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'''Falcon''' is a southern suburb of [[Mandurah, Western Australia|Mandurah]], located southwest of Mandurah's central area and with frontage to the Indian Ocean. The suburb was named after Falcon Bay. Falcon was approved as a suburb name on 13 November 1967 and gazetted on 8 March 1968. Many of the streets in the adjoining estate were named after yachts; "Falcon" itself was the name of a yacht, the crew of which won a silver medal in the yacht races at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.
'''Falcon''' is a southern suburb of [[Mandurah, Western Australia|Mandurah]], located southwest of Mandurah's central area and with frontage to both the Indian Ocean and the [[Peel-Harvey Estuary]].

Originally known as Miami, the suburb was renamed after Falcon Bay on 13 November 1967. Many of the streets in the adjoining estate were named after yachts; "Falcon" itself was the name of a yacht, the crew of which won a silver medal in the [[Sailing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – 12 m2 Sharpie|12&nbsp;m<sup>2</sup> Sharpie yacht races]] at the [[1956 Summer Olympics|1956 Melbourne Olympics]]. <ref>{{LandInfo WA|m|F|2008-02-15}}</ref> Despite the name change, Miami is still used in a number of places such as the Miami Plaza Shopping Centre and Miami Bakehouse.


==Geography==
==Geography==
Falcon is one of four Mandurah suburbs that lie on an island bound by the Mandurah Estuary to the north, the [[Peel-Harvey Estuary]] to the east, the [[Dawesville Channel]] to the south and the [[Indian Ocean]] to the west. It is also bisected by [[Old Coast Road]], which connects Falcon to nearby [[Mandurah, Western Australia|Mandurah]] and [[Bunbury, Western Australia|Bunbury]].
Falcon is one of four Mandurah suburbs that lie on an island bound by the Mandurah Estuary to the north, the [[Peel-Harvey Estuary]] to the east, the [[Dawesville Channel]] to the south and the [[Indian Ocean]] to the west. It is also bisected by [[Forrest Highway|Old Coast Road]], which connects Falcon to nearby [[Mandurah, Western Australia|Mandurah]] and [[Bunbury, Western Australia|Bunbury]].


Falcon contains Cox Bay, Falcon Bay, Novara Beach, Pleasant Grove Reserve.{{sfn|City of Mandurah|2022|p=8}}
Falcon was formerly known as Miami, which is still used in the names of various buildings, including the multi-award winning [http://www.miamibakehouse.com.au/ Miami Bakehouse] and Miami Plaza, which is home to a [[Woolworths (supermarket)|Woolworths]] supermarket and a large variety of fast food outlets.


==Public transport==
==Public transport==
Falcon, like neighbouring suburbs [[Wannanup, Western Australia|Wannanup]] and [[Dawesville, Western Australia|Dawesville]], is serviced by Transperth routes 592 and 594. 592 runs six days a week through Falcon via Galatea and Yeedong Roads while 594 goes straight through the suburb via Old Coast Road, but runs 7 days a week. Services generally run every twenty minutes during peak hour with 592 and 594 alternating every ten minutes in terms of departing Mandurah Station, with some school specials deviating from this normal pattern.
Falcon, like neighbouring suburbs [[Wannanup, Western Australia|Wannanup]] and [[Dawesville, Western Australia|Dawesville]], is serviced by Transperth routes 592, 593 and 594. 592 runs six days a week through Falcon via Galatea and Yeedong Roads while 593 and 594 goes straight through the suburb via Old Coast Road, but runs 7 days a week.

==Stories of Local People & Places==
• In 1950-53 Fernly Maidment bought property in Falcon. Fernly was one of a number of fishermen who went looking for the Presentation Sisters who drowned, along with a priest, heading back to Mandurah. He worked as an agent for Bassett Scarfe & Watson. Grandfather of current resident. He moved to Furnissdale in 1969.

• There is a capsized boat at the bottom of South East Dawesville Channel Estuary "Josephine" – it belonged to a Falcon resident’s father who lived on the boat for many years. He also crewed on most boats at Royal Perth Yacht Club whose names are now Falcon street-names and he can remember them all.

• Local street names repeat some of the champion ocean and Swan River racing yachts, for example Panamuna Drive and Verona Crescent.

• Late 1950s/1960s Geary’s beach surf break was named after Ray and Helen Geary’s beach shack in Sandra Street. The boys would head over the back beach with their "planks" and drink beer at the shack afterwards.

• The first school with the City of Mandurah local government area boundary was built at Pleasant Grove in 1906, pre-dating the Central Mandurah public school on Hackett Street by 30 years. It closed in 1916.

• The first brick and tile houses in Falcon were built on Mercedes Avenue.


==References==
==References==
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== Sources ==
* {{cite book |last1=City of Mandurah |title=Review of Wards, Boundaries and Councillor Representation Levels |date=2022 |url=https://www.mandurahmatters.com.au/81036/widgets/386157/documents/243585 | pages = 7-8}}


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Revision as of 14:49, 25 August 2024

Falcon
Mandurah, Western Australia
Falcon Bay
Map
Coordinates32°34′44″S 115°39′32″E / 32.579°S 115.659°E / -32.579; 115.659
Population5,531 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6210
Area12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
LGA(s)City of Mandurah
State electorate(s)Dawesville
Federal division(s)Canning
Suburbs around Falcon:
Halls Head Erskine
Falcon Erskine
Wannanup

Falcon is a southern suburb of Mandurah, located southwest of Mandurah's central area and with frontage to both the Indian Ocean and the Peel-Harvey Estuary.

Originally known as Miami, the suburb was renamed after Falcon Bay on 13 November 1967. Many of the streets in the adjoining estate were named after yachts; "Falcon" itself was the name of a yacht, the crew of which won a silver medal in the 12 m2 Sharpie yacht races at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. [2] Despite the name change, Miami is still used in a number of places such as the Miami Plaza Shopping Centre and Miami Bakehouse.

Geography

Falcon is one of four Mandurah suburbs that lie on an island bound by the Mandurah Estuary to the north, the Peel-Harvey Estuary to the east, the Dawesville Channel to the south and the Indian Ocean to the west. It is also bisected by Old Coast Road, which connects Falcon to nearby Mandurah and Bunbury.

Falcon contains Cox Bay, Falcon Bay, Novara Beach, Pleasant Grove Reserve.[3]

Public transport

Falcon, like neighbouring suburbs Wannanup and Dawesville, is serviced by Transperth routes 592, 593 and 594. 592 runs six days a week through Falcon via Galatea and Yeedong Roads while 593 and 594 goes straight through the suburb via Old Coast Road, but runs 7 days a week.

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Falcon (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – F". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  3. ^ City of Mandurah 2022, p. 8.

Sources

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