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36-565: Margaret Elvire Forrest, Lady Forrest (née Hamersley ; 22 October 1844 – 13 June 1929 in Picton, Bunbury ) was the wife of Sir John Forrest . Born in Le Havre , France , she was a member of the prominent and wealthy Hamersley family ; her father was Edward Hamersley (Senior), and amongst her brothers were Edward Hamersley (Junior) and Samuel Hamersley . She married Forrest in 1876 and enjoyed many years in public life, as John Forrest became

72-464: A four-year term, and half-elections are held every two years. The mayor is directly elected. The City of Bunbury has a sister/friendship city relationship with: In 2009, Bunbury-Jiaxing Business Office was established to boost business opportunities between the two regions by assisting with communications and facilitating trade. The suburbs of the City of Bunbury with population and size figures based on

108-459: A population of 150,000 people beyond 2050. The economy of Bunbury is diverse, reflecting the range of heavy and general industries in the locality, mining , agricultural landscapes, services for the growing population, key transport links and the influence of Perth. The mining and mineral processing sector remains the main economic driver for Bunbury ($ 2 billion annual turnover). The agriculture sector however, remains vitally important as

144-631: A regional city. Education is compulsory in Western Australia between the ages of six and seventeen, corresponding to primary and secondary school. Schools that serve high school students in the area include Bunbury Senior High School , Newton Moore Senior High School , Manea Senior College, College Row School (K–12 education support), Australind Senior High School , Eaton Community College , Dalyellup College, Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School (K–12), Bunbury Catholic College , Grace Christian School, and Our Lady of Mercy College . Tertiary education

180-458: A satellite service in 1986 to form the current network. Seven's studios and offices are based at Roberts Crescent in Bunbury, with its transmitter located at Mount Lennard approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the east. The station produces a nightly 30-minute news program for regional WA at 5:30   pm on weeknights. WIN Television maintains a newsroom in the city; however, the station itself

216-446: Is available through a number of universities and technical and further education (TAFE) colleges. South Regional TAFE is a State Training Provider providing a range of vocational education with campuses in Bunbury, Albany , and other locations in the southern Western Australia region. Edith Cowan University also has a campus based in Bunbury. AM band FM band Television services available include: The programming schedule

252-461: Is available via satellite. Bunbury Herald , South Western Times and Bunbury Mail are local newspapers available in Bunbury and surrounding region. Newspapers from Perth including The West Australian and The Sunday Times are also available, as well as national newspapers such as The Australian and The Australian Financial Review . A number of cultural organisations are located in Bunbury, including: The Bunbury Historical Society

288-795: Is based in Perth. The WIN newsroom provides regional coverage for sister station STW 's Nine News bulletins at 6pm each night, which are simulcast on WIN. On 28 July 2011, new digital television services from GWN and WIN commenced transmission. A new stand alone Network 10 affiliated channel branded as West Digital Television was the first of the new digital only channels to go on-air. The other new digital only channels that are also now available in Bunbury include 7two , 7mate , ishop tv , RACING.COM , 10 HD , 10 Bold Drama , 10 Peach Comedy , A placeholder on channel 54 currently showing WIN Television’s Australian landmark videos, TVSN , Gold , 9Gem , 9Life and 9Go! . Subscription Television service Foxtel

324-680: Is located in the historic King Cottage, which was built around 1880. In 1966 the cottage was purchased by the City of Bunbury and subsequently leased to the Society. The rooms of the cottage are furnished and artifacts displayed to reflect the way of life for a family in Bunbury in the period from the 1880s to the 1920s. The WA Performing Arts Eisteddfod is held annually at the Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre. There are many tourism and recreational opportunities in Bunbury. Some of

360-575: Is mainly the same as the Seven, Nine and Ten stations in Perth with variations for news bulletins, sport telecasts such as the Australian Football League and National Rugby League , children's and lifestyle programs and infomercials or paid programming. Seven had its origins in Bunbury as BTW-3 in the late 1960s and then purchased other stations in Kalgoorlie and Geraldton , as well as launching

396-614: Is situated 175 kilometres (109 mi) south of Perth, at the original mouth of the Preston River and near the mouth of the Collie River at the southern end of the Leschenault Inlet , which opens to Koombana Bay and the larger Geographe Bay which extends southwards to Cape Naturaliste . Bunbury has a Mediterranean climate ( Köppen classification Csa ) with warm to hot, dry summers and cool wet winters. Precipitation peaks from

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432-840: The Perth Railway Station Reading Room on 5 November is thought to have been the first art exhibition ever held in the colony. She was a founding member of the Wilgie Club , the first artists' society in Western Australia , and exhibited six wildflower watercolours in the Wilgie First Annual Exhibition of Paintings in 1890. Forrest was also a founding member of the Karrakatta Club , the first women's club in Australia. After her death in 1929, her collection

