Alkimos, Western Australia

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Alkimos
Perth, Western Australia

Looking south along Alkimos Beach towards wreck.
Postcode: 6038
Area: 13 km² (5.0 sq mi)
Location: 42 km (26 mi) NNW of Perth
LGA: City of Wanneroo
State District: Wanneroo
Federal Division: Pearce
Suburbs around Alkimos:
Eglinton Carabooda
Indian Ocean Alkimos Carabooda
Jindalee Butler

Alkimos is a presently unpopulated suburb 42 kilometres (26 mi) north-northwest of the central business district of Perth, the capital of Western Australia alongside the Indian Ocean. The suburb is within the City of Wanneroo local government area. For the most part, the suburb is covered in native banksia woodland, scrubland and heath typical of the Swan Coastal Plain.

Part of the City of Wanneroo local government area, it is bounded to the north by Eglinton, to the east by Carabooda and to the south by the newly-developed suburbs of Butler and Jindalee. The area is part of the Alkimos-Eglinton region being considered by the State Government for a future city centre and urban region.

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[edit] History

Main article: Alkimos (ship)

Alkimos is named after the shipwreck of the Greek freighter Alkimos which ran aground on the coast nearby in 1963.[1]

[edit] Future Plans

There are future plans for an Alkimos-Eglinton Satellite City, covered by Amendment 1029/33 to the Metropolitan Region Scheme (May 2006). LandCorp, the State's land development agency, estimates that 55,000 people will live in the area once it is complete, that the centre will include "hospitals, tertiary educational institutions, major retail, commercial and recreational facilities" and that stage 1 blocks would be offered for sale in 2008.[2][3] The Environmental Protection Authority, however, raised concerns in November 2005 about the amendment, saying that it "would, in part, be inconsistent with the conservation and protection of significant environmental and geoheritage values in the area", and recommended that the amount of reserves be greatly increased.[4] When the town is developed, a proposed extension of the Joondalup railway line will see three stations in the area.

[edit] Geography

Alkimos lies roughly between the proposed Mitchell Freeway to the east and the Indian Ocean to the west.[5]

Alkimos had a nil population at the ABS 2001 census.[6]

[edit] Facilities

Alkimos has no conventional facilities at the present stage and is inaccessible by road. Eglinton Rocks and the Alkimos wreck can be viewed from the coastline, where almost untouched beaches are accessible by sandtrack. The suburb offers a wide array of native scrubland, woodland and heath, varying in condition from excellent to completely degraded, and including Xanthorrhoea preissii (commonly known as "black boys"), banksia, sheoak and Nuytsia floribunda. Some degradation has occurred due to uncontrolled vehicular access, clearing for stock grazing, fire and rabbits.[7]

[edit] Transport

Alkimos is inaccessible by road. Plans to extend Marmion Avenue through the area in 2007 are in progress.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. History of metropolitan suburb names - A. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
  2. ^ Votes and Proceedings, No.75, WA Legislative Assembly, 10 May 2006. Accessed 2006-09-29
  3. ^ Alkimos-Eglinton, LandCorp, 2005. Accessed 2006-09-29.
  4. ^ EPA Bulletin 1207 - Alkimos-Eglinton MRS Amendment 1029/33, Environmental Protection Authority, 21 November 1995. Accessed 2006-09-29.
  5. ^ Department of Land Information. StreetSmart® Perth Street Directory, 49 (2008), West Australian Newspapers Ltd, Maps 128-129. ISBN 978-1-921048-19-7. 
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (19 November 2002). Community Profile Series : {{{name}}}. 2001 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved on [[{{{accessdate}}}]]. Map
  7. ^ Environmental Review: Alkimos/Eglinton (MRS Amendment 1029/33), WA Planning Commission, 2003, p.45 etc. (Large PDF)

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