Highway 95 * Carey Block, historic building in Wyoming * Carey Farm Site, a prehistoric archaeological site in Delaware * Carey Formation, a geologic formation in Oklahoma * Carey House (other), several * Carey Lake, a lake in Cottonwood County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota Elsewhere * Carey Glacier, Antarctica * Carey Gully, South Australia * Carey Islands, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Withers, Western Australia
Withers is a beachside suburb in Bunbury, Western Australia Bunbury is a coastal city in the Australian state of Western Australia, approximately south of the state capital, Perth. It is the state's third most populous city after Perth and Mandurah, with a population of approximately 75,000. Located at .... It is a primarily residential suburb with a small amount of retail activity. The suburb, which was named after state Member of Parliament and Bunbury mayor Frederick Withers, was developed by the State Housing Commission in the 1960s as the Withers Housing Estate. The layout of the suburb was influenced by the Radburn design philosophy. Building began in 1969 and was completed by 1975. The suburb has the lowest average personal income rate in Bunbury and a history of antisocial problems. It contains two primary schools: the government Maidens Park Primary School, named after the nearby Maidens Reserve, which opened in 1977 and was known as Withers Primary School unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bunbury, Western Australia
Bunbury is a coastal city in the Australian state of Western Australia, approximately south of the state capital, Perth. It is the state's third most populous city after Perth and Mandurah, with a population of approximately 75,000. Located at the south of the Leschenault Estuary, Bunbury was established in 1836 on the orders of Governor James Stirling, and named in honour of its founder, Lieutenant (at the time) Henry Bunbury. A port was constructed on the existing natural harbour soon after, and eventually became the main port for the wider South West region. Further economic growth was fuelled by completion of the South Western Railway in 1893, which linked Bunbury with Perth. Greater Bunbury includes four local government areas (the City of Bunbury and the shires of Capel, Dardanup, and Harvey), and extends between Yarloop in the north, Boyanup to the south and Capel to the southwest. History Pre-European history The original inhabitants of Greater Bunbury are the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Bunbury Football Club
South Bunbury Football Club is a semi-professional Australian rules football club based in South Bunbury, Western Australia. The club plays in the South West Football League. Since being founded in 1897 the club has won 45 premierships and has been a runner-up 24 times. Since joining the SWFL in 1957 they have won 15 premierships. History The South Bunbury club was founded in May 1897 at a meeting at the Prince of Wales Hotel in Bunbury. South Bunbury picked up the nickname Tigers after the relative inaccessibility and perceived wildness of the South Bunbury area around the turn of the 20th century. Club records *Total League premierships: 45 (1898, 1899, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1926, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2002, 2016) *Reserves premierships: 28 (1921, 1922, 1923, 1931, 1933, 1937, 1947, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hands Oval
JE Hands Memorial Park, more commonly known as Hands Oval, is a stadium in South Bunbury, Western Australia. The ground is mainly used for football matches, but has also hosted soccer and rugby union games and for a short time cricket. Uses Australian rules football The oval has been the home ground of South Bunbury Football Club and in the SWFL since the early 1950s. Hands Oval has also hosted five West Australian Football League matches, with the first being held on 1 April 1984 with East Perth defeating Swan Districts by 14 points. The record attendance for the ground was set during this match, with 6573 spectators attending the game. The ground also hosted two Fremantle Dockers pre-season NAB Challenge in 2009 and 2011: Cricket Hands Oval has hosted three List A cricket matches with the Western Warriors as the home team: Soccer Hands Oval hosted an A-League pre-season match between Perth Glory and Gold Coast United Gold Coast United Football Club is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newton Moore Senior High School
, motto_translation = , established = , type = Independent public co-educational high day school , educational_authority = WA Department of Education , principal = Susan Kerr , location = South Bunbury, South West region, Western Australia , country = Australia , enrolment = 611 , enrolment_as_of = 2012 , grades = 7- 12 , grades_label = Years , colours = Blue, gold and white , homepage = , coordinates = , pushpin_map = Australia Western Australia , pushpin_image = Australia Western Australia relief location map.png , pushpin_mapsize = 250 , pushpin_map_alt = , pushpin_map_caption = Location in Western Australia , pushpin_label = , pushpin_label_position = top Newton Moore Senior High School is a comprehensive independent public co-educational high day school, located in South Bunbury, a suburb of B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
