Whiteman Park
| Whiteman Western Australia |
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 Whiteman Park Village, with tramway through centre |
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 Whiteman
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| Population: | Unknown (2006) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 6068 | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 31°49′48″S 115°56′27″E / 31.8299°S 115.9408°ECoordinates: 31°49′48″S 115°56′27″E / 31.8299°S 115.9408°E | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Swan | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Division of Pearce | ||||||||||||
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Whiteman Park is a 4000-hectare/40-square-kilometre (10,000-acre/15 mi²) bushland area located 22 km north of Perth, Western Australia. The park is in the suburb of Whiteman, in the Swan Valley in the upper reaches of the Swan River.[1]
Whiteman Park is known for its biodiversity, including over 450 endemic plants and more than 120 vertebrate animals (some of which are rare and endangered). Over 17% of Western Australian bird species occur in Whiteman Park, including migratory birds attracted to the habitat provided by Bennett Brook and associated wetlands including Grogan's Swamp, a Conservation Category Wetland.
The state government purchased the land from a variety of private owners in 1978, to protect the underlying aquifer as a drinking water source for Perth. The major owner was Lew Whiteman (1903–1994), after whom the park is named.[2]
[edit] Attractions
Whiteman Park includes bushwalking trails, bike paths, sports facilities and playgrounds.
- The Perth Electric Tramway Society runs a 4-km electric tram journey around the park.
- Caversham Wildlife Park
- Bennett Brook Railway
- The Tractor Museum of Western Australia
- The Western Australian Motor Museum
- Bus Preservation Society
- Children's forest
[edit] References
- ^ www.dpi.wa.gov.au Parks and Properties. Accessed 21 March 2006
- ^ www.whitemanpark.com.au Park Information. Accessed 17 May 2009
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