Kent Street, Perth

Infobox Australian Road
road_name = Kent Street
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length = 7.5
direction = South-west - North-east
start = Albany Highway, East Victoria Park
finish = Manning Road, Karawara
est = 1900s & 1970s/1980s
through = East Victoria Park, Kensington, Bentley, Karawara
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exits = Hayman Road

Kent Street in Perth, Australia is a major access road to many facilities and places like Curtin University and the Perth Hockey Stadium.

Kent Street is approximately 7.5 kilometres in length, running south-west from Albany Highway through to Manning Road. Kent Street forms the boundary between the City of South Perth and the Town of Victoria Park.

ignificant buildings

The Park Recreation Centre (Leisurelife Centre) is located at the northern end of the road, at its intersection with Gloucester Street. [cite web|url=http://www.vicpark.ws/recreation_leisure/index.cfm?link=210 |title=Leisurelife Centre|publisher=Town of Victoria Park|accessdate=2008-08-13] The Park Recreation Centre being the main indoor recreation centre for the Town of Victoria Park. Kent Street is also the street address for Kent Street Senior High School, which was the first state government school to be built south of the Swan River.

Kent Street also runs through the centre of the Western Australian Technology Park [cite web|url=http://www.techparkwa.org.au/about-location.shtml |title=Technology Park, Bentley |publisher=Technology Park Western Australia |accessdate=2008-08-13] , which houses a number of innovative Research and Development based organisations, including Perth's CSIRO building and one of Australia Post's major freight factories.
Curtin University is also located on Kent Street. [cite web|url=http://about.curtin.edu.au/where/locations.cfm#ben |title=Curtin University - Bentley Campus location |publisher=Curtin University |accessdate=2008-08-13] Curtin University is Western Australia's largest university [cite web |url=http://about.curtin.edu.au/ |title=About Curtin University of Technology |publisher=Curtin University |accessdate=2008-08-13] with over 40,000 students.

The Karawara (Village Green) Shopping Centre is located at the southern end of Kent Street, on the north-western side of its intersection with Manning Road. [cite web|url=http://www.stayz.com.au/accommodation/wa/perth/perth-south/activities#etail |title=Perth South Local Knowledge |publisher=Fairfax Digital |accessdate=2008-08-13]

ignificant parks & reserves

A number of parks and reserves front onto Kent Street, including John McMillan Park, Harold Rossiter Park, Barblett Oval and Endiburgh Oval. The Collier Park Golf Course is also located along Kent Street.

Kent Street is a dual carriageway road between Manning Road and Hayman Road, with a major round-about at that intersection. Road verges in some parts of Kent Street have been set aside for future widening.

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