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Cathedral Square, Perth

Cathedral Square is a precinct in the central business district of Perth, Western Australia, bounded by Hay Street to the north, Pier Street to the east, St Georges Terrace to the south, and Barrack Street to the west. Located within the Cathedral Square precinct is the eponymous St George's Cathedral, Cadogan Song School, The Deanery, Burt Memorial Hall, Church House (containing the Anglican Diocese of Perth), City of Perth Library, the Perth Town Hall, the State Administrative Tribunal and the Public Trustee Building. The State Buildings are located on the south west corner of the square, which include the COMO The Treasury hotel, restaurants, bars and retail. Behind these sits the David Malcolm Justice Centre, a 33-storey skyscraper containing civil courtrooms for the Supreme Court of Western Australia and offices for the Department of Treasury and the Department of Justice. A number of buildings within the precinct, including the City of Perth Library, Church House, the redevelopment of the State Buildings and the David Malcolm Justice Centre were designed by Perth-firm Kerry Hill Architects. The precinct includes the site of Perth's 'Point Zero', the marker from which all distances to and from Perth are measured worldwide. Earlier names for the block included simply the names of Barrack Street and Pier Street, Cathedral and Treasury precinct and more recently Cathedral Precinct. The newer name of Cathedral Square is used by the Anglican Cathedral administration, as well as by the promoters of the newer and heritage buildings within the area. Gallery References External links Official website Media related to Cathedral Square, Perth at Wikimedia Commons
Victoria Square, Perth

Victoria Square is the name of the area and road that runs around the edge of the grounds of St Mary's Cathedral in Perth, Western Australia. It is the northern extension of Victoria Avenue. The area was originally named Church Hill by John Septimus Roe in 1839 or 1840, but was subsequently known as Victoria Square. The Anglicans of Perth chose the location of their cathedral, St George's, closer to Government House on St Georges Terrace, allowing the Catholic church to utilise Victoria Square. The precinct that surrounds the area includes historic schools, Catholic Church buildings, as well as historic residential buildings. Most of the historic buildings in the square were constructed and opened in the late nineteenth century. Royal Perth Hospital is on its northern side, and related buildings are on the north west side of the square, while on the south east side is Mercedes College. In the nineteenth century, the Convent of Mercy was located on the square. On the southern and south west part of the square is the Catholic Archbishop's Palace. The road that leads to the square from the west is Murray Street, while the road leading east is Goderich Street. Lord Street runs from the north east corner of the square, and over Wellington Street and the railway line into Mount Lawley. Intersections Victoria Square is a circular one-way road, travelling anticlockwise, which is reflected in the table below. See also List of streets in Perth References
Middle River Dam

The Middle River Dam is a gravity dam across the Middle River, located on the north of Kangaroo Island in South Australia. Completed in 1968, its resultant reservoir, the Middle River Reservoir, provides potable water for the island community. Overview Construction of Middle River Dam was started in response to a doubling of the population on Kangaroo Island following World War II. The reservoir supplies water to Kingscote, Brownlow KI and Parndana. The concrete dam wall is 20 metres (66 ft) high and 152 metres (499 ft) long. When full, the reservoir has capacity of 470 megalitres (380 acre⋅ft) and covers 12.7 hectares (31 acres), drawn from a catchment area of approximately 101 square kilometres (39 sq mi). See also List of reservoirs and dams in South Australia References
Catholic Ladies College, Eltham

