Burekup is a small town located on the

South Western Highway South Western Highway is a highway in the South West region of Western Australia connecting Perth's southeast with Walpole. It is a part of the Highway 1 network for most of its length. It is about long. Route description Perth to Bunbury ...

in the

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region of

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. The town is built on the

Collie River The Collie River is a river in the South West region of Western Australia. The Collie River was named by Lieutenant Governor Stirling after Alexander Collie who, along with Lieutenant William Preston, in November 1829 was the first European ...

and was originally a railway siding on the Pinjarra- Picton line that was established in 1910 and known at the time as ''Boorekup''. Following a request from the

Shire of Dardanup The Shire of Dardanup is a local government area in the South West region of Western Australia, immediately to the east and southeast of the City of Bunbury and about south of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of , and its se ...

, the town was gazetted in 1973. "Burekup" is the

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name for a wildflower that grows in the area.

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