Cataby, Western Australia
| Cataby Western Australia |
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 Cataby roadhouse |
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| Postcode: | 6507 |
| Location: | 170 km (106 mi) N of Perth |
| LGA: | Shire of Dandaragan |
| State electorate: | Moore |
| Federal Division: | Durack |
Coordinates: 30°43′12″S 115°25′26″E / 30.72°S 115.424°E
Cataby is a tiny settlement located some 170 km north of Perth, Western Australia on the Brand Highway. The area was apparently once called West Dandaragan [1], with the town of Dandaragan located 17 km to the east.
Cataby is perhaps best known by travellers as a rest-stop on the journey to such locations as Geraldton or the Pinnacles Desert within the Nambung National Park near Cervantes.
The Cataby Important Bird Area, which supports an important breeding population of the Short-billed Black Cockatoo, lies 2 km south-east of the town.[2]
Tiwest Joint Venture have a titanium mine site at Cooljarloo, near Cataby. Concentrate is transported by road train to the processing facility at Chandala, near Muchea.
The area has also been explored for mineral sands as well [3]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Perth to Monkey Mia drive ninemsn.com.au, accessed: 24 May 2010
- ^ "IBA: Cataby". Birdata. Birds Australia. http://www.birdata.com.au/iba.vm. Retrieved 2011-06-1$.
- ^ Cataby Mineral Sands Project : Iluka Resources Limited / report and recommendations of the Environmental Protection Authority. Perth, W.A. : Environmental Protection Authority, 2005. Bulletin, 1030-0120 ; 1212 "December 2005" Title on CD-ROM: Cataby Mineral Sands Project environmental protection statement / Iluka. ISBN 0730768538
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