Geographe Geographical Indication

The Australian Geographical Indication "Geographe" was entered in the Register of Protected Names on 25 March 1999 in response to a direction received by the Registrar from the Presiding Member of the Geographical Indications Committee acting under Section 40Z of the WAC Act 1980.

Source maps for locating GI area boundaries:

Collie topographic map
Scale 1:250,000 
Series LSWA-R503 
Sheet SI 50-6 
Edition 1 
Produced under the direction of the Surveyor General, 
Department of Lands and Surveys, Perth, Western Australia. 
Printed by the Royal Australian Survey Corps, July 1983

Busselton topographic map
Joint operations graphic 
Scale 1:250,000 
Series 1501 
Sheet SI 50-5 
Edition 1 
Prepared under the direction of the Chief of the General Staff by the Royal Australian Survey Corps. Compiled July 1983 
Printed by the Royal Australian Survey Corps, June 1984 
Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 1984

Pinjarra topographic map
Joint operations graphic 
Scale 1:250,000 
Series 1501 
Sheet SI 50-2 
Edition 1 
Produced by Royal Australian Survey Corps, 1987 
Printed by Royal Australian Survey Corps, 1987 
CopyrightCommonwealth of Australia 1988

GI textual description:

The Geographical Indication "Geographe" is located within the zone of South West Australia within the State of Western Australia, Australia.

The beginning point of the boundary is the north western corner of the region on Map Pinjarra (Sheet SI 50-2) at grid reference LJ37353608, being the high water mark on the Indian Ocean at Preston Beach near Yalgorup, then proceeds easterly and then south easterly along Preston Beach Road to its intersection with the Old Coast Road at grid reference LJ38003568, then proceeds easterly and then south easterly and then generally easterly along unnamed road to its intersection with the South Western Highway just north east of the township of Yarloop at grid reference LJ39803532, then proceeds generally northerly along the South Western Highway to unnamed road at grid reference LJ39783538, then proceeds generally easterly along the unnamed road to its intersection with another unnamed road at grid reference MJ40933528, then proceeds south easterly along the other unnamed road to the edge of map at grid reference MJ41443583; On to Map Collie (Sheet SI 50-6) at grid reference MJ41443583 near Hoffmans Mill, then proceeds south south easterly along the same unnamed road to its intersection with another unnamed road near Tallanalla at grid reference MJ41783360, then proceeds generally southerly along the unnamed road alongside the Harris River to its intersection with Coalfields Road in Collie at grid reference MJ42083082, then proceeds easterly along Coalfields Road to its intersection with a unnamed road at grid reference MJ41373075, then proceeds generally southerly along the unnamed road to its intersection with another unnamed road just north of Collie Burn at grid reference MJ42443045, then proceeds south westerly along the other unnamed road to its intersection with another unnamed road at grid reference MJ42383040, then proceeds south easterly along the unnamed road past Collie Cardiff to its intersection with another unnamed road in McAlinden at grid reference MH43752832, then proceeds westerly along the unnamed road to its intersection with the Donnybrook Boyup Brook Road at grid reference MH42582820, then proceeds north westerly along the Donnybrook Boyup Brook Road to its intersection with an unnamed road at grid reference MH42222837, then proceeds south westerly along the unnamed road to its intersection with another unnamed road and Dingo Creek at grid reference MH41722755, then proceeds south south westerly along unnamed road along Windmill Gully to its intersection with the Grimwade to Wilga road at grid reference MH41552703, then proceeds westerly in a straight line to the unnamed road at grid reference MH41502802, then proceeds south westerly and then north westerly along the unnamed road to the intersection with other unnamed roads in Grimwade at grid reference MH41202703, then proceeds generally westerly along the unnamed road past the East Kirup Firetower to its intersection with an unnamed road at grid reference LH39782698, then proceeds south westerly along the unnamed road to its intersection with the South Western Highway in Kirup at grid reference LH39722697, then proceeds south easterly along the South Western Highway to its intersection with an unnamed road at grid reference LH39882667, then proceeds southerly and then south westerly along the unnamed road to its intersection with another unnamed road at grid reference LH39582570, then proceeds generally westerly along the same unnamed road to its intersection with the Vasse Highway at grid reference LH37922562, then proceeds north westerly along the Vasse Highway to its intersection with an unnamed road at grid reference LH37752570, then proceeds south westerly along the unnamed road to its intersection with another unnamed road at grid reference LH36582460, then proceeds westerly along the unnamed road to the edge of map at grid reference LH36132458 (longitude 115°30’); On to Map Busselton (Sheet SI 50-5) at grid reference LH36132458 (longitude 115°30’), then proceeds generally westerly along the same unnamed road to longitude 115°18’E, being the eastern boundary of the boundary of the Margaret River region, then proceeds northerly along longitude 115°18’E to the high water mark of the Indian Ocean in Geographe Bay at grid reference LH34252747, then proceeds generally north easterly along the shoreline of Geographe Bay to the edge of map at grid reference LH36082876 (longitude 115°30’); On to Map Collie (Sheet SI50-6) at grid reference LH36082876 (longitude 115°30’), then proceeds north easterly and then northerly along the shoreline of Geographe Bay to the edge of map at grid reference LJ37603478; On to Map Pinjarra (Sheet SI 50-2) at grid reference LH37603478, then proceeds generally northerly along the shoreline of Geographe Bay to the descriptor starting point at grid reference LJ37353608.