Catholic Ladies College, Eltham (also known simply as CLC Eltham) is an independent Roman Catholic single-sex secondary day school for girls, located in the Melbourne suburb of Eltham, Victoria, Australia. The school provides a Catholic and general education to girls from Year 7 to Year 12. History The school was founded by the Sisters of Charity of Australia in 1902. The school was originally in East Melbourne. The land on which the school was built was bought by Mother Mary Berchmans Daly in 1898. Under the mother-rectress Mary Catherine Bruton or Mother Canice, in post from 1914, the school performed well in examinations, and the study of science subjects began. When Damien Broderick's mother attended the school in the 1930s, it was "moderately upmarket". The school moved to Eltham in 1971. Houses The four houses and their associated colours are: Loyola, the yellow house, named after St Ignatius of Loyola. Marita, the blue house, named in honor of Jesus' mother. Aikenhead, the green house, named in honor of Mary Aikenhead. Vincentia, the red house, named after St Vincent De Paul. House activities and competitions include swimming, sports, athletics, and Founders Day activities. Academic rankings Notable former students Maddy Brancatisano, AFLW player Jennie Frances Brenan, (1877–1964), dancing teacher Steph Chiocci, AFLW Footballer Virginia Haussegger Louise Lightfoot, architect, choreographer and dancer Kate Moloney, netballer Ashleigh Riddell, AFLW player Vicki Ward, politician See also List of schools in Victoria, Australia Catholic education in Australia References Further reading Catholic Ladies' College: The first hundred years 1902-2002, Guy, Roslyn (2002) External links Catholic Ladies College Website Caritas, the school magazine, for 1937 Caritas, the school magazine, for 1938
Paranki Lagoon Conservation Park

Paranki Lagoon Conservation Park is a protected area in the Australian state of South Australia located in the state's south-east in the gazetted locality of West Range about 14 kilometres (8.7 miles) north of the town of Kingston SE. The conservation park was proclaimed under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1972 on 16 October 2014 in respect to an area of land that: … was a significant feeding ground for waterbirds and waders in the South East. Because it is fed by groundwater, the lake tends to fill earlier in winter and holds water longer in summer than most other lakes in the area. In the past, it has hosted up to 30,000 banded stilt, which are listed as vulnerable under the National Parks and Wildlife Act, and 40,000 waterfowl. Regular seasonal bird counts have also found it is an important feeding ground for a number of migratory species that use the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. These are birds like the sharp-tailed sandpiper, curlew sandpiper and red-necked stint, which are the subject of a number of international protection agreements. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area. References External links Webpage on the Protected Planet website
Endeavour Sports High School

Endeavour Sports High School (abbreviated as ESHS) is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive and specialist secondary day school, with speciality in sports, located in Caringbah, a southern suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Established in 1964 as Endeavour High School, the school caters to approximately 1,000 students from Year 7 to Year 12. It is a selective, comprehensive co-educational school which bases its enrolment on students being proficient in a targeted sport or living in the relatively small local catchment area of the school. The school is operated by the New South Wales Department of Education; the principal is James Kozlowski. Endeavour Sports High School is a member of the NSW Sports High Schools Association. The school's alumni include many former and current sportspeople, and Endeavour Sports High School is well regarded in its sporting development of its students. History The school was established in 1964, and became a designated sports school in 1997. Sports Sports offered at Endeavour Sports High School include athletics, Australian rules football, gymnastics, baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cricket, dance, hockey, netball, rugby league, rugby union, softball, swimming, soccer, tennis. Notable alumni Rugby league Soccer Mya Callil Ben Folami Dylan Fox Jake Girdwood-Reich Ayman Gulasi Angelique Hristodoulou Aleksandar Jovanović Tomi Juric Hayden Matthews Themba Muata-Marlow Michael Neill Teresa Polias Peta Trimis Nikolas Tsattalios Max Vartuli Marc Warren Rugby union Luke Hume Brackin Karauria-Henry Brandon Paenga-Amosa De Wet Roos Ben Volavola Sera Naiqama Swimmer Mitchell Kilduff Simon Cowley Amanda Reid Craig Stevens Basketball Kate Gaze Ashleigh Karaitiana Others James Bell, AFL player Moises Henriques, cricket player Sarah Kemp, golfer Abbey McCulloch, netball player Kaarle McCulloch, cyclist Stacey McManus, softball player Rahim Mundine, boxer George Kambosos, boxer Source: See also List of government schools in New South Wales Selective school (New South Wales) Education in Australia References External links Endeavour Sports High School website
Kuljak Island