468-702: The Western Australian Planning Commission published the Greater Bunbury Strategy to guide urban, industrial and regional land use planning; and associated infrastructure delivery in the Greater Bunbury sub-region in the short, medium and long terms. The Strategy provides for the growth of Greater Bunbury through infill development of existing urban areas and the development of greenfield land in Waterloo east of Eaton , to provide for

504-922: The 2021 census, 74.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were England 5.5%, New Zealand 3.0%, South Africa 1.9%, the Philippines 1.3% and India 0.8%. 85.7% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Afrikaans 0.9%, Mandarin 0.7%, Italian 0.6%, Tagalog 0.6%, and Filipino 0.5%. In the 2021 Census the most common responses for religion in Bunbury were No religion 47.5%, Catholic 17.2%, Anglican 12.3%, Christian, nfd (not further described) 3.3%. The most common occupations in Bunbury included Technicians and Trades Workers 18.4%, Professionals 16.3%, Labourers 12.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 12.0%, and Clerical and Administrative Workers 11.4%. In 2021 Bunbury had an unemployment rate of 4.9%. The Greater Bunbury sub-region comprises

540-532: The Australian state of Western Australia , approximately 175 kilometres (109 mi) south of the state capital, Perth . It is the state's third most populous city after Perth and Mandurah , with a population of approximately 75,000. Located at the south of the Leschenault Estuary , Bunbury was established in 1836 on the orders of Governor James Stirling , and named in honour of its founder, Lieutenant (at

576-590: The South West Soccer Association: the Bunbury Dynamos, Bunbury United and Hay Park United. Bunbury Airport services Greater Bunbury and is located 8 kilometres (5 mi) southeast of the city centre. City of Bunbury The City of Bunbury is a local government area in the South West region of Western Australia , covering an area of 65.7 square kilometres (25.4 sq mi) along

612-541: The area and a military post was subsequently established; it only lasted six months. The area was renamed Bunbury by the Governor in recognition of Lieutenant Henry William St Pierre Bunbury , who developed the very difficult inland route from Pinjarra to Bunbury. Bunbury's first settlers were John and Helen Scott, their sons Robert, William and John Jr, and step-son Daniel McGregor, who arrived in January 1838. Bunbury township

648-572: The centre of economic activity for the Greater Bunbury sub-region with the flow of goods through it to and from all parts of the world. The proposed expansion of the port, as identified in the Bunbury Port Inner Harbour Structure Plan , will promote further economic growth for the sub-region, and may in time be an economic stimulus for the corporate support and ancillary services associated with port-based industries locating to Bunbury city centre, further strengthening its role as

684-491: The coast about 180 kilometres (112 mi) south of Perth , the capital of Western Australia. The City of Bunbury is one of four local governments comprising the Greater Bunbury urban area. As at the 2016 Census , the City of Bunbury had an estimated population of almost 32,000. The Municipality of Bunbury was established on 21 February 1871. It absorbed part of the abolished Bunbury Road District , which had surrounded

720-569: The first Premier of Western Australia , and later a federal politician. Their family residence was The Bungalow at 870 Hay Street, Perth. Lady Forrest had a great interest in fine arts. She had an interest in native plants, and was an accomplished painter of wildflowers. As a prominent member of the colony well known for her interest in natural history and art, Lady Forrest was a contact for visiting botanists and botanical artists. In January 1880 English botanical artist Marianne North visited Western Australia . Throughout her time in Perth, North

756-439: The four local government areas of the City of Bunbury , Shire of Capel , Shire of Dardanup and Shire of Harvey . The Greater Bunbury Region Scheme , in operation since November 2007, provides the legal basis for planning in the Greater Bunbury sub-region. The Greater Bunbury sub-region is administered by State and local governments. There is no sub-region government structure in place for Greater Bunbury. In December 2013

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792-567: The line was completed in 1887, the contractor who had built it obtained a contract to control and work it, which he did with horses. The line was eventually taken over by the Government in 1891 and operated with locomotives. The inconvenience of a railway isolated from the capital gave rise to agitation and in 1893 the South Western Railway was constructed between East Perth and Picton , connecting Greater Bunbury and Perth. The Boyanup line

828-481: The major industries to open up to cement the importance of Bunbury as a port was the timber industry . Timber logs would be floated down the Collie River to be loaded aboard ships headed to the Northern Hemisphere or to South Africa where the hardwood timbers were used for railway sleepers . In 1884 the Government decided to construct a railway from Bunbury to Boyanup , 16 miles (26 km) long. When

864-461: The months of May to September. In 2007 Bunbury was recognised as Australia's fastest growing city for the 2005/06 period by the Australian Bureau of Statistics . At the 2021 census the urban population of Bunbury was 76,452. At the 2021 Census the median age was 39. It is estimated that by 2031 the population of the Greater Bunbury region will exceed 100,000 people. In urban Bunbury at

