Shire of Plantagenet
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The Shire of Plantagenet is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, managed from the town of Mount Barker, 360 kilometres south of Perth and 50 kilometres north of A
Plantagenet shire offices, 2018
Porongurup is a locality of the Shire of Plantagenet in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. At the 2006 census, Porongurup had a population of 370. The name is derived from the Aboriginal
Shire of Plantagenet
…north of Albany. The shire covers an area of 4,792 square kilometres (1,850 sq mi) and includes the communities of Narrikup, Rocky Gully, Kendenup and Porongurup. The region is noted for agriculture, principally wheat, sheep (wool and meat), beef cattle, wine, canola and olives. Silviculture, especially plantations…
Roadside sign near Mount Barker
Tea Rooms, Porongurup
Granite Skywalk on Castle Rock in the Porongurup National Park, 2015
Fire-scarred farmland, February 2007