Kuljak Island, also known as Black Swan Island, is an artificial island in the Swan River. Situated between Ron Courtney Island upstream and Heirisson Island downstream, Kuljak Island is east of Maylands Peninsula and south of Garratt Road Bridge. Kuljak Island is surrounded by a number of smaller, also artificial, islets, and is entirely within the boundaries of the suburb of Ascot. History The island was created in 1997 by dredging two channels as a part of the Ascot Waters development. These channels connect an artificial wetland with the Swan River, isolating the site of a former sanitary landfill, thus forming Kuljak Island. This sanitary landfill was a council rubbish tip for 25 years before being closed in the early 1980s. Kuljak Island presents "an important backdrop to Tranby House" on the western shore of the Swan River facing Kuljak Island, by offering a view of an "apparently undeveloped" river "against the well maintained house and gardens" of Tranby House. It captures how "the river would have been at the time" Tranby House was built. Activities Kuljak Island may be accessed by car via Tidewater Way, and by a pedestrian bridge via Samphire Street. A walking trail mapped by the City of Belmont comprises paved footpaths on, and leading to, Kuljak Island. See also Islands of Perth, Western Australia References Further reading
Victory Christian College

Victory Christian College is an independent Christian Prep to Year 12 school located in south-east Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The college is a member of Independent Schools Victoria and Christian Schools Australia. History Victory Christian College was opened in 1995 as a ministry expression of Victory Church, an apostolic church in Bendigo. Different Christian denominations are represented in the staff and committee of management. In late 2009, the campus was relocated just over a kilometre down the road and expanded. The original site was redeveloped as a shopping centre. See also List of high schools in Victoria List of Non-Government Schools in Victoria, Australia References
Patrick Taylor Cottage

Patrick Taylor Cottage, also referred to as Patrick Taylor Cottage Museum, is a museum in Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. It the oldest surviving dwelling in Western Australia. Description Located below road level on Duke Street overlooking Princess Royal Harbour, the cottage is on the second oldest title in the area. The title dates back to when the town was a military outpost. The wattle and daub construction is representative of the traditional building methods used by the early settlers. The cottage is a single storey residence with walls variously constructed of wattle and daub, mud-brick, wood-fired brick and framed weatherboard. It has a corrugated iron roof, replacing the original shingled roof. The cottage consists of eleven rooms: an entry, dining room, bedroom, nursery, family room, sewing room, kitchen, laundry, box room, parlour and side verandah. Much of the verandah has been walled in using weatherboard on studs and sun-baked bricks. It is surrounded by an English cottage garden. The entire site is found at the base of a gently sloping hill and has several mature trees and shrubs growing around the building. History The building was constructed by the Morley brothers in 1832. John Lawrence Morley had served as a former sailor with the East India Company and was one of the first settlers in the area. He also leased the Old Farm at Strawberry Hill, and was the builder of Wollaston House. The cottage was originally set on a 240-acre (97 ha) block. When Richard Spencer arrived in Albany in 1833 to take up the position of magistrate the cottage was one of "three miserable houses" mentioned in his records. The building was sold to Patrick Taylor in 1835 by the Morleys for £400 on a much smaller block size. Taylor had arrived in Western Australia from Scotland in 1834. During the voyage he met Mary Yates Bussell; the two later married, with Patrick dying in 1877 and Mary living in the building until her death in 1887. Taylor's son inherited the property and it was still owned by the Taylor family in the 1950s. The building was condemned as unfit for habitation in the 1960s, and the Albany Historical Society began campaigning to preserve it. In 1964 the cottage was opened as Albany's first museum. It is currently owned by the Albany Historical Society who use it as a museum. It contains 2,000 historical items including clocks, silverware, costumes and kitchenware. The cottage was moved permanently onto the State Register of Heritage Places in 2009. See also List of places on the State Register of Heritage Places in the City of Albany References
Newcastle Art Gallery

La Newcastle Art Gallery (anciennement Newcastle City Art Gallery) est un musée d'art public situé à Newcastle (Australie). Fondé en 1945 à partir d'une collection d'art donnée par Roland Pope (en), le musée ouvre ses portes en 1957 et déménage dans un nouveau bâtiment de musée spécialement conçu en 1977. Notes et références Liens externes (en) Site officiel Portail des musées Portail des arts Portail de l’Australie
Waterloo metro station, Sydney

Waterloo metro station is an underground rapid transit station in Waterloo, Sydney, Australia. It forms part of the city section of the Metro North West & Bankstown Line. Consideration was given to building the line via Sydney University, however in December 2015, the State Government confirmed the line would be built via Waterloo. It opened on 19 August 2024. Platforms and services References External links Waterloo Metro station transportnsw.info
Waterloo (métro de Sydney)

