The Western Australian 175th Anniversary of European settlement was celebrated in 2004.
[5] Books and compilations related to the anniversary were published in 2004.
[6][7][8] A range of community groups contributed to the celebration throughout the state,[9][10] as did The West Australian, the sole daily WA newspaper.
[11] As part of the celebrations, a list was made of iconic events and places of Western Australian history.
Thirteen icons were included in the project, one for each month of the anniversary and two in December.