Locality in the Shire of Plantagenet, Western Australia
Forest Hill is a rural locality of the Shire of Plantagenet in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The Muir Highway passes through the locality from west to east, as does the Hay River. The Pardelup, Pardelup Road, Kwornicup Lake and Wamballup Nature Reserves are located within Forest Hill. Pardelup Prison Farm is also located within Forest Hill.[2][3]
History
Forest Hill and the Shire of Plantagenet are located on the traditional land of the Minang people of the Noongar nation.[4][5][6][7]
The Forest Hill Agricultural Hall is listed on the shire's heritage register,[8] having officially been opened in November 1911.[9]
Nature reserves
Four nature reserves are located within Forest Hill, all located within the Jarrah Forest bioregion:[10]
- Kwornicup Lake Nature Reserve was gazetted on 19 October 1973 and has a size of 2.29 square kilometres (0.88 sq mi).
- Pardelup Nature Reserve was gazetted on 1 December 1950 and has a size of 6.07 square kilometres (2.34 sq mi).
- Pardelup Road Nature Reserve was gazetted on 24 September 1948 and has a size of 0.42 square kilometres (0.16 sq mi).
- Wamballup Nature Reserve was gazetted on 6 August 1909 and has a size of 4.74 square kilometres (1.83 sq mi).
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