Wellington Forest is a forested
locality
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* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
* Suburbs and localitie ...
of the
Shire of Dardanup
The Shire of Dardanup is a Local Government Areas of Western Australia, local government area in the South West (Western Australia), South West region of Western Australia, immediately to the east and southeast of the City of Bunbury and about ...
in the
South West
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Geography
*South West Queensland, Australia
*South West (Weste ...
region of Western Australia.
Wellington National Park
Wellington National Park is a national park in Western Australia, located west of Collie and approximately south of Perth in the Shire of Collie along the Coalfields Highway.
Description
The park has a hilly terrain and is intersected by str ...
is predominantly located within the locality.
Wellington Forest is located on the traditional land 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 ...
people.
The locality is home to the southern half of the
state heritage listed
Wellington Dam
Wellington Dam Hydro Power Station is a hydroelectric
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, which was constructed in 1933, while the northern half is located in the locality of
Worsley
Worsley () is a village in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England, which in 2014 had a population of 10,090. It lies along Worsley Brook, west of Manchester.
Within the boundaries of the Historic counties of England, historic county ...
in the
Shire of Collie
The Shire of Collie is a local government area in the South West region of Western Australia, about east of Bunbury and about south of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of Collie.
...
.
References
{{Towns South West WA
Shire of Dardanup