Needilup is a town and

locality Locality may refer to: * Locality, a historical named location or place in Canada * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localitie ...

in the

Shire of Jerramungup The Shire of Jerramungup is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about northeast of Albany and about southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of with Bremer Bay its largest tow ...

, Great Southern region of

Western Australia Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...

. Needilup is situated between Ongerup and Jerramungup along the Gnowangerup-Jerramungup Road. The Needilup and Corackerup Nature Reserves are located within Needilup, as is the

Chereninup Creek Reserve Chereninup Creek Reserve is an nature reserve in south-west Western Australia. It is west of Esperance, north-east of Albany and south-east of Perth. It is located between the Stirling Range National Park and the Fitzgerald River Nationa ...

History

The establishment of a town arose after a local member petitioned the lands department for land to be made available for a townsite in 1951 after settlement in the area lead to a demand for land. Lots were surveyed soon afterward and the townsite was declared in 1954. The name is Aboriginal in origin and the meaning is unknown. The name is taken from the nearby

Needilup River Needilup is a town and locality in the Shire of Jerramungup, Great Southern region of Western Australia. Needilup is situated between Ongerup and Jerramungup along the Gnowangerup-Jerramungup Road. The Needilup and Corackerup Nature Reserve ...

that was first surveyed in 1901 and spelt in a variety of ways.

Nature reserves

The Needilup Nature Reserve was gazetted on 14 August 1914, has a size of , and is located within the

Mallee bioregion Mallee, also known as Roe Botanical District, is a biogeography, biogeographic region in southern Western Australia. Located between the Esperance Plains, Avon Wheatbelt and Coolgardie bioregions, it has a low, gently undulating topography, ...

. The Corackerup Nature Reserve was gazetted on 17 May 1963, has a size of , and is located within the

Esperance Plains Esperance Plains, also known as Eyre Botanical District, is a biogeography, biogeographic region in southern Western Australia on the South_coast_of_Western_Australia , south coast between the Avon Wheatbelt and Hampton bioregions, and bordere ...

bioregion.

References

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