16-763: Porongurup may refer to: Porongurup, Western Australia , a locality in the Shire of Plantagenet Porongurup National Park , located in the above locality, in the Porongurup Range Porongurup Tourist Drive, one of the Tourist Drives in Western Australia Acacia leioderma , commonly known as the Porongurup wattle Cataxia bolganupensis , known as
32-534: A trans-location program for the conservation of this endangered species. On 11 February 2007, a fire began on private property near the north-west corner of the national park, around 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of the Porongurup village. The fire spread along the rear boundaries of several properties and into the national park. Fire crews helped prevent the fire spreading to nearby housing throughout Sunday night but on Monday afternoon (12 February) it jumped Porongurup-Mt Barker Road and spread into private property to
48-551: Is Australia's largest wine region . It has five nominated subregions for wine, the Porongurups , Mount Barker , Albany , Denmark and Frankland River under the geographical indications legislation as determined by the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation . The vineyards spread throughout the area known for production of high quality vines have significant variations of terroir and climate dictated in part by
64-403: Is Porongorup and while some maps still show this spelling, state government signs around the town use "Porongurup", as does the promotion association for the region. The main industry in the region is dairying, but some vegetable crops grown as well. As with other parts of the lower Great Southern region of Western Australia , silviculture , specifically plantations of Tasmanian blue gums ,
80-724: Is a relatively young but flourishing industry in the region with eleven local wineries listed on the Porongurup Promotion Association web-page as of March 2007 . The Porongurup Wine Festival is a 40+ year event that has been held at various different local wineries each year. Pre-Covid, it was held in March but from 2024, the event will expand to become the Great Southern Wine Festival and will be held in September at rotating locations in
96-592: Is becoming a notable, and sometimes controversial, industry in Porongurup. Tourism based on the Porongurup Range's giant karri forests is limited by the difficulty of access because the nearest public transport is in Albany or Mount Barker . The mountain range includes Castle Rock , a popular climbing destination, and the Devils Slide. The Granite Skywalk is a suspended walkway that spirals around
112-619: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Porongurup, Western Australia Porongurup is a locality of the Shire of Plantagenet in the Great Southern region of Western Australia . At the 2006 census , Porongurup had a population of 370. The name is derived from the Aboriginal place-name, and consequently arrived with no spelling as such. A common alternate spelling
128-552: The Great Southern wine appellation. Porongurup is the fifth of the subregions of the Great Southern wine region , bordering Mount Barker on its western boundary. Harvesting takes place from mid-March to early May. The chief viticultural hazard is birds. In July and August 2006 eight noisy scrubbirds were released in the Porongurup Range by the Department of Environment and Conservation , Western Australia, as part of
144-647: The Porongurup trapdoor spider Hibbertia porongurupensis , rare Hibbertia identified as being located in the Porongurup Range Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Porongurup . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Porongurup&oldid=1257278254 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
160-749: The University of California. When he published his report in 1956, one of the recommendations put forward was that Mount Barker and the Frankland area of Western Australia showed great promise for making table wines in the light traditional European style. This was further backed up by agricultural and viticultural scientist Dr John Gladstones in 1963, and endorsed by the Western Australian Grape Industry Committee (1964). A year later, Jamieson and Houghton's celebrated winemaker Jack Mann , went to Mount Barker and
176-617: The distance however the region is the coolest of Western Australia's viticultural areas, with a similar maritime influenced Mediterranean climate to Margaret River although with slightly less rainfall. This diverse region is known for Riesling , Chardonnay , Cabernet Sauvignon , pinot noir , Shiraz , and Malbec . The international definition and recognition of this area as a distinct and unique wine growing area goes back to 1859, when original settler George Egerton-Warburton planted vines on his St Werburgh's property near Mount Barker and bottled his first vintage two years later. However,
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#1732802139334192-642: The first real commercial foundations were laid in the late 1930s by horticulturalist Bill Jamieson. His extensive knowledge of the area's soils and climate was augmented by the research of Californian Professor Harold Olmo in 1955 during a government-sponsored trip to Western Australia. Olmo spent eight months in Western Australia at the invitation of the Western Australian Vine Fruits Research Trust, while on leave from his post as Professor of Viticulture at
208-714: The granite outcrop of Castle Rock in Porongurup National Park . Eucalypt forest and rounded granite knobs and boulders give way to views over the Stirling Range and towards Esperance. A popular annual event is "Art in the Park", an outdoor sculpture competition in the picnic area on Castle Rock Road in the national park. The week-long event is held in April and attracts a diverse range of traditional and contemporary works vying for cash prizes. Viticulture
224-442: The north-east of the village centre. One private residence and a number of farm sheds and buildings were destroyed and other buildings seriously damaged in the fire. Fire crews, including aerial support from six water bomber planes , battled the blaze and by Tuesday morning it was effectively under control. By Wednesday morning (14 February) the fire had burnt through around 95% of the national park and several farms and wineries showed
240-407: The scars of the fire. It was reportedly the most devastating fire in the region since the 1960s. Less than a week after the fire began, a committee was formed to take charge of remedial work in the community and in a show of resilience, local wineries still held their annual wine festival a few weeks later. Despite the national park remaining closed to visitors, the annual Art in the Park exhibition
256-762: Was allowed to go ahead in early April. Sections of the park, including the Castle Rock walk trail and the Tree in The Rock picnic area, were reopened to the general public in September 2007. Great Southern (wine region) 35°S 117°E / 35°S 117°E / -35; 117 The Great Southern wine region is in Western Australia's Great Southern region. It comprises an area 200 kilometres (120 mi) from east to west and over 100 kilometres (62 mi) from north to south, and
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