Southern River is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Gosnells. It was originally a rural area with farms for egg production, horse breeding properties and boarding kennels for cats and dogs. These farms combined gave the area a population of less than 500 people. The current environment is just starting to undergo major changes; plans for the next 5 years will see the suburb totally redeveloped into medium density residential properties. Southern River is the home of Amanda’s Garden, a memorial garden run by the Amanda Young Foundation – a not-for-profit organisation raising awareness and funds to fight against the meningococcal disease.