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Prevelly, Western Australia

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Population
  
177 (2011 census)

Postcode(s)
  
6285

Elevation
  
17 m

Postal code
  
6285

Federal division
  
Division of Forrest

Established
  
1977

State electorate(s)
  
Vasse

Founded
  
1977

Local time
  
Monday 12:11 AM

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Location
  
287 km (178 mi) SSW of Perth 9 km (6 mi) West of Margaret River

Weather
  
13°C, Wind S at 11 km/h, 67% Humidity

Lga
  
Shire of Augusta-Margaret River

Prevelly is a townsite in the South West region of Western Australia. It is located on the coast at the mouth of Margaret River at the northern end of Calgardup Bay. At the 2011 census, Prevelly had a population of 177.

Map of Prevelly WA 6285, Australia

It was privately subdivided by Geoff Edwards in the early 1960s and named Prevelly; the shire petitioned for a townsite to be declared in 1977 and it was duly gazetted in 1978.

The town was named after the Preveli monastery on Crete. Edwards was among the Australian soldiers given shelter at the St. John Monastery in 1941 prior to evacuation aboard HMS Thrasher. To thank the people of Crete and the Monastery, he began construction of a St. John the Theologian chapel in Prevelly. A fund for this purpose was established in 1984 and drew support from both Australian and British former service men.

The Cape to Cape Track passes through Prevelly.

Prevelly beaches and the adjacent coastline are locations of some significant surf breaks

References

Prevelly, Western Australia Wikipedia


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