Nedlands is an affluent
western suburb of
Perth
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, the
capital city
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of
Western Australia
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. It is a part of the
local government areas
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The phra ...
of the
City of Nedlands and the
City of Perth
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. It is about from the
Perth CBD
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via either
Thomas Street or
Mounts Bay Road.
Features
Nedlands is a mixed-character suburb. It contains:
* Low-cost housing for students at the neighbouring
University of Western Australia
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* Wealthy homes and a golf course (Nedlands Golf Club) in the southern half of the suburb
* A commercial area (located next to the
Captain Stirling Hotel), restaurants and a small cinema (
Windsor Cinema) along both sides of Stirling Highway
* The
Lions Eye Institute, a major centre of research into eye disease,
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH) is a teaching hospital in Nedlands, Western Australia.
Opened in 1958 as the Perth Chest Hospital and later named in honour of Sir Charles Gairdner, governor of Western Australia from 1951 to 1963, it is pa ...
, one of Perth's major public hospitals, and
Hollywood Private Hospital
Hollywood Private Hospital (Hollywood) is an acute care hospital located in Nedlands, Western Australia. Hollywood is Western Australia's largest private hospital, with more than 900 licensed beds. The hospital is part of Ramsay Health Care G ...
(the former Repatriation General Hospital) and its neighbouring aged care facilities
The hospital and Stirling Highway are well served by the
CircleRoute and other bus routes. Nedlands also contains some grocery shops and a library. It also contains the
Perth Children's Hospital
Perth Children's Hospital (PCH) is a specialist children's hospital in Nedlands, Western Australia, located at the corner of Winthrop Avenue and Monash Avenue on the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre (QEII) site. It is Western Australia's ...
, adjoining the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, as part of the
Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre
The Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre (QEIIMC), commonly known as just QEII, is a medical campus in Perth, Western Australia, situated in the suburb of Nedlands directly adjacent to Kings Park. It contains Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, the ...
complex.
Parks
The
Peace Memorial Rose Garden
Peace Memorial Rose Garden is a rose garden in Nedlands, Western Australia, dedicated to the memory of lives lost in war.
It is located on Stirling Highway
Stirling Highway is, for most of its length, a four-lane single carriageway and ...
on Stirling Highway commemorates lives lost in war. It was developed by the Rose Society and the Nedlands Road Board in the 1950s. It was dedicated in 1951.
Transport
Nedlands is served by the
CircleRoute and other services along
Stirling Highway
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, Hampden Road, Broadway and Princess Road. All services are operated by
Swan Transit
Swan Transit is an Australian bus company operating Transperth services under contract to the Public Transport Authority. It is a subsidiary of Transit Systems.
History
On 21 January 1996, Swan Transit commenced operating services in the Mid ...
.
Politics
Nedlands is part of the federal division of
Curtin. The federal seat is held by the conservative
Liberal Party
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. It is regarded as a safe seat as it has been continually retained by the Liberal Party with the exception of former Liberal member
Allan Rocher
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as an Independent politician between 1996 and 1998. For the parliament of Western Australia, the state electoral district of
Nedlands is held by
Labor
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* Labour (human activity), or work
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member
Katrina Stratton
Katrina Stratton (born 6 January 1973) is a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Nedlands for the Australian Labor Party. She won her seat at the 2021 Western Australian state election.
Educati ...
.
Its easternmost booth near the university is marginal at both levels of government, and all parts of the suburb exhibit a strong
Green
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vote (and historically environmental concerns have also resulted in a strong primary vote for
Liberals for Forests).
Climate
Due to its elevation, Nedlands is slightly cooler and wetter than the
Perth central business district
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.
Notable people
*
David Indermaur, clinical psychologist
References
Further reading
* Williams, A. E. (1984) ''Nedlands : from campsite to city'' Nedlands, W.A : City of Nedlands.
External links
City of Nedlands official website
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