Herron is a small

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located in the

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region of

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just off the Old Coast Road, between

Mandurah Mandurah ( ) is a coastal city in the Australian state of Western Australia, situated approximately south of the state capital, Perth. It is the state's second most populous city, with a population of 90,306. Mandurah's central business dis ...

and Bunbury just beyond Mandurah's urban area. It is on a narrow strip between Lake Clifton and Yalgorup National Park to the west, and Harvey Estuary to the east.

History

The area was known as "Koolijerrenup" by the local

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people.

Present day

Herron contains a couple of roadhouses for passing trucks and motorists on Old Coast Road, while rural residential estates have sprung up nearby, and olive groves and orchards operate from Island Point. At nearby Mount John, a local engineering company operates a liquid waste facility. The City of Mandurah has coordinated a foreshore stabilisation scheme at Island Point to offset degradation caused by devegetation of the coastal dunes and the 1994 construction of the Dawesville Channel which has increased tides on the estuary. A Green Corps team has collected 500 grams of seed from a range of species and is now working with the council to revegetate the area. The City of Mandurah and neighbouring

Shire of Waroona The Shire of Waroona is a local government area in the Peel region of Western Australia between Mandurah and Harvey and about south of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of about and its seat of government is the town of Wa ...

developed a combined structure plan for the Herron- Lake Clifton area in 2006, anticipating a population increase in the region after the

Forrest Highway Forrest Highway is a highway in Western Australia's Peel (Western Australia), Peel and South West (Western Australia), South West regions, extending Perth's Kwinana Freeway from east of Mandurah down to Bunbury, Western Australia, Bunbury. ...

, a continuation of the

Kwinana Freeway The Kwinana Freeway is a freeway in and beyond the southern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, linking central Perth with Mandurah to the south. It is the central section of State Route 2, which continues north as Mitchell Freeway to A ...

from

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, is completed.

Transport

Herron is not served by public transport.

References

{{Authority control Suburbs of Mandurah Towns in Western Australia