Bunbury, Western Australia
Encyclopedia
The port city of Bunbury is the third largest city in Western Australia after the State Capital Perth
and Mandurah. It is situated 175 kilometres (109 mi) south of Perth's central business district (CBD). The port services the farming and timber industries of the south west originally connected via an extensive rail network.
at the southern end of the Leschenault Inlet, which opens to Koombana Bay and the larger Geographe Bay which extends southwards to Cape Naturaliste
.
from his ship the Casuarina in 1803. He named the area Port Leschenault after the expedition's botanist, Leschenault de la Tour
. The bay was named Geographe after another ship in the fleet.
In 1829, Dr Alexander Collie
and Lieutenant Preston explored the area of Bunbury on land. Later Lieutenant Governor Sir James Stirling
visited the area and a military post was established. The area was renamed Bunbury by the Governor in recognition of Lieutenant Henry William St. Pierre Bunbury (1812–75), who developed the very difficult inland route from Pinjarra
to Bunbury.
s of the day. The train station served as the terminal for the longest lasting named service in Western Australia – the Australind
passenger train between Perth
, transporting its first passengers on 24 November 1947 and connecting to a newly established bus network distributing passengers all over the South West.
By 1983, the railway into the city (closely following Blair Street's alignment) was considered an eyesore by the local council and developers, who wished to take advantage of the newly elected Burke
Labor
government's pledges to make Bunbury an alternative city to Perth. A new station was constructed at Wollaston
4 km to the southeast, and the last train to use the old station departed Bunbury on 28 May 1985 with the new terminal commencing operations the following day. The railway land was then sold and Blair Street realigned. The Australind passenger service was then substantially upgraded in 1987.
At present there are two departures and two arrivals at Wollaston every day of the week. The former train station is now the Bunbury Visitor Centre and is the main bus station for Bunbury City Transit services. It is also a stop for Transwa
and South West Coach Lines bus services.
and subsequently leased to the Bunbury Historical Society. The rooms of the cottage are furnished to fit the period from the 1880s to the 1920s. The artefacts displayed are part of the Society's collection reflecting the way of life for a family in Bunbury during that period.
The first Baron Forrest of Bunbury, (Lord Forrest) was to be the title bestowed on Bunbury born John Forrest, who was the first Premier of Western Australia
, explorer and surveyor of Western Australia. Leading three expeditions the first in search of Ludwig Leichhardt
, two expeditions to Adelaide the first surveying the route of Edward John Eyre
across the Nullarbor Plain
, the second from Geraldton to the overland telegraph line between Adelaide and Darwin in search of pastoral land in the interior of Western Australia.
In 1890 when Western Australia gained rite to self rule from Britain, Forrest was elected unopposed to the seat of Bunbury in the Legislative Council and was appointed as the first Premier of Western Australia
. Forrest government embarked on a large scale public works expansion under the direction of engineer C. Y. O'Connor
including the building of Fremantle harbour and the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme
. On 13 February 1901 Forrest resigned as Premier of Western Australia and member for Bunbury so he could contest the seat of Swan
in the first federal election. On 29 March 1901 Forrest was elected to the first Australian Parliament where he remained until he resigned due to cancer in March 1918.
On 6 February 1918, Forrest was informed that he was to be raised to the British peerage as Baron Forrest of Bunbury in the Commonwealth of Australia and of Forret in Fife in the United Kingdom. Forrest died on 2 September 1918 while travelling to London, to receive treatment and hoping to take his seat in the House of Lords
. However no Letters patent
were issued before his death, so the peerage was not officially created. According to Rubinstein (1991), "his peerage is not mentioned or included in Burke's Peerage, The New Extinct Peerage, the Complete Peerage, or any other standard reference work on the subject."
provides rail and coach services: Australind train, GS3, SW1 and SW2 to Bunbury and services south from Bunbury and South West Coach Lines
provides coach services to and from Bunbury. Town services are run by Bunbury City Transit with 11 routes.
