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Yakamia, Western Australia
Yakamia is an inner suburb of Albany. The suburb was created in the 1970s, and was gazetted in 1979. The name is believed to be a Noongar word meaning "sister to a small creek". Geography Yakamia is bounded by North Road to the south, Chester Pass Road to the west, Hudson and Bond Roads to the north and Ulster Road to the southeast. Yakamia Creek runs through the suburb. Facilities Yakamia is a residential suburb, and used to consist primarily of bushland, however, this has slowly disappeared with the bush making way for new housing developments. The suburb contains Yakamia Primary School, which opened in 1970 and now has around 620 students. There is also a small shopping centre on North Road. The City of Albany The City of Albany is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about south-southeast of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It covers an area of , including the Greater Albany metropolitan area and the ...'s council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albany, Western Australia
Albany ( ; nys, Kinjarling) is a port city in the Great Southern region in the Australian state of Western Australia, southeast of Perth, the state capital. The city centre is at the northern edge of Princess Royal Harbour, which is a part of King George Sound. The central business district is bounded by Mount Clarence to the east and Mount Melville to the west. The city is in the local government area of the City of Albany. While it is the oldest colonial, although not European, settlement in Western Australia - predating Perth and Fremantle by over two years - it was a semi-exclave of New South Wales for over four years until it was made part of the Swan River Colony. The settlement was founded on 26 December 1826 as a military outpost of New South Wales for the purpose of forestalling French ambitions in the region. To that end, on 21 January 1827, the commander of the outpost, Major Edmund Lockyer, formally took possession for the British Crown of the portion of N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Albany
Albany is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Albany is named for the port and regional city of Western Australia which falls within its borders. It is one of the oldest electorates in Western Australia, with its first member having been elected in the inaugural 1890 elections of the Legislative Assembly. It is regarded as a swinging seat, and has been held by the Labor Party since the 2001 election, at which Peter Watson was first elected. Watson announced his retirement prior to the 2021 election and was succeeded in the seat by Labor Party colleague, Rebecca Stephens. Geography As at the 2015 redistribution, the electoral district of Albany contains the entirety of two local government areas: the City of Albany, and the Shire of Jerramungup. At the 2007 redistribution, the electoral district of Albany had the same boundaries as the City of Albany, including Albany and its suburbs, the nearby towns of Elleker, Kalgan, Lower King, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of O'Connor
The Division of O'Connor is an Australian electoral division in the state of Western Australia. It is one of Western Australia's three rural seats, and one of the largest electoral constituencies in the world. 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 named after Charles Yelverton O'Connor, the Engineer-in-Chief of Western Australia most famously known for designing the Fremantle Harbour and the Goldfields Pipeline. The division was proclaimed at the redistribution of 28 February 1980, and was first contested at the 1980 federal election. It has always been a country seat. For its first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milpara, Western Australia
Milpara is a north-western suburb of Albany in southern Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Albany The City of Albany is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about south-southeast of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It covers an area of , including the Greater Albany metropolitan area and the .... References {{Towns Great Southern WA Suburbs of Albany, Western Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lange, Western Australia
Lange is a northern suburb of Albany in southern Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ..., north of Albany's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Albany. The population of the suburb has a median age of 39 years. References {{Towns Great Southern WA Suburbs of Albany, Western Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collingwood Heights, Western Australia
Collingwood Heights is a north-eastern suburb of Albany, Western Australia, between the Albany city centre and Emu Point within the local government area of the City of Albany. It was gazetted in 1981, prior to which it was known as Collingwood. Geography Collingwood Heights is bounded by the Yakamia Creek Diversion to the north, Martin and Ulster Roads to the west and Collingwood Road to the southeast. Most of the suburb's population of 684 persons are concentrated around a small residential estate at Breaksea Park. The suburb was gazetted in 1981. Facilities Collingwood Heights is a small residential suburb located within a wider open area in the creek's catchment area. A B&B and an information bay are located in the suburb. Collingwood Heights contains a private school, Southlands Christian College, which was established in 1999 and teaches the ACE curriculum. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orana, Western Australia
