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* “[https://www.cambridge.wa.gov.au/files/assets/public/v/1/documents-and-files/aaa-corporate-documents-and-plans/strategies-and-major-plans/lake-monger-management-plan-part-i-background-1993-1998-city-of-perth.pdf LAKE MONGER MANAGEMENT PLAN PART I BACKGROUND 1993 – 1998]” (PDF). ”cambridge.wa.gov.au”. |
* “[https://www.cambridge.wa.gov.au/files/assets/public/v/1/documents-and-files/aaa-corporate-documents-and-plans/strategies-and-major-plans/lake-monger-management-plan-part-i-background-1993-1998-city-of-perth.pdf LAKE MONGER MANAGEMENT PLAN PART I BACKGROUND 1993 – 1998]” (PDF). ”cambridge.wa.gov.au”. |
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Latest revision as of 09:34, 20 October 2025
Island in Perth, Western Australia
Monger island is a reed island in Galup (Lake Monger), Perth, Western Australia. It is in the suburb of Wembley.[1][2]
Monger island was created in the 1960s in the south-west corner of the lake as a bird refuge.[1][3] It supports reeds such as Typha and sedges, and provides reedbeds as habitats for bird species such as the Australian reed warbler.[2]
In 1958, it was thought that the redevelopment of lake would cause the waterbirds to disappear, as it was believed the development would destroy the reed beds and paperbark around the lake, which provided habitats for the birds. It was suggested that part of the lake should be left undisturbed, or for an island to be established.[4]
In 1968, the reed island was created by dredging a channel around a section of the bank, hoping to provide breeding sites for the birds.[4]
