Swan Valley Geographical Indication
The Australian Geographical Indication "Swan Valley" was entered in the Register of Protected Names on 6 January 2003 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:
Wooroloo topographic map
Scale 1:100,000
Sheet 2134
Edition 1 1977
Published by authority of the Minister for National Development
Produced and distributed by the Division of National Mapping
© Commonwealth of Australia 1979
Perth topographic map
Scale 1:100,000
Sheet 2034
Edition 1
Produced by the Division of National Mapping
under the direction of the Minister for National Resources
Printed by the Royal Australian Survey Corps, 1977.
GI textual description:
The Geographical Indication "Swan Valley" is located within the “Swan District” region, within the State of Western Australia, Australia.
The beginning point of the boundary is situated on Map Wooroloo (Sheet 2134) at grid reference MK074866, being where the railway line crosses Ellen Brook, then proceeds easterly along grid line 866 to its intersection with grid line 100 at grid reference MK100866, then proceeds southerly along grid line 100 to it intersects the Swan River at grid reference MK100837, then proceeds north easterly along the Swan River to its intersection with grid line 110 at grid reference MK110843, then proceeds southerly along grid line 110 to its intersection with the 100 metre contour line at grid reference MK110834, then proceeds generally southerly along the 100 metre contour line to its intersection with grid line 743 at grid reference MK112743, then proceeds westerly along grid line 743 to its intersection with Toodyay Road at grid reference MK0877743, then proceeds south westerly along Toodyay Road to its intersection with railway line at grid reference MK079738, then proceeds westerly along grid line 738 to its intersection with the Swan River at grid reference MK062738, then proceeds generally south westerly along the Swan River to the edge of the map at grid reference MK054735; On to Map Perth (Sheet 2034) at grid reference MK054735, then proceeds south westerly along the Swan River to grid line 014 at grid reference MK014705, then proceeds northerly along grid line 014 to its intersection with Benara Road and an unmarked vehicular track at grid reference MK014728, then proceeds northerly along the unnamed vehicular track to its termination at grid reference MK014732, then proceeds north easterly in a straight line to the intersection of Marshall Road and an unnamed vehicular track at grid reference MK027750, then proceeds east of northerly in a straight line to its intersection with Gnangara Road at grid reference MK046816, then proceeds northerly in a straight line to the unnamed creek on the edge of map at grid reference MK053832; On to Map Wooroloo (Sheet 2134) at grid reference MK053832 on Ellen Brook, then proceeds generally easterly and then northerly along Ellen Brook to its intersection with the railway line at grid reference MK074866, which is the descriptor starting point.