Wheatbelt (Western Australia)
The Wheatbelt is one of nine regions of Western Australia defined as administrative areas for the state's regional development, and a vernacular term for the area converted to agriculture during colonisation. It partially surrounds the Perth metropolitan area, extending north from Perth to the Mid West region, and east to the Goldfields–Esperance region. It is bordered to the south by the South West and Great Southern regions, and to the west by the Indian Ocean, the Perth metropolitan area, and the Peel region. Altogether, it has an area of 154,862 square kilometres (59,793 sq mi).
Grain receival and storage facility at Yealering
Land degradation caused by excessive clearing with resulting salinity, near Babakin
Bencubbin–Kellerberrin Road
Wheat growing north-east of Northam
Regions of Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is divided into regions according to a number of systems.
Chittering checkpoint from the south, May 2020