Waterloo est une station de métro à Sydney, en Australie. Située sur la seule ligne du métro de Sydney entre Central et Sydenham, elle a été mise en service le 19 août 2024. Situation sur le réseau Histoire Il est envisagé de construire la ligne via l'université de Sydney, mais en décembre 2015, le Gouvernement de Nouvelle-Galles du Sud confirme que la ligne sera construite via Waterloo. La station est inaugurée le 19 août 2024. Services aux voyageurs Accès et accueil Desserte Intermodalité Notes et références Voir aussi Articles connexes Métro de Sydney Portail du métro Portail de Sydney
Scots Uniting Church

Scots Uniting Church, originally known as the Scots Presbyterian Church, is a Uniting church located on York Street, the main street of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. History Originally a Presbyterian church, it was the third Presbyterian congregation in Western Australia, commencing in January 1889. Services were originally held in the Albany Town Hall and the Penny Post buildings until the church was completed. The Melbourne architect Evander McIver was asked to draw up plans and W. Sangster was contracted to complete the construction. The foundation stone was laid in November 1891, with the building completed and opened in March 1892. The total cost of the building was A£1,416. Built to a Victorian Academic Gothic Revival style, it is mostly constructed of finely crafted local granite and topped with a corrugated iron roof. The church has a strongly gabled form with rendered buttresses and heavily timbered doors. In 1969 a hall, kitchen, vestry and two rooms were added to the building and constructed from brick. The name of the church was changed in 1977 when the Presbyterian church amalgamated with the Methodist and Congregational churches to form the Uniting Church. The church is almost opposite St John's Anglican Church, giving a quiet atmosphere along the busy street. See also List of places on the State Register of Heritage Places in the City of Albany References External links Media related to Scots Uniting Church, Albany at Wikimedia Commons Official website
Alia College

Alia College is an independent co-educational alternative secondary school located in Hawthorn East, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The school is built around values of tolerance, creativity, self-expression, respect and responsibility. Advertising itself as a "non rule-based school", Alia College does not have a school uniform, allows its students to leave the school premises and does not impose any formal punishments such as detentions. Despite this unorthodox approach, however, Alia teaches a standard curriculum, with Latin being a compulsory subject (7–9). History Alia College was started in 1999, by Bob Morgan, an educator with over 40 years of teaching experience. In an effort to create an environment different from those of mainstream schools, Bob, together with like-minded educators, sought to create a school with positive effects on stress levels and academic performance and gave students "a real voice." In 2013, Alia College was in the top five schools by Year 9 NAPLAN results in the Reading, Spelling, and Grammar and Punctuation categories. About The name "Alia" was suggested by a parent, because of the school's Latin program. It comes from the Latin phrase "inter alia", meaning "among other (things)". In 2006, Alia College moved into the historic Kawarau building, an italianate mansion built in 1893 for Robert Robinson and extended in the early 1900s by merchant and philanthropist Frederick Cato. It then bought the site in 2015, hosting a ceremony to celebrate Alia College provides the same curriculum as mainstream schools, but differs in its approach to delivery in many ways. These include teachers being on a first-name basis with students, no bells, no school uniform, a lack of a rigid punishment system, and emphasis on respect. Student body Alia College has a small student body, with fewer than 100 students. Though the school is not specially set up for students with learning difficulties, those students are welcome at Alia College. The school is also registered to enrol international students, and has had an international student program consistently since 2014. International students can study at Alia College for short periods (2–3 weeks), a term, or for years. The Japanese program regularly runs a short-term visit for students from Kasaoka, Japan. Student exchanges are also possible for Alia College students, with French and Japanese language programs running to a VCE level. The school has also seen the growth of a French exchange program since 2016. See also List of schools in Victoria Victorian Certificate of Education Alternative education References External links Alia College
Mitcham Girls High School

