Wandering (32°41′S 116°41′E; post code: 6308) is a town and shire located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, approximately 120km from Perth just off the Albany Highway. Emblems: Floral - Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthos manglesii); Mammal - Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus); Bird - Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) Motto: none Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Const. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... Postal codes were introduced in Australia in the early 1970s when Australia Post introduced automated sorting. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger,greater) is in modern times the title of the highest ranking municipal officer, who discharges certain judicial and administrative functions, in many systems an elected politician, who serves as chief executive and/or ceremonial official of many types of municipalities. ... km redirects here. ... Perth is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Western Australia, and is the fourth largest city in Australia, with a population of approximately 1. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Pearce is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Western Australia. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... Avon is an Electoral istrict of Western Australia. ... Postal codes were introduced in Australia in the early 1970s when Australia Post introduced automated sorting. ... The Wheatbelt region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. ... Emblems: Floral - Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthos manglesii); Mammal - Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus); Bird - Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) Motto: none Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Const. ... Albany Highway and surrounding highways Albany Highway links Western Australias capital Perth to its oldest settlement, Albany. ...

History

The area's name, although an English word, appears to owe its name to a local Aboriginal word, "wandooin", after the wandoo or white gum tree that is prevalent in the area, although some sources suggest it was named to recall the first sighting of wandering stock, and was originally applied to Wandering Book, first recorded in 1866.^[1][2] See also, List of Indigenous Australian group names Indigenous Australians are the first human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. ...

Wandering was first settled in 1859 by members of the George Stedman Watts family when their straying wagon team horses were found grazing in lush grass around a fresh water spring known to this day as Horse Well. In 1861, they selected an area on what is now the south-eastern approach to the town, and named it "Grassdale" - the property is still owned by the Watts family to this day. A road board (later to become the Shire Council) was convened in 1874 within slightly different boundaries to the present day. By 1877, there was sufficient population in the area for the government to set aside land for a school.

In 1911-1912, the government surveyed a number of lots and then gazetted the townsite of Wandering. However, the decision two decades earlier to build the railway some distance to the east restricted the town's growth. Also, fresh water was not readily available - the town was reliant on two Water Corporation dams until scheme water was extended here in 1997. Subsequently, rural residential subdivisions in the area on 1600 m² lots have been developed.^[3]

Present day

Wandering is primarily an agricultural region which produces hay, cereal crops, pulse crops (such as lupins), oil seed (canola), wool, lamb and beef. Timber milling and viticulture are also practiced. The town's school (K-7) still operates with mixed-grade classes, and accommodation is offered at a caravan park with powered sites. The original Agricultural Hall (1896) now hosts a telecentre for the use of the town's residents, and a nearby hall hosts local community groups and clubs. For other uses of the word see: Lupin (disambiguation) Species over 150 recognised species, including: Lupinus albus Lupinus angustifolius Lupinus arboreus Lupinus luteus Lupinus mutabilis Lupinus nootkatensis Lupinus polyphyllus Lupinus x regalis Lupinus texensis Lupin, often spelled lupine in the US, is the common name for members of the genus... Canola field near Red Deer, Alberta In agriculture, Canola is a trademarked cultivar of the rapeseed plant from which rapeseed oil is obtained. ... A telecentre is a public place where people can access computers, the Internet and other technologies that help them gather information and communicate with others at the same time as they develop digital skills. ...

Wandering is one of the coldest towns in Western Australia, not infrequently recording temperatures below zero celsius.^[4] The primary school's rather unusual motto, "Cold Temperatures Warm Hearts", is testament to this.^[5] Emblems: Floral - Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthos manglesii); Mammal - Numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus); Bird - Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) Motto: none Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Const. ... The Celsius scale is a temperature scale named after the Swedish astronomer Anders Celsius (1701 â€“ 1744), who first proposed a similar system two years before his death. ...

References

1. ^ Department of Land Information. History of country town names - W. Retrieved on 2006-10-14.
2. ^ Australian Explorer Pty Ltd. Wandering. Retrieved on 2006-10-15.
3. ^ Source: Shire of Wandering
4. ^ Bureau of Meteorology. Averages for Wandering. Retrieved on 2006-10-16.
5. ^ Shire of Wandering. Wandering Primary School. Retrieved on 2006-10-16.

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External links

Coordinates: -32.682° 116.678° Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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