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Government of Western Australia Department of Regional Development and Lands WHEATBELT: ISSN 1837-9427 FOREWORD Wheatbelt: a region in profilee was half of the value of Western Australia’s prepared by the Department of Regional agricultural commodities are produced Development and Lands in conjunction there. Broad acre crops, such as wheat, with the Wheatbelt Development barley, oats, hay and oil seed (canola) Commission to provide a snapshot of account for 80 per cent of the value the region’s economy. of this region’s commodities. Mining, retail, manufacturing, and fishing help The rapid economic growth occurring to diversify the regional economy. in regional Western Australia is creating The Wheatbelt Region also contains a increased demand for housing and number of distinctive tourist attractions, services. The State Government such as the Pinnacles, Wave Rock, is acting to ensure the social and the New Norcia monastery and the economic needs in the regions are turquoise waters of the coral coast to addressed as a priority. The Royalties name a few. for Regions Scheme is an important Government initiative that will allocate This publication is easy to read and an estimated $896.8 million for regional contains the latest information available projects in 2010-11, including more than on the economic development of $56 million in the Wheatbelt Region. the Wheatbelt Region, at the time of printing. It is one of a series of nine The Wheatbelt, as the name implies, is economic summary documents, each the premium agricultural region. Almost covering a non-metropolitan region. As Minister for Regional Development I invite you to read Wheatbelt: a region in profilee and trust you will find it interesting and informative. HonH BrendonB d GryllsG ll MLAML Minister for Regional Development; Lands REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONS The State’s Regional Development Commissions were established by the Western Australian Parliament following the enactment of the Regional Development Commissions Act 1993. The role of each commission is to: For the purposes of achieving those • maximise job creation and improve objects a commission is to: career opportunities in the region • promote the region • develop and broaden the regional • facilitate coordination between economy relevant statutory bodies and state • identify infrastructure services government agencies to promote economic and social • cooperate with representatives of development of the region industry and commerce, employer • provide information and advice to and employee organisations, promote business development education and training institutions within the region and other sections of the community • seek to ensure that the standard of, within the region and access to, government services • identify the opportunities for in the regions is comparable to the investment in the region and Perth metropolitan area encourage that investment • generally takes steps to encourage, • identify the infrastructure needs promote, facilitate and monitor of the region and encourage the the economic development of the provision of that infrastructure in the region. region • cooperate with departments and agencies of the state and Commonwealth public service in order to promote equitable delivery of services within the region • cooperate with local governments in order to promote equitable delivery of services within the region. Western Australia Major Road National Parks Formed Road Fishing Railways Horticulture Local Government Boundary Important Resource Projects Operating shown in blue Gas Pipeline Proposed shown in red PERTH Urban Centres and Localities Under care and maintenance PERTH or closed shown in purple Population more than 5000 Gas field 500 - 5000 Gold less than 500 Heavy mineral sands Aboriginal communities Iron ore Perth Airport Kaolin clay Airfields Major power station Nickel River Mt Gibson Lakes Titanium pigments Mt Gibson Mt Gibson AY KARROUN HILL W H Lake Moore NATIONAL PARK HIG Lake Goorly Windarling Range SHIRE OF MOUNT MARSHALL SHIRE OF DALWALLINU Lake Harvey Lake De Courcy JURIEN Warro L BAY HIL DALWALLINU Mt Jackson MOUNT MANNING Badgingarra Wind Farm BRAND RANGE RIVE R NATIONAL PARK SHIRE OF Beacon Hamersley Lakes CERVANTES Badgingarra NORTHERN MOORA Carina Emu Downs Wind Farm Moora Chert Mollerin Lake Dampier - Bunb Waddi Wind Farm Ballidu SHIRE OF SHIRE OF MOORA Lake Deborah East The Pinnacles SHIRE OF KOORDA MUKINBUDIN Cooljarloo Dandaragan Yandin Wind Farm WONGAN-BALLIDU Lake Deborah West Cataby Bencubbin SHIRE OF HIGHWAY Lake WONGAN Koolyanobbing DANDARAGAN Hinds Cowcowing Koorda Mukinbudin SHIRE OF SHIRE OF HILLS u Lakes Lake Wallambin RIV WESTONIA Lake Baladjie Koolyanobbing ry ER VICTORIA E Natural Gas Eva Lake Lancelin