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4 unusual facts about Government of Western Australia


Drum lines

It was designed and implemented by the Government of Western Australia following the loss of seven human lives to shark attack in state waters during the years 2011 through 2013.

Geological Survey of Western Australia

The Geological Survey of Western Australia is an authority within the Department of Mines and Petroleum of the Government of Western Australia that is responsible for surveying and exploration of Western Australia's geological resources.

Guildford, Western Australia

This land and the purchase of surrounding land by the State Government in 1978 was used to create Whiteman Park.

Thysanotus scaber

The Government of Western Australia's Department of Environment and Conservation considers the plants conservation code to be, "not threatened".


Anthony O'Grady Lefroy

Anthony O'Grady Lefroy CMG (14 March 1816–21 January 1897), often known as O'Grady Lefroy, was an important government official in Western Australia before the advent of responsible government.

Australia-Asia Literary Award

Australia-Asia Literary Award (AALA) was an initiative of the Government of Western Australia Department of Culture and the Arts.

Lotterywest

Lotterywest, formerly the Lotteries Commission of Western Australia, is an Australian lotteries corporation run by the State Government of Western Australia.


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Lombadina, Western Australia

In 1916, to avoid it being taken over by the government of Western Australia, the land was bought by an Irishman, the brother of the controversial Redemptorist priest, John Creagh.

Verve

Verve Energy, a corporation owned by the Government of Western Australia