KARRINYUP / GWELUP Local Area Plan - City of Stirling

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Historical Overview The City of Stirling acknowledges that the indigenous community are the traditional landowners and had complete stewardship of the land within the City’s bounds prior to European occupation and settlement. Oral and written histories clarify this and identify numerous sites of cultural significance in the Karrinyup-Gwelup Local Area which have led to many registered heritage sites across the City. Lake Gwelup is a registered site with the Department of Indigenous Affairs as Aboriginal artefacts have been discovered there, in addition to Lake Gwelup being recognised as a place of great ceremonial significance. The name “Karrinyup” was derived from “Careniup” swamp which is located in the northeast of the Local Area. “Careniup” is an Aboriginal word purportedly meaning “the place where bush kangaroos graze”. Surveyor P. Chauncey gave the lake this name during his survey of the area in 1844. The name was modified to its present form in 1929 when Lake Karrinyup Country Club was developed, “Karrinyup” being an Aboriginal word meaning “the place where kangaroos graze”. Gwelup similarly takes its name from local Aboriginal connections with the place, having derived from Lake Gwelup, which took its name from the Aboriginal word “Gwelgannow” meaning “to shift position”. Hence, Lake Gwelup was referred to as “the lake that shifts position”. Settlement of the Gwelup area dates from 1831 and the early 1840s in Karrinyup when the first land grants were made. Land around Lake Karrinyup and Careniup Swamp was initially granted to Thomas Mews in 1831 and gazetted as Swan Location 92. The land was then purchased by Samuel Moore in 1840 and used for grazing. In 1891, the then owner Henry Bull went on to subdivide land in Gwelup. Development was relatively slow and the land was mainly used for market gardening. By 1904 the Karrinyup area had been subdivided into sixth of an acre blocks. Many of the lots were never sold however, as roads serviced little of the area and so few homes were built. The delayed settlement of Karrinyup could also be accounted for by Stoneman’s subdivision which took no account of the land’s topography (Cooper & McDonald, 1999). Karrinyup remained mostly bushland well into the 20th Century. Lake Karrinyup Country Club was the only major development in the Karrinyup-Gwelup Local Area until the 1950s, this having been established in 1929. In 1923 the Lake Gwelup and District Progress Association was established in order to promote the general welfare of residents and support the provision of facilities to the local agricultural community. This was symbolic of the strong community ties in the area that were beginning to grow and develop. Suburbanisation of the area ensued after World War II (particularly in Karrinyup). The subdivision was re-drawn and newly surveyed land for residential development was released around the Lake Karrinyup Country Club. By the late 1950s, the layout north of Newborough Street was re-designed which led to the settling of the southern part of Karrinyup. New streets were built on higher ground and were named after former prominent Education Department School inspectors namely Harold Jeanes, Thomas Edmondson and Gordon Worner. CITY OF STIRLING 21 KARRINYUP-GWELUP LOCAL AREA PLAN February 2010
The State Housing Commission undertook much of the first largescale residential development in Karrinyup to provide for Perth’s post-war boom. By October 1962 the State Housing Commission had invested over £1 million in its Karrinyup Estate with 396 houses built, 68 under construction and 360 lots surveyed and cleared at this time (Cooper & McDonald, 1999). By the early 1970s the subdivision of Karrinyup was virtually complete. As the local population increased and more facilities were needed in the area, the Hamersley Golf Course was established by the Shire of Perth (part of which is now the City of Stirling). In 1963, Margaret Feilman was commissioned to plan Karrinyup shopping centre which was opened in 1974 along with the Karrinyup Library and Community Centre. Development of the Karrinyup-Gwelup Local Area continued into the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Due to the extended time period of development, a diversity of range and architectural styles in housing can be observed in the area. There has more recently been re-development throughout the area. Meanwhile, most land in Gwelup was rezoned from rural to residential in the 1960s. The resultant increase in land values encouraged local market gardeners to sell up and relocate By the 1970s much of Gwelup had transformed from a rural area to a modern residential suburb with only a few market gardens remaining along North Beach Road serving as a reminder of prior development. More recently, the Local Area’s population has increased substantially resulting from new dwellings being added to the area, particularly from the Karrinyup Waters and Settlers Green developments. The population trebled between 1991 and 2006. Thus far, the 2000s have seen the development of new housing estates in Gwelup such as ‘The Willows’. Today, reminders of the area’s past include Bestry’s Cottage on Old Balcatta Road and Colin Moore Resource Centre on North Beach Road. Lake Karrinyup Country Club (City of Stirling) Left: Housing development along Karrinyup Road, Karrinyup 1960s (photograph courtesy of City of Stirling’s Library Resources) Left: Lake Karrinyup Golf Course (photograph courtesy of City of Stirling’s Library Resources) CITY OF STIRLING 22 KARRINYUP-GWELUP LOCAL AREA PLAN February 2010
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Page 13 and 14: Introduction What is Local Area Pla
Page 15 and 16: Principles and Objectives of Local
Page 17 and 18: Planning Context The planning frame
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Page 27 and 28: Plans and Projects for the Karrinyu
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Page 31 and 32: Scholarship Awards annually to ten
Page 33 and 34: Community Amenities Shopping Centre
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Page 43 and 44: Unemployment fell to 2.6% from 5.1%
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Economic Development Issues & Oppor
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Transport & Movement Network Issues
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transportation services and facilit
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Part 6: Key Opportunities CITY OF S
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Part 7: Appendices CITY OF STIRLING
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