The Eelup Roundabout, named by the Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia
as the worst regional intersection in Western Australia, has been approved for a $16m upgrade including eight sets of traffic lights and extra lanes for each entrance. This is in spite of a 2006 election promise by the Colin Barnett
government to build a flyover.
The local government of the City of Bunbury has a population of 32,499. Bunbury has sister-city relationships with Setagaya, Japan, and Jiaxing
, China. In 2007 Bunbury was recognised as Australia's fastest growing city for the 2005/06 period by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Bunbury's climate is similar to that of Western Australia's capital Perth
.
The Bunbury CBD is located primarily on Victoria Street, while Blair Street is the major road through all of the Bunbury area and has a large number of businesses and retail outlets situated along it. The Bunbury Tower, often called the "Milk Carton" for its distinctive shape and blue-and-white colours, is the major feature of the city centre's skyline. It was built in 1983 by businessman Alan Bond
. Also prominent are the old lighthouse and lookout tower in the Marlston Hill district, which has been a focus of the city's cultural and commercial growth since the late 1990s.
Recently a new hotel residential complex was built overlooking the estuary. The foundations and main building are built upon an old grain silo.
On 11 November 2008, Bunbury-Jiaxing Business Office was established to boost business opportunities between the two regions by assisting with communications and facilitating trade. The office is currently operated by Chenxi (Edwin) Zhuang, who is born and raised in Jiaxing and came to Australia to study his Bachelor of Business degree.
FM band
GWN had its origins in Bunbury as BTW-3 in the late 1960s and then purchased other stations from Kalgoorlie
and Geraldton
, as well as launching a satellite service in 1986 to form the current network. Bunbury houses the network headquarters, with its transmitter located at Mount Lennard approximately 25 km to the east.
WIN Television maintains an office and news bureau, however the station itself is based in Perth.
Both GWN and WIN provide local news services from Monday to Friday .
The programming schedule is mainly the same as the Seven, Nine and Ten stations in Perth with variations for News buletins, sport telecasts such as the Australian Football League
and National Rugby League
, children's and lifestyle programs and infomercials or paid programming.
On July 28, 2011, new digital television services from GWN and WIN commenced transmission http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2011/07/regional-wa-ready-to-switch-on-new-multichannels.html . A new stand alone Network Ten
affiliated channel branded as Ten West
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
, Go!
, GEM
, One HD and Eleven
.
Subscrition Television service Foxtel
is available via Satellite.
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
.
(Köppen classification Csb) with warm summers and mild winters.
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
and Mandurah. It is situated 175 kilometres (109 mi) south of Perth's central business district (CBD). The port services the farming and timber industries of the south west originally connected via an extensive rail network.
Geography
Bunbury is situated 175 kilometres south of Perth, near the mouth of the Collie RiverCollie River
The Collie River is a river in the South West region of Western Australia.The river was named after Dr Alexander Collie who, along with Lt. William Preston, was the first European explorer to find the river in 1829....
at the southern end of the Leschenault Inlet, which opens to Koombana Bay and the larger Geographe Bay which extends southwards to Cape Naturaliste
Cape Naturaliste
Cape Naturaliste is a headland in the south western region of Western Australia at the western edge of the Geographe Bay. It is the northernmost point of the Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge which was named after the cape...
.
History
The first registered sighting of Bunbury was by French explorer Captain Louis de FreycinetLouis de Freycinet
Louis Claude de Saulces de Freycinet was a French navigator. He circumnavigated the earth, and was one of the first to produce a comprehensive map of the coastline of Australia.-Biography:...
from his ship the Casuarina in 1803. He named the area Port Leschenault after the expedition's botanist, Leschenault de la Tour
Jean Baptiste Leschenault de la Tour
Jean Baptiste Louis Claude Theodore Leschenault de la Tour was a French botanist and ornithologist.Leschenault de la Tour was chief botanist on Nicolas Baudin's expedition to Australia between 1800 and 1803...
. The bay was named Geographe after another ship in the fleet.
In 1829, Dr Alexander Collie
Alexander Collie
Dr Alexander Collie was a Scottish surgeon and botanist who journeyed to Western Australia in 1829, where he was an explorer and Colonial Surgeon.-Early life:...
and Lieutenant Preston explored the area of Bunbury on land. Later Lieutenant Governor Sir James Stirling
James Stirling (Australian governor)
Admiral Sir James Stirling RN was a British naval officer and colonial administrator. His enthusiasm and persistence persuaded the British Government to establish the Swan River Colony and he became the first Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Western Australia...
visited the area and a military post was established. The area was renamed Bunbury by the Governor in recognition of Lieutenant Henry William St. Pierre Bunbury (1812–75), who developed the very difficult inland route from Pinjarra
Pinjarra, Western Australia
Pinjarra is a town in the Peel region of Western Australia along the South Western Highway, from the state capital, Perth and south-east of the coastal city of Mandurah. Its local government area is the Shire of Murray. At the 2006 census, Pinjarra had a population of 3,279.Pinjarra is an area...
to Bunbury.
Rail transport
The Pinjarra to Picton Junction railway line was completed in 1893, connecting Bunbury to Perth, and also to the coal and mineral deposits and agricultural areas to the north and east. The famous railway roundhouse and marshalling yards located at what is now Bunbury Centrepoint shopping centre were a vital service centre for the steam engineSteam engine
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid.Steam engines are external combustion engines, where the working fluid is separate from the combustion products. Non-combustion heat sources such as solar power, nuclear power or geothermal energy may be...
s of the day. The train station served as the terminal for the longest lasting named service in Western Australia – the Australind
Transwa Australind
The Transwa Australind is a diesel railcar train operated by Transwa that runs between Perth, Western Australia, and the south-west city of Bunbury on the South Western Railway . The Australind fleet consists of three powered railcars ADP101, ADP102 and ADP103, with two non-driving trailers ADQ121...
passenger train between Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, transporting its first passengers on 24 November 1947 and connecting to a newly established bus network distributing passengers all over the South West.
By 1983, the railway into the city (closely following Blair Street's alignment) was considered an eyesore by the local council and developers, who wished to take advantage of the newly elected Burke
Brian Burke
Brian Thomas Burke was Labor premier of Western Australia from 25 February 1983 until his resignation on 25 February 1988...
Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
government's pledges to make Bunbury an alternative city to Perth. A new station was constructed at Wollaston
Wollaston, Western Australia
Wollaston is an inner southeastern suburb of Bunbury, Western Australia, located 4 km from the centre of Bunbury. Its Local Government Area is the City of Bunbury, and it contains the Bunbury Passenger Terminal, the terminus for the Transwa Australind service....
4 km to the southeast, and the last train to use the old station departed Bunbury on 28 May 1985 with the new terminal commencing operations the following day. The railway land was then sold and Blair Street realigned. The Australind passenger service was then substantially upgraded in 1987.
At present there are two departures and two arrivals at Wollaston every day of the week. The former train station is now the Bunbury Visitor Centre and is the main bus station for Bunbury City Transit services. It is also a stop for Transwa
Transwa
Transwa is Western Australia's regional public transport provider, linking 275 destinations within Western Australia, from Kalbarri in the north to Augusta in the south to Esperance in the east along with the regional centres of Bunbury, Kalgoorlie, Northam, Geraldton and Albany.Transwa is...
and South West Coach Lines bus services.
Bunbury Historical Society's King Cottage Museum
King Cottage was built around 1880 by Henry King and was owned by his family until 1923 when it was sold to the Carlsn family. In 1966 it was purchased by the City of BunburyCity of Bunbury
The City of Bunbury is a Local Government Area in the South West region of Western Australia, covering an area of along the coast about south of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. The council is responsible for just over half of the Greater Bunbury metropolitan area, and the Port of Bunbury...
and subsequently leased to the Bunbury Historical Society. The rooms of the cottage are furnished to fit the period from the 1880s to the 1920s. The artefacts displayed are part of the Society's collection reflecting the way of life for a family in Bunbury during that period.
Lord Forrest
Premier of Western Australia
The Premier of Western Australia is the head of the executive government in the Australian State of Western Australia. The Premier has similar functions in Western Australia to those performed by the Prime Minister of Australia at the national level, subject to the different Constitutions...
, explorer and surveyor of Western Australia. Leading three expeditions the first in search of Ludwig Leichhardt
Ludwig Leichhardt
Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt, known as Ludwig Leichhardt, was a Prussian explorer and naturalist, most famous for his exploration of northern and central Australia.-Early life:...
, two expeditions to Adelaide the first surveying the route of Edward John Eyre
Edward John Eyre
Edward John Eyre was an English land explorer of the Australian continent, colonial administrator, and a controversial Governor of Jamaica....
across the Nullarbor Plain
Nullarbor Plain
The Nullarbor Plain is part of the area of flat, almost treeless, arid or semi-arid country of southern Australia, located on the Great Australian Bight coast with the Great Victoria Desert to its north. It is the world's largest single piece of limestone, and occupies an area of about...
, the second from Geraldton to the overland telegraph line between Adelaide and Darwin in search of pastoral land in the interior of Western Australia.
In 1890 when Western Australia gained rite to self rule from Britain, Forrest was elected unopposed to the seat of Bunbury in the Legislative Council and was appointed as the first Premier of Western Australia
Premier of Western Australia
The Premier of Western Australia is the head of the executive government in the Australian State of Western Australia. The Premier has similar functions in Western Australia to those performed by the Prime Minister of Australia at the national level, subject to the different Constitutions...
. Forrest government embarked on a large scale public works expansion under the direction of engineer C. Y. O'Connor
C. Y. O'Connor
Charles Yelverton O'Connor CMG was an Irish engineer who is best-known for his work in Australia, especially the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme.-Early life:...
including the building of Fremantle harbour and the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme
Goldfields Water Supply Scheme
The Goldfields Water Supply Scheme is a pipeline and dam project which delivers potable water to communities in Western Australia's Eastern Goldfields, particularly Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie...
. On 13 February 1901 Forrest resigned as Premier of Western Australia and member for Bunbury so he could contest the seat of Swan
Division of Swan
The Division of Swan is an Australian Electoral Division located in Western Australia. The division is named after the Swan River.For several decades, it has been a marginal seat, extending along the Swan and Canning Rivers from the affluent suburbs in the City of South Perth to the west, which...
in the first federal election. On 29 March 1901 Forrest was elected to the first Australian Parliament where he remained until he resigned due to cancer in March 1918.
On 6 February 1918, Forrest was informed that he was to be raised to the British peerage as Baron Forrest of Bunbury in the Commonwealth of Australia and of Forret in Fife in the United Kingdom. Forrest died on 2 September 1918 while travelling to London, to receive treatment and hoping to take his seat in the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
. However no Letters patent
Letters patent
Letters patent are a type of legal instrument in the form of a published written order issued by a monarch or president, generally granting an office, right, monopoly, title, or status to a person or corporation...
were issued before his death, so the peerage was not officially created. According to Rubinstein (1991), "his peerage is not mentioned or included in Burke's Peerage, The New Extinct Peerage, the Complete Peerage, or any other standard reference work on the subject."
Transport
TranswaTranswa
Transwa is Western Australia's regional public transport provider, linking 275 destinations within Western Australia, from Kalbarri in the north to Augusta in the south to Esperance in the east along with the regional centres of Bunbury, Kalgoorlie, Northam, Geraldton and Albany.Transwa is...
provides rail and coach services: Australind train, GS3, SW1 and SW2 to Bunbury and services south from Bunbury and South West Coach Lines
South West Coach Lines
South West Coach Lines operates express coach services, town buses services, repeat passenger services for school and the public and charter services in and around the south-west of Western Australia...
provides coach services to and from Bunbury. Town services are run by Bunbury City Transit with 11 routes.
The Eelup Roundabout, named by the Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia
Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia
The Royal Automobile Club of Western Australia is a motoring club and mutual organisation, providing roadside assistance, motor, home, contents and travel insurance, personal, car and travel loans, as well as road and community safety advocacy.-History:...
as the worst regional intersection in Western Australia, has been approved for a $16m upgrade including eight sets of traffic lights and extra lanes for each entrance. This is in spite of a 2006 election promise by the Colin Barnett
Colin Barnett
Colin James Barnett , Australian politician, is the leader of the Western Australian Liberal Party, the 29th and current Premier of Western Australia since the 2008 election and served as the Treasurer of Western Australia in 2010. He was sworn into office by Governor Ken Michael on 23 September 2008...
government to build a flyover.
Description
Jiaxing
Jiaxing is a prefecture-level city in northern Zhejiang province of Eastern China. Lying on the Grand Canal of China, Jiaxing borders Hangzhou to the southwest, Huzhou to the west, Shanghai to the northeast, and the province of Jiangsu to the north....
, China. In 2007 Bunbury was recognised as Australia's fastest growing city for the 2005/06 period by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Bunbury's climate is similar to that of Western Australia's capital Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
.
The Bunbury CBD is located primarily on Victoria Street, while Blair Street is the major road through all of the Bunbury area and has a large number of businesses and retail outlets situated along it. The Bunbury Tower, often called the "Milk Carton" for its distinctive shape and blue-and-white colours, is the major feature of the city centre's skyline. It was built in 1983 by businessman Alan Bond
Alan Bond (businessman)
Alan Bond is an Australian businessman noted for his criminal convictions and high-profile business dealings, including what was at the time the biggest corporate collapse in Australian history. Bond was born in the Hammersmith district of London, England, and emigrated to Australia with his...
. Also prominent are the old lighthouse and lookout tower in the Marlston Hill district, which has been a focus of the city's cultural and commercial growth since the late 1990s.
Recently a new hotel residential complex was built overlooking the estuary. The foundations and main building are built upon an old grain silo.
On 11 November 2008, Bunbury-Jiaxing Business Office was established to boost business opportunities between the two regions by assisting with communications and facilitating trade. The office is currently operated by Chenxi (Edwin) Zhuang, who is born and raised in Jiaxing and came to Australia to study his Bachelor of Business degree.
Suburbs
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Leschenault, Western Australia Leschenault is an outer suburb of Bunbury, Western Australia, and is located 16 km to the north-east. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Harvey.-History:... Millbridge, Western Australia Millbridge is a northeastern suburb of Bunbury, Western Australia, adjoining Eaton and located 9 km from the centre of Bunbury. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Dardanup.-History:... Pelican Point, Western Australia Pelican Point is a northeastern suburb of Bunbury, Western Australia, adjoining Eaton and located 6 km from the centre of Bunbury. Its Local Government Area is the City of Bunbury.-History:... Usher, Western Australia Usher is an outer southern suburb of Bunbury, a city in Western Australia, located within the City of Bunbury local government area. Located between the Indian Ocean coast and Bussell Highway, it is the southernmost continuous suburb in Bunbury's metropolitan area.-Demographics:At the 2006 census,... Waterloo, Western Australia Waterloo is a small town in the South West region of Western Australia, located on the South Western Highway between Bunbury and Brunswick Junction.... Wollaston, Western Australia Wollaston is an inner southeastern suburb of Bunbury, Western Australia, located 4 km from the centre of Bunbury. Its Local Government Area is the City of Bunbury, and it contains the Bunbury Passenger Terminal, the terminus for the Transwa Australind service.... |
Radio
AM band- 6EL 621 kHz AM – Easy Listening format. Different to its Easy Listening Network partners in the Eastern states. Has local advertising. Will soon become part of The Spirit NetworkThe Spirit NetworkThe Spirit Network is a Commercial Radio Network covering the Remote Areas of Western Australia. Formerly known as North West Radio, Spirit targets the 35+ Listeners with its Adult Contemporary format...
. - ABC South West WAABC South West WAABC South West WA is an ABC Local Radio station based in Bunbury. The station broadcasts to the South West region of Western Australia. This includes the towns of Busselton, Bridgetown, Manjimup and Margaret River....
(6BS): 684 kHz AM – News, talk and sport. Broadcasts breakfast and morning programs from Bunbury. - RadioWestRadioWestRadiowest is a group of 11 AM stations across the Southern half of Western Australia playing the 'songs you can sing along to' and targeting the 35+ audience. It is currently owned by Southern Cross Media. Formed in the early 90s, It was once previously owned by DMG Radio...
963 kHz AM – Adult Contemporary for the 40+, with news feeds and sport from 6PR6PR6PR, known as 882 6PR, is a commercial radio station based in Perth, Australia. Its focus is on news, talk and sport, and is Perth's only commercial talkback radio station. 6PR is owned by Fairfax Media, an Australian media company that owns television and radio businesses throughout Australia and...
in Perth. Mostly 60s, 70s, & 80s (which in turn is part of the LocalWorks network). - Vision Radio Network 1017 AM – Christian praise and worship music and talk.
- 6MM 1116 kHz AM – Easy Listening Format from Mandurah
- ABC Radio National 1224 kHz AM – Speciality talk and music.
FM band
- ABC Classic FMABC Classic FMABC Classic FM is a classical music radio station available in Australia, and internationally online. It is operated by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation . It was established in 1976 as "ABC-FM", and later for a short time was known as "ABC Fine Music" , before adopting its current name...
93.3 MHz FM – Classical music. - Triple JTriple Jtriple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
94.1 MHz FM – Alternative music. - Hot FMHot FM (Australian radio network)Hot FM is an Australian radio network, consisting of stations in north and central Queensland and Western Australia.The brand was created by DMG Radio Australia, before they sold their regional stations to Macquarie Regional RadioWorks in 2004.Hot 91.1 is not owned by Southern Cross Austereo; DMG...
95.7 MHz FM – Hit Music. - 96.5 Harvey Community Radio
- 97.3 Coast FM
Television
Television services available include- The Australian Broadcasting CorporationAustralian Broadcasting CorporationThe Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
(ABC) – ABC1, ABC2, ABC3, ABC News 24 (digital channels) - The Special Broadcasting ServiceSpecial Broadcasting ServiceThe Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...
(SBS) – SBS One, SBS Two (digital channels) - WIN TelevisionWIN TelevisionWIN Television is an Australian television network owned by the WIN Corporation that is based in Wollongong, New South Wales. WIN commenced transmissions on 18 March 1962 as a single Wollongong-only station, and has since expanded to 24 owned-and-operated stations with transmissions covering a...
, a dual affiliate station of both the Nine NetworkNine NetworkThe Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
and Network TenNetwork TenNetwork Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
. - GWN Television (Golden West Network), an affiliate station of the Seven NetworkSeven NetworkThe Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
.
GWN had its origins in Bunbury as BTW-3 in the late 1960s and then purchased other stations from Kalgoorlie
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Kalgoorlie, known as Kalgoorlie-Boulder, is a town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, and is located east-northeast of state capital Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway...
and Geraldton
Geraldton, Western Australia
Geraldton is a city and port in Western Australia located north of Perth in the Mid West region. Geraldton has an estimated population at June 2010 of 36,958...
, as well as launching a satellite service in 1986 to form the current network. Bunbury houses the network headquarters, with its transmitter located at Mount Lennard approximately 25 km to the east.
WIN Television maintains an office and news bureau, however the station itself is based in Perth.
Both GWN and WIN provide local news services from Monday to Friday .
- GWN News screens at 5.30 pm and is broadcast from their Roberts Crescent studios before Seven NewsSeven NewsSeven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia.National bulletins are presented from Seven's high-definition studios in Martin Place, Sydney, while flagship 6pm bulletins are produced in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth. The network also produces Seven...
Perth. - WIN NewsWIN NewsWIN News is a local television news service in parts of regional Australia, produced by WIN Television. 20 regional bulletins are presented from studios in Wollongong, Canberra, Ballarat, Rockhampton, Toowoomba, Mount Gambier, Hobart and Perth.-History:As well as its flagship nightly...
screens at 5.30 pm before Nine News Perth.
The programming schedule is mainly the same as the Seven, Nine and Ten stations in Perth with variations for News buletins, sport telecasts such as the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
and National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
, children's and lifestyle programs and infomercials or paid programming.
On July 28, 2011, new digital television services from GWN and WIN commenced transmission http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2011/07/regional-wa-ready-to-switch-on-new-multichannels.html . A new stand alone Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
affiliated channel branded as Ten West
Ten West
Ten West is the official name for a digital television station broadcasting in rural Western Australia. It is jointly owned by the WIN Corporation and Prime Television Limited and is an affiliate of Network Ten, broadcasting a direct feed of NEW-10 from Perth....
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
7Two
7TWO is an Australian free-to-air standard definition digital television channel which was launched by the Seven Network on Sunday 1 November 2009 at 12pm....
, 7mate
7mate
7mate is an Australian free-to-air high definition digital television channel, which was launched by the Seven Network on 25 September 2010.The network stated that 7mate would contain sport and regular programs aimed primarily at a male audience, with programming drawn from a combination of new...
, Go!
Go! (Australian TV channel)
GO! is an Australian free-to-air standard definition digital television channel launched by the Nine Network on Sunday 9 August 2009.-Origins:...
, GEM
GEM (Australian TV channel)
GEM is an Australian free-to-air high definition digital television channel, launched by the Nine Network on Sunday 26 September 2010 at 6am...
, One HD and Eleven
Eleven (TV channel)
Eleven is an Australian free-to-air standard definition digital television channel, which was launched by ElevenCo, on 11 January 2011.-Joint venture:...
.
Subscrition Television service Foxtel
Foxtel
Foxtel is an Australian pay television company, operating cable, direct broadcast satellite television and IPTV services. It was formed in 1995 through a joint venture established between Telstra and News Corporation....
is available via Satellite.
Newspapers
Bunbury Herald, South Western Times and Bunbury Mail are local newspapers available in Bunbury and surrounding region.Newspapers from Perth including The West Australian
The West Australian
The West Australian is the only locally-edited daily newspaper published in Perth, Western Australia, and is owned by ASX-listed Seven West Media . The West is published in tabloid format, as is the state's other major newspaper, The Sunday Times, a News Limited publication...
and The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times (Western Australia)
The Sunday Times, owned by News Limited, is a tabloid Sunday newspaper printed in Perth and distributed throughout Western Australia.-History:...
are also available, as well as national newspapers such as The Australian
The Australian
The Australian is a broadsheet newspaper published in Australia from Monday to Saturday each week since 14 July 1964. The editor in chief is Chris Mitchell, the editor is Clive Mathieson and the 'editor-at-large' is Paul Kelly....
and The Australian Financial Review
The Australian Financial Review
The Australian Financial Review is a leading business and finance newspaper in Australia.Fairfax Media publishes it in a compact format six days a week, Monday to Saturday....
.
Notable people from Bunbury
- Paul BarnardPaul BarnardPaul Barnard is a former Australian rules footballer who played from 1994 until 2003.Originally from East Perth, where he played 29 games from 1992–93, Barnard's first two seasons of AFL were spent with Hawthorn. After managing only 11 games he came to Essendon as part of a trade with Paul Salmon...
, AFL footballer for Essendon Football ClubEssendon Football ClubThe Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
, played in 2000 Premiership - Murray GoodwinMurray GoodwinMurray William Goodwin is a cricketer who played 19 Tests and 71 One Day Internationals for Zimbabwe. He is a right-handed top order batsman strong on the back-foot and a good cutter and puller of the ball....
