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Waterloo, Western Australia
Waterloo is a small town in the South West (Western Australia), South West region of Western Australia, located on the South Western Highway between Bunbury, Western Australia, Bunbury and Brunswick Junction, Western Australia, Brunswick Junction. The population of the town was 41 (23 males and 18 females) in 1898. In December 2013 the Western Australian Planning Commission's (WAPC's) ''Greater Bunbury Strategy'' identified an urban expansion area in the north of Waterloo. In April 2016 the WAPC released a draft Wanju District Structure Plan for the urban expansion area, showing the broad layout of the urban expansion area and a conceptual fly-through video. "Wanju" means "welcome" in the Noongar language. The Wanju District Structure Plan will provide an estimated 20,000 dwellings and 4,000 jobs. References {{authority control Towns in Western Australia Shire of Dardanup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Dardanup
The Shire of Dardanup is a Local Government Areas of Western Australia, local government area in the South West (Western Australia), 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 seat of government is in Eaton, Western Australia, Eaton in Bunbury, Western Australia, Bunbury's eastern suburbs. History The Dardanup Road District was gazetted on 14 December 1894. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following the passage of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. Wards The Shire is no longer divided into wards and the nine councillors sit at large. Towns and localities The towns and localities of the Shire of Dardanup with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census, most recent Census in Australia, Australian census: Notable councillors * Les Craig, Dardanup Road Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henty, Western Australia
Henty is a rural locality of the Shire of Dardanup in the South West region of Western Australia. Henty is located on the traditional land of the Noongar The Noongar (, also spelt Noongah, Nyungar , Nyoongar, Nyoongah, Nyungah, Nyugah, and Yunga ) are Aboriginal Australian people who live in the South West, Western Australia, south-west corner of Western Australia, from Geraldton, Western Aus ... people. References {{Towns South West WA Shire of Dardanup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noongar Language
Noongar (), also Nyungar (), is an Australian Aboriginal languages, 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 (Indigenous Australians), country of the Noongar people is the southwest corner of Western Australia. Within that region, many Noongar words have been loanword, adopted into Australian English, particularly names of plants and animals. Noongar was first recorded in 1801 by Matthew Flinders, who made a number of word lists. Varieties It is generally agreed that there was no single, standard Noongar (or Nyungar) language before European settlement: it was a Linkage (linguistics), 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 Noonga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Australian Planning Commission
The Western Australian Planning Commission (WAPC) is an independent statutory authority of the Government of Western Australia that exists to coordinate strategic and statutory planning for future urban, rural, and regional land use. The WAPC fulfils various statutory responsibilities first established in 1955. The authority is responsible for expenditure arising from the Metropolitan Region Improvement Tax. The role of the commission is to advise the Minister for Planning, make statutory decisions on a range of planning application types, approve subdivision applications, implement the state planning framework, and prepare and review region schemes to cater for anticipated growth. All staffing is provided by the Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage to which it also delegates many statutory powers. History The Planning and Development Act of 1928 established a Town Planning Board as the central authority responsible for approving subdivision and town planning schemes pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1885 - 1954)
Events January * January 3– 4 – Sino-French War – Battle of Núi Bop: French troops under General Oscar de Négrier defeat a numerically superior Qing Chinese force, in northern Vietnam. * January 17 – Mahdist War in Sudan – Battle of Abu Klea: British troops defeat Mahdist forces. * January 20 – American inventor LaMarcus Adna Thompson patents a roller coaster. * January 24 – Irish rebels damage Westminster Hall and the Tower of London with dynamite. * January 26 – Mahdist War in Sudan: Troops loyal to Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad conquer Khartoum; British commander Charles George Gordon is killed. February * February 5 – King Leopold II of Belgium establishes the Congo Free State, as a personal possession. * February 9 – The first Japanese arrive in Hawaii. * February 16 – Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The index stands at a level of 62.76, and represents the dollar av ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
