Southern River, Western Australia
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Southern River is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia
, located within the City of Gosnells.
It was originally a rural area with chicken farms for egg production, horse breeding properties and boarding kennels for cats and dogs. These farms combined gave the area a population of less than 500 people.
The current environment is just starting to undergo major changes; plans for the next 5 years will see the suburb totally redeveloped into medium density residential properties average block size 700 m². The result will be a population increase to above 15,000; along with this will be the building of all the necessary infrastructure like shops, schools, park and gardens.
The region bounded by Ranford Road, Passmore Street, Matison Street and Holmes Road, is likely to retain its special status and unique lifestyle for the foreseeable future. Most residents are deeply involved in either greyhound racing
or the breeding showing and trialling of pedigree dogs and/or cats. Several boarding catteries
and kennel
s are found in the area, servicing a large proportion of the Perth Metropolitan area.
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, located within the City of Gosnells.
It was originally a rural area with chicken farms for egg production, horse breeding properties and boarding kennels for cats and dogs. These farms combined gave the area a population of less than 500 people.
The current environment is just starting to undergo major changes; plans for the next 5 years will see the suburb totally redeveloped into medium density residential properties average block size 700 m². The result will be a population increase to above 15,000; along with this will be the building of all the necessary infrastructure like shops, schools, park and gardens.
The region bounded by Ranford Road, Passmore Street, Matison Street and Holmes Road, is likely to retain its special status and unique lifestyle for the foreseeable future. Most residents are deeply involved in either greyhound racing
Greyhound racing
Greyhound racing is the sport of racing greyhounds. The dogs chase a lure on a track until they arrive at the finish line. The one that arrives first is the winner....
or the breeding showing and trialling of pedigree dogs and/or cats. Several boarding catteries
Cattery
There are two types of cattery, boarding cattery and breeding cattery.A boarding cattery is where cats are housed temporarily when they can't stay at their owners' home...
and kennel
Kennel
A kennel is the name given to any structure or shelter for dogs. A kennel is a doghouse, run, or other small structure in which a dog is kept...
s are found in the area, servicing a large proportion of the Perth Metropolitan area.