Redmond West is a rural

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of the

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in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The north-western corner of the locality is taken up by the south-eastern section of the

Mount Lindesay National Park Mount Lindesay National Park is a national park in the 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 ...

and the Blue Gum Creek Nature Reserve is also located within Redmond West. The Hay River passes through it and also forms its boundary in the south-west. Redmond West is on the traditional land of the

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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. Redmond West borders the locality of Redmond, which was established as a siding on the Great Southern Railway in 1912 and gazetted as a townsite in 1916. It is thought that the town was named after the Irish Nationalist leader, John Edward Redmond.

Nature reserve

The Blue Gum Creek Nature Reserve was gazetted on 4 November 1927, has a size of , and is located within the

Jarrah Forest Jarrah Forest, also known as the Southwest Australia woodlands, is an interim Australian bioregion and ecoregion located in the south west of Western Australia.

bioregion.

References

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