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. At that time there was still a tribe of Aborigines living around the wetlands west of Royal Park that is now the suburb of West Lakes. In the 1950s a few streets at the southern end of Royal Park were allocated for Government

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developments through the

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. In recent years, there has been large-scale re-developments that include private housing and a soon-to-be-built retirement village.

Community

Parks and reserves

* Carnegie North Reserve * Cooke Reserve * Fisher Reserve * Royal Reserve

Schools

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* Royal Park High School - opened 1971; name changed to West Lakes High School, 1978; closed 1991.

Businesses

* Clean Seas is headquartered here.

References

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