Myara, Western Australia
| Myara Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°29′S 116°04′E / 32.48°S 116.06°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 0 (SAL 2016)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6207 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 38.8 km2 (15.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Murray | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Murray-Wellington | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Canning | ||||||||||||||
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Myara is a rural locality of the Shire of Murray in the Peel Region of Western Australia, located on the northern shore of the North Dandalup Dam.[3][4]
The Shire of Murray and the locality of Myara are located on the traditional land of the Pindjarup people of the Noongar nation.[5] The Pindjarup language is now considered extinct but the Noongar people remain present in the region.[6]
Despite its name, the locality is not part of Alcoa's plan to extend bauxite mining in the area by expanding the Huntly bauxite mine into its new Myara North mining area, which is further to the north.[7] Bauxite mining has however taken place at Myara and expansion of mining in the jarrah forest, close to the dams providing Perth's drinking water supplies is controversial.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Myara (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Myara (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Pindjarup". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Pindjarup (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Our project". www.alcoa.com. Alcoa. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ Milne, Peter (22 February 2023). "Alcoa faces two lean years until it expands mining near Serpentine Dam". WAtoday. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