Orana is a north-western suburb of Albany in southern Western Australia, northwest of Albany's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Albany. It was gazetted as a suburb in 1979. Geography The suburb is bounded in the north by Anson Road, to the south and east by the South Coast Highway South Coast Highway is a Western Australian highway. It is a part of the Highway 1 network. With a length of , it runs from Esperance to Walpole roughly in parallel to Western Australia's south coast. Even then the journey is pretty much in ... and to the west by Le Grand Avenue. Albany Highway passes through the middle of the suburb. Education The suburb contains North Albany Senior High School and Parklands School (Albany), a Montessori education, Montessori school. References {{Towns Great Southern WA Suburbs of Albany, Western Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spencer Park, Western Australia
Spencer Park is a north-eastern suburb of Albany in southern Western Australia north-northeast of Albany's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Albany, and the suburb was gazetted in 1954. Geography The suburb, named after Albany's first Government Resident Sir Richard Spencer RN Captain Sir Richard Spencer KCH (9 December 1779 – 24 July 1839) the son of Richard Spencer, a London merchant.Australian Encyclopaedia, Vol VIII; Angus & Robertson Ltd for Grolier Society of Australia PL (1958) Editor-in-Chief Alec H Chis ... and gazetted in 1954, is bounded by Ulster Road to the west and north, Collingwood Road to the southeast and North Road to the south. There are two housing estates in Spencer Park. Woodrise And Breaksea Estate. Woodrise is located in the southwest corner and Breaksea Estate is located in the northeast corner Facilities Spencer Park contains a shopping centre, fuel station, a retirement home and the Albany Regional Hospital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Melville, Western Australia
Mount Melville is a south-western suburb of Albany, Western Australia, Albany in southern Western Australia, west of Albany's central business district. Its Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area is the City of Albany. Mount Melville is named after the natural granite massif that the suburb is nestled around. The mount forms the western flank to the Albany, Western Australia, Albany CBD, with Mount Clarence, Western Australia, Mount Clarence located to the eastern side. The Mount was named after Viscount Melville, the first Lord of the Admiralty, in 1791 by Captain George Vancouver. Mount Melville was gazetted as a suburb in 1979. Geography The suburb is bounded by Albany Highway to the north and east, by Hanrahan Road to the west and by Princess Royal Harbour to the south. It is set within native bush with walk trails and a sealed road to the top. A distinctive observation tower is situated at the peak that offers panoramic views as far as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centennial Park, Western Australia
Centennial Park is an inner suburb of Albany, Western Australia, immediately north of the CBD within the local government area of the City of Albany. It contains a light industrial area and numerous sporting facilities which serve the entire Albany catchment area. It was gazetted as a suburb in 1979. Geography Centennial Park is bounded by North Road to the north, Symers Street to the east, Middleton Road to the southeast and Albany Highway to the west and southwest. The lone residential area is nearest to Middleton Road and is only a few blocks in size, and contains some of Albany's oldest homes. Facilities Centennial Park is primarily a service suburb, with a light industrial area in the centre of the suburb, and the Albany Regional Sporting Complex, Royals Football Club home ground Centennial Oval and Tigerland which hosts the Railways Football Club in the Great Southern Football League. Centennial Park Tigers Backyard Cricket Club are another sporting team in Centennial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mira Mar, Western Australia
Mira Mar is a northeastern suburb of Albany, Western Australia, between the Albany city centre and Spencer Park in the local government area of the City of Albany. Mira Mar was gazetted as a suburb in 1979. Geography Mira Mar is bounded by North and Collingwood Roads to the north, Drew Street to the east, Symers Street to the west and Middleton Road to the south. The suburb has a population of 1,682 persons., up from 1,539 at the 2006 election. Strawberry Hill (62 m) and Craggy Bluff dominate the local landscape. Facilities Mira Mar contains the Old Farm at Strawberry Hill, which was first a vegetable farm on Plantagenet Location 44 for the military settlement of King George Sound, and then served as the residence of Albany's first Government Resident, Sir Richard Spencer RN, from 1832 until 1839. Spencer's grave is located on the site. Also in Mira Mar is the simple Victorian Georgian house built in 1872 by Matthew Cull, who was the long-time verger A verger (or virger, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noongar Language
Noongar (; also Nyungar ) is an Australian Aboriginal language or dialect continuum, spoken by some members of the Noongar community and others. It is taught actively in Australia, including at schools, universities and through public broadcasting. The country of the Noongar people is the southwest corner of Western Australia. Within that region, many Noongar words have been adopted into English, particularly names of plants and animals. Noongar was first recorded in 1801 by Matthew Flinders, who made a number of word lists. Varieties of the Noongar subgroup It is generally agreed that there was no single, standard Noongar (or Nyungar) language before European settlement: it was a subgroup (or possibly a dialect continuum) of closely related languages, whose speakers were differentiated geographically and, in some cases, by cultural practices. The dialects merged into the modern Noongar language following colonisation. A 1990 conference organised by the Nyoongar Language Proje ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
