Welcome To My Suburb – High Wycombe (Shire of Kalamunda)

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Posted 2017-05-30 by Sue ⇒ follow

High Wycombe is a rapidly growing suburb located just 18km from Perth but at the base of the beautiful foothills. It is also one of the closest suburbs in Perth to the domestic and international airport.

Council and surrounding suburbs
Council: Shire of Kalamunda
Surrounding suburbs: Hazelmere, Forrestfield, Maida Vale, South Guildford.

[IMAGE38398 High Wycombe Skate Park (Image: Skate.com)]

Public transport
High Wycombe is served by Transperth bus routes 296 and 299, which operate to and from Elizabeth Quay Bus Station (adjacent to the train station of the same name) via Great Eastern Highway and Kalamunda Bus Station. There are also connections, although less frequent, to Midland Railway Station and Midland Gate Shopping Centre, plus Cannington Railway Station and Westfield Carousel Shopping Centre.

Schools, childcare and tertiary education
Public Primary Schools
• High Wycombe Primary School
• Edney Primary School

Private Primary Schools
• Matthew Gibney Catholic Primary School

Nearest Public High School
• Darling Range Sports College is just under 4km away in Forrestfield

Nearest private high schools
• Kalamunda Christian School

Childcare
• Goodstart Early Learning High Wycombe
• Community Kids High Wycombe
• Kids HQ Education .

Tertiary Education
• The nearest university is Curtin University in Bentley.

Health
Hospitals
• The nearest general hospital is John of God Midland , which has both public and private facilities including an emergency department, maternity ward and mental health facilities.

[IMAGE38400 SJOG Midland (Image: healthywa.gov.au)]

Medical Centres
• High Wycombe General Practice
• Stirk Medical Group
• High Wycombe Medical Centre

Shopping
• High Wycombe Village Shopping Centre is home to a Coles, post office and speciality shops, plus the High Wycombe Tavern.
• Midland Gate shopping complex is around nine kilometres away, and has a large range of stores including Coles, Rebel Sport, banks and an Ace Cinema Complex.

Dining Out
• High Wycombe Tavern – family friendly dining with Family Day on Sundays.
• Boab Tavern – kids eat free all day Monday!
• Rooh Afza Indian Restaurant
• Village Chinese Restaurant
• Camellia Chinese Restaurant and Takeaway Food

Image: High Wycombe Tavern Facebook

Fitness
• High Wycombe Community and Recreation Centre - has indoor sports, dancing, martial arts and is a community meeting place.
• Anytime Fitness High Wycombe
• Heart N Soul Fitness High Wycombe

Community Services
• High Wycombe Library
• Meerilinga Children and Family Centre High Wycombe .

Image: Meerilinga High Wycombe website.

Police
Midland, Cloverdale and Forrestfield all have police stations.

Recreational facilities and events
• Scott Reserve – is home of the High Wycombe cricket club and High Wycombe Bulldogs football teams.
• Flemming Reserve – this small oval has a small playground, skate park and BMX track and night lighting.
• Ollie Worrell Reserve – has a playground, basketball hoop, Australian Rules goals, soccer goals and cricket nets.
• Kalamunda Village Markets run every Sunday until noon in nearby Kalamunda.