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Regional guides

If you want information on a particular area, these publications and websites may help.

The links will take you to the catalogue record for the publication or the website for more information. The catalogue record will give you holdings and location information so that you can find the books. The websites may provide useful information.

REGIONS

Kimberley

The Kimberley is the most northern of Western Australia's nine non-metropolitan regions. It occupies the western part of a rapidly emerging Australian 'top end', and is strategically located on the southern margins of Southeast Asia.

Publications which have information on the Kimberley.

Websites with information about the Kimberley.

Pilbara

The Pilbara covers a total area of 507,896 square kilometres extending from the Indian Ocean to the Northern Territory border (including offshore islands).The region comprises four local government authorities - the Shires of Ashburton, East Pilbara, Roebourne and the Town of Port Hedland.

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Websites with information about the Pilbara.

Gascoyne

This region extends from Shark Bay in the south, to the tip of the Exmouth peninsula in the north, and east to Gascoyne Junction.

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Mid West

The Mid West Region of Western Australia extends along the west coast from Green Head to Kalbarri and more than 800 kilometres inland to Wiluna in the Gibson Desert. Its area of 472, 336 km² covers nearly a fifth of the state, and comprises eighteen local government authorities.

Publications which have information on the Mid West:

Goldfields

The Goldfields-Esperance region is located in the south-eastern corner of Western Australia and incorporates nine local government areas. It is bounded geographically by the Little Sandy Desert and Gibson Desert to the North; the Wheatbelt region to the West; the Great Australia Bight to the South; and the South Australian and Northern Territory borders to the East.

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Wheatbelt  [ Map ]

The Wheatbelt Region comprises an area of 154 862 square kilometres.The population is widely dispersed with only around 16,000 people located in the main service centres of Northam, Narrogin, Merredin and Moora. The Avon region close to Perth is known for it’s lush environment, thanks to its relatively high rainfall. The areas to the East are rich in minerals, including, gold, nickel and iron ore, while the remainder of the region is mostly agricultural.

Perth

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Peel [ Map ]

The Peel Region incorporates the geographical boundaries of five local municipalities - the City of Mandurah and the Shires of Boddington, Murray, Serpentine Jarrahdale and Waroona.

Southwest

The South West Region of Western Australia covers an area of 23,998 square kilometres in the picturesque south west corner of Australia. It faces the Indian and Southern Oceans and is located such that it shares the same time zones with Singapore, Manila, Hong Kong, Beijing and Seoul.

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Great Southern

Page last updated: Tuesday 12 April 2011