THE MANDURAH COMMUNITY

From a very slow beginning, events for Mandurah have certainly moved very swiftly over the past 50 years, and the continued growth culminated on the 14th of April 1990 in a celebration of the attainment of City status to the ‘City of Mandurah'. Today, it appears difficult to reconcile the meteoric progress experience in the latter half of this Century to the wretchedness of the group that initially disembarked at Clarence. Mandurah is now one of the top tourist destinations in Western Australia, with a performing arts centre of international standard, cinema complex, spectacular waterways, first class holiday accommodation and overall a proud community spirit... By mid 1949 with all conditions stipulated by the Minister and agreed by the Progress Association, Mandurah's Roads Board was established controlling an area "between the sea and the estuary and Mandurah itself" (these boundaries were later realigned when the Board became a Shire Council) The inaugural meeting of the Board was..

Also known as: Mandurah Community Museum