, Zimbabwe, Western Australia and SussexSussexSussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
cricketer - John ForrestJohn ForrestSir John Forrest GCMG was an Australian explorer, the first Premier of Western Australia and a cabinet minister in Australia's first federal parliament....
, First Premier of Western Australia and cabinet minister in Australia's first parliament - Troy ElderTroy ElderTroy Elder OAM is a field hockey striker and midfielder from Australia, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the golden medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens...
, Australian field hockey player - Natalie BarrNatalie BarrNatalie Anne Barr is an Australian journalist, news and television presenter.Barr is currently news presenter on the Seven Network's Sunrise and presenter of Seven Early News.-Career:...
, current Sunrise news presenter - Barry ShepherdBarry ShepherdBarry Kenneth Shepherd was an Australian cricketer who played in 9 Tests from 1963 to 1965....
, Australian cricketer - Aristos PapandroulakisAristos PapandroulakisAristos Papandroulakis is an Australian chef best known for hosting the Seven Network cooking show Surprise Chef...
, television Surprise ChefSurprise ChefSurprise Chef was an Australian cooking television show that aired on the Seven Network from 2001 to 2003. It was also later repeated on Seven HD.... - Sara-Marie FedeleSara-Marie FedeleSara-Marie Fedele gained fame as one of the loudest and most flamboyant Housemates on Big Brother Australia 2001...
, popular Australian Big Brother 1 housemate - Leon BakerLeon BakerLeon Baker is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Essendon Football Club in the AFL and Swan Districts Football Club in the WAFL throughout the 1980s....
, AFL footballer for Essendon Football ClubEssendon Football ClubThe Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
, played in 1984 and 1985 Premierships - Adam HunterAdam Hunter (footballer)Adam Hunter is an Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League for the West Coast Eagles. He currently plays for Swan Districts in the West Australian Football League.-Early career:...
, West Coast EaglesWest Coast EaglesThe West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...
AFL player - Bob MaumillBob MaumillWalter Robert Maumill is an Western Australian radio presenter.-Early life:Maumill was born in Bunbury, Western Australia. His Father was Walter William Maumill and his Mother Elsie He moved with his family to South Fremantle as a child...
, 882 6PR radio presenter - Mark WorthingtonMark WorthingtonMark Worthington is an Australian professional basketball player. He was named the NBL rookie of the year in 2006 and won gold with the Australian basketball team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games....
, Gold Coast BlazeGold Coast BlazeThe Gold Coast Blaze is an Australian professional basketball team which competes in the National Basketball League . The Blaze competed in their inaugural season in 2007/08. The club is based on the Gold Coast and joins two other NBL clubs competing from Queensland...
NBL Player - Kyle ReimersKyle ReimersKyle Reimers is an Australian rules footballer who plays with Essendon in the AFL, debuting in 2007. Reimers was pick number 47 in the 2006 AFL Draft, having played with Peel Thunder...
, Essendon Football ClubEssendon Football ClubThe Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
AFL Player - Neville JettaNeville JettaNeville Jetta is an Australian rules footballer for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League.Jetta was drafted to Melbourne with the 51st selection in the 2008 AFL Draft. He had previously been playing with Swan Districts in the West Australian Football League...
, Melbourne Football ClubMelbourne Football ClubThe Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
AFL Player - Jamie BennellJamie BennellJamie Bennell is an Australian rules footballer for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League .He was selected by Melbourne in the third round at pick 35 in the 2008 National Draft...
, Melbourne Football ClubMelbourne Football ClubThe Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
AFL Player - Ben Howlett, Essendon Football ClubEssendon Football ClubThe Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
AFL Player - Noel BrunningNoel BrunningNoel Brunning is an Australian television presenter, currently working as the main anchor of Golden West News on GWN in regional Western Australia....
GWN News Anchor
Climate
Bunbury has a Mediterranean climateMediterranean climate
A Mediterranean climate is the climate typical of most of the lands in the Mediterranean Basin, and is a particular variety of subtropical climate...
(Köppen classification Csb) with warm summers and mild winters.