DOLA Internet home page contains history of southern suburbs

13/5/97

Applecross, Attadale and Ardross all received their names from Scotsman and early colonial businessman Sir Alexander Percival Matheson, who named them after fishing villages on Scotland's west coast.

Alfred Cove takes its name from the sheltered cove that forms its northern boundary. The cove was named after Alfred Waylen, the original grantee of Swan Location 74, which took in most of the present day localities of Myaree and Alfred Cove.

Bateman was named after merchant John Bateman, who had a store in Fremantle dealing in a variety of goods. The company began business in 1857; before that, Mr Bateman was the postmaster at Fremantle.

Perth was named after the Scots city by colonial Lieutenant Governor James Stirling, himself a Scotsman, under instructions from Britain's then Secretary for the Colonies, Sir George Murray, a politician from Scotland's Perthshire.

Lands Minister Doug Shave said finding the history behind the names of Perth's 333 suburbs was one of the fascinating things people could do by accessing the Department of Land Administration's (DOLA's) new LandSearch WA Home Page on the Internet's World Wide Web at http://dola.gov.wa.au.

Mr Shave said DOLA, which recently won gold and silver awards at the national Government Technology Productivity Awards, had become the latest State Government department to showcase its varied products and services through the Internet.

"Publishing relevant, up to date and useful information for customers on the Internet is in keeping with DOLA's continuous improvement in customer service," the Minister said.

"The department will build on the current web site and is seriously looking at future opportunities for electronic commerce.

"As the name of the site (LandSearch WA) suggests, the ultimate aim is to provide the public with a facility for online searching of land information in Western Australia."

The information provided, including how to use maps, measure distances and take compass bearings, was designed for adults and school children.

The site also details the latest information on changes to the strata titles legislation. User-friendly 'How To' kits have also been published to explain the conversion options now available to strata title owners.

The LandSearch WA web site was designed and developed by Dow Digital of Osborne Park.

Further information: Anabel Gomez 366 0300