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City Of Nedlands
The City of Nedlands is a local government area in the inner western suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, about west of Perth's central business district. The city is situated within the western suburbs of the metropolitan area—known colloquially as the “golden triangle” for the concentration of wealth and high housing values. History The City of Nedlands originated in the Claremont Road District, which was established on 30 March 1893 after a petition from ratepayers who lived in the areas of Nedlands and Claremont, which had grown substantially in population at the end of the 19th century. Seven men were nominated to the new Board, which became the first local government authority for the Nedlands/Claremont area. In 1898, Claremont itself split away to form a municipal government, which still exists today as the Town of Claremont. It was renamed the Nedlands Road District on 12 August 1932 and given municipal status as the Municipality of Nedl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nedlands, Western Australia
Nedlands is a western suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. It is a part of the local government areas of the City of Nedlands and the City of Perth. It is about from the Perth CBD 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 * 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, one of Perth's major public hospitals, and Hollywood Private Hospital (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. Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claremont, Western Australia
Claremont is a Western suburbs (Perth), western suburb of Perth, Western Australia, on the north bank of the Swan River (Western Australia), Swan River. History Prior to European settlement, the Noongar people used the area as a source of water, for fishing and for catching waterfowl. In 1830, John Butler, a settler, set up an inn at Freshwater Bay (Western Australia), Freshwater Bay (in modern-day Peppermint Grove, Western Australia, Peppermint Grove) to attract travellers on the road from Perth to Fremantle. A wetland became known as Butler's Swamp (later Lake Claremont). After the arrival of Convict era of Western Australia, convicts in the colony in 1850, work began on constructing the Stirling Highway, Fremantle Road. The government allocated land on the foreshore and at Butler's Swamp to 19 Pensioner Guards and their families, and a permanent convict depot operated at Freshwater Bay (until 1875). A state school (1862) and church were built, and a community grew around w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Register Of Heritage Places
The State Register of Heritage Places is the heritage register of historic sites in Western Australia deemed significant at the state level by the Heritage Council of Western Australia. History In the 1970s, following its establishment of the National Trust of Western Australia, the National Trust created a set of classified properties, and following legislation requiring inventories, Local Government authorities in Western Australia produced a subsequent set of Municipal Inventories, which then resulted in items then being included in the state register. As a result, most register records include dates and details from the three different processes. In some cases authorities other than councils had governance over localities such as ''Redevelopment'' authorities, and they also provided Heritage Inventories in that stage of the process. Registration was not always a successful protection. The Mitchells Building on Wellington Street was state heritage listed in 2004 but demoli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swanbourne, Western Australia
Swanbourne is a western coastal suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Nedlands. It is an affluent, upper middle class residential area with older Federation style homes, many being renovated. The suburb was established in the late 19th century. New housing estates have been built recently through the redevelopment of areas such as the Swanbourne Senior High School, Swanbourne Primary School and Lakeway Drive-In Cinema sites. History Swanbourne was initially called ''Osborne'', and was renamed in 1921. The renaming was done in order for the suburb to not be confused with Osborne Park, another suburb in Perth, and after an individual died following an ambulance being sent to the wrong location. Swanbourne was named for Swanbourne House, in Swanbourne, Buckinghamshire, the family seat of Thomas Fremantle, a prominent Conservative politician, and his brother, Charles Fremantle, for whom the city of Fremantle was named. Geography and population Swa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shenton Park, Western Australia
Shenton Park is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Nedlands and City of Subiaco and west of the central business district. Its postcode is 6008. The suburb is named after the park that it contains, Shenton Park, which was named after George Shenton who originally owned the land that is now the suburb of Shenton Park. Geography and natural history Shenton Park is a suburb approximately west of the central business district (CBD) of Perth, the capital and largest city of Western Australia. It is east of the Indian Ocean, and is part of Perth's affluent western suburbs. Shenton Park is bounded to the south by Aberdare Road and the Irwin Barracks, to the west by Brockway Road, to the north by Underwood Avenue, Selby Street, Lonnie Street and Nicholson Road, and to the east by Thomas Street. To the south is Nedlands and Karrakatta, to the west is Mount Claremont, to the north is Floreat, Jolimont, Daglish and Subiaco, and to the east is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Claremont, Western Australia
Mount Claremont, known previously as Graylands, is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Cambridge and the City of Nedlands. Graylands underwent significant changes in the 1950s, with the post war downgrading of military and migrant facilities in the area. Current establishments The suburb contains the Perth High Performance Centre, the Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS), Graylands Hospital, John XXIII College, Wollaston College, and lands owned by the University of Western Australia. Former institutions It was the site of the former Swanbourne Hospital, Graylands Teachers College (1955–1979), and Graylands Migrant Hostel (1952–1987). Estates Residential areas in the suburb consist of four estates: * Zamia Gardens – the newest area, still in the process of construction * St Johns Wood – a relatively new estate, bordering John XXIII College and Graylands Hospital, with many larger blocks of land and often including views of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karrakatta, Western Australia