Mitcham Girls High School, located in Kingswood, is the only unzoned, single-sex government high school in the state of South Australia. It has approximately 850 students in grades 7 to 13. As the school is unzoned, it attracts students from all across the Adelaide metropolitan area as well as some regional locations. History Mitcham Girls High School was founded in 1964. The site was previously Kingswood High School from 1914 to 1917, and then from 1918 to 1963, it was a co-educational site incorporating nearby Unley High School before becoming a girls-only technical high school in 1964. In 2015, 18% of students were from non-English-speaking backgrounds, as well as students from overseas studying under an international education program. The school is a member of the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia. Since 1993, the school has regularly had teams participate in the World Solar Challenge. Facilities The school has a 25m swimming pool and a performing arts centre. Notable alumni Nat Cook, Australian politician Notable staff Bianca Reddy, Australian netball player Mike Elliot, former politician Chloe Fox, former politician References External links Official website
Great Western Woodlands

Die Great Western Woodlands (i. S. von Große West-Wälder) werden als eines der weltgrößten Waldgebiete bezeichnet, die in einem gemäßigten Klima wachsen. Das Gebiet liegt im Südwesten von Western Australia im Outback und umfasst eine Fläche von 160.000 km² und ist damit größer als England und Wales. Die Grenzen der Great Western Woodlands erstrecken sich von der Nullarbor Plain im Osten bis zum Westaustralischen Weizengürtel im Westen und von der Stadt Esperance im Süden bis Kalgoorlie im Norden. Das Gebiet hat große ökologische Bedeutung für Australien und darüber hinaus für die gesamte Welt, da große Mengen CO2 im Boden und in den Pflanzen gespeichert sind. Flora und Fauna Die Flora und Fauna der Great Western Woodlands ist über die Zeiten hinweg weitestgehend intakt geblieben, da der Eingriff der Menschen in diesem Gebiet gering blieb. Dadurch leben in dem Habitat 416 Wirbeltierarten und 49 Säugetier-, 14 Frosch-, 138 Reptilien- und 15 Vogelarten. Mehr als 3300 Pflanzenarten zählte man in diesem Gebiet, in dem Malleebüsche und Grasflächen neben den dominierenden Wäldern der Eukalypten wachsen. Die Waldregion der Great Western Woodlands hat große Bedeutung für das Klima, denn in ihr werden etwa 900 Mil. Tonnen CO2 gespeichert. Gefährdet ist diese empfindliche Ökologie durch Buschfeuer, eingeschleppte Tiere, Land-Aufteilungen und schlecht geplante Entwicklungsmaßnahmen. Wirtschaftliche Entwicklung Gold wurde in den späten 1800er Jahre in den Great Western Woodlands gefunden und es fanden erste Besiedelungen von Europäern statt. Nach dem Ende des Goldrauschs ging die Besiedlung wieder zurück. Als Nickel in den 1960er Jahren gefunden wurde, kamen wieder Menschen zurück, die Arbeit in den Städten Kalgoorlie, Coolgardie, Norseman und Southern Cross fanden. Ein wirtschaftlich bedeutender Tourismus entwickelt sich in der Region nur langsam, obwohl es mehrere Nationalparks wie den Frank-Hann-Nationalpark, Boorabbin-Nationalpark und Peak-Charles-Nationalpark gibt. Aborigines Aborigines leben seit mehreren zehntausend Jahren in dieser bewaldeten Region, wo sie jagten und gezielt Buschfeuer legten, die die Natur zwar beeinflussten, aber keinen negativen Einfluss auf sie ausübten. Die angestammten Aborigines der Ngadju halten einen Native Title über 43.300 km², fast ein Viertel des Gebiets. und die Aborigines der Nyungar halten einen weiteren Native Title über 27.000 km². Einzelnachweise
Albany railway station, Western Australia

Albany railway station is a railway station in Albany, Western Australia. History and overview It was constructed in 1888 by the Great Southern Land Company. It was a passenger railway station on the Western Australian Government Railways services, from 1961 until the end of the running of the Albany Progress in 1978. It is often included in pictures of Stirling Terrace and of the jetties and facilities of the Port of Albany. Following reduction in rail services, various proposals were investigated, and the railway station precinct was assessed for heritage status. The station is both a heritage listed structure, and it was a tourist information centre and Transwa bus terminal. See also Old Bunbury railway station Notes