Porongurup Geographical Indication

The Australian Geographical Indication "Porongurup" was entered in the Register of Protected Names on 28 July 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:

Porongurups topographic map 
Scale 1:50,000 
Sheet 2428-I 
Produced by the Department of Land Administration, Perth, Western Australia. 
Crown Copyright Reserved June 1992

Noorubup topographic map 
Scale 1:50,000 
Sheet 2528-IV 
Produced by the Department of Land Administration, Perth, Western Australia. 
Crown Copyright Reserved February 1990

GI textual description:

The Geographical Indication "Porongurup" is located within the region Great Southern, within the zone South West Australia, within the State of Western Australia, Australia.

The starting point of the boundary is situated on Map Porongurups (Sheet 2428-I) at grid reference 755730, being the north west corner of the sub-region, then proceeds easterly along grid line 730 to the southern bank of the Kalgan River at grid reference 912730, then proceeds generally south easterly along the southern bank of the Kalgan River to the edge of map at grid reference 917722; On to Map Noorubup (Sheet 2528-IV) at grid reference 917722, then continues along the southern bank of the Kalgan River to its intersection with grid line 550 at grid reference 966550, then proceeds westerly along grid line 550 to the edge of map at grid reference 916550; On to Map Porongurups (Sheet 2428-I) at grid reference 916550, then continues along grid line 550 to its intersection with Woodlands Road at grid reference 762550, then proceeds northerly along Woodlands Road to its intersection with O’Neill Road at grid reference 762605, then proceeds westerly and then north westerly along O’Neill Road to its intersection with Watermans Road at grid reference 705613, then proceeds north easterly and then northerly along Watermans Road to its intersection with the Mount Barker - Porongurup Road at grid reference 711658, then proceeds easterly along the Mount Barker - Porongurup Road to its intersection with Barrow Road at grid reference 725657, then proceeds northerly easterly along Barrow Road to its intersection with Tingelup Road at grid reference 741693, then proceeds easterly and then northerly along Tingelup Road to the south west corner of Plantagenet Location 6127 at grid reference 755700, then proceeds northerly along the western boundaries of Locations 6127 and 6132 to the southern boundary of Location 4545 at grid reference 755720, then proceeds westerly along the southern boundary of Location 4545 to its intersection with the western boundary of Location 4545, then proceeds northerly, easterly and then northerly along the western boundary of Location 4545 to grid line 730 at grid reference 755730, which is the descriptor starting point.