Complex sentence: The State Government purchased the land from a variety of private owners in 1978, to protect the underlying aquifer as a drinking water source for Perth.The major owner was Lew Whiteman (1903-1994), after whom the park is named.
Split into simpler sentences: The State Government purchased the land from a variety of private owners in 1978, to protect the underlying aquifer as a drinking water source for Perth. One of the owners was Lew Whiteman (1903-1994), after whom the park is named.