Orange Grove, Western Australia

Orange Grove Perth, Western Australia
Bickley Dam and Reservoir panorama
Orange Grove
Population:	544 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode:	6109
LGA:	City of Gosnells
State District:	Kalamunda
Federal Division:	Hasluck
Suburbs around Orange Grove: Wattle Grove Forrestfield Lesmurdie Kenwick Orange Grove Carmel Maddington Martin Canning Mills

Coordinates: 32°01′19″S 116°01′37″E / 32.022°S 116.027°E / -32.022; 116.027

Orange Grove is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Gosnells.

In 2006, the local primary school, Orange Grove Primary School,^[2] became the first school in Western Australia to produce a podcast, with its show entitled Podkids Australia.^[3]

Despite the name, Bickley Dam is situated within Orange Grove. It was constructed in 1921 on Bickley Brook, a tributary of the Canning River. This created Bickley Reservoir, which has a capacity of 0.06 gigalitres (GL). It is a source of drinking water for the Integrated Water Supply System (IWSS) which services Perth, Mandurah, Pinjarra, Harvey and the Goldfields and Agricultural regions. It was used as a direct source of water for Perth until 1994. Since 1994, however, it has operated as a pumpback for Victoria Reservoir due to low pipeline pressure and poor water quality.^[4]

References

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Orange Grove (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC55186&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-10-05. 
2. ^ Orange Grove Primary School www.ogps.wa.edu.au. Retrieved 12 February 2007.
3. ^ Podkids Australia www.podkids.com.au. Retrieved 12 February 2007.
4. ^ Bickley Reservoir Catchment Area Drinking Water Source Protection Plan Water Resource Protection Report Series. REPORT NO.61 JUNE 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2007.