Mount Barker Geographical Indication
The Australian Geographical Indication "Mount Barker" was entered in the Register of Protected Names on 15 August 1997 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.
Map and digital boundary files
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Please note: the maps are translations of the textual descriptions into a spatial format. The textual description is the legal definition.
ExploreSource maps for locating GI area boundaries:
Denmark topographic map
Map Scale 1:100,000
Map Sheet 2328
Edition 1
Produced by the Division of National Mapping
Printed by the Minister for Natural Resources, 1976
Frankland topographic map
Map Scale 1:100,000
Map Sheet 2329
Edition 1
Produced by the Division of National Mapping
Printed by Authority of the Minister of Minerals and Energy, 1975.
Tambellup topographic map
Map Scale 1:100,000
Map Sheet 2429
Edition 1
Produced by the Division of National Mapping
Printed by Authority of the Minister of Minerals and Energy, 1975.
Mount Barker topographic map
Map Scale 1:100,000
Map Sheet 2428
Edition 1
Produced by the Division of National Mapping
Printed by Authority of the Minister of Minerals and Energy, 1975.
GI textual description:
The Geographical Indication "Mount Barker" is located within the region of Great Southern and within the zone South West Australia, within the State of Western Australia, Australia.
The starting point is the north west corner of the subregion on map Frankland (sheet 2329) at grid reference 300846, then proceeding generally east along the Mallawillup Road to edge of map at grid reference 459848; on to map Tambellup (sheet 2429) at grid reference 459848, then continue generally east along Mallawillup Road to the Martagallup Road grid reference 496848, then proceeding generally south east along Martagallup Road to the Albany Highway, grid reference 534832, then proceeding across the Albany Highway in a straight line east to the township of Kendenup continuing in a straight line east to grid reference 700832, being the north east corner of the region, then proceeding south along grid line 700 to edge of map at grid reference 700822; on to map Mount Barker (sheet 2428) at grid reference 700822, then continue south along grid line 700 to grid reference 700490 being the south eastern corner of the region, thence proceed west along grid line 490 to grid reference 460490 thence north along grid line 460 to grid reference 460528, thence west to edge of map at grid reference 458528, then proceeding on to map Denmark (sheet 2328) at grid reference 458528 proceed west to the junction of the Denmark Road and Blue Lake Road at grid reference 431527, thence west following the Blue Lake Road to grid reference 300528 at the south western corner of the region, and then proceeding along grid line 300 northwards to edge of map at map grid reference 300823; on to map Frankland (sheet 2329) continue north on grid line 300 to grid reference 300846 being the north west corner of the region, the starting point.