Delve into Medina
The district Medina of in Kwinana (Western Australia) with it's 2,020 habitants Medina is a district located in Australia about 1,918 mi west of Canberra, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 80 °F
Morning Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
Evening Temperature | 26°C / 78 °F |
Night Temperature | 20°C / 69 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 42% |
Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (9 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Monday, 25th of November 2024
20°C (67 °F)
13°C (56 °F)
Sky is clear, high wind, near gale, clear sky.
Tuesday, 26th of November 2024
20°C (68 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Wednesday, 27th of November 2024
24°C (75 °F)
19°C (65 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Amawind Apts Rockingham
Anchorage Guest House
Ocean Clipper Inn
Leisure Inn
Quest Rockingham
Videos from this area
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Top Fuel Drag 1/4 mile - 8000 HP - Kwinana Motorplex - Awesome Header Flames - December 2008
Top Fuel Kwinana Motorplex - December 2008 - Awesome header flames- one 4 second pass with one 5 second pass and an engine detonation. Filmed on day 1 of a 2 day meet.
Kwinana Performance VN2NV @ Badass burnouts Motorplex 2012
Kwinana Performance VN2NV Rips a killer skid in first big comp at the BADASS BURNOUT comp at the perth motorplex 2012.
Kwinana Performance VY SS Commodore ''PURPLEHAZE Burnout at Holden vs Ford 2013
Kwinana Performance 400HP VY SS Drift/Track Commodore doing its first burnout at the annual Kwinana Performance Holden vs Ford at Perth Motorplex.
Nitro Funny Cars - Kwinana Motorplex Speedway
Anthony Begley in the Chemical Warfare Chev Camaro vs Mark Sheehan (Closest to Camera) in the Red Ford Mustang Kwinana Motorplex Nitro Funny Cars Rocked up for my first drag meet, took...
[SS-092] - VP SS Burnout @ Whoop Ass Wednesday, Kwinana Motorplex
'92 VP SS, stock V8 5L with strengthened gearbox and locked-out rear brakes.
S13 Silvia Drag Race Redback Nissan RB26 Perth Motorplex Pro Stock. Kwinana Oct 2009
My Nissan S13 Silvia competing in the pro stock event October 2009.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
City of Kwinana
The City of Kwinana is a local government area of Western Australia. It covers an area of approximately 118 square kilometres in metropolitan Perth, and lies about 38 km south of Perth's central business district, via the Kwinana Freeway. Kwinana maintains 287 km of roads and has a population of 30,433 (2011).
The Spectacles, Western Australia
The Spectacles is a mixed use suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located in the Town of Kwinana The Spectacles is also a wetlands area within the suburb of 'The Spectacles' and is considered to be the most valuable asset of Kwinana's natural environment, covering 3.7 square kilometres. It is named 'The Spectacles' because it comprises two lakes connected by a drain, giving it the appearance of a pair of spectacles.
Parmelia, Western Australia
Parmelia is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located in the City of Kwinana. Parmelia is one of the Kwinana suburbs named after a ship. The "Parmelia" was the first ship to arrive in June 1829 bringing settlers to establish the new colony at the Swan River in Western Australia. Its passengers included the new Governor and his wife, James and Ellen Stirling.
Kwinana Hub bus station
Kwinana Hub Bus Station is a Transperth bus station, located next to the Kwinana Hub Shopping Centre, in Kwinana, Western Australia. There was previously a bus station, the Kwinana bus station, located at Rockingham Road, Kwinana Beach near the Thomas Road intersection. It was closed on the commissioning of the Kwinana Hub bus station and the buildings have been demolished.
Hillman, Western Australia
Hillman is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham. It is principally a suburb of residential dwellings, and is the location of Hillman Primary School. The suburb was created and named in 1970 after Alfred Hillman a Draftsman, Surveyor and Explorer, who arrived in Western Australia in 1831 and made many initial surveys in the Rockingham area.
Calista, Western Australia
Calista is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Kwinana. Calista is one of the Kwinana suburbs named after a ship. The Calista was one of the first ships to bring settlers to the Swan River Colony. She arrived with 73 passengers on 5 August 1829 under the command of Captain S. Hawkins. Two of the most notable passengers on the ship were Lionel and William Samson.
Hope Valley, Western Australia
Hope Valley is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Kwinana. Its postcode is 6165.
Kwinana Beach, Western Australia
Kwinana Beach is an industrial suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Kwinana. Kwinana is originally a local indigenous Australian word meaning either "young woman" or "pretty maiden". The ship SS Kwinana was wrecked on Cockburn Sound in 1922, and blown on to the beach.
Kwinana Town Centre, Western Australia
Kwinana City Centre, is the central suburb of the city of Kwinana in the outer southern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia.
