Blackwood Valley Geographical Indication

The Australian Geographical Indication "Blackwood Valley" was entered in the Register of Protected Names on 10 December 1998 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 topographical map
Scale 1:250,000 
Series R503 
Sheet SI 50-6 
Edition 1 LSWA 
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.

Pemberton topographical map
Joint Operations Graphic 
Scale 1:250,000 
Series 1501 
Sheet SI 50-10 
Edition 1 
Prepared under the direction of the Chief of the General Staff by the Royal Australian Survey Corps. Compiled May 1982. 
Printed by the Royal Australian Survey Corps, Jan 1984.

GI textual description:

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

The beginning point of the boundary is situated on Map Collie (Sheet SI 50-6) at Latitude 33 54’35"S and Longitude 115 33’50"E, being a point on Barker Road, then proceeds generally north easterly along Barker Road to its intersection with the Vasse Highway at Latitude 33 49’35"S and Longitude 115 40’30"E, then proceeds generally south easterly along the Vasse Highway for approximately 1.5km to its intersection with an Cundinup Road at Latitude 33 49’30"S and Longitude 115 41’30"E, then proceeds generally easterly along Cundinup Road to where at approximately Latitude 33 49’S and Longitude 115 52’E it becomes the Cundinup Kirup Road, then proceeds north easterly and then northerly along the Cundinup Kirup Road to its intersection with the South Western Highway at Latitude 33 43’40"S and Longitude 115 54’E, then proceeds north north westerly along the South Western Highway to its intersection in Kirup with the Kirup Grimwade Road at Latitude 33 42’30"S and Longitude 115 53’E, then proceeds generally easterly along the Kirup Grimwade Road to Grimwade at Latitude 33 41’50"S and Longitude 116 02’30"E, then proceeds generally south easterly along unnamed road for approximately 2km to Windmill Gully Road at Latitude 33 42’50"S and Longitude 116 04’50"E, then proceeds north north easterly along Windmill Gully Road alongside Balingup Brook and then Bekin Road to Noggerup on the Donnybrook Boyup Brook Road at Latitude 33 34’40"S and Longitude 116 09’30"E, then proceeds south easterly along Donnybrook Boyup Brook Road across Upper Preston Bridge to its intersection with McAlinden Road at Latitude 33 35’40"S and Longitude 116 12’E, then proceeds generally easterly along the McAlinden Road to its intersection with Collie Road South in McAlinden at Latitude 33 35’S and Longitude 116 19’30"E, then proceeds generally north westerly along Collie Road South to its intersection with Jackson Road at Latitude 33 33’15"S and Longitude 116 18’E, then proceeds south easterly in a straight line for approximately 47kms to Codganollop Hill at Latitude 33 41’35"S and Longitude 116 47’E, then proceeds generally southerly in a straight line to the edge of map at Latitude 34 00’S and Longitude 116 47’30"E; On to Map Pemberton (Sheet SI 50-10) at Latitude 34 00’S and Longitude 116 47’30"E, then continues in the same straight line to its intersection with Terrace Road at Latitude 34 08’S and Longitude 116 48’E being the beginning of the common boundary with the Geographical Indication "Great Southern", then proceeds south south westerly in a straight line along the common boundary to Latitude 34 15’30"S and Longitude 116 46’10"E (being the end of the common boundary with the Geographical Indication "Great Southern"), then proceeds west south westerly in a straight line to Latitude 34 16’20"S and Longitude 116 39’30"E, then proceeds northerly in a straight line to Latitude 34 13’30"S and Longitude 116 39’30"E, then proceeds westerly in a straight line to Latitude 34 13’30"S and Longitude 116 31’E, then proceeds north westerly in a straight line to Latitude 34 12’30"S and Longitude 116 30’10"E, then proceeds north easterly in a straight line to Latitude 34 11’30"S and Longitude 116 31’40"E, then proceeds northerly in a straight line to Latitude 34 08’45"S and Longitude 116 31’30"E, then proceeds westerly in a straight line to Latitude 34 08’45"S and Longitude 116 26’20"E, then proceeds southerly in a straight line to Latitude 34 11’45"S and Longitude 116 26’20"E, then proceeds westerly in a straight line to Latitude 34 11’45"S and Longitude 116 19’30"E, then proceeds northerly in a straight line to Latitude 34 09’30"S and Longitude 116 19’30"E, then proceeds westerly in a straight line to Latitude 34 09’30"S and Longitude 116 15’E, then proceeds northerly in a straight line to Latitude 34 07’50"S and Longitude 116 15’E, then proceeds westerly in a straight line to Mount Mack at Latitude 34 07’50"S and Longitude 115 55’E, then proceeds southerly in a straight line to Latitude 34 09’S and Longitude 115 55’E, then proceeds westerly in a straight line to the Vasse Highway at Latitude 34 09’S and Longitude 115 45’50"E, then proceeds west north westerly in a straight line to the Brockman Highway at Latitude 34 06’20"S and Longitude 115 33’50"E, then proceeds northerly in a straight line to edge of map at Latitude 34 00’S and Longitude 115 33’50"E; On to Map Collie (sheet SI 50-6) at Latitude 34 00’S and Longitude 115 33’50"E, then proceeds northerly in the same straight line to Latitude 33 54’35"S and Longitude 115 33’50"E which is the description start point.