The Great Southern has an area of 39,007 square kilometres (15,061 sq mi) and a population of about 54,000.[2] Its administrative centre is the historic port of Albany. It has a Mediterranean climate, with hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters.[3] The Stirling Range is the only place in Western Australia that regularly receives snowfalls, if only very light.
The economy of the Great Southern is dominated by livestock farming, dairy farming and crop-growing. It has some of the most productive cereal grain and pastoral land in the state, and is a major producer of wool and lamb. Albany is a major fishing centre.[4][5]
The coast of the Great Southern has milder summer weather than areas on the west coast proper and is also a popular destination for holidaymakers, tourists, anglers and surfers. Albany is home to the Kalgan River which is associated with riverboats, from 1918 to 1935 with Silver Star which lowered its funnel to get under a bridge, and today with Kalgan Queen which lowers its roof to pass beneath the same bridge.
Recreational beach fishing at Dillon Bay, near Bremer Bay. Fishing, tourism and leisure are significant industries in the Great Southern region.
Noongar people have inhabited the region for tens of thousands of years. European settlement began with the establishment of a temporary British military base, commanded by Major Edmund Lockyer, at King George Sound (Albany) on Christmas Day, 1826. Albany is consequently regarded as the oldest European settlement in Western Australia.
^Government of Western Australia (1 December 2010), Regional Commissions Act 1993, State Law Publisher, retrieved 26 November 2014
^"You are being redirected - Department of Health - Government of Western Australia". www.health.wa.gov.au. from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
^Australia. Bureau of Meteorology (1960), Climatic survey : region 11 - great southern Western Australia, The Bureau, retrieved 10 March 2012 and http://www.bom.gov.au/wa/albany/
^. Archived from the original on 12 December 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
^. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
Further readingedit
Arnold, Murray (2015). A Journey Travelled: Aboriginal-European Relations at Albany and the Surrounding Region from first contact to 1926. Crawley, WA: UWA Publishing. ISBN9781742586632.
great, southern, western, australia, great, southern, region, nine, regions, western, australia, defined, regional, development, commissions, 1993, purposes, economic, development, section, larger, south, coast, western, australia, neighbouring, agricultural, . The Great Southern region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia as defined by the Regional Development Commissions Act 1993 for the purposes of economic development 1 It is a section of the larger south coast of Western Australia and neighbouring agricultural regions Great Southern Western AustraliaLocation of the Great Southern region in Western AustraliaLGA s List City of Albany Shire of Broomehill Tambellup Shire of Cranbrook Shire of Denmark Shire of Gnowangerup Shire of Jerramungup Shire of Katanning Shire of Kent Shire of Kojonup Shire of Plantagenet Shire of WoodanillingState electorate s AlbanyRoeWarren BlackwoodFederal division s O Connor The region officially comprises the local government areas of Albany Broomehill Tambellup Cranbrook Denmark Gnowangerup Jerramungup Katanning Kent Kojonup Plantagenet and Woodanilling The Great Southern has an area of 39 007 square kilometres 15 061 sq mi and a population of about 54 000 2 Its administrative centre is the historic port of Albany It has a Mediterranean climate with hot dry summers and cool wet winters 3 The Stirling Range is the only place in Western Australia that regularly receives snowfalls if only very light The economy of the Great Southern is dominated by livestock farming dairy farming and crop growing It has some of the most productive cereal grain and pastoral land in the state and is a major producer of wool and lamb Albany is a major fishing centre 4 5 The coast of the Great Southern has milder summer weather than areas on the west coast proper and is also a popular destination for holidaymakers tourists anglers and surfers Albany is home to the Kalgan River which is associated with riverboats from 1918 to 1935 with Silver Star which lowered its funnel to get under a bridge and today with Kalgan Queen which lowers its roof to pass beneath the same bridge Recreational beach fishing at Dillon Bay near Bremer Bay Fishing tourism and leisure are significant industries in the Great Southern region Noongar people have inhabited the region for tens of thousands of years European settlement began with the establishment of a temporary British military base commanded by Major Edmund Lockyer at King George Sound Albany on Christmas Day 1826 Albany is consequently regarded as the oldest European settlement in Western Australia See also editGreat Southern Wine RegionReferences editNotes edit Government of Western Australia 1 December 2010 Regional Commissions Act 1993 State Law Publisher retrieved 26 November 2014 You are being redirected Department of Health Government of Western Australia www health wa gov au Archived from the original on 22 March 2012 Retrieved 30 April 2018 Australia Bureau of Meteorology 1960 Climatic survey region 11 great southern Western Australia The Bureau retrieved 10 March 2012 and http www bom gov au wa albany The Department of Training and Workforce Development Great Southern Archived from the original on 12 December 2011 Retrieved 10 March 2012 Great Southern Archived from the original on 24 February 2012 Retrieved 10 March 2012 Further reading edit Arnold Murray 2015 A Journey Travelled Aboriginal European Relations at Albany and the Surrounding Region from first contact to 1926 Crawley WA UWA Publishing ISBN 9781742586632 External links editGreat Southern Development Commission 35 S 117 E 35 S 117 E 35 117 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Great Southern Western Australia amp oldid 1219203223, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
