The local government of the City
of Bunbury has a population of 32,499. Bunbury has
sister-city relationships with Setagaya, Japan, and Jiaxing, China. In 2007 Bunbury was recognised as
Australia's fastest growing city for 2005/06 period
by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
Bunbury's climate is similar to that of Western
Australia's capital
Perth.
The Bunbury Tower, often called
the "Milk Carton" for its distinctive shape and
blue-and-white colours, is the major feature of the
city centre's skyline. It was built in 1983 by
businessman Alan Bond. Also prominent are the old
lighthouse and lookout tower in the Marlston Hill
district, which has been a focus of the city's
cultural and commercial growth since the late 1990s.
Bunbury is the home of the Golden
West Network, a regional television network
broadcasting to the state of Western Australia. GWN
had its origins in Bunbury as Channel 3 in the late
1960s, and then purchased other stations from
Kalgoorlie
and Geraldton, as well as launching a satellite
service in 1986 to form the current network. Bunbury
houses the network headquarters and production
facilities, with the Channel 3 transmitter located
at Mt Lennard approximately 25 km to the east.
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