15-492: Dandaragan is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia . The Dandaragan plateau is the underlying geological feature of the area. The first recorded land lease was to William Brockman in 1848; he had a 2,428-hectare (6,000-acre) land lease at Muchamulla Springs. The name of Dandaragan was first recorded in 1850 as the name of a nearby gulley and spring or watering hole known as Dandaraga spring. The word
30-458: A range of other agricultural and pastoral products. With a range of climate and economic changes in the region, considerable effort is made by government at all levels to cope with the decline of some communities, and create opportunities for ventures that keep population in the region. Cultural change with population changes in many localities has been identified by local museums and historical societies, including online documentation. Also
45-491: Is Indigenous Australian in origin and is thought to mean good kangaroo country . James Drummond settled in the area in 1850 and established a farm. A police station was built later and the townsite was gazetted in 1958. Select Harvests unsuccessfully attempted to grow a large almond orchard near Dandaragan between 2010 and 2015. [REDACTED] Media related to Dandaragan, Western Australia at Wikimedia Commons Wheatbelt (Western Australia) The Wheatbelt
60-436: Is a significant tourist area. In contrast, the eastern fringe is very arid, and is mainly used for pastoral farming of sheep. Mining of gold , nickel and iron ore also occurs. The remainder of the region is highly suited to agriculture , and is the source of nearly two thirds of the state's wheat production, half of its wool production, and the majority of its lamb and mutton , oranges , honey , cut flowers and
75-663: Is one of nine regions of Western Australia defined as administrative areas for the state's regional development, and a vernacular term for the area converted to agriculture during colonisation. It partially surrounds the Perth metropolitan area , extending north from Perth to the Mid West region, and east to the Goldfields–Esperance region. It is bordered to the south by the South West and Great Southern regions, and to
90-723: The CBH grain receival points (grain silos ), which are primarily located in the Wheatbelt region. Six main highways radiating out from Perth serve the Wheatbelt: Brand Highway (north-west to Geraldton ), Great Northern Highway (north-east to Wyndham ), Great Eastern Highway (east to Kalgoorlie ), Great Southern Highway (east to York , then south to Cranbrook ), Brookton Highway (east-south-east to Brookton ), and Albany Highway (south-east to Albany ). A network of main roads connects towns within
105-422: The 1890s with the removal of plant species such as eucalypt woodlands and mallee , is now home to around 11% of Australia's critically endangered plants. A number of nationally threatened birds reside in the Wheatbelt, including the endangered Carnaby's black cockatoo and the vulnerable malleefowl . The Wheatbelt encompasses a range of ecosystems and, as a result, there are a range of industries operating in
120-517: The Great Southern, Goldfields-Esperance and Mid West regions that are dominantly grain growing areas. There are numerous subdivisions of the Wheatbelt, and in most cases the separation is by local government areas. The Wheatbelt Development Commission (WDC) breaks the region up into five sub-regions with four offices: Most of the Wheatbelt is included in the larger Australia's Golden Outback. Due to their proximity to Perth, however,
135-509: The Wheatbelt to each other, the highways, and neighbouring regions, with local roads providing additional links and access to smaller townsites. Roads are often named after the towns they connect. The following list is the shires listed in the Wheatbelt as designated by the Wheatbelt Development Commission. Some shires in adjoining regions are traditionally considered part of the Wheatbelt – there are shires in
150-733: The first world war. The last place of residence was in Como . She was a member of the Women Writers Club and representative of the Institute of British Poetry in Western Australia. Her poetry was regularly published in local newspapers and magazines. During the First World War she wrote patriotic verses and songs. Some post war poetry was published in commemoration of Anzac Day . Her papers are in
165-679: The following shires are instead promoted as part of the Destination Perth region. The tourist precincts are included: Finally, the northwestern Shire of Dandaragan is promoted as part of Australia's Coral Coast region due to the presence of the larger seaside towns of Cervantes and Jurien Bay , which developed independently of wheat-growing. The Wheatbelt is separated into other designations at various times as well: 32°S 118°E / 32°S 118°E / -32; 118 Lilian Wooster Greaves Lilian Wooster Greaves (21 December 1869 – 28 January 1956)
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#1732787366063180-419: The literary tradition of writers including the wheatbelt in their writing included: Lesser known writers also have the wheatbelt environment in their writing such as Lilian Wooster Greaves . The Wheatbelt once had an extensive railway system , which transported bulk wheat grain. It has been reduced in part, while the main lines are being supported. Grain is transported on those lines to ports for export from
195-580: The region. In the Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia there are a number of subdivisions such as the Avon Wheatbelt (AVW), and a further breakdown of Avon Wheatbelt P1 (AW1) and Avon Wheatbelt P2 (AW2), Jarrah Forest , Geraldton Sandplains and Mallee regions. Near the coast, the region receives relatively high rainfall and mild temperatures, and its 150 kilometres (93 mi) of coastline
210-609: The west by the Indian Ocean , the Perth metropolitan area, and the Peel region. Altogether, it has an area of 154,862 square kilometres (59,793 sq mi) (including islands). The region has 42 local government authorities, with an estimated population of 75,000 residents. The Wheatbelt accounts for approximately three per cent of Western Australia's population. The area, once a diverse ecosystem, reduced when clearing began in
225-817: Was a Western Australian botanist and poet. She was born in Ballarat, Victoria where her father was lecturer of botany at the Federation University Australia . She married John William Greaves in 1893 in Ballarat, and their children Mabel and Grace were born in Victoria. The family arrived in Western Australia on RMS Orizaba in 1904. Her family moved to Western Australia in 1904, and at different stages lived in Wongan Hills , Mundaring , Cottesloe , and Leederville during
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