Whiteman Park

Whiteman Park

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Whiteman
city =
state = Western Australia


caption = Whiteman park Village, with tramway through centre
lga = City of Swan
postcode = 6068
coordinates = coord|31.8299|S|115.9408|E|display=inline,title|region:AU-WA_type:landmark
est =
pop = Unknown (2006)
area =
propval =
stategov =
fedgov = Division of Pearce
near-nw = Lexia
near-n = Lexia
near-ne = Ellenbrook
near-w = Cullacabardee
near-e = Henley Brook
near-sw = Ballajura and Malaga
near-s = Beechboro
near-se = West Swan
dist1 =
location1=

Whiteman Park is a 4000 hectare/40 square kilometre (10,000 acre/15 mi²) bushland area located 22 km north of Perth, Western Australia. In the suburb of Whiteman, the park is in Swan Valley in the upper reaches of the Swan River. [ [http://www.dpi.wa.gov.au/parksproperties/1216.asp www.dpi.wa.gov.au] "Parks and Properties". Accessed 21 March 2006]

Whiteman Park is known for its biodiversity, including an over 450 endemic plants and more than 120 vertebrate animals (some of which a 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. [ [http://www.whitemanpark.com.au/park/index.asp www.whitemanpark.com.au] "Park Information and Getting There". Accessed 21 March 2006]

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
* childrens forrest

External links

* [http://www.whitemanpark.com.au Whiteman Park]
* [http://www.bennettbrookrailway.org Bennett Brook Railway]

References


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