Mandogalup, Western Australia
Mandogalup is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Kwinana. Its postcode is 6167. The area of this suburb was originally referred to as "7 Mile Camp", but when a townsite was declared here in 1923 it was named "Balmanup". Lake Balmanup was an alternative name for Mandogalup Swamp. In 1945 it was found that the townsite was more commonly known as Mandogalup and it was changed to Mandogalup in 1946. It is an Aboriginal name, the meaning of which is unknown.
Leda, Western Australia
Leda is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Kwinana. Leda is one of the five main suburbs of Kwinana. Leda is one of the Kwinana suburbs named after a ship. The brig Leda brought settlers to the new Swan River Colony in January 1830. The suburb name was approved in 1969. The name Leda is appropriate for a ship which brought colonists to the Swan River. In Greek mythology Leda is associated with swans because the god Zeus came to her in the guise of a swan.
Medina, Western Australia
Not to be confused with Medina, Saudi Arabia.
Naval Base, Western Australia
Naval Base is a heavy industrial suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Kwinana.
Orelia, Western Australia
Orelia is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Kwinana. Orelia is one of the Kwinana suburbs named after a ship. The "Orelia" arrived at Fremantle bringing settlers to the new Swan River Colony in October 1829. Development of the area commenced in 1952. Orelia is part of the 'hyper growth' region in Kwinana and is currently ranked as a highly favourable area for property investment and affordable housing.
Postans, Western Australia
Postans is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Kwinana. The suburb is named after George Postans who was one of the first settlers in the area. He arrived in the Colony as a convict in 1850 and after he was released he bought 100 acres of land in 1882. The suburb was formerly known as "Caledonia".
East Rockingham, Western Australia
East Rockingham is an industrial suburb within the Kwinana Industrial Area, part of Perth and located within the City of Rockingham. It is home to two caravan parks. The suburb developed as a rural community in the 1850s when various pioneers took up land and settled in the area along Mandurah Road; however, the community declined following the opening of the port at Rockingham in 1872. The Rockingham Road Board's offices were located in East Rockingham between 1905 and 1929.
Kwinana railway station
Kwinana Station is a railway station located on the suburban boundary of Bertram and Parmelia, Western Australia. Situated near Thomas Road and Sicklemore Road, it services a rapidly developing suburban area. It is served by the interburban Mandurah line, with services to both the Perth CBD and the neighbouring city of Mandurah.
Wellard railway station
Wellard is a railway station located in Wellard, Western Australia on the Mandurah Line of the Transperth Trains network, with service to the Perth central business district and the neighbouring southern city of Mandurah.
Rockingham railway station, Perth
Rockingham Station is a bus and railway interchange located in the Rockingham suburb of Cooloongup, Western Australia. Situated near the intersection of Rae Road and Ennis Avenue in Cooloongup, 2 kilometres east of Rockingham Shopping Centre, it is served by the interurban Mandurah line, with services to both the Perth CBD and the neighbouring city of Mandurah. The station was designed by Jones Coulter Young architects.
Cockburn Power Station
Cockburn Power Station (CKB) is a power station in Cockburn, Western Australia. It has one natural gas powered gas turbine and one steam turbine that together generate a total capacity of 240 MW of electricity. The station was commissioned in 2003. It has a 160 MW combined cycle gas turbine which provides steam to a 80 MW steam turbine.
Peter Carnley Anglican Community School
Peter Carnley Anglican Community School is a private co-educational school located in Perth, Western Australia in the suburb of Wellard. It is located on 9 hectares of land adjacent to Public Open Space of almost 6 hectares and an agreement exists that allows for the school to access the Town of Kwinana's sporting facilities.
Perth Motorplex
Perth Motorplex is a motorsport venue located at Kwinana Beach, Western Australia. It caters mainly for drag racing and speedway, although other events are held there regularly. Over 275,000 patrons attend the venue each year to many varied events. The Perth Motorplex holds rounds of the ANDRA Drag Racing Championship and World Series Sprintcars championship.
Kolbe Catholic College, Rockingham
Kolbe Catholic College is a Roman Catholic secondary college situated in Rockingham, Western Australia, within the Archdiocese of Perth. The college was founded in 1989 by Brother Pat Carey, of the Christian Brothers, in Rockingham. The school has a current enrolment of more than 1000 students from Years 7 to 12. The College’s motto, "Courage, Faith, Excellence", is inspired by their patron, St Maximilian Kolbe.
Gilmore College
Gilmore College formerly known as Kwinana Senior High School is a public co-educational high school in Western Australia. The school is located on Meares Avenue in the suburb of Orelia. The school was established in 1956 and caters for students in Year 7 to 12. The number of student enrolments have been erratic over the last five years. The school enrolled 780 students in 2007, then 1204 in 2008, to 1075 in 2009, then fell to 986 in 2010 and to 957 in 2011.
Kwinana Oil Refinery
The Kwinana Refinery, operated by BP, is located on the shore of Cockburn Sound at Kwinana, near Fremantle, Western Australia. It was constructed by the then Anglo-Iranian Oil Company and completed in 1955. It is the largest oil refinery in Australia, with a capacity of 138,000 barrels/day.