Karrakatta is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Nedlands and 7 km west of the central business district. Its postcode is 6010. Karrakatta is composed of two distinct areas, due to the Fremantle railway line passing through the suburb. On the south side is Karrakatta Cemetery, which began service in 1899, with a small industrial area occupied by monument builders, associated companies and the depot for City of Nedlands. The other area north of the railway line and Karrakatta railway station is occupied by the Australian Defence Force's Irwin Army Barracks. Transport Bus * 25 Claremont Station to Shenton Park Station – serves Smyth Road * 27 Claremont Station to East Perth – serves Brockway Road Rail * Fremantle/ Airport Line ** Karrakatta Station ** Loch Street Station See also * Karrakatta Club The Karrakatta Club is a female-only women's club in Perth, Western Australia. Established in 1894, it was the first women's clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floreat, Western Australia
Floreat is a residential suburb west-northwest of the Perth central business district, central business district of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It is bordered on Underwood Avenue, Selby Street, Cromarty Road and Durston Road. It is the head of the Town of Cambridge, which has its municipal offices and library in the suburb. The name of the suburb stems from the Latin word for "flourish" or "prosper", which is also the motto of the City of Perth, of which Floreat was a part when it was first built. Demographics Floreat had a population of 7,230 at the 2011 census, an increase of 205 from the 2006 census, and 277 from the 2001 census. Amenities and facilities The Floreat Forum shopping centre is located in the suburb. It sits adjacent to the Town of Cambridge municipal offices and library. The centre also boasts a new Medical Centre, dining precinct and tavern. The suburb also sits adjacent to the popular Cambridge Street dining and commercial strip in neighbouring W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalkeith, Western Australia
Dalkeith is an affluent suburb of Perth, Western Australia within the City of Nedlands. It is also the richest suburb in Perth and Western Australia. This suburb has a median house price of $3,187,500. History The suburb takes its name from a cottage built in 1833 by Captain Adam Armstrong and his sons, early settlers of the area who arrived aboard '' Gilmore''. Armstrong, previously the manager of the Earl of Dalkeith's estate in Scotland, named the house "Dalkeith Cottage". The cottage was on a farm bought by James Gallop, who built a two-storey house c. 1872, now known as Gallop House. In 1897 the farm was sold off in lots for residential use. The house was bought by the state government in 1911, and was neglected for several decades before being restored in 1963-4. It is the oldest extant private residence in Dalkeith and the City of Nedlands. The suburb is also surrounded on three sides by the Swan River. As at 2021, Dalkeith was the most expensive suburb for houses in West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoscience Australia
Geoscience Australia is a statutory agency of the Government of Australia that carries out geoscientific research. The agency is the government's technical adviser on aspects of geoscience, and serves as the repository of geographic and geological data collated by the Commonwealth. On a user pays basis, the agency offers geospatial services, including topographic maps and satellite imagery. It is also a major contributor to the Australian Government's free, open data collections such as and . Strategic priorities The agency has six strategic priority areas: # building Australia's resource wealth in order to maximise benefits from Australia's minerals and energy resources, now and into the future; # ensuring Australia's community safety so that Australian communities are more resilient to natural hazards; # securing Australia's water resources in order to optimise and sustain the use of Australia's water resources; # managing Australia's marine jurisdictions in order to m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landgate
The Western Australian Land Information Authority operates under the business name of Landgate. Formerly known as the Department of Land Information (DLI), the Department of Land Administration (DOLA) and the Department of Lands and Surveys (DOLS), it is the statutory authority responsible for property and land information in Western Australia. Current activities Landgate maintains the official register of land ownership and survey information for the 2,645,600 km2 of Western Australia. The authority provides a wide range of products and services such as Certificates of Title, Property Sales Reports, Survey Plans, aerial photography, satellite imagery, maps and data Data ( , ) are a collection of discrete or continuous values that convey information, describing the quantity, quality, fact, statistics, other basic units of meaning, or simply sequences of symbols that may be further interpreted for ..., and are responsible for valuing the State's land a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Census In Australia
The Census in Australia, officially the Census of Population and Housing, is the national census in Australia that occurs every five years. The census collects key demographic, social and economic data from all people in Australia on census night, including overseas visitors and residents of States and territories of Australia#External territories, Australian external territories, only excluding foreign diplomats. The census is the largest and most significant statistical event in Australia and is run by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Every person must complete the census, although some personal questions are not compulsory. The penalty for failing to complete the census after being directed to by the Australian Statistician is one federal penalty unit, or . The ''Australian Bureau of Statistics Act 1975'' and ''Census and Statistics Act 1905'' authorise the ABS to collect, store, and share anonymised data. The 1911 Australian census, first Australian census was held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