R PLAINS SHIRE OF T Lake Julia MOO Calingiri Trayning Kununoppin Lake Brown DOWERIN SHIRE OF SHIRE OF YELLOWDINE SHIRE OF SHIRE OF YILGARN NATIONAL PARK GREA Wyalkatchem NUNGARIN GINGIN Edna May SHIRE OF Goomalling Dowerin WYALK- SHIRE OF Nungarin SOUTHERN HWAY CHITTERING ATCHEM TRAYNING Westonia CROSS HIG Gingin SHIRE OF Guilderton Southern Cross Operations GINGIN BINDOON GOOMALLING SHIRE OF EASTERN - Marvel Loch TOODYAY SHIRE OF SHIRE OF MERREDIN Marvel Loch Chandala Synthetic Rutile TOODYAY SHIRE OF Swan River TAMMIN KELLERBERRIN Kaolin CUNDERDIN Collgar Wind Farm Yilgarn Star EAT GR SHIRE OF MERREDIN NORTHAM Avon Tammin Kellerberrin SHIRE OF Industrial CUNDERDIN NORTHAM Park JILBADJI YORK BRUCE ROCK NATIONAL PARK AVON INDIAN PERTH SHIRE OF QUAIRADING SHIRE OF YORK BRUCE ROCK Narembeen BEVERLEY SHIRE OF QUAIRADING SHIRE OF NAREMBEEN SHIRE OF GREAT BR CANNING RIVEOO BEVERLEY KTON RIVER CORRIGIN HIGHWAY BROOKTON SHIRE OF KONDININ OCEAN SHIRE OF BROOKTON SHIRE OF CORRIGIN R Hyden SHIRE OF PINGELLY Kondinin SHIRE OF PINGELLY Wave Rock Forrestania WANDERING VER SOUTHER RI Yealering Jilakin Lake Wandering Popanyinning Kulin SHIRE OF SHIRE OF SHIRE OF KULIN AM Wickepin Boddington Au Cu CUBALLING OTH N Sparks Lake Guison H Cuballing WICKEPIN A LB NARROGIN ANY SHIRE OF NARROGIN Lake Camm H Williams IG Lake Pallarup HWAY Lake Grace North LAKE GRACE Newdegate H SHIRE OF IGHWA Lake King SHIRE OF SHIRE OF LAKE GRACE WILLIAMS Kukerin SHIRE OF WAGIN DUMBLEYUNG Lake Grace South Y Darkan WAGIN Dumbleyung Lake Dumbleyung SHIRE OF Lake Magenta WEST ARTHUR Duranillin SOUTHERN OCEAN Datum and Projection Information 08040 Vertical Datum: Australian Height Datum (AHD) WHEATBELT REGION Horizontal Datum: Kilometres Geocentric Datum of Australia 94 Projection: This map is a product of the Department of Water, Spatial Services and was printed on 19/08/2009. MGA 94 Zone 50 DATA DICTIONARY KEY FEATURES Spheroid: Australian National Spheroid THEME SOURCE DATE This map was produced with the intent that it be used for display purposes at the scale of [1:2850000] when Project Information Cultural Landgate / DOW March 2009 printing at A4. Client: Regional Development and Lands Transport Landgate / DMP September 2008 Map Author: Tania Abdat Hydrography Department of Water August 2009 While the Department of Water has made all Filename: Perspective_Wheatbelt_ Tenure Department of Conservation June 2008 reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy of this data, 2009_v1.mxd the department accepts no responsibility for any LGA Boundaries Landgate December 2006 inaccuracies and persons relying on this data do so Compilation date: 05/03/2010 at their own risk. Edition: 1 Important Resource DMP - Modified from February 2009 Projects MINEDEX Database OVERVIEW The Wheatbelt Region comprises an area of 154 862 square kilometres and abuts the northern and eastern boundaries of the metropolitan area. The 43 local government authorities take in coastal districts in the west, mining and pastoral districts in the east and encompasses a significant area of productive agricultural land. Value of Industry Activities Agriculture(2008-09) $3,154.1 Mining(2009-10) $1,441.0 Retailturnover(2008-09) $533.1 Manufacturing(2006-07) $519.0 Buildingconstruction(2009-10) $285.2 Tourism(2007-09average) $199.7 Fishing(2008-09) $58.9 $0.0 $500.0 $1,000.0 $1,500.0 $2,000.0 $2,500.0 $3,000.0 $3,500.0 $millions Source: Department of Regional Development and Lands Note: Industry activity is an estimation of the gross value of production of the key regional industries. The Wheatbelt is home to approximately Development and Lands estimates the 75 000 people, making it the third most Gross Regional Product to be $5.7 billion populous region in the state, with the for 2009-10, which is 3.1 per cent of Gross population widely dispersed. The main State Product. service centres are in the shires of Northam, Narrogin, Merredin and Moora. The local governments in close proximity to Perth are managing significant The economy of the Wheatbelt is varied. development activity. The continued It is Western Australia’s most significant demand for land at the Avon Industrial Park agricultural region. The coastal area, demonstrates the interest in investing north of Perth, is home to a lucrative in the region. Proximity to Perth airports fishing industry, including rock lobsters is an additional advantage encouraging for export. Aquaculture activities are population and industry growth. expanding and tourism development is increasingly important. Gold, nickel and The Wheatbelt has extensive educational, iron ore are mined in the eastern parts health, recreational and cultural services. and mineral sands and other minerals It also offers affordable housing and in the west. Other industries include business premises, including established