Tuart Hill, Western Australia
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Tuart Hill is a suburb
of Perth
, Western Australia
.
Tuart Hill is named after the Tuart tree
(Eucalyptus gomphocephala) that once grew extensively throughout the area, especially around Dog Swamp. In 1914 the suburb name of Grenville was proposed as a name for the suburb by the Grenville Progress Association, but not accepted due to its likeness to Granville
in New South Wales.
The show is usually held around the first weekend in December on Friday and Saturday and features displays of local produce, animals and livestock, carnival attractions and fireworks.
, and the private Saint Kierans Primary School. Tuart Hill Primary School is heritage listed having opened in 1910 as the Grenville State School. Servite College
a Catholic High School is the only high school in Tuart Hill. Tuart Hill Senior High School once existed but was closed in the early 1980s to become Tuart College. Tuart College is a Senior College run by the Western Australian Education Department, offering a number of courses such as a Year 12 TEE Program for students wanting to enter tertiary education, adult learning classes, or English language courses.
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of Perth
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....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
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Tuart Hill is named after the Tuart tree
Eucalyptus gomphocephala
Eucalyptus gomphocephala is a species of tree, also known as Tuart, in the genus Eucalyptus. Native to the southwest of Western Australia the tree grows to over 35m tall. As a durable hardwood the timber is sought after for scantlings, structural timber, the construction of railway carriages, and...
(Eucalyptus gomphocephala) that once grew extensively throughout the area, especially around Dog Swamp. In 1914 the suburb name of Grenville was proposed as a name for the suburb by the Grenville Progress Association, but not accepted due to its likeness to Granville
Granville, New South Wales
Granville, is a suburb in western Sydney, Australia. Granville is located west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Parramatta. A small part in the north-west is located in the Local Government Area of the City of Holroyd.South Granville is a...
in New South Wales.
Events
Since 1914, the Osborne Park Agricultural Society holds its annual show at Robinson Reserve in Tuart Hill.The show is usually held around the first weekend in December on Friday and Saturday and features displays of local produce, animals and livestock, carnival attractions and fireworks.
Facilities
Tuart Hill boasts two large active recreation reserves in Grenville Reserve and Robinson Reserve. Grenville Reserve is a large cricket and football oval with facilities includes Council tennis courts, playground, cricket nets and centre wicket, change rooms, club rooms and public toilets. The Ground is used by the Tuart Hill Cricket Club during summer months and various users during winter. Robinson Reserve similarly hosts Cricket during summer with the Osborne Park Cricket Club being located at the reserve. Other buildings used for the Osborne Park Show are located at Robinson Reserve. Robinson Reserve is adjacent to the Osborne Library and Community Centre.Schools
There are two primary schools in Tuart Hill. They are the public Tuart Hill Primary School, which was attended by Louise SauvageLouise Sauvage
Alix Louise Sauvage OAM is an Australian paralympic wheelchair racer.Sauvage is often regarded as the most renowned disabled sportswoman in Australia. She won two gold medals and a silver medal at the 2000 Sydney Paralympic games in front of a home crowd...
, and the private Saint Kierans Primary School. Tuart Hill Primary School is heritage listed having opened in 1910 as the Grenville State School. Servite College
Servite College
Servite College is a co-educational Roman Catholic high school in the Perth suburb of Tuart Hill, Western Australia. The school is operated by the Servite Order.-History:...
a Catholic High School is the only high school in Tuart Hill. Tuart Hill Senior High School once existed but was closed in the early 1980s to become Tuart College. Tuart College is a Senior College run by the Western Australian Education Department, offering a number of courses such as a Year 12 TEE Program for students wanting to enter tertiary education, adult learning classes, or English language courses.
Notable residents
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2004 - Alan Pearsall, 3AW3AW3AW is a talkback radio station in Melbourne, Australia on 693 kHz AM. It began transmission on 22 February 1932 as Melbourne's fifth commercial radio station.-History:...
Melbourne presenter - Greg EganGreg EganGreg Egan is an Australian science fiction author.Egan published his first work in 1983. He specialises in hard science fiction stories with mathematical and quantum ontology themes, including the nature of consciousness...
, hard SF writer - Brian Davies, President of the Friends of the WA Museum
- Daniel Bonner, Politician