College Grove, Western Australia Explained

Type:suburb
College Grove
City:Bunbury
State:WA
Lga:City of Bunbury
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Coordinates:-33.374°N 115.658°W
Postcode:6230
Area:5.7
Stategov:Bunbury
Fedgov:Forrest
Near-Nw:Withers
Near-N:Carey Park
Near-Ne:Davenport
Near-W:Usher
Near-E:Davenport
Near-Sw:Dalyellup
Near-S:Gelorup
Near-Se:Gelorup
Dist1:7
Dir1:SSE
Location1:Bunbury

College Grove is a suburb on the southern outskirts of Bunbury, Western Australia.[1] Within the suburb there is the Bunbury Regional Hospital and St. John of God Bunbury Hospital on the South West Health Campus. The Edith Cowan University Bunbury Campus and South West Institute of Technology are also within College Grove.

Manea Park is a large natural reserve that offers a 2.2 km bush walk from College Grove[2] and it was included as part of the Preston River to Ocean Regional Park in 2011.[3] The bush walk is popular during Spring with over 30 species of orchid identified within the Park.[4]

In the south-east of the suburb on the eastern side of Manea Park is the Bunbury Regional Prison.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: collegegrove.info . 27 May 2012.
  2. Web site: Nature, Trails and Wildflowers. Visit Bunbury. 2015-12-01. en-AU. https://web.archive.org/web/20151208045150/http://visitbunbury.com.au/nature-trails-wildflowers/. 8 December 2015. dead.
  3. Web site: Preston River to Ocean Regional Park Final Report. 1 December 2015. Western Australian Planning Commission.
  4. Web site: Common Orchids in Manea Park. 1 December 2015.