Glen Mervyn is a rural

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 ...

of the

Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup The Shire of Donnybrook Balingup is a local government area in the South West region of Western Australia, about southeast of Bunbury and about south of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of about , and its seat of governme ...

in the

South West Southwest is a compass point. Southwest, south-west, south west, southwestern or south-western or south western may also refer to: * Southwest (direction), an intercardinal direction Geography *South West Queensland, Australia *South West (Weste ...

region of Western Australia. The

Preston River The Preston River is a river in the South West region of Western Australia. The river has a total length of and rises near Goonac siding then flows in a north-westerly direction until discharging into the Leschenault Estuary. The headwaters ...

and the Donnybrook– Boyup Brook Road run through the centre of the locality from east to west. The Glen Mervyn Dam and reservoir is located on the north-eastern boundary of the locality, with the dam itself being located on the Mumballup side of the border. Glen Mervyn and the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup are located on the traditional land of the

Wardandi The Wadandi, also spelt Wardandi and other variants, are an Aboriginal people of south-western Western Australia, one of fourteen language groups of the Noongar peoples. Name There are at least three theories about the meaning of the tribal et ...

people 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 ...

nation. Glen Mervyn was once a siding on the Donnybrook–Katanning railway but the railway line ceased operation in 1982. The Glen Mervyn siding, which opened in 1909, was closed in 1975. In 1951, state governor and former premier James Mitchell died in office at Glen Mervyn siding in his personal railway carriage.

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{{Towns South West WA Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup