Eglinton, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Eglinton
city = Perth
state = wa

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caption = Looking southeast from future Marmion Avenue just north of Pipidinny Road
lga = City of Wanneroo
area = 10
pop = 67
postcode= 6034
dist1 = 44 | location1=Perth
fedgov = Pearce
stategov= Mindarie
near-nw =
near-n = Yanchep
near-ne =
near-w = "Indian Ocean"
near-e = Carabooda
near-sw =
near-s = Alkimos
near-se =coord|-31.58|115.668|type:city(0)_region:AU-WA_scale:50000|format=dms|display=title Eglinton is a suburb (unpopulated as of 2001) in the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located approximately convert|44|km|mi|0 north of Perth's central business district on the Indian Ocean. For the most part, the suburb is covered in native banksia woodland, scrubland and heath typical of the Swan Coastal Plain.

Part of the City of Wanneroo local government area, it is bounded to the north by Yanchep, to the east by Carabooda and to the south by Alkimos. The area is part of the Alkimos-Eglinton region being considered by the State Government for a future urban region.

History

Eglinton was approved in 1974 as a suburb name [cite news | title = Naming of Localities in the Shire of Wanneroo | work = Western Australia Government Gazette | pages = 1974:1206 | date = 5 April 1974] and is named after the barque "Eglinton" which was wrecked on rocks near Alkimos which now bear its name. [LandInfo WA|m|E|2007-05-15]

Prior to European settlement, Noongar Aboriginal of the Mooro tribe had lived in what has become the northern Perth metropolitan region for more than 40,000 years, taking advantage of the abundant food and water around the chain of wetlands on the Swan Coastal Plain. According to local legend, Pipidinny Swamp, located in eastern Eglinton, was created from the blood and meat of the crocodile's tail as he walked back towards the Swan River after his fight with the shark.

In 1865, European settlers established the Aboriginal tracks along the west side of the lakes as a stock route from Dongara (near Geraldton) to Fremantle. The portion of the stock route between Joondalup and Yanchep was made part of the Bicentennial Heritage Trails Network in 1988, and is now known as the Yaberoo Budjara Heritage Trail.cite web|url=http://trails.heritage.wa.gov.au/ht_pdf/YaberooBudjara.pdf|title=Yaberoo Budjara Heritage Trail|author=Heritage Council of WA|date=June 1998|accessdate=2007-01-17]

The area is mostly scrub and bush today but also has some low-level agriculture based along Wanneroo and Pipidinny Roads. In March 1997, the name "Eglinton" acquired another association when the body of Claremont serial killing victim Ciara Glennon was found near a track in the area. [cite web|url=http://www.postnewspapers.com.au/20010127/news/014.shtml|title=Spiers family pain still strong after 5 years|author=Post Newspapers|date=27 January 2001|accessdate=2006-11-18]

Plans

There are plans for an Alkimos-Eglinton Satellite City, covered by Amendment 1029/33 to the Metropolitan Region Scheme (May 2006). LandCorp, the State's land development agency, estimates that 55,000 people will live in the area once it is complete, that the centre will include "hospitals, tertiary educational institutions, major retail, commercial and recreational facilities" and that stage 1 blocks would be offered for sale in 2008. [cite web|url=http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/sitsched.nsf/AllDocs/CC26C79061BA015A482570900016D4B9/$file/AV371075.pdf?OpenElement|title=Votes and Proceedings, No.75|author=Hansard (WA Legislative Assembly)|date=10 May 2006|accessdate=2006-09-29] [cite web|url=http://www.landcorp.com.au/portal/page?_pageid=212,138332&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL|title=Alkimos-Eglinton|author=LandCorp|year=2005|accessdate=2007-01-17] The Environmental Protection Authority, however, raised concerns in November 2005 about the amendment, saying that it "would, in part, be inconsistent with the conservation and protection of significant environmental and geoheritage values in the area", and recommended that the amount of reserves be greatly increased. [cite web|url=http://www.epa.wa.gov.au/article.asp?ID=2158&area=News&CID=18&Category=Media+Statements|title=EPA Bulletin 1207 - Alkimos-Eglinton MRS Amendment 1029/33|author=Environmental Protection Authority|date=21 November 2005|accessdate=2007-01-17] The next major waste water treatment plant for the metropolitan region has been earmarked to be built in the Eglinton area. It is designed to provide catchment from Two Rocks south to the existing Beenyup treatment plant catchment boundary.

Geography

Eglinton lies roughly between the proposed Mitchell Freeway to the east and the Indian Ocean to the west.Streetsmart WA|maps=Maps 97-98, 127-128]

Eglinton's population was not measured at the ABS 2001 census. A few agricultural holdings exist at the eastern end of the suburb near Pipidinny Swamp.

Facilities

Eglinton has no conventional facilities at the present stage and is accessible only by Pipidinny Road, which runs via Pipidinny Swamp to within convert|200|m|ft|0 of the beach. The Alkimos wreck can be viewed from the nearby coastline, where almost untouched beaches are accessible by sandtrack. The suburb offers a wide array of native scrubland, woodland and heath, varying in condition from excellent to completely degraded, and including Xanthorrhoea preissii (commonly known as "black boys"), banksia, sheoak and Nuytsia floribunda. Some degradation has occurred due to uncontrolled vehicular access, clearing for stock grazing, fire and rabbits. [cite web|url=http://www.planning.wa.gov.au/comment/amendments/1029/EnviroReports/1%20Environmental%20Review.pdf|title=Environmental Review: Alkimos/Eglinton (MRS Amendment 1029/33)|author=WA Planning Commission|year=2003|pages=45 etc|accessdate=2007-01-17. (Large PDF)]

Transport

Plans to extend Marmion Avenue through the area in 2007 are in progress. Eglinton is not presently served by public transport - the nearest bus service is 490 Transperth bus between Clarkson train station and Two Rocks along Wanneroo Road in nearby Carabooda, [ [http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/timetablePDFs/Northern%2078%2020070429.pdf Northern 78 timetable] , Transperth, effective 29 April 2007. Accessed 1 May 2005.] operated by Path Transit.

References

External links

* [http://www.wapc.wa.gov.au/Publications/646.aspx Metropolitan Region Scheme Amendment 1029/33 Alkimos-Eglinton] - Download (6MB)