Beela, Western Australia Explained

Type:other
Fedgov:Forrest
Utc:+8
Elevation:88.17
Pop Year:2016
Location2:Harvey
Location1:Perth
Dist1:142.28
Stategov:Murray-Wellington
Beela
Postcode:6224[1]
Coordinates:-33.2345°N 115.913°W
Lga:Shire of Harvey
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11
State:wa

Beela is a locality immediately east of Brunswick Junction in the South West of Western Australia. The name Beela means "there in that place is where the river water is running into a pool" in the local Noongar language.[2]

Aside from agricultural land, Beela also contains a Water Corporation dam originally built in 1938.[3] It supplied Brunswick with drinking water until 2004, when it was decommissioned due to concerns over quality and supply security.[4]

Beela is a stop on the Brunswick Junction to Collie railway line.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Beela Postcode. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190910140458/http://auspost.com.au/postcode/beela. 10 September 2019. 2020-07-18. Australia Post.
  2. Web site: Beela . 2022-07-31 . Boodjar.
  3. Web site: 2015-11-04. Future of dam near Brunswick in south-west WA undecided. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160129050010/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-04/future-of-beela-dam-near-brunswick-in-south-west-wa-undecided/6912038. 29 January 2016. 2020-07-18. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. en-AU.
  4. Brunswick River surface water management - Issues scoping report . Beckwith Environmental Planning Pty Ltd . . September 2006 . 2024-07-25.
  5. Web site: Public Transport Authority: Railway System: April 2019 . Public Transport Authority . 3 August 2024.
  6. Web site: Railway map of Western Australia, 1952 . Trove . 3 August 2024.