900-640: The most popular attractions include Bunbury is also very close to the Ferguson Valley . A number of Australian rules football clubs are based in Bunbury and play in the South West Football League . A notable stadium is Hands Oval in South Bunbury . Hay Park Sports Precinct is home to many junior and senior sports codes. Located in the precinct is South West Sports Centre, home to Bunbury Basketball Association. Bunbury has three clubs in

936-583: The municipality, on 20 January 1950, leading to the formation of a new Suburban Ward. It gained town status on 1 July 1961, becoming the Town of Bunbury , and assumed its current name when it was granted city status on 8 October 1979. The City of Bunbury is located on the traditional land of the Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people, of the Noongar nation. The town has 12 councillors and no wards. Each councillor serves

972-474: The north, Boyanup to the south and Capel to the southwest. The original inhabitants of Greater Bunbury are the Aboriginal Australian Noongar people. The people hunted and fished throughout the sub-region prior to the first European settlement in the 1830s. The area was originally known as "Goomburrup" before the arrival of Lt. Bunbury. The first registered sighting of Greater Bunbury

1008-548: The terminal for the Australind passenger train between Perth , transporting its first passengers on 24 November 1947. The last train to use the station departed on 28 May 1985 with a new station opening at East Bunbury , 4 kilometres (2 mi) to the south-east the following day. The railway land was then sold and Blair Street realigned. The Bunbury woodchip bombing in 1976 saw the bombing of Bunbury's export port terminal by environmental activists, in an attempt to disrupt

1044-456: The time) Henry Bunbury . A port was constructed on the existing natural harbour soon after, and eventually became the main port for the wider South West region . Further economic growth was fuelled by completion of the South Western Railway in 1893, which linked Bunbury with Perth. Greater Bunbury includes four local government areas (the City of Bunbury and the shires of Capel , Dardanup , and Harvey ), and extends between Yarloop in

1080-520: The value of production is approximately $ 146 million per annum (2005/06) which equates to approximately 30 per cent of the South West region's agricultural production. Other industries that are vital to the economic well-being of Greater Bunbury include retail and service industries, building industry , timber production and tourism . Bunbury is home to SIMCOA , which is Australia's only silicon manufacturing company. The Bunbury Port will continue to be

1116-420: The woodchipping industry in the South West. Two of the three bombs planted failed to explode and the resulting damage to the port was estimated at only $ 300,000 (equivalent to $ 2,000,000 in 2022), although shrapnel broke windows in a nearby housing estate and the blast was heard up to 20 kilometres (12 mi) away. There were no injuries although a security guard was held at gunpoint by the bombers. Bunbury

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1152-567: Was bequeathed to the Art Gallery of Western Australia . In Western Australia, Mt Margaret and Mt Elvire, between Laverton and Leonora; and Margaret River and Elvire River in the Kimberley region were named after her, as was the Fremantle Harbour pilot boat Lady Forrest launched in 1903. Bunbury, Western Australia Bunbury ( Nyungar : Goomburrup ) is a coastal city in

1188-532: Was by French explorer Captain Louis de Freycinet from his ship the Casuarina in 1803. He named the area Port Leschenault after the expedition's botanist, Leschenault de La Tour . The bay on Greater Bunbury's western shores was named Geographe after another ship in the fleet. In 1829, Dr Alexander Collie and Lieutenant Preston explored the area of Bunbury on land. In 1830 Lieutenant Governor Sir James Stirling visited

1224-400: Was extended to Donnybrook in the same year. The railways connected the port of Bunbury to the coal and mineral deposits and agricultural areas to the north and east of Greater Bunbury. The population of the town was 2,970 (1,700 males and 1,270 females) in 1898. In 1903 a breakwater to further protect the bay and port area was completed. The Old Bunbury railway station served as

1260-495: Was mentioned in the Government Gazette in 1839, but lots in the township were not surveyed until 1841. In March 1841 lots were declared open for selection. Intermittent bay whaling activity was conducted on the coast from the 1830s through to the 1850s. By 1842 Bunbury was home to 16 buildings including an inn . Thereafter, a growing port serviced the settlers and the subsequent local industries that developed. One of

1296-524: Was supplied with various local botanical specimens by Lady Forrest. During her stay they received word that the rare and spectacular Eucalyptus macrocarpa was flowering at Newcastle (now Toodyay ). Lady Forrest and North took the eight hour journey on horseback to see the flowering plant, which was "well worth coming for". In September 1889 Ellis Rowan joined Margaret Forrest in a painting tour. At Boolantha Station, north of Carnarvon , and Geraldton , they painted desert flowers. Their joint exhibition at

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