Myara, Western Australia
| Myara Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°29′S 116°04′E / 32.48°S 116.06°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 0 (SAL 2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6207 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 38.8 km2 (15.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Murray | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Murray-Wellington | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Canning | ||||||||||||||
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Myara is a rural locality of the Shire of Murray in the Peel Region of Western Australia, located on the northern shore of the North Dandalup Dam.
Myara is located on the traditional land of the Pindjarup people of the Noongar nation. The Pindjarup language is now considered extinct but the Noongar people remain present in the region.
Despite its name, the locality is not part of Alcoa's plan to extend bauxite mining in the area by expanding the Huntly bauxite mine into its new Myara North mining area, which is further to the north. Bauxite mining has however taken place at Myara and expansion of mining in the jarrah forest, close to the dams providing Perth's drinking water supplies is controversial.