Orange Grove, Western Australia

Orange Grove is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia in the City of Gosnells.

Orange Grove
Perth, Western Australia
Bickley Dam and Reservoir panorama
Orange Grove
Coordinates32.022°S 116.027°E / -32.022; 116.027
Population544 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s)6109
LGA(s)City of Gosnells
State electorate(s)Kalamunda
Federal Division(s)Canning
Suburbs around Orange Grove:
Wattle Grove Forrestfield Lesmurdie
Kenwick Orange Grove Carmel
Maddington Martin Canning Mills

In 2006, the local primary school, Orange Grove Primary School,[2] became the first school in Western Australia to produce a podcast, with its show entitled Podkids Australia.[3]

Despite the name, Bickley Dam is situated within Orange Grove. It was constructed in 1921 on Bickley Brook, a tributary of the Canning River. This created Bickley Reservoir, which has a capacity of 0.06 gigalitres (GL). It is a source of drinking water for the Integrated Water Supply System (IWSS) which services Perth, Mandurah, Pinjarra, Harvey and the Goldfields and Agricultural regions. It was used as a direct source of water for Perth until 1994. Since 1994, however, it has operated as a pumpback for Victoria Reservoir due to low pipeline pressure and poor water quality.[4]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Orange Grove (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
  2. Orange Grove Primary School www.ogps.wa.edu.au. Retrieved 12 February 2007.
  3. Podkids Australia www.podkids.com.au. Retrieved 12 February 2007.
  4. Bickley Reservoir Catchment Area Drinking Water Source Protection Plan Water Resource Protection Report Series. REPORT NO.61 JUNE 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2007.


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